OBJECTIVE
TO CONTRIBUTE OVER TWENTY THREE YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION THAT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY FOR PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT AS WELL AS SELF-ENRICHMENT.
EDUCATION
THORTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1988 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 1985
EXPERIENCE
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT FEBRUARY 2003 – JULY 2016
ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT FOUNDATION, INC. CHICAGO, IL
-Directed and maintained the administrative functions of the foundation.
-Supervised the Executive Director on current internal and external matters requiring executive consideration.
-Provided leadership/support to all administrative facets of the foundation.
-Managed Executive Director in meeting planning, material development and dissemination.
-Worked cooperatively with the Executive Director to develop and design newsletters, brochures and special reports. .
-Composed correspondence from notes, discussions and policies and procedures.
-Evaluated/ prioritized / disseminated all incoming communications.
-Responsible for maintaining all vendor contracts.
-Served as purchasing agent maintaining the foundation’s inventory and equipment.
-Developed and designed all constituent materials.
-Attended and provided administrative services at Board and Committee Meetings internationally.
EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR 2001–2002 HEARTLAND ALLIANCE CHICAGO, IL
-Facilitated purchase orders to Accounting Supervisors.
-Acted as signatory resolution representative.
-Submitted applicable references for tax exempt letters and corporate files.
-Regulated employee attendance.
-Allocated case management database reports.
-Acquired/transcribed minutes.
-Prepared memos/typed correspondence.
-Arranged/routed tax related materials to audit correspondents.
-Expedited materials via couriers.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/RECEPTIONIST 1998- 2001 BARNES RICHARDSON AND COLBURN CHICAGO, IL
-Responsible for opening the office.
-Conferred with attorneys regarding projects/processing/photocopying/faxing/emailing of correspondence and file maintenance.
-Answered multiple line switchboard/greeted guests/managed daily documents.
-Planned travel arrangements.
-Proof read and cross referenced billing and ran phone call account reports.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/RECEPTIONIST 1994-1998 LANIER WORLDWIDE CHICAGO, IL
-Acted as front office liaison for sales representatives and management.
-Maintained appointment book and equipment materials.
RESEARCHER 1991-1994 IBM OAKBROOK, IL
-Acknowledged inquiries concerning warranty and maintenance status of client contracts.
-Conducted monthly drop billing reports.
-Structured per billing reports and invoices in addition to verification of contractual agreements.
MARKET RESEARCHER 1988-1991 CONWAY MILLIKEN AND ASSOCIATES CHICAGO, IL
-Viewed advertisements to formulate marketing data.
-Coded questionnaires.
-Separated gathered information to form tabulations.
-Organized functions for company.
RECEPTIONIST / MARKET RESEARCHER 1985-1988 CRC DATATAB CHICAGO, IL
-A sequential analysis of gathered information was recorded and set as codes.
-Codes were then tabulated to form statistical figures for input, editing and output of data.
-Promoted to Supervisor.
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
Windows: Microsoft Word/Excel/Publisher/ Adobe/Blackbaud/Raiser’s Edge/Outlook