Rita Mays Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

Providing a range of virtual services to entrepreneurs, professionals and businesses. These services include administrative support, editing and proofreading, research, content writing, event coordination, newsletter production, and website and database management.- The Washington Park Chamber of Commerce – September 2015 – Present Preparation and mailing of monthly newsletter. Special events coordination: Christmas on 55th Street; January 2016 Town Hall Meeting- Plannernet – Network of Meeting and Planning Support Professionals – October 2015 – Present On-site meeting coordination for events for various groups/entities such as Copa America, Oracle, and Texas Instruments- Jacob Morgan, Best-selling Author, Futurist and Keynote Speaker – January 2015 – August 2015 Administrative support services, content writing including YouTube video descriptions, blog and social media postings, weekly newsletter mailing, and various special projects- Crowdsource – September 2014 – Present Content writing – 100-200 word articles- EFactor - December 2013 - March 2014 Planned and hosted speed networking event- Dermatology & Skin Surgery Associates, SC – June 2013 – July 2014 Preparation and mailing of monthly newsletter; website management Website design and implementation- Nexus Consulting Group, Inc. – November 2013 – May 2014 Administrative/personal assistant services- Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation – January 2012 – March 2012 Administrative support services and meeting coordination- Miscellaneous Freelance Projects – Transcription, presentation development, resume preparation, database development

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Provided long-term executive level administrative and/or paralegal support to clients in the Greater Chicago Area. Clients included the Village of River Forest, the City of Chicago, Savitz Field and Focus Group, Quaker Oats, the American Medical Association, Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., and the Greater Chicago Food Depository.

Greater Chicago Area

Administrative support services to the Accounting Methods and Credits Group in Federal Tax Practice. This also included meeting and travel planning and coordination.Accomplishments:• Two promotions: Administrative Assistant to Senior Administrative Assistant; Senior Administrative Assistant to Practice Administrator.• Developed work product guidelines and coordinated administrative workflow.• Trained and mentored administrative staff in Chicago and Milwaukee offices.• Tax Control Administrator for web-based filing system for CIE group.• Numerous awards for outstanding performance including the KPMG GEM Award as one of the top 10 employees in the Chicago office in 1999.

Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Various college courses in marketing

Certification, Editing And Proofreading

Certification in editing and proofreading

General Studies

Various college courses in General Studies