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Durham, Nc, Us

Durham, Nc, Us

Executive Assistant and departmental liaison for the Chief People Officer and the Chief Strategy & Product Officer. Managed and coordinated the Chief People Officer's calendar, scheduled complex meetings across time zones, and planned and executed People & Culture Leadership Team meetings, handling logistics and follow-up for efficient operations.Developed and maintained cross-functional relationships with other business lines to provide streamlined support and facilitate seamless collaboration.

Raleigh, North Carolina, Us

Lead end-to-end program ownership, serving as the primary event planner, producer, and team leader. Directly involved in program design and development, researching event ideas, locations, design concepts, and overseeing artistic setups.Independently manage program budgets by collaborating with internal finance and external vendors, ensuring detailed costing structures for each program/event.Accountable for leading and maintaining strong relationships with vendors, internal and external stakeholders.Responsible for the development and execution of the company’s event strategy, objectives, and key activities; including conferences, trade shows, and virtual influencer and social media events.

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Served as a Chief of Staff, strategic partner, and trusted advisor to the VP of North America Services and the extended Executive Leadership Team of 22+ Directors.Owned and managed a portfolio of strategic business initiatives and projects. Collaborated cross-functionally in decision-making, overseeing program management, and driving initiative implementation through successful metric realization. Maintained project timelines, metrics for project financials, quality and technical performance and delivery through all project stages. Designed and deployed an innovative, engaging, and impactful internal communications plan, that helped to amplify our internal strategy, drive culture, and enhance communication effectiveness and efficiency across the 1,500-person North America Services team and the broader Red Hat organization.Planned, executed, and created meaningful, engaging content for internal and external key events such as All Hands Calls, Leadership Team Meetings, Quarterly Business Reviews, and keynote presentations with audiences of up to 1,800 people.Responsible for driving engagement across various communications channels, by deploying tactics such as strategic email communications and company newsletters, managing the company intranet, and fostering new and exciting ways to communicate and inform associates to amplify workforce culture, and increase employee engagement.Served as a key point of contact and a partner with cross-functional stakeholders within North America Sales and Services, Global Services, DEI, Human Resources, Finance, Customer Success, Marketing, Events, and Products and Technologies.

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Developed and executed the content and core messaging for three main-stage keynotes with an audience of over 1,800 attendees, featuring three different emcees, 24 speakers and presenters, and a streamlined core message consistently reiterated from beginning to end, seamlessly woven through all messages.Led a core team in orchestrating all facets of the onsite event, encompassing registration, vendor management, communications, agenda creation and scheduling, event experiences, keynotes, evening events, and diligent budget tracking and management.Assembled and led a team through all stages of production, including concept development, pre-production storyboarding, photography, and visual assets, execution of the live event, and post-production distribution for the Red Hat Tech Exchange Virtual Awards event, resulting in an exciting and engaging virtual awards event that garnered attendance from over 500 associates during the COVID pandemic. Produced, planned, and executed the highly successful Celebration & Awards Dinner for North America and Latin America at the 2019 Red Hat Tech Exchange, overseeing the entire process from initial concept to onsite execution, with over 1,900 attendees, resulting in an unforgettable awards dinner that continues to be a topic of conversation to this day.Engaged in collaborative partnerships with C-level executives, cross-functional teams including Sales, Services, Customer Success, Marketing, Event Management, Communications, and Finance, throughout the intensive 6-month planning period for this high-profile event.Analyzed, compiled, and summarized results from surveys and other feedback to develop post-event reports and identify areas for improvement.

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Executive Assistant, Strategic Partner, and Program Manager to 3 Vice Presidents and each of their leadership teams of 15+ Senior Directors.Pioneered and implemented a new project management system to proactively manage all North America Commercial and Public Sector Services Leadership team initiatives, resulting in a broader awareness of how initiatives drove our business strategy and increasing successful metric attainment by over 50%. Created, managed, and executed over 65 virtual All Hands meetings, over 270 Leadership Team Meetings on behalf of my Executive, 20 in-person and virtual Quarterly Business Reviews, 3 virtual awards ceremonies, and 4 keynote presentations. Highly effective in planning, organizing, and executing complex team meeting agendas to help drive efficiency and productivity of in-person team meetings. Directed and supervised all Leadership team meetings for the VP, overseeing content management and updates to ensure the attainment of key objectives. Collaborated closely with the executive team to facilitate follow-up actions, monitor the progress of critical tasks, and ensure the successful completion of projects.

Co-Founder and Executive Director of this non-profit organization. We helped raise awareness for childhood cancer and help families cope with childhood cancer. To do this, I planned and executed monthly fundraisers and events, like our annual toy and book drives that benefited the local children’s hospitals. We also participated in local and state cultural and art festivals to raise money to donate directly to families who have children with cancer. In addition to planning events, I also facilitated our monthly Board of Directors meetings, assisted our CFO with asset and profit and loss management and delegated responsibilities to all board members.

White Plains, New York, Us

Executive Assistant to 3 Senior Vice Presidents at this face-paced insurance agency. Served as a lead project manager for 3 Senior Vice Presidents, whose main charge was to refine and improve existing program and project management efforts to increase business metrics.Developed and implemented a project management system to track and manage follow-up for all existing and prospective clients.Assisted in managing CRM data entry for SVPs, as well as data analysis, to identify and recommend opportunities to expand existing business and to develop meaningful business relationships further.Effectively planned, managed, and executed all company meetings and special events.Provided comprehensive administrative support to SVPs, encompassing calendar management and scheduling, travel coordination, expense management, event and meeting coordination, as well as preparation and development of presentations.

Cary, North Carolina, Us

Chief of Staff of 2 leadership teams for Ignite Social Media and their sister company, Carusele. Served as a senior project manager overseeing brand awareness and lead generation marketing initiatives, including spearheading a pioneering paid training webinar experience that generated an additional $3,000 in revenue upon initial implementation.Led and executed the Ignite company blog, including daily formatting of blogs in WordPress, SEO optimization, ad creation, and boosting on all social platforms.

Durham, Nc, Us

Head Receptionist and Administrative Assistant to CEO, Business Development Coordinator and staff of 35. Helps plan and execute projects and events that implement company initiatives and empower and focus staff. Manages all travel arrangements for staff; flights, hotels, rental cars and coordination of temporary meeting spaces. Manages company budget for all office, kitchen and furniture supplies. Liaison for all staff and go-to person for any anticipated need. Leader of large company projects such as implementation a new office phone system, security and alarm systems and a large long-term company meeting space.

Morrisville, Nc, Us

The sole assistant and receptionist to Chief Financial Officer and Head Accountant as well as providing support for a staff of 70 employees. Accountable for all administrative duties including calendar management, travel arrangements for executive staff, catering orders, coordination of personal and all company meetings. Maintained office by ensuring supplies were ordered and communicating with cleaning staff. Spearheaded all purchasing including creating purchase orders, obtaining approval, ordering items and ensuring orders are received. Managed accounts payable from collecting invoices through entering into system to be paid. Liable for filing and record keeping of confidential information. Supported staff with all IT needs including repairs of equipment, ordering, setting up and issuing new equipment

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor'S Degree, Cinematography And Film/Video Production

Bachelor'S Degree, Art History