Diane Emerson Email and Phone Number

• Maintain Executive's calendar by planning and scheduling appointments, meetings and conferences, and coordinating related arrangements• Organize and plan corporate events and assist with philanthropy fundraisers and events• Interact with internal and external executives and assistants to coordinate meetings and projects• Arrange travel and prepare itinerary and trip file• Prepare Executive's expense reports and time cards• Organized administrative professional team and plan monthly lunch meeting agendas with guest speakers and relative topics• Worked with outside vendor to create an online company store, select initial inventory of promotional and logo items, set up purchasing and accounting parameters and act as liaison to vendor• Assist HR department with service awards and retiree recognition programs• Maintain appropriate records and files and maintain confidentiality of all information• Answer telephone calls, arrange callbacks or redirect calls as appropriate, and receive and direct visitors• Research information for projects and events

• Prepared, composed and initiated correspondence, memoranda, reports, organizational charts and presentation material• Scheduled and maintained VP calendar appointments and meetings, and coordinated related arrangements• Arranged travel through internal or outside agents, prepared itinerary and trip file• Maintained appropriate records, files and documentation, and maintained confidentiality of all information• Answered telephone calls, arranged callbacks and provided back-up material for callbacks, provided information or redirected calls as appropriate, and received and directed visitors• Supported Investor Relations Manager to create annual report and to coordinate IR conferences, road shows and investor roundtables• Assisted Public Relations Manager and Marketing Coordinator to coordinate activities related to tradeshows and customer events and distribution of marketing material• Served as liaison with vendors and outside advertising agency on marketing projects

• Provided Human Resources staff administrative support• Prepared written correspondence and presentations, as well as Board of Director’s Compensation Committee meeting materials • Maintained VP calendar and HR department calendar• Administered Service Award Program• Assisted with budget preparation; generated monthly budget variance report• Tracked Investor Relations invoices and processed check requests • Tracked Board of Director's meeting attendance and processed meeting fees check requests• Assisted with Investor Relations calls and data requests• Assisted with Press Release distribution via Business Wire• Coordinated department meetings• Ordered supplies for Human Resources and Administration departments• Posted announcements and internal forms on intranet site• Formatted policies and procedures for posting on intranet site

Executive Assistant to COO and VP Structured Transactions• Prepared PowerPoint presentations for meetings, training and conferences• Generated written correspondence, proposals, contracts and service agreements• Arranged travel and meetings; planned company events• Created and maintained trading reports• Maintained daily calendars for Executive Team• Prepared expense reports for Executive Team• Prepared and updated organizational charts

• Generated and verified data and distributed weekly, monthly and quarterly statistical reports to District Office, Zone Sales Managers and Corporate Office• Assisted District Sales Manager in personnel administration, enrolling new Sales Reps in training, reporting payroll to Zone Office and tracking vacation and time off• Prepared proposals and provided support for District Sales Manager and 13 Sales Reps• Prepared material for sales meetings and seminars; prepared Sales Rep of the Month awards; arranged travel and accommodations for Sales Reps and Managers

Special Projects Assistant for Children's Miracle Network, 1996-98• Coordinated Hospital and community fundraisers for CMN• Orchestrated Children's Health Fair: organized volunteers, developed booth themes and activities, purchased supplies, designed Fair layout• Organized walk-on appearances, check presentations, phone banks, food donations and volunteers for the annual 21-hour CMN Telecast• Assisted CMN Director in contacting and securing local and national sponsors• Coordinated senior membership program: maintained database of members, enrolled new members and assisted with membership privileges• Arranged monthly meeting locations and speakers, and composed monthly newsletters for five support groupsBenefits Coordinator, 1995-96• Responsible for all employee benefits activities for a staff of 1500 employees• Assisted with new employee orientation• Planned annual Employee Benefits Fair• Assisted employees in applying for leave of absence, retirement and savings plans• Prepared employee disability claims and monitored claims to maintain benefits• Coordinated Tuition Reimbursement for employees• Assisted Human Resources Director with grievance and EEOC cases