* Organize and manage initiatives to boost community involvement. * Manage org communications.* Maintain a positive, customer focused attitude at all times. * Work with communications team to ensure community forum tools are established and maintained.

Senior Executive Assistant to VP, Global Customer Fulfillment Solutions • Travel arrangements for the VP (domestic and international) • Publish agenda, prepare travel docs and proactively manage disruptions in travel plans.• Set annual calendar with key business partners and chief of staff. • Proactively confirm VP attendance at strategically important meetings and ensure meeting room/location is set up with documents, AV, food, etc. prior to participant’s arrival.• Apply business knowledge to appropriately prioritize and respond on behalf of the leader.• Manage legal disclosure/privileged and confidential processes, documents and information• Provide regular peer feedback, mentorship and coaching as lead to team of eight admins. . • Actively seek feedback from others, am self-aware, identify areas for personal growth and development.• Implement Amazon’s best recruiting practices, continuously raises the bar for hiring.

Senior Executive Assistant to chief partner officer (HR)Senior Executive Assistant to group president of Siren Retail (Roastery, Reserve, Princi, Teavana) and Global Coffee) • Manage inquiries and complex/high volume requests whereby elevating priorities to executive.• Maintain communication for executive with direct reports, internal and external contacts.• Efficiently manage executive calendar with attention to accuracy and detail to promote productivity and successful performance of group president, function and company goals and objectives. • Responsible for building and leading the administrative team by providing guidance, coaching, mentoring, feedback and development opportunities for a team of over 50. • Accountable for building strong relationships within peer group and senior leadership both inside and outside of the region to ensure strong cross group collaboration and connections.• Contribute to the design and restructure of Success Profiles for admins.• Lead Coffee Master’s class by putting together lesson plans and tastings as a part of Starbucks core business. On the leadership team of the Hispanic affinity group Hora Del Café at Starbucks, which is a group that is dedicated to creating an environment for Starbucks partners to develop professionally, build cultural awareness and celebrate Hispanic culture while affecting the community in a positive way.

Dress for Success Seattle/YWCA - On the Advisory Board of The Professional Women's Group (PWG). The Professional Women's Group (PWG) is an international networking association for Dress for Success® clients who recently entered the workforce. It is the first, and only, job retention model that moves low-income women towards self-sufficiency by addressing their social and economic needs in relation to their work, home and community. http://www.ywcaworks.org/page.aspx?pid=394

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond, WA 2007 - 2012Executive Assistant to Corporate Vice President of Worldwide Enterprise and Partner Group. • Serve as a liaison between the CVP and internal employees, external groups, and clients to collect all business requests to answer and process all action items, meeting requests, speaking engagements and travel logistics. • Organize and effectively manage CVP to keep apprised of relevant business issues, rhythm of the business, determine priorities, prepare communication, and use judgment in all actions and responses. • Travel with CVP to ensure precise and timely keynotes, meetings and locations.• Manage and update Headtrax (HR tool) to open new positions, input new hire information (start date, level, salary, office location or input end date), manage budget and space planning. • Project leader for Microsoft’s Day of Caring (find project for the org and manage all logistics) and on Giving Campaign team (choose family to sponsor and coordinate all details). • Lead to team of ten admins by guiding, coaching, mentoring and helping team learn, grow and develop. Executive Business Administrator to General Managers of Solutions and Display Marketplaces. 2011 - 2012 Responsible for space management, calendars, expenses, coordinate and schedule meetings and events, new hires on-boarding, order and maintain office supplies, computers and accessories inventory, budget tracking and reconciling and work in HR tool. Domestic and international travel arrangements. Organize department moves. Maintain team Sharepoint. Project Leader for Microsoft's Day of Caring. Executive Business Administrator to General Manager of Mobile, Local & Commerce 2009 - 2011Executive Assistant to CVP and Chief Strategy Officer (when merged with Microsoft) 2007 - 2009

AQUANTIVE/DrivePM – Seattle, WA (Acquired by Microsoft) 2006 - 2007Executive Assistant to President of Drive Performance Management and Chief Strategy Officer of aQuantive, Inc. • Coordinate large scale internal/external meetings, morale events, annual meetings and holiday parties. • Negotiated and ordered logo collateral for sales team (research vendors, pricing, products), clients and new-hire welcome packets. • Responsible for on-boarding new employees, space management, maintain computers and accessories inventory.• Coordinated efforts with contractors, vendors, and third-party service providers to develop scope of work, fees and terms, and track delivery of services.

