Administrative Assistant Executive
Resume:
Mary Dade, MA, CITRMS, CCRR
**** *** ***** **** ***** 454 Camp Springs, MD 20746
****.****@*******.***
Objective:
I am seeking a position as an Executive Assistant to use my experience as a team player, problem-solver
and an attitude of service skills to help management increase organizational success.
Core Competencies
Advanced/Intermediate Proficiency with the MS Office Suite
Thirty years of management experience
Recognized Speaker/Communicator
Improved department performance by 40%
Curriculum Development
Proven grant/proposal writer
Instructional Best Practices
Experience
ValueOptions Inc., Military OneSource Program, Administrative Assistant III, 09/13 – 8/14
Provided administrative support to the Military OneSource Vice Present & Program Director,
Call Center Director and various Directors
Support included compilation of substantial MS Excel documents monthly and weekly
Greeted and provided security badges to White House, Office of the Secretary of Defense and
other distinguished visitors to the Military OneSource Program
Transcribed minutes for the weekly Clinical & Operations Meeting
Posted documents to SharePoint
Made copies, prepared memos, answered calls, file documents, prepared documents for mailing
both UPS and USPS
Personal Finance Solutions, LLC Financial Education Consultant
Taught all aspects of financial education to adults and youth
Provided train-the-trainer workshops for a major nonprofit
Guest speaker at Fairfax County VA school
Successful grant writer for local nonprofits
Grant reviewer for major local funder
United Communities Against Poverty, Inc.
Housing Director, 6/09 to 9/11
Housing Program Manager, 6/06 to 5/09
Homeownership Counselor, 9/03 to 5/06
Executive Assistant 10/2000 to 05/2002
Hired as an Executive Assistant and achieved success and promotion. Key contributions:
Authored a successful application that resulted in the agency designation as a “HUD Approved
Housing Counseling Agency.” Subsequent, HUD Biennial Reviews resulted in “no programmatic
findings”
Developed the only formal financial education program in the County. The program was
recognized by Freddie Mac and the United Way National Capitol Area.
Developed a Post Purchase homeownership program as a response to the local and national
foreclosure crisis.
Recognized speaker for financial education and housing topics. Elected officials and senior
directors throughout the Washington Metro Area attended speaking opportunities.
Maintained fiscal control over a 2.5 million dollar budget.
Grant writing success increased agency budget by 1.5 million dollars.
Instituted in-house counselor continuing education program. The agency was recognized as the
best housing counseling agency in Prince George’s County.
As Executive Assistant played a key role in helping the Executive Director maximize the
effectiveness of the nonprofit
United States Army Commissioned Officer, 6/77 to 12/97
Held various leadership and management positions and achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Education & Credentials
University of Illinois – Champagne-Urbana, IL
BA in Public Health & Safety Education, 1977
Long Island University, Long Island, NY
MA in Counseling Education
Designations and Certifications
Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist (CITRMS)
Certified Credit Report Reviewer (CCRR)
Certified Professional Comprehensive Housing Counselor
Certified Intervention and Default Counselor
Certified Post Purchase Counselor
Certified Homeownership Counselor
Commentary:
Prince George’s Suite, Saving the Dream: From Beneath the Rubble of the Housing Collapse,
Homeowners are Determined to Save Their Homes, Their Dreams, Their Lives. Winter 2007/Spring 2008
Washington Post: Hope for Homeowners, Still Long in Coming September 28, 2008
Washington Informer: Community Action In Prince George’s County, Post Purchase Education Program
for Homeowners in the County. September 1, 2010
Washington Informer: Financial Literacy Supplement, October 2010
Radio Spot: Tom Joyner Morning Show: April Is Financial Literacy Month, April 2011
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