Assistant Project

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Successful six-year record in executive assistance reporting to top executives, as well as the coordination of international, domestic corporate events and projects. Solid background as point person between 20 community, government, university partners. Detail oriented; tactful team player dedicated to making the lives of busy executives easier by anticipating needs and creatively solving problems. Strong oral and written communications skills. Excellent time-management abilities as well as the capacity to sustain high level of stress with ease, enthusiasm, efficiency and flexibility. Experience serving as a poised and effective gatekeeper. Proficient user of MS Office, SPSS, Ten-key. Fluent in French and Haitian Creole. Basic knowledge of Spanish. Type 70 WPM

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

Center for Social Policy University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA

Assistant to the Director, 2010- 2012

• Provided administrative and business support to the director and other members of the executive management team on a

daily basis

• Hosted and scheduled meetings, conferences and travel; coordinated, conceptualized, planned special events and projects;

managed calendars; prepared and disseminated minutes,

• Assisted director in developing progress and research reports, grant and proposal writing

• Planned, coordinated a World Café event amongst 110 community leaders, business and university representatives

• Served as the media and communications point-person for the center

• Conducted data collection performed data analysis and synthesis, co-facilitated focus groups

William Monroe Trotter Institute University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA

Project Assistant/Coordinator, 2006 –2011

• Planned, coordinated travel arrangements, conferences, meetings amongst 20 University Presidents and Vice-presidents,

100 government officials and representatives in both the United States and Haiti

• Acted as liaison between Associate Director, University partners, outside vendors and departments

• Tracked monitored and reported on project budget and expenses

• Hosted and facilitated campus-wide forum 50 participants including University and State Representatives; Visions for Haiti

• Conceptualized and disseminated marketing documents

• Recruited, trained and supervised volunteers

• Produced, disseminated, translated confidential documents from French to English

Commonwealth Corps, Harbor Point, Dorchester, MA

Researcher/Teacher/Web Developer, 2008- 2009

• Researched and compiled community development resources for low-income residents

• Created, coordinated and taught computer literacy classes for adults at the Housing Center

• Conceptualized and created a Higher Education resource web-page: HPOP 2 HigherEd

• Prepared weekly reflections and progress reports

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

State Street Corporation, Boston, MA

Portfolio Administrator Associate, 2011-Present

• Assist with account administration such as calculating and projecting cash availability to the client for 14 funds daily within

deadlines with 99.5 accuracy

• Monitor and coordinate all money movement in custody accounts for all funds

• Provide support to Assistant Vice-President with client inquiries on all fund related matters on a daily basis

EDUCATION

University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA

Bachelor of Arts with distinction in Economics and Political Science; minors in Clean Energy and Philosophy

G.P.A. 3.6

Practical Project Management Certificate

AWARDS/HONORS

• Dean’s list

• Oxford University, Oxford, England, Study Abroad

• Honor Thesis in Economics, University of Massachusetts Boston

• Boys and Girls Club Volunteer Award

• John P Stewart Award, University of Massachusetts Boston

MEMBERSHIP AND AFFILIATIONS

• Investment Club, University of Massachusetts Boston

• Head of Public Relations, Environmental Awareness Initiative at University of Massachusetts Boston

• Omicron Delta Epsilon

• Beacon Leadership Project 2009 Cohort

• Pi Sigma Alpha

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