Amy D. Porter 617-***-****; * Warwick Road, Belmont, MA, 02478 ac2g0p@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Self-starter/team player with excellent communication and written skills, an ability to juggle many tasks while prioritizing with an attention to detail;

Thirteen years C level Executive Assistant in high pressure, fast-paced environments;

Seven years law firm and in-house contracts Attorney;

Seven years Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in medical and mental health;

Hobart and William Smith Colleges (BA); Columbia University Social Work (MSSW); Boston College Law School (JD);

Legal internships at Harvard University, Superior Court, District Attorney’s Office.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

J.C. Cannistraro, LLC, Watertown, MA 2015-2017

Executive Assistant to John C. Cannistraro, President

Highly responsive professional executive assistant handing sensitive confidential information, managing executive inbox and calendar, developing complex travel itineraries, event/meeting planning, tactful interfacing with management, employees and clients;

Managed donations and communication with external Boards of Directors, non-profits and charitable organizations, planned fund raisers for Newton Wellesley Hospital, Partners in Health, Haiti, Artists for Humanity, initiated and supervised new artist-in-residency program;

Drafted and proof-read correspondence, contributed to white papers, wrote articles/deliverables;

Extensive personal/family support in home, travel and business;

Liaison and participant in management operations and business development;

Coordinated all legal and governmental agencies regarding negotiation and execution of a 50 year lease consolidating manufacturing operations and rehabilitating a 1940’s Seaport building;

Project manager of a build-out including on-site team meetings, maintaining files, photographing and documenting, applied for and received State and Federal Historical Tax Credits.

Bain Capital, LLC, Boston, MA

Executive Assistant 2007-2015

Coordinated, managed and supported complex C level executive calendaring; established priorities; resolved conflicts requiring tact, discretion, and flexibility;

Extensive international and domestic travel planning; organized special events;

Input, submitted, and reconciled expenses, tracked reimbursements;

Collaborated with portfolio companies; reviewed portfolio company contracts;

Maintained confidentiality of highly sensitive business information; drafted and edited correspondence; updated and maintained filing systems, technology troubleshooting.

Laurence H. Tribe, Harvard Law Professor, Cambridge, MA

Legal, Executive & Personal Assistant 2004-2006

Legal research; wrote, edited, and tracked documents in deadline driven United States Supreme Court cases and in sensitive prominent judicial and legislative matters;

Responded to and directed a large volume of print, television and radio media requests;

Initiated and coordinated daily calendar of personal and professional appointments; complex travel; facilitated and planned professional seminars;

Office management duties included organizing and maintaining a new filing system; technology support, and supervising other staff.

Happy Dog, Inc., Cambridge, MA

Founder and President 2001-2004

Founded and built a pet services and dog training business with a staff of six; marketed the business and grew it from zero to 250 households; sold viable company still in business today.

Sapient Corporation, Cambridge, MA

In-house Counsel 2000-2001

Created, drafted, analyzed, and negotiated Master Professional Services Agreements, intellectual property, confidentiality and licensing for financial services clients;

Drafted and negotiated internal employment contracts; managed outside counsel;

Identified potential liabilities in a proactive, evolving legal arena.

Sherin & Lodgen, LLP, Boston, MA

Corporate Associate 1998-2000

Encompassing corporate representation of established and new businesses, legal research;

Initiated and prepared choice of entity, mergers, acquisitions, sale of stock and assets;

Drafted and negotiated employment, severance, non-compete, and confidentiality agreements; intellectual property law; prepared corporate financings.

Rosenfeld & Associates, LLP, Boston, MA 1995-1998

Associate and Founder

Fully represented health care organizations and hospitals; practiced employment law;

Negotiated contracts, mergers, acquisitions; represented medical boards of directors.

Health Law Advocates, Boston, MA 1995-1998

Associate and Founder

Counseled and advocated for not-for-profit healthcare consumers, providers and insurers.

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) 1987-1994

Private Practice, Medical and Mental Health Social Worker

EDUCATION

Boston College Law School, Newton, MA. Juris Doctor

Boston College International and Comparative Law Review, Senior Articles Editor

International Reproductive Rights: the RU 486 Question. Published: Spring 1995

Columbia University School of Social Work, New York, NY. MSSW

Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY. BA English and Sociology

LEGAL PUBLICATIONS

Contributed to: 1998 and 1999 State by State Guide to Managed Care Law, edited by Molly Stauffer and Donald R. Levy, a Panel Publication, Aspen Publisher, Inc. (1998 &1999)

Contributed to: Employee Non-Compete, Non-Solicitation, Non-Disclosure and Developments Agreements, to Employment Severance Answerbook 1999 Supplement, edited by Donald R. Levy and Jay D. Markell, a Panel Publication, Aspen Publisher, Inc. (1999)

AFFILIATIONS

Massachusetts Bar, Member, 1995 - present

Boston Athletic Association, Member, 1994 - present

The Forsyth Institute, Director, Board of Trustees, 1999-2002

Somerville Striders Running Club, 1999-present

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