Administrative & Operations Support Professional

SAKI INDAKWA

VIRTUAL ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE & COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT

Houston, TX 281-***-**** ****.*******@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/sindakwa

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Reliable, organized professional with 20+ years of experience supporting executives, teams, clients, boards, government leaders, and community organizations in fast-paced, confidential environments. Strong background in administrative and communications support, invoicing, budget tracking, document development, stakeholder coordination, project support, and accurate recordkeeping. Brings executive-level judgment with a hands-on, service-oriented approach to day-to-day business operations and careful handling of sensitive information.

RELEVANT SKILLS

Executive & Administrative Support • Invoicing & Budget Tracking • Financial Documentation & Recordkeeping • Professional Correspondence • Document Preparation & Editing • Confidential & Sensitive Information • Records & Information Organization • Meeting & Stakeholder Coordination • Project & Deadline Tracking • Client & Vendor Communication • Microsoft Office / Google Workspace • AI Tools

SELECTED EXPERIENCE

Cherry Blossom Creative Principal & CEO 2024–Present

• Manage day-to-day client communications, invoicing, budget tracking, and multiple concurrent projects across corporate, government, education, nonprofit, and professional services engagements.

• Prepare executive correspondence, messaging, presentations, stakeholder materials, and other business documents with close attention to accuracy, tone, deadlines, and confidentiality.

• Coordinate priorities with senior leaders and external partners while maintaining organized workflows, accurate business records, deadline tracking, and responsive client service.

Asian Chamber of Commerce – Houston Communications & Social Media Manager, Part-Time Consultant 2024–Present

• Support a business membership organization through ongoing communications, content development, event-related coordination, and collaboration with executive leadership, board members, sponsors, government partners, and member companies.

• Organize and translate information from multiple stakeholders into clear newsletters, announcements, digital content, and business communications.

KIPP Kansas City Public Schools Communications, Marketing & Development Consultant 2024–2026

• Supported the Executive Director and cross-functional leaders with executive messaging, board engagement, development communications, budget-related information, community partnerships, and time-sensitive organizational priorities.

• Coordinated information across academics, operations, development, and leadership, requiring discretion, follow-through, accuracy, careful recordkeeping, and handling of sensitive organizational and financial information.

Fort Bend County, Precinct 4 Director of Communications 2023

• Supported an elected official in a highly confidential, public-facing environment by preparing correspondence, speeches, talking points, public information, and stakeholder materials.

• Coordinated communications for town halls and stakeholder forums and translated complex policies and programs into clear, accurate information for varied audiences.

Jaffe Senior Vice President, Public Relations 2021–2022

• Managed senior client relationships, priorities, deliverables, and cross-functional teams for professional services organizations with exacting standards for confidentiality and accuracy.

• Prepared executive content and coordinated media, speaking, thought-leadership, and business-development activities.

KIPP Texas Public Schools External Communications Manager 2019–2021

• Managed high-volume communications and coordinated information across four Texas regions, supporting executive leaders and responding to complex, time-sensitive matters.

• Produced accurate written materials for internal and external audiences and maintained consistent follow-through across multiple simultaneous priorities.

Texas Southern University, Jesse H. Jones School of Business Director of Communications 2003–2006

• Supported school leadership through communications, publications, website content, recruitment, alumni engagement, fundraising, corporate partnerships, special events, and budget-related project coordination.

• Managed varied projects and deadlines while coordinating with internal departments, students, alumni, corporate partners, and external stakeholders.

King & Spalding Marketing Manager 1999–2002

• Supported attorneys and firm leadership with marketing materials, business-development initiatives, speaking opportunities, media coordination, and professional communications in a confidential legal-services environment.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

The Church Without Walls — Marketing & Communications Director Harris County Emergency Corps — Director of Public Relations Worldwide Oilfield Machine — Corporate Social Responsibility Manager The Fifth Business — Senior Communications Consultant FleishmanHillard — Account Director HoustonWorks USA — Associate Director of Development

EDUCATION

MBA, Marketing — Texas Southern University B.A., Radio & Television Broadcasting — University of Houston

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