OBJECTIVE
Seeking contract work requiring a combination of superior office/
personnel administration, project management and team spirit skills,
in the ultimate quest to make this a better world in which we can all
live in harmony. If you need a creative mind and a person with a
lion's heart and healing paws, then I'm your gal and you're my pal.
EXPERIENCE
July 2001 to January 2003
Office Manager for Life Without Limits (aka Miracles at Work)
-- Complete administration of a small company focused on advancing corporate health, leadership and integrity through values-based, results-oriented transformational systems. Life Without Limits aligns the power of business with spiritual values and ethics.
-- Assisted founder of the company, author of "Miracles@Work: Building Your Business from the Soul Up" due for publication in 2004, and provided editorial support. Organized, compiled and published various booklets containing samples of his writing.
-- Provided publishing support and ongoing publisher/agent research assignments.
-- Daily administration of office, including new web site authoring and design.
-- Assisted in the various marketing strategies of launching a new company.
-- Set up office systems.
-- Handled financial aspects of the office, including payroll and state and federal filing through QuickBooksPro 2002. Dealt with all correspondence, including letter composition and managed ACT database management. Responsible for decisions in the absence of the president.
April 1996 to April 2001
Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations at a 4-year Liberal Arts Private College
-- Management of various projects through final completion of a 5-year, $138M capital campaign which succeeded at $13M over goal in FY'98-'99.
-- Tasked with various staffing reviews, wrote job description and implemented new receptionist position. Interviewed, hired, trained and supervised the front desk.
-- Responsible for continually leading and motivating a team of 20+ support staff, and supervising student interns. Chaired all support staff meetings.
-- Supported trustees; attended board meetings and provided minutes of board meetings and all special meetings called by the Development Committee while campaign was in process.
-- Compiled, scripted, and published Annual Report to the President.
-- Daily support and supervision of the Vice President's office including scheduling a complicated appointment calendar, and travel for fund-raising/donor cultivation.
-- Acted as special liaison to all other offices on campus, including the offices of Human Resources, Admissions, the President, and Provost.
- Managed the budget, approved all accounts payable, and reorganized the department's financial reporting.
-- Responsible for overseeing systems training and the direct orientation of new employees hired for the Major Gifts area.
-- Planning and coordination for VP special events.
-- Tracked Contact Management.
April 1993 to April 1996
Program Administrator for a 2-semester, college-level theater training school
-- Responsible for the complete administration of the executive director's office, including admissions, for this 2-semester, college-level theater training school. Assisted in the interviewing, registration and admissions process, and was liaison with parents and students for financial aid.
-- Created and implemented a new financial system allowing for more clarity in budget line items, stressing accountability, and ultimately brought the accounts receivable into the black.
-- Constantly monitored student progress, including attendance, health/fitness, and, in consultation with the director, counseled as needed. Provided student/faculty advocacy.
-- Compiled student grades.
-- Supervised faculty contracts and payroll, improved a system for class scheduling, and provided input into curriculum development.
-- Hired and supervised all student interns.
1990 to 1993
Administrative Assistant to the Director of an Art Museum
-- Provided continuous executive support to the director and was responsible for the daily operations of the executive office.
-- Trained and supervised twelve front desk receptionist volunteers and scheduled each on a rotating basis.
-- Oversaw the master calendar and booked all outside rentals for the museum facilities.
-- Chaired events planning meetings.
-- Tracked accounts payable/receivable and approved payment schedules.
-- Administered Board of Trustee and Special Committee records.
-- Completely reorganized an outdated filing system.
1983 to 1990
Proprietor and Sole Operator of The Ink Well
Responsible for all phases of business ownership including startup procedures, state and federal regulations/licensing, sales tax returns, banking, accounting, advertising and marketing strategies, and public relations for this resume consultation and office supplies business. Required extensive interviewing, writing/editing skills; retail/marketing expertise.
EDUCATION
Graduate:
Bath Art School, Bath, England
Norwich Free Academy
Sawyer School of Business
Various American Management Association Workshops and Seminars
Reiki Certification
INTERESTS
Director, Reg and Joan Moignard Memorial Scholarship Fund; Creative Arts including theater, poetry, writing; the healing arts; graphic and web page design; genealogy; real estate management. Distinguished Member of the International Poets Society and published poet. Member of International Association of Reiki Practitioners.
PERSONAL
Born in England -- naturalized U.S. Citizen.
References available upon request.
E-Mail: deirdre@spiritlighthome.com
Personal Home Page: http://www.spiritlighthome.com/DeesHomePage.html