• Manage and support the President/CEO, ensure daily operations of the office run smoothly.• Maintain client/vendor and landlord relationships. • Company invoicing for all AIRVISION billing, manage financial accounts with controller and accountant, process client contracts, payroll, expenditures, office supplies ordering and inventory. • Prepare client presentations and manage projects.• Coordinated efforts with contractors, vendors, and third-party service providers to develop scope of work, fees and terms, and track delivery of services• Handle highly confidential material with integrity and discretion. • Financial management support: maintain all bank accounts and reconciliations. • Process and track expense reports, payroll, A/R and A/P as well as maintain tax files and records. (Office closed)

Support the Chief Marketing Officer. Manage internal and external contacts, coordinate staff and division meetings, assist in the preparation of presentations, maintain speaking engagements schedule, review and prioritize mail and e-mails. Serve as liaison between Senior Management and direct reports. Manage calendar, screen phone calls, make travel arrangements and process expense reports. (CMO left company. My position no longer existed/needed).

Provide professional and personal support to semi-retired Chairman of real estate and investment services firm who is also the founder & chairman of a nonprofit organization involved in microcredit lending in Central America. Manage calendar, screen calls, emails and mail. Coordinate domestic and international travel. Manage and handle highly confidential material such as personal checking accounts, process payroll and track expenses and insurance coverage for residences. Draft and edit correspondence, memos and speeches. Coordinate board meetings and prepare meeting minutes. Research a variety of philanthropic endeavors via the internet.

Supported Managing Director. Supervise overall facilities management, including relationship with landlord, ensure agency facilities are aesthetically pleasing and professional at all times, maintain off-site storage, oversee employee seating arrangements, emergency preparedness and safety issues. Plan and execute both internal and industry-related agency events. Coordinate community involvement (United Way annual campaign, holiday Adopt-a-Family program), track internal forms, cell phones, pagers and calling cards. Research and implement large internal projects such as office moves and purchase of office equipment and furniture. Coordinate all property insurance issues, locally and with corporate office. Two direct reports. (Company downsized - laid off).

Support President and assist in the running of the office.Supervise and delegate work to Receptionist. Prepare meeting minutes, filing, manage calendar and coordinate travel arrangements, business correspondence and create presentation materials. Screen mail, phone calls and voicemail to determine priority.

Provide professional and personal financial management support: maintain all bank accounts and reconciliations on Quicken, produce cash flow and accounts receivables reports, Financial and Operating statements. Process and track expense reports, payroll, A/R and A/P. Maintain tax files and records. Draft and edit personal and business correspondence. Manage calendar and make travel arrangements. Organize social and business events. Supervise and delegate work to part-time clerk/assistant.

Marketing Coordinator - Jil Sander and Monteil brands. Responsible for coordination of all requirements to fulfill the country marketing plans including new launch coordination, marketing material offerings, reports on market acceptability, progress chasing, quantity reviews and tracking effectiveness.PR Coordinator/Executive Assistant - Corporate Communications. Coordinate both the company’s and the brands’ positional strategies, internally and to the trade, on a worldwide basis. Event planning. Managed opening of newly created headquarters and devised office procedures.

Support Managing Director of Marketing and Managing Director of Public Relations. Prepare client presentations, organize client/staff meetings and coordinate client’s special events and product launch promotions. Responsible for client billing and activity reports. Clients included Condé Nast, Kmart and Procter & Gamble. Supervise secretarial staff.

Executive Assistant - Consumer Finance: Development Services & Human Resources Divisions. Administrative support with heavy emphasis on word processing. Administered correspondence and expense reports; maintained all employee records for division and tracked attendance/timesheets.

Support two managers in the Project & Lease Finance Group. Supervised office moves, heavy client contact, prepared D&B reports on CompuServe terminal and produced graphs on Grid.