Nelle Dressler

Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida *****

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

. Efficient and highly skilled Executive Assistant with over 15

years of broad-ranging experience working successfully in high-

profile political environments serving prominent officials in

city, state and federal government offices.

. Politically savvy Executive Assistant with a unique background

in successful networking among members of the U.S. Congress,

senior corporate executives, foreign nationals and other VIPs.

. Reputation for absolute discretion and multi-tasking

professionalism; recognized by peers as a flexible team player

with excellent interpersonal communication skills, who works

well under the pressure of deadlines and requires little or no

direct supervision.

. Exceptional research skills, capable of the efficient use of a

wide range of resources, including the ability to synopsize

large amounts of data and prepare concisely written reports.

. Advanced computer literacy including proficiency in Microsoft

Word, Excel and Outlook software applications in both Windows

and Mac operating systems.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

03/08 - NEXT WAVE COMMUNICATIONS/MAJORITY STRATEGIES, Ponte Vedra

Beach, FL

11/12 Administrative Director

Executive/Personal Assistant to the Chairman & President

. Successfully served in dual roles, directing multi-faceted

operations of a political marketing organization while

simultaneously handling a broad spectrum of business and

personal functions for the organization's executives.

. Served as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on critical

state and federal election compliance issues; conducted broad-

ranging research targeting political data for selected

geographical areas, and monitoring factors such as candidate

and voter filing deadlines and absentee voting requirements

and requests.

. Screened and oversaw the hiring and relocation of new

employees; managed the skill testing for design talent in the

production of direct mail pieces, and maintained a liaison

among political writers and graphic design personnel.

. Coordinated daily catering for staff and general

housekeeping during campaign seasons; also maintained employee

payroll, healthcare and retirement data for input to the

respective vendor web portals.

. As Executive Assistant, maintained a liaison with

attorneys, accountants and national campaign committees;

coordinated business among pollsters, media buyers,

researchers and television commercial producers, and monitored

placement of advertising.

. Assisted with the restructuring of personal ownership of

income property (hotel) and purchase of a second property,

including design of new business system, facility upgrades and

marketing.

. Handled transportation, lodging, visas, etc. for the

family's around the world tour as well as a subsequent 6-month

living abroad trip.

08/03 - MAYOR'S OFFICE, CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, Jacksonville, Florida

01/08 Executive Assistant to Chief of Staff - Administration Policies

Executive Assistant to Chief of Policy & Government Affairs

. As the only Executive Assistant on the Mayor's staff to

serve two Chief of Staffs simultaneously, worked in a fast-

paced, political environment demanding exceptional time

management and interpersonal communication skills.

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MAYOR'S OFFICE, CITY OF JACKSONVILLE (continued)

. Charged with maintaining absolute discretion, successfully

perform a wide range of administrative and liaison functions

for two of the city government's key executives including

management of their calendars, researching issues and general

problem-solving.

. Handled extremely complex issues that involved

communicating with and building relationships among members of

the City Council, attorneys, business entities, political

action groups and private citizens.

. Orchestrated policy briefings for the Chiefs serving the

Mayor; coordinated weekly staff meetings and arranged for

point-of-interest speakers as appropriate.

. In an ad hoc, yet essential role, prepared the payroll for

23 staff members using the Oracle database software

application.

. Reviewed large volume of e-mail, facsimile transmissions

and daily mail for release to the press.

08/94 - HECHT, SPENCER & ASSOCIATES, Washington, DC

10/02 Senior Associate

. Played a key role in the daily operations of this

prominent political lobbying firm specializing in the

representation of foreign governments, major corporations and

industries to members of the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of

Representatives, and their staffs.

. Provided a broad range of administrative support as well

as internal and external liaison for the firm's five senior

executives engaged in high profile political analysis and

lobbying activities.

. Made extensive use of both Internet and analog resources

in conducting original research of government filings,

lobbying reports, foreign agent registration and regulatory

supplemental filings, then personally transmitted results to

members of Congress and their staffs.

. Attended innumerable political events to facilitate social

contacts among the firm's clients and members of Congress,

making introductions, initiating topics of conversation and

assisting with the social graces.

. Successfully managed the full range of event planning

functions hosting up to 500 guests each, from site selection,

catering and entertainment, to arranging for speakers and

handling the invitations; attended each event to ensure its

success.

. Spoke with U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives and their

staffs on a daily basis to arrange appointments with the

congressmen and congresswomen; also tracked the disbursement

and handled the delivery of tens of thousands of dollars in

political contributions.

. Personally prepared weekly reports for the Japanese

Embassy, one of the firm's foreign government clients.

EDUCATION

WHITTIER COLLEGE, Whittier, California

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science

Degree awarded 1993

Excellent References Available Upon Request

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