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Executive Assistant Manager

Location:
Palatine, IL
Posted:
April 08, 2014

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GAEA POWELL • 310-***-****

Senior Executive Assistant

Extensive and diverse experience in day-to-day office operations; personal and business management;

coordination of extraordinarily complex calendars and private jet travel; as well as in overseeing intimate to grand

events. A refined professional with a remarkable work ethic who is diplomatically determined to create an

environment that ensures the Principal’s success.

Consultant to Dr. Joseph Mercola 11/12 – 04/14

MERCOLA.com (World’s #1 Health and Wellness Website) Chicago, IL

Consultant to Dr. Mercola, CEO, and Legal Counsel regarding challenges pertaining to the Breast Health

Industry, Political Initiatives and various Liberty Health Campaigns.

Restructured Media Division; implemented operational systems; hired and trained staff.

Acted as Publicist and Media Relations liaison; successfully brokered Random House Book; TV Show; APP

development; exclusive Marketing Magazine Series; and Radio Show deals.

Coordinated numerous TV and Radio interviews with top experts in new technologies, health, medicine

and political advocates.

www.Mercola.com

Assignment/Commitment completed; Hired Literary Agent/Publicist.

Breast Health Advocate and Board Certified Medical Infrared Technologist 01/09 – ongoing

Founded CENTRAL COAST THERMOGRAPY, Santa Barbara, CA

Inspired by mother’s death, collaborated with FLIR engineers to create the first interactive Medical Infrared

Reporting System software for FDA approved IR breast cancer assessment technology.

Provided training to Radiologists, Surgeons, OBGYNs, Oncologists, and MDs.

Public Speaker, Produced Breast Cancer Prevention presentation and documentary.

Active advocate through website: www.CentralCoastThermography.com

Recruited by Dr. Mercola after being interviewed for Mercola.com regarding the politics of cancer.

Senior Executive/Personal Assistant to Lynda Resnick 06/06 – 12/08

ROLL GLOBAL, Beverly Hills, CA

Right hand to Co-Chairman, Billionaire, Philanthropist, Author, and Marketing Guru (Get Crack’n Pistachios, FIJI

Water, Teleflora, POM Wonderful, Paramount Farms, Justin Winery and others)

Liaison to political, corporate, entertainment industry leaders (President Wm. Clinton, Gen. Colin Powell,

V.P. Al Gore, Eli Broad, Donald Bren, Madeleine Albright, Dalai Lama, David Geffen, JJ Abrams, Arianna

Huffington, George Soros, Walter Isaacson, Irving Azoff, and others.).

Liaison to Institute Leaders of LACMA, The Getty Museum, Aspen Institute, and others.

Organized special events and travel with Principal as needed.

http://www.Roll.com

Left position to care for terminally ill father.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR 05/03 – 06/06

Court/TRU TV Publicist for Savannah Guthrie (now Today Show Anchor on NBC)

Liaison during Michael Jackson trial to all major domestic and international news media.

Executive Consultant to Lloyd Braun, President, YAHOO! Entertainment

Coordinated political and special events, handled public relations.

Assisted in hiring, and trained department Team creating a strong corporate infrastructure.

Advised in diplomatic efforts to integrate Hollywood and Silicon Valley cultures .

GAEA POWELL • 310-***-****

Senior Executive Assistant

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Sr. Executive Assistant & Chief of Staff to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger 01/00 – 05/03

OAK PRODUCTIONS, Santa Monica, CA

Right hand to Principal. Managed all aspects of complex professional and personal business.

Liaison to high level political, corporate and entertainment industry leaders.

Extensive collaboration with Publicist, Agent, Attorneys, Business Manager.

Involved in Political Initiatives: Prop 49 After-School Programs and Gubernatorial Campaign.

Involved in film productions: COLLATERAL DAMAGE, TERMINATOR 3 and project development.

Coordinated political and special events, traveled extensively with Principal, and worked closely with

Maria Shriver and her staff.

Left position once Governor Schwarzenegger was elected.

Senior Executive Assistant to Nancy Josephson, President 02/98 – 01/00

ICM, Beverly Hills, CA

Managed all aspects of professional and personal business; as well as office operations.

Liaison to thirty-six A-list celebrity clients, agents, studio executives, managers and attorneys.

Responsible for coordinating client related special events and private VIP dinners.

www.emmys.com/bios/Nancy-Josephson

Left position when recruited by Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Senior Executive Assistant to Howard Weitzman, EVP Corporate Operations 02/95 – 02/98

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, Universal City, CA

Assisted in all aspects of corporate operations for feature film, television and theme park divisions.

Liaison to business and personal associates. Coordinated special events.

http://kwikalaw.com/our-attorneys/Howard-Weitzman

Left position when Mr. Weitzman resigned.

Senior Executive Assistant to Sandy Gallin, Founder 10/89 – 02/95

GALLIN MOREY ASSOCIATES, Beverly Hills, CA

Assisted in all aspects of artist management, feature film production and special events.

Clients included: Michael Jackson, Dolly Parton, Cher, Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond,

Mac Davis, Mariah Carey, Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Pryor, Florence Henderson, and other notable

celebrities.

Left position when Mr. Gallin moved to Las Vegas to lead Steve Wynn Entertainment.



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