MARIA M. THOMPSON

**** ************* ******, **, #****

Washington, DC 20016

Cell: 828-***-**** I Home: 202-***-**** I Email: mmtworks02@aol .com CATEGORY-FORMATTED RESUME

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Hospitality I Special Events / Meeting Planning:

• Private club catering director (Capital City Club of Brookhaven, Atlanta, GA)

• Rental & Events Director (Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta, GA)

• Freelance Wedding and Event Coordinator (Atlanta, GA)

• Event-driven fundraising (Archdioceses of New York & Atlanta, CDC Foundation, Atlanta, GA) Executive Assistant to:

• Executive Director (Washington Hebrew Congregation, Washington, DC)

• Rabbinical Placement Director (Central Conference of American Rabbis, NYC)

• GM of world-class resort spa in western North Carolina (Old Edwards Inn and Spa, Highlands, NC)

• President & CEO of public charity (CDC Foundation, Atlanta, GA)

• President of pharmaceutical market research firm (TeleSession Corp., NYC)

• Managing Partner of CPA firm (M. R. Weiser & Co., NYC) Writer I Editor I Proofreader:

• Feature writer and senior copy editor for Laurel Magazine of Highlands/Cashiers & Rabun County editions; proofreader for Laurel of Asheville edition (NC)

• Financial proofreader (KPMG, M. R. Weiser & Co., NYC)

• Fiction proofreader (Doubleday Publishers, NYC)

Management / Operations / Human Resources:

• Conducted national and local recruitment campaign on the executive and staff levels for newly opened world class resort spa (Old Edwards Inn and Spa, Highlands, NC)

• Parish Manager of 1300-family church (Sacred Heart - Archdiocese of Atlanta)

• Assistant to Chancellor for Operations (Archdiocese of Atlanta)

• LAN and Office Administrator (CDC Foundation, Atlanta, GA)

• Veterinary Hospital Administrator (Park East Animal Hospital, NYC)

• Designed and wrote first personnel manual for growing CPA firm (M. R. Weiser & Co, NYC)

• Initiated university on-campus recruiting program for entry level accountants (M R. Weiser & Co., NYC)

Skills

• Fluent in Spanish and English languages

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Formal knowledge of business and social diplomacy, protocol, and etiquette

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook), basic knowledge and elementary usage of SalesForce

Geography

• Originally from New York City, NY

• Relocated to Atlanta, GA, 1994 - 2003

• Relocated to Highlands, NC, 2003 - 2006

• Relocated to New York City, NY, May 2006

• Moved to Washington, DC, August 2011

References available upon request

MARIA M. THOMPSON

4000 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, #1007

Washington, DC 20016

Cell: 828-***-**** I Home: 202-***-**** I Email: mmtworks02@aol .com Skills and Qualifications

CHRONOLOGICAL RESUME

• Clear-thinking, decisive and undeterred by responsibility

• Superior organizational and management skills

• Innately diplomatic and discreet with high-level, high-profile community and business leaders

• Work effectively with all levels of management and internal/external staffing

• Strong in operations, administration and coordination

• Superior written and verbal communications skills

• Excellent financial and text proofreading and editing skills

• Marked attention to detail and follow-through

• Adept and well-versed in business and social protocols

• Relevant experience in meeting and event planning and execution

• Solid proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel)

• Bilingual: Fluent in both English and Spanish (speak, read, write) Employment

2011- 2020 Washington Hebrew Congregation (WHC), Washington, DC Executive Assistant, Administration/Operations

Provide support to Executive Director: Duties include office management; Board of Directors meetings and retreat coordination; manage security operations database; supervise administrative staff; liaise with Executive Committee of Board of Directors, Archives, Building & Grounds, Budget & Finance, and Nominating C o mmittees. August 2011 Relocation: From New York NY to Washington DC 2006 – 2011 Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), New York Duties: Coordinated the national placement of Reform rabbis in congregations Distributed placement application packets to qualifying congregations Maintained rabbinical resume database

Managed member password-protected placement website Coordinated annual college recruitment of newly ordained rabbis with Search Committees

Monitored compliance of placement process and its guidelines Prepared comparative analysis of annual rabbinic placements and gender statistics Maintained CCAR membership database (RavKav)

May 2006 Relocation: From Highlands NC to New York NY 2004 - 2006 Laurel Magazine, Highlands/Cashiers & Asheville NC; Rabun County, GA Freelance Feature Writer I Senior Copy Editor

2003 -2004 Old Edwards Inn and Spa (OEI), Highlands, NC Positions held as a founding executive team member during the development and opening of a world class inn, spa, and restaurant in a remote, resort town in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Director of Human Resources - Recruited and hired management staff. Filled 200 hospitality-related positions from a national and international pool of candidates.

Catering Sales Director - Established guidelines and protocols for The Farm, OEI special events venue. (Planned and executed OEl's first media events.)

Associate Project Manager I Executive Assistant to GM - Oversaw progress of construction, design, and quality-control of expanding project with architects, engineers, and designers. Emplovee Housing Planning Committee Chair - Supervised conversion of 40-acre campsite into a family community for incoming non-executive level staff.

June 2003 Relocation: From Atlanta GA to Highlands NC Interests: Writing, reading, music appreciation, international travel, Latin dancing, museums, teen mentor Education (courses):

• Herbert Lehman College (NY) – Mathematics

• Pace University (NY) – Business, Accounting, Statistics

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