Renea Benjamin Email & Phone Number

United States

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Support Senior Leadership in the following areas:*Communications & Marketing Department: Process invoices and check requests, manage Director's calendar, process travel request and reimbursement, purchase items and reconcile procurement card, order supplies for department.*Economic Development: Manage department manager's calendar, order supplies as needed, makes purchases and reconcile procurement card, schedule meetings for both internal and external customers.*Minority & Women Owned Business Enterprise: Support the department manager and staff, managed calendars, arranged meals for meetings, ensure potential contacts are directed to the correct staff member.*Arts & Cultural: Manage Directors calendar, arrange travel including flight, hotel & car, set up meetings & appointments, attend Arts & Cultural Commission meetings,took minutes at appropiate meetings.

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

• Provide a variety of administrative tasks to the Director and Deputy Director including managing an extremely active calendar of appointments; completing expense reports; provide direct support to Planning Director and Deputy Director; arranging complex and detailed travel plans, itineraries, and agendas and compiling documents for travel-related meetings• Partner with fellow department Executive Assistants to ensure calendars are aligned with Executive Leadership when needed• Manages and supervises Department’s front desk staff including professional development, oversee training and writing performance review• Responsible for MUNIS functions such as Requisition entry, Purchase order receiving, Purchase order Change order, etc. for multiple offices within the organization• Serves as Procurement Card (P-Card) delegate for Director and Deputy Director, reconciling and approving purchases• Serve as the Department’s MySuccess/WorkSmart Liaison to ensure department wide training, Public Records Request coordinator and Wellness Ambassador • Coordinates the hiring of Department’s Mayor’s Youth Empowerment Program (MYEP)• Assist with New Hire Onboarding, organizing retreats and special events for the department, catering orders for meetings, scheduling and handling room logistics• Coordinate Technology/Media subscriptions (Zoom, Charlotte Observer, Ledger, CBJ, etc.)• Provide leadership to build relationships crucial to the success of the organization and managed a variety of special projects for the Director• Interacts with employees at all levels, City Manager, Council, and the public• Order office supplies and gifts for the department• Assist the Budget & Finance Manager and Division Managers as assigned

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

• Directly supported the Division Manager of the Charlotte Development Center to manage calendar ensuring proper and appropriate prioritization of meetings• Assisted with the budget preparation process, including coordinating with the Division Manager line-item adjustments, forecasting and end of the year assessments• Processed permit checks for deposit to ensure projects move forward• Served as a Liaison between the team and other departments• Planned travel through CONCUR for Division Manager and other staff • Managed and approved reimbursements for mileage, travel, and other approved expense reimbursements• Processed invoices and other financial and administrative transactions, including journal entries for departmental transfers• Coordinated with Zoning Board of Adjustments clerk in providing breakfast/lunch orders for ZBA meeting

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

• Collaborated with management to modify daily routes to accommodate the needs of the customer• Reassigned trips in a timely manner • Responded to drivers request for assistance• Managed incidents and accidents in accordance with established policies and procedures• Provided excellent customer service to both internal and external customers