Administrative Assistant & Project Oversight

Brittany Loveisky

Delivering detailed administrative assistance and project oversight with a positive demeanor and a commitment to consistent follow-through

Chicago, IL – Available Immediately – Onsite / Remote / Hybrid-remote SKILLS

• Passionate about education, serving as 7th Grade Reading and Math Tutor for the Boys and Girls Club of Chicago (2004-2008)

• Experience maintaining personal and highly confidential corporate legal, financial, and medical information ensuring complete privacy and discretion

• Experience leading bi-weekly all-staff and weekly ownership and department head meetings finalizing agenda items, department updates and various financial reports.

• Consistent and proactive ownership of follow-up items and department deliverables

• Basic fluency in Spanish

• Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications and eager to learn and adapt to new technologies, programs, and platforms

• Proficient in a wide range of video conferencing and social media platforms

• Detailed and a proven self-starter, enjoys overseeing projects and initiatives from start to finish

• Meticulous travel and calendar management supporting multiple managers (Outlook & Google)

• Experience using G-Suite (user/admin) Raiser’s Edge, Donor Perfect, MailChimp and SurveyMonkey

• Passionate about delivering exceptional customer service to internal and external customers alike

• Empathetic, clear, and proactive communicator with experience as a leader in mentoring settings

• Extensive experience in event planning, fundraising and donor cultivation

• Extensive data entry, quality control, data management, order management, and account detail management experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Seeking new team and challenge after Break-in-Service March 2022 to present

• Excited and eager to join a new team and take on new challenges and am available to start immediately.

• Since February, I’ve been focused on taking care of my mother and overseeing her transfer to long- term care while balancing freelance writing and consulting projects in between elder care responsibilities.

Executive Assistant to Chef Danny Grant

What If… Syndicate Chicago, IL March 2021-February 2022 What If Syndicate is a national hospitality group driven by five partners: David Pisor, Jim Lasky, Chef Danny Grant, Molly Currey and Matt Winn; and a team of world-class food lovers who serve to live and live to serve. The business is built upon three areas: Create Iconic Restaurants – Redefine the Hospitality Industry – and Foster World Class Talent

• Planned and managed all personal and professional travel. Booking flights and private planes, local transportation, reservations for restaurants/shows and hotel and short-term rental accommodations. I created detailed agendas to optimize their time across 6+ restaurants in 5+ states with 12 additional concepts in the pipeline.

• Worked with Development Director to continuously update construction and opening timelines/Gnatt charts providing the Operations and Culinary teams optimal travel dates and accurate onboarding schedules for pre-openings.

• Continuously reviewed calendar items for complete accuracy and made updates when necessary. I instituted weekly personal downtime to avoid burnout and establish boundaries within the corporate office.

• Maintained personal and highly confidential legal, financial, and medical information ensuring complete privacy and discretion

• Led bi-weekly all-staff and weekly ownership and department head meetings finalizing agenda items, department updates and various financial reports.

• Took detailed meeting notes during meetings and was responsible for the follow-up items and department deliverables for the following week, Sat in meetings in place of Chef when necessary. Executive Assistant to CEO & Executive Director

Illinois Restaurant Association (IRA) Chicago, Il February 2018-July 2018

• Managed day-to day calendars and itineraries for both IRA’s CEO and Executive Vice President

• Established key relationships with the IRA Advisory Board and Board of Directors; helped secure local and national event sponsors, curated innovative brands, products and diverse talent across gender, culture, and cuisine to ensure the association was showcasing the forefront of gastronomy, resulting in a familiar yet new experience for annual events

• Coordinated monthly staff meetings and quarterly Board Meetings; prepared all financial materials, prepared program, and department updates; served as the primary IRA liaison to the advisory board, board of directors and all sub-committees.

Personal & Executive Assistant to Chef Rick Bayless & Director Bayless Frontera Farmer Foundation Chicago, Il 2016- 2018

• Planned and organized Frontera Farmer Foundation events, solicited all donations for fundraiser, fostered relationships with major donors; streamlined grant application process; acted as primary liaison to the BOD, applicants, beneficiaries, and Frontera staff.

• Planned and managed offsite events as well as private and public appearances for Chef Bayless, supported FOH and BOH staff needs and training, coordinated offsite walk-throughs and trainings with outside vendors and event staff.

• Managed day to day operations of six different restaurant locations, placed all supply orders, managed monthly budgets for each location in addition to planning and executing content calendars across each location’s social media accounts

Marketing & Business Development Consultant

Stone Ward Chicago, Il 2011-2012

An independent full-service agency, Stone Ward creates genuine relationships with our clients rooted in trust and transparency and driven by a rare spirit of collaboration. We help clients achieve bold, creative, industry- beating ideas that exceed goals, ignite sales, and positively impact the people and communities around us.

• Streamlined product messaging for client's first exhibition at the industry’s largest North American convention/trade show,

• Conducted trainings and laced out best practices product demonstrations, key talking points for event staff and various selling approaches equipping staff with necessary tools to reach as many attendees as possible resulting in increased brand recognition and unprecedented sales and purchase orders for the company to date

• Secured several features and media spots highlighting the client’s product Coordinated with various outlets and social media platforms covering the product launch increasing the company’s visibility and within the industry

Program & Development Associate

Institute of Ecumenical Affairs (ICA) Chicago, Il 2010-2012

• Increased ICA’s nonprofit incubation program membership for emerging non-profits by improving and expanding member services including bi-weekly consultations, researching potential funders, and establishing new partnerships with peer organizations, interest-aligned foundations, and philanthropic institutions

• Cultivated and secured new partnerships with Wheaton College Urban Studies Department and the Midwest Colleges Association by offering customizable hands-on volunteer opportunities for students interested in learning more about the nonprofit sector Partner Cities Associate

Council for a Parliament of Religions Chicago, Il & Melbourne, Australia 2008- 2010 The Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions works to cultivate harmony among the world's religious and spiritual communities to achieve a just, peaceful, and sustainable world. The Council organizes the world's largest interfaith event, the Parliament of Religions every 5 years in a different city around the world. The first Parliament of Religions was held at the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition and was the first formal meeting of the religious East and West. In 1988 the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions (CPWR) was founded to organize a centennial celebration of the original Parliament. Since 1993, three Parliaments have been held in Chicago, Cape Town, and Barcelona.

• Managed and expanded the Partner Cities Network by providing timely and thorough support to network members, in addition to developing short and long-term initiatives focused on retaining membership and increasing overall member engagement

• Managed and tracked various programming budgets for the 2009 Parliament; served as the central liaison between the Council and foundations regarding all financial matters, including negotiating solutions to unforeseen budgetary limitations and finding supplemental funding when needed. EDUCATION

• B.A. Journalism & Religious Studies; Minor in Spanish, Loyola University Chicago GPA 3.89 2004-2008

ACTIVITIES & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Anti-Cruelty Society Volunteer and PAWS Volunteer Fundraising Committee 2017-2019

• Authored the annual U.N. Coalition Mapping Initiative for the Commission on Religion and Economic Development 2010-2011

• Boys and Girls Club of Chicago, 7th Grade Reading and Math Tutor 2004-2008

• Boys and Girls Club of Chicago, Infant Welfare Society Associate Board Member 2008-2010

• Podcast fanatic

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