Gareth Rees Email & Phone Number

Bettendorf, Iowa, United States

Continuing to provide administrative support to senior level Officials (see everything listed over the last 19+ years)

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provide day to day support for the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate engagement with public/internal stakeholders, responsiveness to public inquiries. Respond to any issues the Secretary may have in a calm, prompt manner and ensure smooth running of the front office. Make sure meetings start and finish on time and inform the Secretary of upcoming events. Be prepared to interrupt meetings when necessary.Coordinate with the Secretary’s scheduling office. Follow-up with queries from the Secretary regarding the schedule, maintain a fluid line of communication between the two offices. Provide recommendations regarding incoming meeting/speaking requests.Support the Office on Congressional and Legislation affairs in responding to Congressional/Oversight queries. Work closely with the Office of Communications regarding incoming press inquiries and ensure the correct information for a response is provided. Process between 30-40 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests per month. Respond to the requests in a timely manner to the FOIA office and any follow-up questions. Interact with high level federal, state and local government officials, CEO’s, NGO’s and members of the public.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed and maintained the Deputy Secretary’s schedule, including making travel arrangements, organizing and setting meetings and coordinating to accommodate executive priorities. Orchestrate over 4 dozen site visits for Executives each year. This includes arranging all travel, coordinating with site locations, and preparing materials for presentation on site. Work with Ethics officials and the Solicitors Office to ensure meetings and travel are appropriate and that all legal and ethical guidelines are being followed. Process Freedom of Information Act requests and respond to Congressional/Oversight queries.Manage the Secretary’s kitchen including budgeting for multiple events (July 4th, Holiday Receptions). Work with vendors and support staff to ensure smooth running of events while staying within the predetermined budget which is cleared through the appropriate solicitor’s office.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Contribute to the set-up, organization and operation of a new Energy Outlook team designed to examine the scenarios of domestic energy production and consumption with regards to Federal Land. Assist with the collection and analysis of data; maintain master copies of all documents produced; and answer queries from other team members.Orchestrate over 6 dozen site visits for Executives each year. This includes arranging all travel, coordinating with site locations, and preparing materials for presentations on site.Collect and streamline status reports from three Bureaus to create reports for weekly executive staff meetings and White House weekly reports.Create multiple databases for mass mailings, information management and analysis.Provide support to official Executive Correspondence, ensuring all items coming in and going out are logged correctly and conducting information research for follow-up projects.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provided prompt and accurate information and support all staff as need for a wide range of duties at various assignments.Conducted data entry, word processing, database administration, duplication services, faxing, filing and other related duties as assigned.Administrative Temporary Agent assignments included: American Bar Association, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Nuclear Society, Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Department of the Interior and Peterson Consulting.

A non-profit organization setup to allocate European Social Fund grants in the South West of England. Ensured the proper use of £20 million in grants from the European Social Fund by monitoring grantees’ bids and claims against the fund. Managed compilation of Final Audit of the project, which was the largest in the European Union at the time, and provide that all financial and support information was accurate. Maintained regular contact with project managers to obtain current information of the status of each project, managed their travel, and organized meetings and events for project staff. Assist in audits of 120 training providers, balancing monthly accounts and developing spreadsheets to conduct cost analysis.Developed databases and spreadsheets to standardize reports and updates produced by individual projects.

Local Governement Agency.Processed and approved Individual Learning Account grants.Answered queries from the public and course providers regarding Individual Learning Accounts.Approved and arranged payments of invoices.

Ba With Honors, Business Administration

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