MELANIE STEWART
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Profile Experienced professional, with a solid background in executive administration and communications. Consistently, appropriately performs a role of ownership towards each project. Well-rounded in serving diverse leadership and clientele. Excellent written and oral presenter. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Internet savvy.
History M. Catherine, Inc. Aurora, IL August 2006 – March 2009
Independent Contractor
• Owner
• Event-productions organizer
Indian Prairie School District #204 Naperville, IL
Human Resource Specialist (temporary contract)
• Processed leaves of absence requests
• Entered college transcript credits into database
July 2007 – October 2007
Large Unit District Association Naperville, IL June 2003 – June 2007
Executive Assistant
Assistant to Executive Director of non-profit organization, serving 53 Illinois large-unit public school districts
• Organized, planned, managed, and facilitated association’s signature conferences & events and committee meetings
• Produced event invitations, registration materials and conference literature for all events
• Coordinated and managed organization-sponsor partnerships
• Managed and facilitated weekly support-network of member survey data (LUDA Net)
• Managed annual salary survey of district administrative staffs, state-wide
• Managed organization web site
• Reproduced organization’s pamphlet brochure
Muzak, LLC Elmhurst, IL December 2000 - June 2003
Assistant to General Manager / Sales Assistant
Confidential Assistant to General Manager:
• Coordinated and maintained correspondence with support departments at North Carolina headquarters
• Performed administrative duties, primarily for General Manager, sales department, and (as needed) for the operations department
• Provided sales support to 12-16 commissioned account executives
• Managed database of leads & clientele for tri-state sales team
• Distributed tri-state sales leads
• Managed/coordinated PC and laptop assignments and repairs
• Organized and managed inventory of sales literature
Education Television/Film Production Major, Clark Atlanta University
Broadcast Communications, Lincoln University-Missouri 1992 - 1995
1990 - 1992