Management Administrative

Lawan Glasscock

Dallas TX ***** • 214-***-**** • Email: *****@*********.***

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Proactive senior administrative professional with vast experience in supporting C-level leaders

in fast-paced professional environments. Recognized and valued for impeccable integrity,

discretion with the highest levels of confidential information, and superb administration

knowledge. Ability to juggle and prioritize needs, while ensuring attention to detail, and speedy

responses to logistics/business concerns. Reputable for developing, implementing, and

communicating administrative best practices, handling unforeseen issues, and serving as a

liaison to internal staff and external contacts.

Best Practice Expertise

Calendar Management • Travel Planning • Meeting Coordination • Project Management • Office

Administration • Expense Reporting • Vendor & Supply Management • Policy Development and

Implementation • Challenges Resolution • Special Projects Technology Management • Staff

Hiring & Training • MS Office • Bookkeeping and Financials • Forecasting • Bilingual

English/Italian • Highly Effective Communicator • Creative Self-Starter and Self-Motivator

Professional Experience

August 2007 to Park Cities Presbyterian Church

July 2014 Dallas, Texas

Executive Administration, Strategic Planning, Outreach, and Visual Arts

6,000+ member PCA church with on-going outreach to 40,000+ individuals

Coordinated between departments and operating units in resolving day-to-day

administrative and operational issues

Scheduled and coordinated meetings, interviews, events and other similar activities

Managed calendars; prepared business correspondence and presentations

Cataloguing and file management

Assisted with all aspects of administrative management, directory maintenance,

logistics, equipment inventory and storage

Managed inventory of assets and supplies and sourcing for suppliers (vendors)

Budgeted, prepared reports and financial data along with other general bookkeeping

functions

Prepared insurance documents to secure appropriate coverage

Researched community outreach and statistical reports, summarizing into notes

Translated (Latin, French, Italian)

Prepared talking points

Administered surveys, gathered results, and summarized into reports

Supervised other administrative assistants and volunteers, trained others in system

usage

Administered personality testing (DiSC, MBTI, MMPI)

Made travel arrangements: domestic, international, foreign visa requirements,

customs, translators, guides, transportation, accommodations, meals, etc.

Coordinated speaker series and special projects

Implemented theme-related courses and speaker series on visual arts, Church

history, W orkplace ethics and leadership

1 Page

Lawan Glasscock

Dallas TX 75208 • 214-***-**** • Email: *****@*********.***

Spearheaded cross-functional initiative to achieve corporation and diversity between

departments and targeted audiences

Secured renowned art jurors from across the country and Europe as well as

philanthropists, artists, authors, and scholars as keynote speakers

Hosted visiting scholars, artists, cultural leaders, and corporate speakers

Wrote journal articles for various publications on the topics of art, ministry outreach,

cultural history, and patronage

October 1992 to Tapestry, Inc.

June 2007 Florence, Italy and Dallas, Texas

President

Private-contract Lifestyle Company for affluent travellers and cultural

organizations

Began as a licensed tour guide, promoted to Creative Director and finished as

President. Company was acquired by a U.K. corporation in June 2007

Developed unique itineraries for highly travelled, well-educated individuals and

food professionals, cultural organizations, corporate boards, and university alumni

groups

Established a reputation for accessing the impossible within Europe

Nurtured strong relationships that resulted in priority access and VIP welcome to

museums, private collections, estates, and couture houses

Directed niche marketing campaigns based on collected data for targeted clientele

June 2007 to Independent Art Historian, Curator, and Cultural Advocate

present Currently these are fulfilment projects done on personal time

Strategic planning for Square Halo Books. Negotiated access to Vatican Museum’s

contemporary collection for a series of books focusing on Papal patronage during

the 20th century. Acted as lead coordinator between publishing company and

Vatican offices

Created “Visual Arts and the Church 101” curriculums to be used by church leaders

to help congregations understand the important role of the visual arts within the

church

Documented and archived historical liturgical vestments and instruments dating

back to the 15th century at Pluscarden Benedictine Abbey, Scotland

Developed mentoring and patronage partnerships between local artists, advocates,

and collectors

Coordinated artist residencies in Italy for established artists in the US

Consulted nine start-up, non-profit visual arts organizations and assisted their

development until they were ready to launch and survive independently. On-going

consultation continues as needed

Chosen to serve on national visual arts planning board of Christians in the Visual

Arts

Served as on-going art juror and consultant for Dallas Theological Seminary

Presented “Visual Language of the Church” lecture series at various organizations

Coordinated art installations by acclaimed artists throughout Italy and the USA

2 Page

Lawan Glasscock

Dallas TX 75208 • 214-***-**** • Email: *****@*********.***

Education

Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

Anthropology, Certificate of Museum Studies

Field Research Fellow

University of Texas at Arlington, Texas

Anthropology, B.A. and M.A.

St. Mary’s University, San Antonio, Texas

Political Science with minor in Anthropology, B.A.

President’s Scholar, St. Mary’s University Society of Honor Scholars

Memberships and Professional Societies

Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), 2010 - current

Christians in the Visual Arts (CiVA), Vision and Planning Committee, 2009 to current

Strategic Planning Society, 2008 - current

International Arts Movement (IAM), 2008 to current

International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA), 2008 to current

Faith & Form: Christian Architectural Historians, 2007 – current

American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR), 2005 to current

Dallas Museum of Arts – Sustainer, 1997 – current

Perot Museum of Natural History – Charter Member – 2012 - present

American Institute of Archaeology (AIA), 1991 to 2010

Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums, 1997 – 2009

Friends of Florence, 2003 – 2008

Trinity Arts Guild – North East Tarrant County – Events Committee Chair, 1995 – 2004

H.E.B. Harris Methodist Hospital Events Board – Auction Donors Chair, 1996 – 1999

3 Page

Contact this candidate