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Provide senior-level administrative support to Independence Group. Assist with coordinating team events, intern screening, and selection. Onboarding of new hires, setting up applications access and workstation set up.

• Provide advanced and diversified administrative support for University President, including but not limited to meeting and calendar management.• Provide effective and efficient management of the President’s calendar by planning and scheduling meetings, travel, setting up conferences, teleconferences and other on and off-campus events.• Serve as liaison to the board of directors and senior management and leadership teams.

Supported the Commissioner and Chief Marketing Officer in all administrative duties.

• Provided administrative support for Executive Vice President and a team of six direct reports and eleven extended team members. • Executed all events planning coordination for meetings, conferences, staff meetings and town halls.• Arranged department events, including luncheons, dinners and quarterly meetings; securing caterers and negotiating service provider contracts. • Coordinated all domestic and international executive travel, including hotel accommodations, ground transportation and securing required travel documents such as visas and passports.• Processed expense reports in Concur for EVP to review/approve for all direct reports.• Managed ad hoc projects, closing and ensuring project deliverables are achieved within time, cost and scope

• Provided comprehensive administrative support to several senior executives, directors and other department leadership.• Lead person for managing logistics for all staff travel, hotel accommodations and credentials needed, inclusive of the NBA All Star games, the NBA Playoffs, NBA Finals, NBA Championship, and NBA Global games, as well as WNBA games and playoffs.• Coordinated with the NBA store to secure licensed merchandise for event distribution.• Collaborated with the Commissioner’s office on league events and marketing strategies.• Created correspondence on behalf of executive, screened phone calls and emails.

• Coordinated the CFO and EVP’s daily schedule via Outlook to include, but not limited to, travel arrangements and scheduling a high volume of meetings and appointments.• Acted as liaison between CFO and internal stakeholders (Global Head of HR, Directors, VPs, and external consultants, contractors & vendors) to obtain or relay important information on a variety of issues, including lease agreement approvals.• Assisted in development of reports and presentations for the Real Estate Board.• Collaborated with other assistants on the planning and execution of special events

Implemented central database with all vendor and business contacts using Card Scan.• Managed and coordinated schedules for executives calendar, organized meetings and conferences.• Εxtensive domestic and international travel schedule coordination, inclusive of ground transportation and accommodations.• Processed expense accounts and managed budget review process.• Compiled and distributed financial data and reports.• Managed multiple projects and initiated follow up to ensure timely delivery and completion. • Assisted in the planning and implementation of the annual education conference.• Prepared presentations, reports, spreadsheets, and other business-related communication and correspondence,• Prepared materials for board of director meetings for internal and external boards.• Back up assistant to corporate attorney• Coordinated holiday card mailing, gift selection and distribution, in additional to sympathy acknowledgements.• Ordered supplies and selected furniture for office

Administrative support to President and Chief Executive Officer of a newly formed private wealth management bank.• Μanaged calendars and schedules set up conference calls, ordered office supplies.• Coordinated corporate jet travel.• Emphasis placed on client focus using discretion and a high degree of confidentiality.• Coordinated and set up meetings for board of directors along with appropriate board materials.• Disbursed and reconciled petty cash.

Dual calendar management, meeting scheduling and handling of highly sensitive information.• Scheduled meetings via Lotus Notes.• Coordinated annual meetings and weekly conference calls.• Interacted daily with field offices.• Compiled financial data and reports.• Prepared presentations via PowerPoint and Excel.• Scheduled interviews, prepared offer letters

Provided executive administrative support to the President/CEO of headquarters office.

Supported Executive Vice President of Supply Chain. Coordinated executive committe meetings, served as a member on administrative staff board.

Senior Executive Assistant to the SVP/Controller. Prepared financial reports for board meetings, distributed board books,prepared letters and memos. Processed and submitted expense reports, planned events, organized meetings,arranged conference calls. Managed schedules, screened phone calls,

• Managed Chairman’s professional, social and personal activities.• Prepared and scheduled speech itineraries, media interviews and appearances for CEO and Vice Chairman/President. • Coordinated and managed Executive Board meetings, booking of executive board room as well as other conference rooms.• Planned and supervised Corporate events and holiday parties for staff and clients, inclusive of selecting menus, meeting venues, speaker gifts and managing budgets.• Scheduled complex international and domestic travel schedules on a constantly changing basis.• Oversaw three (3) residences for Chairman, including dealing with contractors and builders of home under construction.• Managed selection, purchase and distribution of employee recognition awards, negotiating pricing with vendors.• Supported Vice Chairman/President responsible for international activity; liaised with international affiliates in various countries.• Managed expense accounts, personal banking, bill paying, household affairs, personal family matters and staff for several homes.• Handled holiday card selection, mailing and distribution for executive office