Professional Experience

Executive Assistant, Axinn Veltrop Harkrider LLP (2022-Present)

Executive Assistant to firm’s name partner

Extreme calendar management and oversight (MS Outlook and Google), arranger of domestic and international travel. Proactively anticipate need for limo services, domestically and internationally. transportation from point to point. Utilize Amtrak reservations and seat arrangements for NY/Boston/DC corridor.

Coordinate Partner’s meeting/call appointments across time zones. Work with Partner to prioritize and resolve scheduling conflicts.

Programs:

Carpe Diem: Billing management: Enter all billable hours, track codes and new matters.

Chrome River: Expense Management: arrange all receipts and timely submit for reimbursement.

Concur: Travel coordination

Resource Scheduler: oversee and arrange national meeting rooms and meals. Work with IT Department to provide all technical needs for presentations, zoom calls, etc.

Greatly adept at contributing on a personal level for an executive’s needs. I excel at going the extra mile, as a right-hand person to a high-level executive, including nights and weekends. Flexibility is a core strength.

Executive Assistant

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese (1989-2022)

Executive Assistant to Diocese Bishop: Office Manager, Scheduling Manager, and Travel Coordinator

Directed all communications and ad campaigns

Managed office staff and operations

Liaison with Hierarchs and Governmental Heads

Academic Professor

Professor of Humanities, English (all levels), Literature, Creative Writing—Editing, Proofreading

Montclair State University, NJ (2011-2022)

Ramapo College of New Jersey (2009-2022)

Nyack College (2007-2008)

University of South Florida (2000-2006)

Mentored undergraduates to doctoral candidates

Director: Public Relations, Communications

Tampa Metropolitan YMCA (2001-2003): National Writer’s Voice Project (headquarters, NYC):

Supported CEO

Programmed Community Outreach, Writing Programs, and Readers Series.

Account Executive/Corporate Recruiter

Capital Data, Inc., FL (1997-2000)

Sourced/placed I.T. IBM AS400 programmers

Increased salary offers, sign-on bonuses, ensured repeat corporate relations, directed resume revisions

Achieved multiple Account Executive of the Year Awards

Highest Annual Resumes Recruited in company history (144)

Billed $264,388 in first-year commissions

Operations Planning Manager

Trans-World Airline (TWA) / LaGuardia and JFK Airports, NY: Operation Planning Department

•Calendar Oversight expertise, time-management

•Regulated time-overage, coordinated operations planning, controlled all Pilots on pairing flights, domestic and international operations; administered international Hotel/Limousine bookings for Pilots and Flight Attendants, Regulated International Billings control

EDUCATION

Ph.D: English Literature/Communications University of Denver, CO

M.F.A: Writing/Communications Columbia University, NY

M.Div/B.A: Pastoral Counseling Holy Cross School of Theology, MA

SKILLS

Expertise in Adobe InDesign, Acrobat Pro, MS Office, Slack, Google Suite

Analytical Skills, Budget Management, Leadership, and Teamwork

Bilingual (English and Greek). Formerly multi-lingual, raised in ten countries throughout Europe, chiefly on Air Force bases. Extremely adept at talking with all levels of professionals and high-level clients.

Emotionally stable personality, excelling in absolute confidentiality and loyalty; flexible multi-tasker, team player who always goes above and beyond EA duties and hours

Expert in US and UK writing styles/spellings; multiple writing styles: Technical, Journalistic, Critical Composition, Persuasive Voice.

Expert in Research, Fact-checking, Data Collection

Greatly adept at learning new software applications, according to company needs.

Master’s Degree in Pastoral Counseling: able to deal excellently with clients/employees of all temperaments

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