Administrative Assistant Oak Park

DEBORAH KADIN

** ***** *********, ***. **, Oak Park, IL 60302

708-***-**** (home) 708-***-**** (cell) *.*****@***.***

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PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS

. Outstanding work ethic, organizational, planning and time management

skills.

. Excellent networking skills. Strong capacity to build trust and

confidence.

. Engaging personality; sound listening, diplomatic and intuitive

skills.

. Experienced at collaboration with others.

. Comfortable with working with people from diverse backgrounds.

. At ease with setting priorities and shifting them as needed.

. Adept at working in stressful situations.

. Proficient in using Microsoft Office Suite 2007, Constant Contact, as

well as social network sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Chicago Tribune, West Suburban Bureau

Freelance writer, 2005-present; 1996-1999.

Responsibilities:

. Research, analyze information and write news and news features

bringing attention to education in Oak Park.

. File sensitive, complicated assignments under strict time constraints.

Oak Park Firefighters Pension Fund, Oak Park, IL

Administrative Assistant, 2005-present.

. Take and transcribe minutes of all pension fund meetings.

. Organize materials for board members as requested.

Village of Oak Park, Oak Park, IL

Transcriber, Village Clerk's Office, 2004-2009.

Worked directly with the Village Clerk to affect all assignments.

Transcribed and created detailed minutes of special meetings for the

Oak Park Board of Trustees.

Trusted with confidential and sensitive information as the transcriber

of executive sessions for the Village Board of Trustees.

ARZA, Northbrook

Special Projects Coordinator, 2004

. Provided administrative support in preparations for major fundraiser.

. Maintained donor database.

. Processed receipts and paid bills as needed.

. Engaged with donors and board members to resolve issues.

EDUCATION

M.A., Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, Journalism/Constitutional

Law.

M.S., University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, Library and

Information Science.

B.A., UC Davis, Davis, CA, Political Science/History.

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