Executive Administrative Leader with Grants Expertise

Linda Heath

**** ***** ****; Chicago, Illinois **608

773-***-**** ***********@*****.***

Objective I am seeking a position utilizing my outstanding administrative skills and experience providing efficient, responsive executive support, proactive project execution as well as professional, congenial communication.

Employment

2021-2026 American College of Healthcare Executives--Hybrid

Managing the demanding daily schedule of the Sr. Vice President Learning

Communicating effectively with staff and clients on behalf of the Sr. Vice President Learning

Processing high-volume internal and external expense reports and organization accounts payable

Providing administrative support for major annual healthcare conference and year-round courses

Managing VIP conference registrations, converting video files and editing transcripts for virtual events

Coordinating monthly department meetings

Utilizing Teams, Netforum database, Salesforce, Docusign, MeetingPlay virtual platform, Outlook, Excel

2013-2021 Executive Assistant and Technology Manager—William G. McGowan Charitable Fund—Hybrid

Providing top-level support to the Executive Director and Board of Trustees

Responding proactively to Trustee inquiries and grantee requests

Managing monthly Committee meetings, quarterly Trustees meetings and annual Symposium

Coordinating the distribution of $ $115 million in grant funds to hundreds of organizations annually

Managing office logistics, several site relocations, office meetings, travel, calendaring and procurement

Maintaining and refining Foundant online grant-making system/database

Organizing all physical and electronic files and records

2009-2012 Grants Writer and Web Sites Administrator—Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago

Responsible for writing and submitting all Government, Foundation/Corporation grant proposals and required reports for the agency (12 sites)

Maintaining and adhering to grants management calendar to assure timely response to RFPs

Interfacing with program management staff to accurately represent service lines

Performing volunteer work for the agency as needed

2006-2012 (Added) Web Administrator Duties—Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago

Responsible for writing and posting content on two agency Web sites

Communicating with program staff to develop and manage content and presentation

2004-2009 Executive Assistant to President & CEO—Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago

Assisting President with all aspects of professional and personal support including written and verbal correspondence, contract execution, meeting preparation, presentations and travel

Managing President’s Board, donor and legislative interaction including meeting outreach, coordination, research and grant writing

Coordinating and supporting quarterly Board of Directors meetings, site-specific (12) Business Plans, quarterly updates and annual agency Strategic Plan

Writing and distributing Weekly Update newsletter to Board and Management Staff

Trained in Raisers Edge

2003 Assistant to the Director of Marketing—FagelHaber Law LLC

Enacting all phases of desktop publishing utilizing Microsoft Publisher and PhotoShop

Assisting with the coordination of Firm sponsored seminars for clients and prospective clients

Creating, designing and assembling the Firm Brochure

Formatting and standardizing attorney résumés and professional papers for publication

2001-2003 Assistant to the Chief Marketing Officer—Kirkland & Ellis

Preparing PowerPoint presentations for firm partners’ and staff meetings

Preparing attorney practice descriptions and résumés for new business pitches

Converting over 200 attorneys’ résumés from WordPerfect to Word

Updating attorneys’ contact information using InterAction database

Researching data for client survey and recording in Excel spreadsheets

Organizing departmental meetings; greeting clients for the CMO

Scheduling and organizing business travel for the CMO and marketing managers

Processing expense reports for the CMO and marketing managers

1999-2001 Publishing Services Administrator Attorneys’ Liability Assurance Society, Inc.

Specializing in all phases of desktop publishing

Drafting and editing published and presentation materials using WordPerfect, Ventura Publisher, Visio, Corel Draw, and PowerPoint

Supervising the production of outsourced printed materials

Proofreading and maintaining quality control of all business documents

1996-1999 English Composition Instructor The University of Illinois at Chicago; Daley College; East West University

Teaching Writing and Reading to college freshmen and sophomores

Developing syllabi for and teaching classes in Composition specializing in research writing

Assisting in the development of curriculum and teaching classes in Logic / Critical Thinking

1994-1998 Writing Tutor Chicago State University

Conducting regularly scheduled, individualized writing tutorials

Professional Development Activities

2024 Multi-generational Communication Skills in the Workplace

2023-2026 Employee Engagement Committee Volunteer

American College of Healthcare Executives

2017 to Present Volunteer English Language Tutor for Adults

Aquinas Literacy Center

2011 to 2021 Multiple Web Site Administrator and Foundant Nonprofit Database Trainings

Summer 1997 Orientation Developer and Leader for New Teaching Assistants

The University of Illinois at Chicago

Fall 1996 Presenter: Graduate Student Symposium

Institute for the Humanities; The University of Illinois at Chicago

Spring 1996 Guest Presenter of Personal Essay

Harold Washington Library and The Polish Museum of America

Education

2020 Teaching English as a Foreign Language TEFL 120 Hour Certification

1996-1998 Master of Arts, Language, Literacy and Rhetoric The University of Illinois at Chicago

1994-1996 Bachelor of Arts, English Literature The University of Illinois at Chicago

1992-1994 Associate of Arts, English College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Honors and Awards

September 2012 Culture of Innovation Award for Creative Cost Saving Idea Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago

September 1996 Alumni Constituent Group Merit Award College of Liberal Arts

May 1996 English Department Faculty/Van Ceuren Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Scholarship

February 1994 English Department Faculty Scholarship for Creative Writing

Languages and Travel

1997 Paris France

1995 and 1996 Summer Polish Language Study Programs

Lublin and Cracow Poland

Vienna, Austria

Berlin, Germany

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