Catherine Brown Email & Phone Number

Camden, New Jersey, United States

Camden, New Jersey, United States

Provides communication, administrative, and technical support to the Director of Communications & External Affairs, the Director of Business Development, and the Director of Government Affairs. This role includes assisting with communicating to external stakeholders (i.e., community partners, elected and appointed officials), communicating internally with other departments and employees, assisting EA, BD and GA team members, and handling community donation requests and other inquiries.

Camden, New Jersey, United States

Specialized in assisting executives and their teams in managing priorities to maximize their productivity by meeting with them to discuss. Trusted to maintain strict confidentiality information regarding current projects as well as maintain sensitive corporate information, financial documents, records, and personal matters.Coordinated and scheduled executive business travel including airfare, hotel, rental car, car services, or any other arrangements needed for travel. Implemented processes and procedures that increased operational efficiency including utilizing OneNote for electronic meeting notes which allowed faster turnaround of meeting minutes and action items which can now be sent to the team immediately following a meeting. Utilize MS Planner to manage tracking of action items and daily functions by assigning tasks to appropriate team members with specific deadlines. Team members can update and comment in MS Planner. This improvement provided an overall view of all open tasks and their current status.Implemented continued refinement of enhanced regulatory conference strategies by working with the Director and utilizing MS Planner to track key priorities, task owners, and deadlines which can be tracked through the planner. Developed and implemented a more intensive preparation process for attendees and presenters including, but not limited to, up to the minute updates for the conference including agenda, speaker bios, presentations, meeting logistics, and alert notifications as well as specific calendar invitations for attendees for ease of access while travelling. Developed, implemented, and lead the successful launch of the Government Affairs SharePoint site where all legislative efforts are kept and updated throughout the legislative process by the state government affairs representatives. Prior to this site, this process was done manually at the state level. With the SharePoint site, the team can search and receive real time updates.

Voorhees, Nj

Coordinated and managed the planning and execution of the national and regional (5) labor management conferences. Worked collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to achieve business goals, build cohesiveness and identity with the teams. Delivered successful, collaborative conferences highlighting company perspectives, individuals’ contributions, and future goals. Developed, implemented, and maintained the Labor Relations SharePoint site to ensure a centralized repository for housing all relevant labor relations materials as well as Contract Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) and related documents. This site is still utilized to this day by the Labor Relations team. Coordinated, scheduled, and provided materials for cross functional projects and meetings. Presentations and documents for meetings are prepared and ready by due dates with an error rate of less than 2%. Provide timely feedback on meetings and events.

Participated as an integral member of the National Labor Management Negotiations Team as key notetaker. Attended and transcribed all meetings and maintained all documentation for the duration of the negotiations. The organization and maintenance of all of this material was critical when preparing documents to present in front of an Administrative Law Judge. Coordinated, scheduled, and provided materials for cross functional projects and meetings. Presentations and documents for meetings are prepared and ready by due dates with an error rate of less than 2%. Provide timely feedback on meetings and events.Participate in cross business/cross functional project teams undertaking tasks ranging from administration to guidance in areas of HR specialties: resourcing, employee relations, labor relations, compensation & benefits, management development and training, and business change.Contribute to effective communication by listening and providing constructive feedback; supporting the creation of an open and honest work environment; cascading and sharing knowledge and information relevant to other members of the team and colleagues across the business.

Proficient in Microsoft Office, office operations, event planning, complex calendars, and travel which assists in keep all priorities on track. Utilized MS Planner to track completed and pending tasks with deadlines and individuals assigned to each task. Assist teams with a variety of administrative tasks as assigned, including all correspondence, legal documents, company communications, policy compliance, problem resolution, calendar management, travel arrangements (including travel expense reimbursement) and departmental budgets (including forecasting, expense management, and cost reduction initiatives as well as invoice processing)Meet monthly actuals to plan within 5% of budget, barring extenuating circumstances or events including invoice processing, budget variance reports, budget tracking and budget reforecasting.

A seasoned human resources business partner in corporate human resources setting as both a leader and individual contributor. Specialization areas, include talent acquisition, employee relations, retention, employee engagement, and training.

Organized Office Manager with a strong ability to manage office functions and direct administrative personnel to meet the needs of the executives. Performance-oriented and driven with in-depth understanding of budgets, payroll, and office organization needs.