Lorraine Vidalin Email and Phone Number

My responsibilities within the Operations realm include our studio facility management at all levels. I am responsible for liaising with our property management firm, manage studio security, staff parking, asset tracking and management, coordinating and scheduling of all upgrades/renovations/fit-ups as well as furniture/workstations/aesthetics for the entire studio. I especially enjoy working with our contractors, designers, building partners & vendors as well as working along side our exceptional Mercury Team!

Worked for and with the firm's top three executives; CEO/President, Sr VP of Business & Legal, and Sr VP of Finance to proficiently support the corporate administration. Scheduled meetings, arranged travel & hosting, electronic & physical file management, oversaw legal document preparations & executions, assorted finance-related matters such as expenses, banking, reconciliations, liaise with all departments within the studio to ensure seamless coordination, plus many other assorted and varied task as needed.

As Business Director I was second to the Executive Director and was Manager-on-duty for all shifts. I was responsible for resident leasing, amendments to lease and ensuring the collection of rents. I was also responsible for staffing & payroll, hiring, orientation and all aspects of HR within our community. Further to this, I oversaw all scheduling of vendors & contractors. In conjunction with our head office, I administered all accounts payable and completed monthly reconciliations that ultimately ensured our community exceeded the goals set by our managing company, Atria Retirement Canada. In essence, I was instrumental for the overall smooth operations of a superb retirement living facility.

Responsible for all aspects of the administrative duties for the businesses over the many years of growth and morphing from one company into the other; AP/AR, payroll, GST/HST, CRA, multiple currencies-Cdn, USD, GBP - Stripe, PayPal, E-banking, consultant travel, event planning, project management, RFP submissions, content & design creation, editing.During this period I was fortunate to enjoy much flexibility and work from home, as needed, while raising our family.