CHARLOTTE P. LUSK
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** ****** ****** #* ******, MA.02114
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Executive Assistant/ Personal Assistant
Dr. Niels Lauersen - Park Avenue, New York
August 2016 - August 2020
- Kept personal and social calendar up to date
- Answered all phone calls, responded to emails and booked doctors appointments
- Handled all faxing of medical records to client’s patients
- Assisted with transcribing notes for the clients numerous books (editing, publishing, etc.)
- Booked hotels, car service, plane tickets
- Wrote up monthly travel itineraries
- Trusted with confidential and highly sensitive material
- Provided excellent hospitality to clients and prospective clients
- Created evolving weekly menus according to the Doctors specific requests and dietary restrictions
- Organized, decorated, hired servers, prepared and cooked for clients monthly business dinner parties for up to 50 guests
- Cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner for client
- Performed all daily and weekly grocery shopping and food prep
- Helped Doctor with daily tasks both at home and when needed in the office
- Kept inventory of clients pantry, vitamin closet, refrigerator, wine cellar, cleaning supplies and ordered items when necessary
- Ordered exclusive wines for clients wine cellar
- Performed all errands including grocery shopping, dry cleaning, ordered online supplies and clothing and vitamin requests
Personal Assistant
Gary Palmer - Venice, California
March 2014 - June 2016
- Oversaw and managed all house employees, daily
- Administered invoices for all employees and vendors (France and Venice)
- Spearheaded staff hiring when needed for events and functions
- Keenly kept daily inventory of kitchen, pantry and cleaning supplies
- Ordered all furniture, bedding, kitchen supplies and appliances for Estate/Art Studio in the South of France
- Guided outdoor workers to ensure gardens and landscaping were kept tidy
- Daily organizing of all rooms
- Kept refrigerators and wine cellars stocked, ordered exclusive wines when needed
- Kept garden tidy, organized and managed outdoor staff, ordered plants,vegetables, tree’s and supplies
- Kept inventory and made sure the clients fleet of vehicles were cleaned/serviced both in Venice, CA and South of France
- Ordered daily canvases, paints and art supplies
- Performed all event/gallery scouting
- Completed all routine activities for client including: grocery shopping, dry cleaning, meals for client and potential buyers/vendors, packaging and mailing artwork
- Booked and organized all travel arrangements (hotel and car reservations)
- Organized clients weekly dinner parties for 40-80 people (meals, decorations, floral arrangements, invitations, and RSVP/ guest lists)
- Scheduled all of clients doctors appointments
- Ensured clients personal and social calendars were up to date, daily
- Walked clients dogs and handled all veterinary appointments when needed
- Managed all phone calls, emails and faxings - both US and UK
- Coordinated travel and activity itineraries for all guests traveling to clients retreats in France
- Prepared all meals according to clients specific daily diet
- Organized pantries and shopped for weekly dinner parties - catering to 40-80 guests
- Attended local farmers markets for fresh cooking supplies for client
- Created lunch and dinner menus for client and guests each week (different style of cuisine each week)
- Point person for all vendors including IT, building maintenance, Fed Ex, USPS and general inquiries
Executive Assistant/Personal Assistant
Keith Ferrazzi “Ferrazzi Greenlight” - West Hollywood, California January 2013 - January 2014
- Oversaw and managed all house employees and vendors, daily
- Invoiced and completed payroll for all house employees and vendors, daily
- Organized weekly VIP events and gatherings for 50-80 guests - including, floral arrangements for all rooms, ordering exclusive wines and ensuring all furniture and bedding were kept tidy
- Ordered exclusive wines, priced wines and organized wine cellars weekly
- Light daily cleaning/tidying of all rooms
- Kept up with daily/seasonal grounds maintenance
- Provided security to family and property
- Made sure daily indoor/outdoor security systems, alarms and cameras were functioning properly
- Served as additional point-person in emergencies
- Completed all routine activities for client including: grocery shopping, dry cleaning, and pharmaceutical pick ups/ drop offs
- Booked all doctor appointments
- Prepreated weekly dinner reservations and event tickets
- Booked massages and Spa treatments both in LA as well as when traveling
- Prepared weekly Rx/Vitamin packets for clients travels
- Prepared/booked weekly flight/hotel/car service itineraries for clients Public Speaking Tours and Engagements
- Organized clients weekly wardrobes/toiletries, packed and unpacked clients luggage upon leaving and returning from trips
- Kept inventory of toiletries and personal items and ordered accordingly
- Organized clients large wardrobe and ordered suits, shirts, ties, shoes accordingly
- Kept financial spreadsheet and budget for all food, wine, clothing, Rxs, Vitamins, travel costs, staff, car, construction and house maintenance records
- Performed daily walkthroughs and check lists of the Estate both interior and exterior and reported/remedied any damages or items that needed to be ordered along with vendors to be contacted for repairs and or maintenance
- Kept clients fleet of cars clean and serviced
- Attended “as needed” clients business meetings to take additional notes and make reminders for client and his staff both at home and in his LA office
- Performed all personal shopping for clients family, friends and home/office staff
- Kept personal calendar of all important dates and set reminders for all
- Decorated the Estate both indoors and outdoors for all major Holidays and Birthdays
- Organized clients garages and numerous on site/off site storage facilities, preparing and removing items for “Goodwill” and or other charitable foundations
-Prepped and cooked for all weekly VIP events and catering for 50 - 80 guests
- Managed all kitchen staff
- Made sure there was always frozen in bulk, as well as fresh food for any and all unexpected guests
- Created weekly menus in advance for approval incorporating varieties of cuisines
- Cared for clients’ 15 year old foster child, when needed
- Organized weekly meetings with foster care staff and prepared reports for foster care system
- Scheduled foster child's weekly therapy sessions, daily drivers and after school activities Executive Assistant
Andrew Lahde - Santa Monica, California
June 2010 - July 2012
- Booked all travel, meetings and luncheons for client on a daily basis
- Organized clients calendar and booked all doctors appointments
- Drove client to and from all activities when needed
- Responded to all clients' business phone calls, emails, faxes
- Ordered office supplies, groceries and home goods as needed for client Personal Assistant
Jane Seymour & James Keach - Malibu, California
March 2007 - April 2010
- Cared for clients twin sons and teenage son as needed
- Drove clients sons to and from school on a daily basis
- Created daily schedules for sons and organized their weekly schedules
- Escorted clients sons to and from all activities - doctor's appointments, play dates, after school activities, etc
- Traveled with family when needed
- Ran all errands for clients - grocery shopping, dry cleaning, post office, etc.
- Answered all phone calls for clients home and office
- Responded to personal and business emails, daily faxes and voicemails
- Prepared and cooked all meals for dinner parties and VIP events
- Kept inventory of all food items, cleaning supplies, dry goods and wines
- Handled all budgeting for the estate and staff
- Assisted with payroll and other office tasks when needed EDUCATION
- Millbrook Prep 1992 - 1996
Millbrook, New York
- Lee Strausberg Theatre Institute
New York, New York
- Upright Citizens Brigade
New York, New York
- The Improv
Los Angeles, California
- Groundlings
Los Angeles, California
- Second City Improv
Los Angeles, California
VOLUNTEER
- Volunteered for “Special Olympics Summer Games” NYC
- Volunteered for “Ahead with Horses” Los Angeles, CA CERTIFICATIONS
- CPR and Fire Safety Certified
- Live scan certified
- Coast guard certified captains license
- Homeland security clearance