BRENDA DOLORES LADSON
OFFICE MANAGER CHURCH SECRETARY DOCUMENT SERVICES SPECIALIST
AND WORD PROCESSOR
EXPERIENCE
OFFICE MANAGER/CHURCH’S SECRETARY
I. DeQuincey Newman United Methodist Church - Columbia, SC August 2020 - Present
Manages schedules, organize office functions, and operations of office for SPPRC President and Board Members, Church’s Pastor and work with Officers and Members in the church [membership of approximately 100+] to keep smooth operation of the church on a weekly basis. Liaison between church members, visitors and SPRC President, Board Members and Church’s Pastor. Type letters, memorandums, create/design program bulletins for special services, schedule rental of facility, work with Webpage Designer to design webpage, answering incoming calls and taking messages, gather pertinent information for worship program or any other project, open and distribute mail to appropriate person, filling out various forms for church/members, coordinate scheduling for all vendors and responsible for ordering supplies and keeping Narthex and Multi-Purpose Room stocked with appropriate supplies and keep Narthex and Multi-Purpose rooms presentable.
DOCUMENT SERVICES SPECIALIST
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP - Columbia, SC November 2000 – December 2018
Preparing legal documents, including court pleadings, discoveries, summonses, complaints, and subpoenas, fillable pdf forms, transcribing lawyers’ audio files and written notes. Managing special projects and make sure everything functions smoothly, proofreading legal documents, create/mark and generate TOC/TOA for final court pleadings for court and delivering completed documents via email and alert lawyers and other staff members of issues requiring their attention.
SECRETARY II
Richland County School District One - Columbia, SC Foreign Language Department
May 2010 – November 2010
[Returned to School District One worked six months] – [Rehired at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP]
Typed letters, memorandums, reports, and special meetings booklets, answer incoming calls for assigned five consultants, office director and fifty schools.
Secondary Education Department Title One Department August 1994 – November 2000
Typed letters, memorandums, reports, and special meetings booklets, prepare for meetings, answer incoming calls for director/department, scheduled overseas interviews for foreign language teachers and liaison
between director and foreign language teachers for all schools.
PROFILE
Office Manager, Document Service Specialist, Word Processor and Secretary with over 30 years of experience providing word processing and secretarial, office manager support. I possess strong multi-tasking skills, with the ability to simultaneously manage several projects and schedules and efficiently focused. Excellent public-facing point person for clients, customers, vendors and equipment and service providers.
CONTACT
121 Avebury Lane
Columbia, SC 29229
*************@*****.***
ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS
•Coordinating events
•Creating booklets and flyers
•Singing
•Bowling
•Volunteering with the Elderly
•Amusement Parks
•Encouraging and inspiring others to help them find their purpose in life
EXPERIENCE – [continued]
FORMER POSITIONS:
J.P. MORGAN – NEW YORK, NY
Word Processing Operator – [Word Processing Pool] Acting Supervisor for Six Months
10 Years
MORGAN GUARANTY - NEW YORK, NY
Word Processing Operator – [Word Processing Pool] Combined Years with J.P. Morgan [New Subsidiary]
GULF & WESTERN [PARAMOUNT] NEW YORK, NY
Word Processing Operator - [Word Processing Pool]
RIVERDALE CHILDREN’S ASSOCIATION - NEW YORK, NY
Secretary
CHILDREN’S HARBOR CHILDCARE AGENCY - BROOKLYN, NY
Supervisor / Secretary
EDUCATION
LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE - LONG ISLAND, NY
September 1975 – 1976 Major: Secretarial Science
MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOL - BROOKLYN, NY
Graduated: June 1975 Academic Diploma
KEY SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS
•Strong interpersonal & communication skills
•MS Office Suite
•Outlook / Google Email
•Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
•Problem solving
•Leadership
•Attention to detail
•Excellent organizational skills
•Poised under pressure
REFERENCES – Upon request