Marcella Sciotto Email & Phone Number

• Supports the Executive Director managing heavy travel and meeting calendar. • Manages a Board of directors as well as acting as Board Secretary.• Sits on the Leadership Board with Executive Director and Science Director, helping to effectively and efficiently run the organization. Runs Staff Meetings.• Heads HR, operationalizing the department while implementing and executing a new and improved evaluation process. Tackles all elevated personnel issues, hiring and termination as well as researching and applying new health care and retirement systems for the organization.• Manages office keeping things running smoothly, supplies in stock, general organization for optimum performance of all staff.• Heads up development department, tracking donors, planning and hosting events, fee based trips and VIP outings. Implemented a planned giving program. • Planned and executed first annual Mountain Bird Festival raising over 38k in private sector funds.• Implemented new annual giving campaign, increasing average gift amount and overall campaign total exponentially for the organization• Tripled private sector fundraising since coming on board. • Plans all internal and external events; catering upon request.• Finance Administrator; writing, executing, invoicing and tracking close to one million dollars in grants and federal contracting. Generates reports and assists in high level accrual based accounting as well as handling the daily books for the organization.• Acts as IT department, handling all technology issues, advancements and systems; delegating as needed.

Greater New York City Area

Supported the SVP and OVP utilizing strong calendar management skills and complex VIP meeting organization as well as arranging all travel and intricate expensesPrepared and submitted invoices for supplies, kitchen repairs, cleaning, and building servicesAssisted in gathering data, researching, organizing, formatting, editing, and general presentation preparation Work closely with the systems technologies; handling all escalated customer service issues personallyProject manager of the bloomingdales.com move, creating spreadsheets, projecting and synchronizing office logistics and calculated space and numbers to handle the AGS planChair of the spirit committee for all of blomingdales.com; choosing philanthropic endeavors, creating marketing materials, hosting events, arranging functions, generating excitement and coordinating the extensive volunteer projectsOrdered supplies, handled all Xerox and building and security issues as well as fire warden for the floorThe “McGyver” of the office, known for going above and beyond; whether pulling extra hours for a deadline, repairing the water purification machine, intense web-research or learning how to make balloon animals for a new initiative launch, no challenge is left unconqueredImplemented the “Green Campaign” for Bloomingdale’s central. Generating a proposal, securing financial backing, created an organizational structure for the execution and delegation of the campaign.Chaired the Spirit Committee for all of blomingdales.com; choosing philanthropic endeavors, creating marketing materials, hosting events, arranging functions, generating excitement, and coordinating the extensive volunteer projects

Temporary EA for the CEO, COO and SVP of Bloomingdales Cooperate Fielded calls, researched articles, and wrote correspondence; both personal and professional for the CEO and COOCoordinated personal and work travel for CEO handling all e-mails and mailings while CEO was awayPatiently handled all VIP customer issues with warmth and understandingHandled materials daily of an extreme confidential mannerUsed time management skills to work in a fast paced environment with constantly changing priorities and physical errandsWhen temp job was completed the HR department searched for a permanent position with the company; interviewed and was hired as EA to the SVP where currently employed

New York, New York

Hired as an Project Manager and design consultant to address excess office work and design projectsFiled, structured and generally overhauled Julie’s working life to make her office more efficient and organizedManaged large scale moves, construction projects and installationsTook calls and handled issues with payment, invoices, returns and set up to meet the expectations of an owner who demands perfection

New York, New York

Managed large scale moves, construction and design projectsGenerated invoicing and pricing breakdownsAssisted in research, purchases, as well as coordinating delivery, set up and returns of purchased merchandiseWith excellent organizational skills became the go to for organization jobs Fielded e-mails and organized busy schedule and calendarWorked for VIP and celebrity clients where security and confidentiality were extremely important

Coordinator of this non-profit organization, overseeing all current fundraising functions and establishing new eventsSupervisor of all areas and employees of REACHArranged all transportation, accommodations and events while hosting VIP guestsEnjoyed “rallying the troops” to gain better productivity and dynamic brainstormingDevised new processes to streamline workload enhancing communication and sustainability

Built and managed a strong and personable team of tour guidesMet tour guests personally creating a warm and welcoming environment every morningDealt with all press personnel and press releasesWas solely selected to give tours to all disabled patrons and to produce a video tour and interview, which was released on PBS about travel for the disabled

Reno, Nevada Area

Initially hired as owners executive assistant but was quickly promoted to management Promoted to push this company into high gear and opened the chic boutique art gallery.Assisted in building an effective gallery team of artists, curators and employees fashioning a positive and creative work environment.Managed gallery calendar, employee conflicts and daily workings of the space.Delighted in solving customer issues.

Personally built this boutique catering company Worked with the client to design unique menus in accordance with culinary desires and individual function needsOrchestrated set-up, clean up, serving and presentation of dishesManaged employee, supplies and equipment for daily functionSolved problems on the fly with calm and collected manner; i.e.: tiny kitchens, added guests, no linens and last minute food allergies

Catered to a 20 plus person crew of hungry cowboys three times a dayBaked fresh bread every morning and incorporated fresh vegetables into dishes whenever availablePlanned daily menus and organized weekly shopping trips to town to purchase ingredientsAssisted in anyway needed including but not limited to, bottle feeding motherless calve, driving a swather, welding, repairing drainage ditches, mending fences, teaching children manners, tending garden, herding cattle, and birthing calves