NUBIA VILLEGAS
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EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, Coral Gables, FL
Master of Science, Education (concentration: Higher Education Administration/Enrollment Management), May 2007
Bachelor of Business Administration, Computer Information Systems, December 2003
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EXPERIENCE
BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL, Miami, FL May 2007 – present
Senior Executive Assistant to Founder & Chairman Anthony Kennedy Shriver
• Manage and prioritize Chairman’s schedule. Set up and prepare agenda for meetings and conference calls and coordinate travel arrangements.
• Manage Chairman’s relationships with key contacts, donors, celebrity supporters and staff members. Serve as liaison and handle confidential correspondence and any required follow-up work or communication.
• Assist with the Chairman’s supervision of 11 direct-report senior staff members. Provide human resources support, serve as liaison and organize quarterly VP meetings.
• Perform general office duties such as maintaining records and management systems and ordering supplies.
• Assist VP of Human Resources and Chairman with team building activities and employee retention programs.
FLORIDA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Miami, FL February 2005 – February 2007
Legislative Aide to State Representative Julio Robaina
• Performed research for drafting of bills, speeches and special reports. Facilitated bills through committee process.
• Reviewed all correspondence, reports and legislative proposals for accuracy and quality control.
• Attended various local functions and meetings on behalf of or with Representative.
• Served as liaison for constituents. Handled constituent inquiries and issues, sought out answers and solutions and facilitated communication with the appropriate agency.
• Prepared and distributed press releases and other materials for public dissemination.
• Hired and supervised support staff for both the district and Tallahassee offices.
• Served as office manager for district office and managed expense account ($32,000/year).
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, Miami, FL
Alumni Relations – Senior Staff Associate April 2004 – February 2005
• Oversaw special events responsibilities for the Annual Fund and President’s Circle fundraising and stewardship events, including staffing, tracking results and developing procedures for event planning and implementation.
• Managed correspondence with alumni and donors for the Annual Fund and President’s Circle.
• Cultivated relationships with alumni, alumni leaders, volunteers and students.
• Created and processed content for direct mailings and conducted mail merges for in-house personalized mailings. Created artwork, coordinated printing with vendors and departments and manipulated and assembled data on Access.
Undergraduate Admissions – Production Word Processor December 2001 – April 2004
• Produce mailings for the Office of Admissions by using MS Word, Excel and Access.
• Produced decision letters and documents by using extract programs PIDMS and ROSCOE from mainframe database.
• Compiled university statistical reports for the Director of Admissions.
• Maintained and scheduled service for word processing equipment and supplies.
Graduate Admissions – Staff Associate May 2001 – December 2001
• Provided administrative assistance to the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies.
• Worked closely with applicants and university departments throughout the entire selection and admissions process to ensure efficiency, complete applications and address the issues and inquiries of applicants.
• Assisted in the hiring and supervision of student workers.
Facilities Administration – Senior Staff Assistant September 1997 – May 2001
• Answered phones, greeted visitors, sorted and distributed mail and scheduled appointments and meetings.
• Input payroll via custom database management system (PMC).
• Balanced payroll ran payroll and general ledger reports and processed journals with Excel.
• Assisted with database and web design and recreated standard university forms for web access
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SKILLS, LANGUAGES & ACTIVITIES
• Advanced user of Windows and Mac operating systems; database management software (IDMS, DUR and ROSCOE); Microsoft Suite; and Leagis (bill tracking system)
• Intermediate user of QuickBooks Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash Studio and Adobe PageMaker; and programming languages (COBOL, JavaScript, HTML, ASP, CGI, C, C++, Visual Basic for Applications and Oracle SQL)
• Spanish (fluent)
• National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, Member
• Charlie Crist ‘06 Gubernatorial Campaign, Volunteer Leader
• Miami Children’s Hospital, Volunteer Coordinator
• United Way, Camillus House & Hands on Miami, Volunteer
• Autism Speaks, Fundraiser (independently raised over $4,000)
• University of Miami Student Ambassador