Senior Director Event Manager

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JUDITH V. REMINGTON

Evanston, Illinois ***** 847-***-**** ******.************@*****.*** LinkedIn Profile: judith-v-remington SUMMARY

A dynamic, professional, and analytical higher education professional with proven success in providing leadership and support to the president and his senior-level executive team. Implementing the leadership team’s visions to achieve goals and strategic planning benchmarks. Advising and communicating cross-functionally to ensure seamless operations and collaborative team efforts. Driven to achieve results and exceed expectations to foster an enterprise's long-term success. Possess an exceptional background in office administration and support, schedule management, travel arrangements, event planning, operational efficiency, project management, training, coaching, and issues resolution. EXPERIENCE

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, Illinois

Chief of Staff and Senior Director, Office of the President Emeritus, October 2022-April 2024

• Provided operational and managerial oversight for the office of the president emeritus.

• Collaborated with various university and community constituents.

• Managed office finances as well as travel coordination.

• Routed inquiries appropriately using good judgment.

• Facilitated transition of President Schapiro to president emeritus.

• Offered advice and historical information, as necessary. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, Illinois

Chief of Staff and Senior Director, Office of the President, January 2017-September 2022

• Managed the office of the president providing operational oversight.

• Served as a president’s senior staff member and interacted with various constituents, including students, parents, faculty, staff, alumni, trustees, donors, and community members.

• Shared all available information with the president to enable and facilitate informed decision-making.

• Advised president based on information gleaned from interactions with university constituents.

• Directed the president’s daily and long-term schedules while also providing strategic guidance, resources, and support to administrative and academic units across the university.

• Planned senior staff meeting agendas.

• Project manager for various endeavors such as conferences, book distributions, office refurbishing, operations manual, and reception guidelines.

• Managed a team of 10 and co-managed a team of 2.

• Took on complex projects and implemented process improvements to simplify, automate, and provide oversight. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, Illinois

Director and Assistant to President, Office of the President, September 2011- December 2017 Along with additional experience listed in the next section, the following responsibilities were added to my portfolio: Supervised central administration’s receptionist and Hardin Hall management. Co-managed assistants who supported projects such as Mellon Mays, Distinguished Secondary Teacher Awards, and One Book One Northwestern Program. ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, Illinois, Office Manager, Assistant to the President, January 2007-August 2011. Managed office of the president. Approved financial transactions, planned events, and supervised two administrative assistants and work-study students. Reviewed monthly budget statements and approved purchase orders. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, Illinois, Executive Administrative Assistant to the President, January 1995- December 2006. Handled the president’s business and personal correspondence and coordinated office schedules. Managed office inventory and office resources for effective operations. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston, Illinois, Academic Affairs Coordinator, Kellogg School of Management, January 1993-December 1995. Managed the Academic Affairs Office. Provided direction to department chairs, assistants and faculty regarding policies and procedures for faculty affairs operations. Investigated and effectively problem-solved administrative and payroll Issues.

EDUCATION

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL POLICY, Evanston, Illinois M.S., Higher Education Administration

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, Quinlan School of Business, Chicago, Illinois M.B.A., Marketing, Minor in Organizational Behavior

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY

B.S., Psychology and Spanish

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite People Soft Other Proprietary Software LANGUAGES

Fluent in Spanish.

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