I have been a project manager and executive administrator for over 30 years. My qualities of integrity and persistence along with my skills in process improvement and organizational management have help me help others to get things done and get them done right.

I guess wellness and fitness works. Biking, hiking, menu planning, recreation and exploration are all part of the plan. Definitely not Building Materials as an industry, unless my sister asks for help revamping the grain bin.

 Assess and improve Foundation administrative and financial procedures, board policies, donor records Create new policies and procedures for effectiveness and efficiency in data security, record confidentiality, donation record accuracy and fiduciary responsibilities Assist accredited college department with organization and streamlined procedures including the creation and development of a policy and procedure manual for faculty and staff Update, organize and digitize outdated faculty handbook

 Provided executive-level assistance with Outlook calendar, extensive and complicated international travel using Concur, projects and organization for multiple executives Coordinated and managed meetings, correspondences and presentations in Word and PowerPoint, expenses using Concur, invoices, budgets and reports in Excel Engaged relationally with 40+ regional, national and global clients of all sizes Mentored and trained new and established office personnel both locally and nationally in Microsoft products, complicated travel and company procedures Planned local and national events for 6 to 250 people

 Provided executive-level assistance with Outlook calendar, travel, projects and organization Coordinated several non-credit programs, LEAN projects, department organization and processes, budgets Hired, trained, mentored and supervised office customer service personnel Supervised six (6) student workers for department

 Managed College Fitness Center with an average use of 1,000 members per semester Created an organized equipment inventory and filing system into Access database format for over 500 units Developed administrative procedures for both internal and external use Hired, trained and supervised 12 to 15 fitness center employees Developed and implemented student worker orientation and training procedures

 Managed office in A/P, A/R, General Ledger, HR, Payroll in PeopleSoft System Improved organization and processes for both large- and small-scale projects, and project development including disaster recovery manual for U of Mn banking systems and OIB department Hired, trained, mentored and supervised customer service and office personnel Planned events including Big10 CIO Conference for 30 participants Created, developed and maintained 150+ record Access database

 Managed and maintained tight deadlines, executive level calendar, travel and projects for multiple executives Scheduled and coordinated meetings, created correspondences and procedures Coordinated recruiting/hiring and training/onboarding programs for an average of 40 positions per cycle Planned and organized several client and employee activities and events for eight to 500 people

Coordinated schedule, travel for Executives Created and maintained internal and external report distribution program Helped streamline processes including regular and ad hoc reports, presentations and plans