Catherine Aldrich Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, ON, CA

Ottawa, Ontario

• Established a Virtual Assistant business.
• Developed a Business Plan, including Marketing and Financial Plans
• Developed marketing tools such as brochures, postcards, business cards
• Developed a Social Media Strategy
• Attend numerous networking events
• Work with various clients after negotiating and writing contract.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Ability First Ottawa is a Charity dedicated to assisting people with disabilities.
• Provide assistance and advice on board governance of the charity.
• Provide Executive Assistance, in a volunteer capacity, to the Executive Director/President.
• Attend various networking events on behalf of the charity.
• Write and submit grant proposals to help the charity provide more services.
• Organize all Meetings (Board, Planning, AGM).

312 Parkdale Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4X5

• Developed communication pieces for the website.
• Provide Internal and External Communications.
• Coordinated the production of new business cards, name tags, pens & mugs in keeping with the new Branding and Marketing Strategy.
• Organize events, such as the Annual General Meeting and Training Workshops.
• Coordinate and produce pieces of communication such as the Annual Report.
• Edit and re-work a new brochure in keeping with the Branding and Marketing Strategy.

312 Parkdale Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4X5

• Provide administrative and executive support within busy office;
• Manage Executive Director’s busy and challenging calendar;
• Plan, prepare agenda and write minutes for monthly Board and Governance Meetings;
• Prepare agenda & minutes for weekly Management Meetings;
• Plan the agency’s Annual General Meeting in compliance with the By-Laws;
• Register all staff for conferences and seminars, book travel and accommodation, if required;

• Applying administrative policies, procedures and directives;
• Scheduling meetings and maintaining calendars in Lotus Notes;
• Proofreading correspondence and reports;
• Formatting various documents, reports and materials;
• Maintaining electronic and paper files;
• Recording meeting minutes and compiling records of decisions;

Ottawa, Ontario

• Consistently rated as an “exceeds expectations” achiever.
• Conducted all administrative duties relating to the Office of the CEO;
• Wrote correspondence on behalf of the CEO and President;
• Organized the Annual General Meeting, 4 Board of Director’s Meetings and twenty plus Committee meetings annually, including the drafting and distribution of the notice of meeting, agenda and meeting papers, and.
• Performed the function of Recording Secretary for the above-mentioned meetings;
• Liaised with Board and Committee members on an on-going and urgent basis;

Secretarial Studies, Administrative Assistant And Secretarial Science, General

Secretarial Studies Certificate

High School Diploma