Experience

Kingsway America Inc.

• Capital Markets
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager, Corporate Governance and Securities

  • May 2021 - Present



First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

• Greater Chicago Area

• Corporate Paralegal

  • Mar 2019 - May 2021

   Assist in preparing and filing proxy statement and Section 16 reports;  Request SEC codes for insiders, maintain accurate stock records for all insiders; maintain insider list;  Prepare all board and committee minutes and agendas for quarterly meetings;  Prepare board books for board and committee meetings using Board Effect portal;  Review, revise and prepare Directors and Officers Questionnaire and Director Self-Assessment Questionnaire for proxy and spearheaded online questionnaires using Board Effect board portal;  Assist with organization of shareholder meetings including mailings, proxy voting maintenance and virtual shareholder meeting via Broadridge platform;  Subsidiary management and corporate governance lead; started online entity management with hCue, online subsidiary management program; complete resolutions, minutes and related corporate governance materials for all US entities and review all documents for over 30 subsidiaries; complete timely and accurate filings.



Knowles Corporation

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Corporate Paralegal

  • Jun 2014 - Mar 2019

  Lead paralegal to the Corporate Secretary responsible for assistance with: • Filing the proxy statements and Section 16 reports • Maintaining accurate stock records including insider lists and providing notification regarding open/closed window periods • Maintaining director equity database and compensation structure • Reviewing, revising and preparing Directors and Officers Questionnaire and the online questionnaire using QDiligence • Assisting with shareholder meetings including mailings, proxy voting maintenance and inspection of elections • Assisting with mergers and acquisitions document support to include corporate governance and tax matters, subsidiary management, vendor change management and record management. • Successfully migrated records from GEMS system to hCue • Completed resolutions, minutes and related corporate governance materials for all US entities and reviewed all documents for over 60 subsidiaries • Served as liaison to foreign corporate secretary agencies to complete timely and accurate foreign filings and assist with tax reorganizations of subsidiaries including mergers and liquidations • Managed nondisclosure agreement and intracompany agreements in the evaluation and selection of a contract management software program • Assisted with compliance and work place reporting software set-up and online training



Molex

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Paralegal, Corporate Governance

  • Jun 2010 - Jun 2014

  • Assisted with security document preparation and filings including proxy statement, dividend notification, Forms 3, 4 and 5, utilizing Edgar and Nasdaq.net; compiled information for 13f and 13h SEC filings • Requested SEC codes for insiders and notified insiders of open and closed window periods, pre-cleared insiders for trading with brokers • Reviewed, revised and prepared Directors and Officers Questionnaire for Proxy • Assisted with organization of shareholder meetings including mailings, solicitation agent, proxy voting maintenance and inspector of election • Chairperson of Board Portal company selection committee • Distribute Board of Director meeting materials via Board Portal • Board of Director contact person for Portal training and iPad issues • Work with transfer agent on issuance of shares and drafting legal opinions; Assist with mergers and acquisitions document support • Integral member of preparing the merger proxy and stock tables • Prepared the response sent to the Office of Fraud Detection and Market Intelligence of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) as it related to the merger • Responsible for IPD division subsidiary maintenance • Contract work includes supplier agreements, nondisclosure agreements, real estate leases and consultant confidentiality agreements • Evaluated the compliance training modules for global training programs including the UK Bribery Act



Accenture

• Ireland
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Paralegal

  • Apr 2009 - Jun 2010

  • Assist with securities preparation and filing including 10Q, 10K, Forms 3, 4, and 5 • Reviewed, revised and prepared Directors and Officers Questionnaire for Proxy • Assist with preparation of proxy statement and filing • Request SEC codes for insiders and notify insiders of open and closed window periods • Assist with organization of special shareholder meeting and annual general shareholder meetings including mailings, solicitation agent and proxy voting maintenance • Prepare Board of Director meeting materials and scheduling • Maintain active and terminated subsidiary corporate listing • Work with transfer agent on issuance of shares • Assist with Guarantee agreements and Deed agreements for financial guarantees



DeVry Education Group

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Sr. Paralegal

  • Aug 1990 - Sep 2008

  Corporate • Maintained 35 domestic and international subsidiaries of the Company • Maintain corporate records and minute books; maintain structure in creating, dissolving and merging corporations; create corporate resolutions; assistant secretary for all corporations; contracted with HCue to organizational structure. • Proxy statement and annual meeting process preparation: prepared all proxy tables; assist with proxy statement preparation and coordination of printing Real Estate/Contracts • Review and draft housing leases and create guaranty agreements for sublease • Review and modify real estate contracts for major properties and work with title companies on all major clearance issues including liens • Review and modify other various contracts as needed • Draft form agreements and various contracts as required • Track and manage contract database Administration • Maintained records for intellectual property • Advised on bankruptcies, garnishments, wage deductions; • Coordinate and handle school litigation; review third party customer service complaints; answer and appear in court for summons and subpoenas • legal research; review contracts • expert knowledge of Section 504, Americans with Disabilities Act and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act • Prepared department budget; record retention policy development; compliance with Federal regulations • Resource person for student service operations and legal issues • Supervised the customer service and refund department for 5 years and the international student records department for three years Stock Plans • Stock option processing and administrator; working with the transfer agent; contracted with E*Trade online software for employee online trading; prepare and file Security and Exchange Commission reports for insiders Immigration • Immigration contact relating to TN visas, H1B visa applications, permanent residency petitions • DSO for 30 immigration I-17’s • Training for compliance with regulations