Lyric Atwood
Executive Assistant
Work History
Executive Assistant
Agilon Health - Remote
Provided high-level executive support to the Chief Experience Officer, Senior Vice President of Organic Growth Strategy, and Senior Vice President of Payor Contracting Strategies.
• My strong organizational skills allowed me to manage heavy calendars for in- demand executives through several transitions of increasing demand and responsibility, reducing their overall workload by 20%.
• Detail-oriented travel arranger for a chief who traveled 50-60% of the year.
• Successfully coordinated and executed eight mid-to large-size meetings involving employees from across the country.
• Demonstrated my passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion by founding the Pride@agilon ERG, and spear-headed several organization-wide DEI events and educational initiatives. I also wrote the first draft of the company’s anti- discrimination policy and was instrumental in getting it approved.
• Reduced spending 12% overall for the department, reconciling complicated expenses for multiple executives, and ensured they were never out of compliance.
9/2019-
3/2022
Executive Assistant
L.A. Care - Remote
Excelled as an essential partner to the Chief Human Resources Officer and the Executive Director of Medi-Cal Plan Partners.
• Consistently completed timely and complex expense reporting for CHRO and ED.
• Organized and facilitated logistics for high-level meetings with internal officers and external partners, interfacing with high-level vendors and negotiating beneficial contracts that reduced spending by 22%.
• Proactively managed heavy executive calendars and triaged a large inbox, regularly reducing the unread load by 50-60%.
• Trusted and instrumental in crafting highly confidential HR documents. 3/2013 –
9/2019
Executive Assistant
Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine
Part of the founding staff present at ground-breaking, I administered executive support to the COO, Director of Admissions, and was interim EA for the Senior Associate Dean of Medical Education.
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• Systematized the first processes for interview scheduling/coordination as the company grew from 12-120 employees in two years. Also pioneered and managed new employee on-boarding from day one.
• With my resourceful skills as a multi-tasker, I provided all support for Communications, Curriculum, HR and Recruiting, Board of Directors, and Community Engagement departments.
• Invented new procedures for timely expense reporting for COO, Director of Admissions, and Associate Dean.
• Organized complex logistics for several high-profile events, including a large reception to welcome the inaugural Dean that featured several well-known VIPs.
• Executed all timekeeping and payroll for a considerable population of FTEs, using a largely manual system with 100% accuracy.
3/2011 –
3/2013
Executive Assistant
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a division of Johnson & Johnson Delivered executive administrative support for the head of Global Oncology and the Clinical Operations Department.
• Recognized as a valued team member through our merger with Johnson & Johnson and in the FDA approval of the prostate cancer drug, Zytiga.
• Used my discernment and attention to detail to originate and maintain a system for storing a large volume of records from clinical trials.
• Coordinated logistics and hospitality for the entire office, including impactful visits of external and internal Johnson & Johnson guests.
• Created complex itineraries for global travel, including obtaining visas on tight time-frames.
• Took a leadership role in executing conferences, in-house/off-site meetings, and special events.
12/2009 –
12/2010
Executive Assistant/ Office Manager
Performics/Digitas
Executive Administrative support for several high-level executives including the Director of Marketing: international and domestic travel arranging, expense reporting, and heavy executive calendaring.
• Instrumental in the execution of a large, complex office move and was point- of-contact for all stakeholders and vendors involved.
• Specialized in the scheduling of on/off-site meetings, conferences, and special events for a large, 150+ person office.
• Facilitated the planning, coordination and launch of several special events and initiatives.
• Served as an indispensable liaison and gate-keeper between executives and external client contacts.
1/2008 –
12/2009
Executive/Personal Assistant
EClick Performance
Executive support for the CEO of a dynamic, fast-paced start-up.
• Developed a specialized knowledge base in SEO and web development.
• Manager of several HR and accounting functions, including business deposits, vacation scheduling and tracking, and billable hour-reports.
• Served as “the face” of the company and the client or vendors’ first point-of-contact.
Education
Bachelor of Art
Tulane University
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References
Heidi Hittner- Chief Experience Officer for agilon health *****.*******@************.***
Cynthia Sanner- EA for the CEO of agilon health
Dr. Alexandra White- DEI Consultant with ReBoot Accel 812-***-****
Executive Support Strong Problem Solver Calendar Management Process Improvements Travel Coordination Microsoft Proficiency Document Preparation Event Coordination Fast-paced Self-starter