Sonya Kensey

Crown Point, IN (relocation to Georgia 2024) 708-***-**** ad2v8c@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/sonyakensey

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Organized and detail-oriented executive assistant with 15+ years of experience providing administrative support to multiple executives in finance and insurance environments. Expertise in managing complex calendars in different time zones, meetings, travel, and expenses. Committed to high-quality professional standards, executive and administrative team support, and communications. Handles prioritization and multiple tasks in fast-paced, confidential, and high-pressure environment with ease. Solid verbal, written, and visual communication skills. Adept with office and communications technology. High critical thinking and emotional intelligence with ability to contribute individually and as part of a collaborative team. Open to travel up to 50%. PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND TECHNOLOGY

Executive Administrative Support

Calendar Management

Meeting Management & Preparation

Travel Management

MS PowerPoint Slide Deck Design

Expense Reporting

Staff Onboarding/Offboarding

Event Management

Communication

Organization

Multi-Tasking

Digital Design

Applications: MS Office (Word/PowerPoint/Outlook), Google G-Suite, Adobe Acrobat, Canva Organization/Communications: MS Teams, Zoom, SharePoint, Concur, Workday, Salesforce, Asana, Trello, Slack, 17 Hats

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

BMO Harris Chicago, IL Jan 2022 – Present

Job Scope: Provide administrative support to three executives (Directors and Managing Directors) and their direct reports. Handle complex travel and calendar management, expense reporting, and onsite and virtual meeting management.

Assist with travel arrangements, complex calendar management, and expense reports, which enables Directors to travel for meetings, attend internal meetings with colleagues, and have their corporate expenses paid.

Set up virtual calls and meetings utilizing Microsoft Teams, allowing team members from any location to have meetings.

Book conference room and provide catering for in-person meetings, allowing executives to meet as well as have food and not have to interrupt the meeting.

Onboard and offboard both full-time employees and contractors, allowing for ease of information for new employees and an easy transition for employees becoming nonemployees.

Back up other assistants when on vacation, allowing their executives to continue with their workday with no interruptions.

Work with other assistants to help plan office events and gatherings, which results in team members coming together outside of the work environment.

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Blue Cross Blue Shield of IL Chicago, IL May 2018 – Aug 2020

Served as executive assistant for the EPMO (Project Management) Department, supporting three Executive Directors and their direct reports.

Assisted with travel arrangements, calendar management, expense reports, which enabled Directors to travel for meetings, attend internal meetings with colleagues, and have their corporate expenses paid.

Set up conference calls and meetings (dial-in numbers, rooms, lunch), which allowed colleagues to meet and discuss agenda items as well as congregate over lunch.

Performed general office tasks such as copying, printing, ordering supplies, and scanning, which enabled all team members to have what they needed to perform their jobs. SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Aon Chicago, IL Sep 2016 – May 2018

Served as senior administrative assistant in Health & Benefits supporting 11 people - executives and consultants.

Assisted with travel arrangements, calendar management, and expense reports, which enabled executives to travel for meetings, attend internal meetings with colleagues, and have their corporate expenses paid.

Provided back-up administrative assistance for other assistants during vacation or other time off, allowing their executives to have uninterrupted support.

Performed general office tasks such as copying, filing, printing, collating, scanning and binding, which enabled all team members to have what they needed to perform their jobs.

Prepared presentations, letters and other documentation pertaining to the needs of the department, which allowed executives to have what they needed for presentations that they had to do.

Set up conference calls and meetings (dial-in numbers, rooms, lunch), allowing executives to meet as well as have food and not have to interrupt the meeting.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

BNY Mellon Chicago, IL Nov 2013 – Sep 2016

Served as administrative assistant directly reporting to Managing Director of Corporate Trust Department.

Assisted with travel arrangements, calendar management, and expense reports, which enabled executives to travel for meetings, attend internal meetings with colleagues, and have their corporate expenses paid.

Performed general office tasks such as copying, filing, printing, collating, scanning, binding, answering phone, etc., which enabled all team members to have what they needed to perform their jobs. EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Ingredion Inc. Westchester, IL May 2008 – Nov 2013

Served as administrative assistant directly reporting to two Vice Presidents and one Director.

Assisted with travel arrangements, calendar management, and expense reports, which enabled executives to travel for meetings, attend internal meetings with colleagues, and have their corporate expenses paid.

Provided back-up administrative assistance for four other assistants during vacation or other time off, allowing their executives to have uninterrupted support.

Performed general office tasks such as answering phone, copying, filing, printing, collating, scanning and binding, which enabled all team members to have what they needed to perform their jobs.

Prepared presentations, letters and other documentation pertaining to the needs of the department, which allowed executives to have what they needed for presentations that they had to do.

Set up conference calls and meetings (dial-in numbers, rooms, lunch), allowing executives to meet as well as have food and not have to interrupt the meeting.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

SELF-EMPLOYED – DIGITAL RESOURCES CREATOR AND ONLINE STORE OWNER Sonya-K-Crafts, LLC Crown Point, IN Sep 2020 – Present

Specialize in creation of digital images utilizing Canva representing people of color, allowing an underrepresented group the ability to have access to images.

Utilizing Canva, as well as Shopify, to add digital images to print-on-demand items, creating sassy and unique products for customers to purchase.

EDUCATION

DeVry University Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration

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