Leading the Uptima Entrepreneur Cooperative’s expansion into the Chicagoland area to provide holistic and culturally relevant education, advising and community to support diverse entrepreneurs in creating thriving businesses in service to their communities.

The S.M.A.R.T. Admin Consulting provides virtual administrative professional services to fit your needs and meet your objectives. We have 20 years of Administrative Professional experience, 15 of those years have been specifically supporting the C-Suite (CEO, President, Vice Presidents, etc) across varying industries.

All Butter’d Up is a luxury skincare company specializing in whipped scented handcrafted, organic Shea body butter that doesn’t leave a greasy residue.• Mission: Empower BIPOC women to prioritize self-care through culturally relevant products, practices, and resources.• Vision: Transform the beauty industry with a focus on diverse self-care practices.• Achievements: Increased total sales by an impressive 65% from 2018 to 2023, driving significant growth and establishing a strong brand presence in the luxury skincare market.

Provided administrative support to the VP of Global Sales, VP of Consultant Relations (Toronto, ON), and VP of Consultant Relations (San Francisco, CA) including:- - - Ensuring the executive is prepared for meetings with prospects and clients- - - Managing international and domestic travel accommodations- - - Processing expenses via Concur- - - Maintaining the customer relationship management (CRM)

Supported the Executive Director in achieving organizational objectives and goals via various task including:- - - Drafted confidential correspondence between the Executive Office and various stakeholders - - - Recruited talent for key positions- - - Coached and trained administrative support staff- - - Administered performance reviews and developed performance improvement plans - - - Planned special events

Managed the operations and programmatic activities of an internal business unit including: - - - $1.3M in private and federal government grant awards and an annual operating budget of $175,000- - - Administration of private and federal grants including quarterly reporting to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - - - Oversight of 10 consultants working in three states- - - Budget forecasting and reconciliation- - - Contract negotiating & administration; invoice reconciliation & processing- - - Managed 10 consultants operating in 3 three states- - - Analyzed economic data from Nielsen and PolicyMap using GIS software- - - Prepared presentations for clients and senior management

- - -- Oversaw the logistics, registration, and catering for a national community development conference attended by nearly 1,000 people, within a $250,000 budget.- - -- Planned and implemented programs and activities to build capacity of a national network of community development practitioners- - -- Developed content for individual training, overall training curriculum and training evaluation surveys- - -- Managed all aspects of on-site and virtual events (registration, contract negotiation, site selection, catering, audio/visual support, material design and duplication, room set-up, invoice processing, honorarium processing, reimbursements, technical support and guest relations)- - -- Created and maintained database of event metrics- - -- Created innovative event themes - - -- Maintained web presence including website, social media, newsletter and calendar of events

- - - Managed the daily administration functions of the Planning and Project Resources department- - - Developed, documented, and implemented departmental policies and procedures. - Received the 2009 and 2010 "Service Award" for demonstrating extraordinary service.

Performed wide-ranging office functions such as composing correspondence, managing proprietary database, researching and analyzing data for review by senior managers, and special project management.- - - Managed attendance and benefit leave for the Department’s 200 employees and interns - - - - - - - Supervised 13 employees and 5 interns- - - Coordinated the "Performance Review Training" Workshop- - - - - - Developed scope of services and issued Request for Proposals (RFP)- - - - - - Evaluated proposals and selected consultants- - - - - - Coordinated logistics for training- - - - - - Assisted management with the development of the "Performance Review" content and rating scale to be used in all evaluations- - - Oversaw logistics for temporary relocations of 7 business units (150 employees)- - - - - Coordinated utility transfers, relocation of commercial document reproduction equipment, staff seating assignments and short-term storage accommodations- - - Led department's participation in 2008 "United Negro College Fund" fundraising initiative- - - - - - Developed fundraising goal and strategy- - - - - - Managed activities, team of volunteers and a variety of smaller events (over 5 simultaneously) - - - - - Coordinated corporate donations while ensuring compliance with Ethics Policy- - - Organized department participation in the 2008 "National Take Our Kids to Work Day" - - - - -Managed logistics, meals, tour of City Hall and City Council Chambers, activities, and event survey- - - Received the 2008 "Award of Excellence" for outstanding administrative support and consistently providing a work product with a high level of quality.

Managed fast-paced front office of a government agency and provided high-level administrative assistance to senior management.- - - Managed attendance and benefit leave for the Department’s 200 employees and interns- - - - - Supervised 13 employees and 5 interns- - - Created policy and procedures manual