Experience

Virginia Arts Festival

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Assistant

  • Jun 2022 - Present



Purdue University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Secretary and Senior Executive Assistant to the Board of Trustees

  • Jan 2011 - Jun 2022

  • Serve as liaison between the university community and C-suite Board of Trustees. • Collaborate with the Offices of the President, Legal Counsel, Provost, Treasurer, and Chancellors, Purdue Research Foundation, and Purdue for Life Foundation. • Execute meetings of the Board of Trustees and its six committees: build schedules and agendas; coordinate supporting materials; write chairman’s script; and ensure public notice. • Attend board meetings, write minutes, and maintain the university’s permanent record. • Compose correspondence on behalf of the chairman and respond appropriately to email messages directed to the Office of the Board of Trustees. • Manage board portal and oversee website. • Manage suite at Ross-Ade Stadium. • Assist with onboarding of new trustees and student trustee search process. • Monitor departmental budgets. • Maintain relationships with Big Ten peers. • Collaborate with executive assistant to support work of the board members. • Initiated and coordinated successful remodel of offices and board room. Show less



Purdue Polytechnic Institute

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrative Assistant to the Dean

  • Oct 2007 - Jan 2011

  • Managed dean’s calendar, composed correspondence, assisted with preparation of reports for the Office of the President and Office of the Provost, and made travel arrangements. • Attended Dean’s Administrative Council meetings and wrote minutes. • Managed promotion and tenure process at the college level. • Coordinated Dean’s Executive Council meetings and college’s annual recognition program. • Maintained college organization charts and published annual college calendar of events. • Served as liaison with the Office of the Registrar regarding commencement ceremonies. • Collaborated with research administrative assistant for office coverage and coordination of college activities and support staff meetings/activities. • Initiated and coordinated remodel of work room. Show less



Purdue University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Administrative Assistant to the Vice President for Human Relations (now Ethics and Compliance)

  • Sep 2003 - Oct 2007

  • Managed vice president’s calendar. • Coordinated vice president’s travel, including conference registrations and expense reports. • Edited news releases, EEOC responses, and various other printed materials and composed correspondence for vice president’s signature; oversaw publication of relocation/job search guide. • Developed system to track EEOC cases and formal complaints of discrimination and harassment. • Collaborated to interview, hire, and supervise four clerical staff. • Monitored expenditures for department’s Purdue Research Foundation allocation and managed invoice vouchers and credit card purchases. • Assisted with coordination of university’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, vice president’s workshops, and the CIC Diversity Forum hosted at Purdue. • Restructured and maintained website. • Responded to a variety of emails and phone calls from faculty, staff, students, and the public. Show less



Brian Lamb School of Communication - Purdue University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrative Assistant to the Department Head

  • Jan 2001 - Sep 2003

  • Successfully restructured and streamlined daily operations of department office; hired and supervised two clerical staff. • Attended faculty meetings and recorded minutes. • Restructured and maintained website. • Submitted faculty accolades to communication organizations and internal publications. • Acted as liaison with school alumni, maintained alumni database, and prepared letters to donors. • Coordinated first meeting of study abroad consortium hosted at Purdue. • Successfully restructured and streamlined daily operations of department office; hired and supervised two clerical staff. • Attended faculty meetings and recorded minutes. • Restructured and maintained website. • Submitted faculty accolades to communication organizations and internal publications. • Acted as liaison with school alumni, maintained alumni database, and prepared letters to donors. • Coordinated first meeting of study abroad consortium hosted at Purdue.



ZF Group

• Germany
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Human Resources Administrative Assistant

  • Jul 1997 - Jan 2001

  • Supported director of human resources and two employee relations managers. • Processed payroll, maintained personnel files and training records, updated organization charts and job descriptions, assisted with administration of performance reviews and the manager resource review, posted open positions on Internet and TRW Intranet, and issued ID badges. • Coordinated physicals and drug screens for managers and new hires. • Administered scholarship program, service awards program, and safety glasses program. • Maintained human resources SPIs, work instructions, and forms instructions for QS-9000 compliance. • Published employee newsletter. • Programmed and troubleshot problems with ADT security system. Show less



Visiting Nurse Health Services, Inc. - Out of Business

• Lafayette, Indiana

• Administrative Secretary

  • Oct 1995 - Jul 1997

  • Coordinated board and management team meetings and wrote minutes; managed new board member orientation. • Completed paperwork with and scheduled post-offer physicals for new hires, conducted reference checks, and generated job descriptions and human resources reports. • Published employee newsletter. • Sent letters to new clients and made daily bank deposits. • Coordinated board and management team meetings and wrote minutes; managed new board member orientation. • Completed paperwork with and scheduled post-offer physicals for new hires, conducted reference checks, and generated job descriptions and human resources reports. • Published employee newsletter. • Sent letters to new clients and made daily bank deposits.



Greater Lafayette Commerce

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • Dec 1993 - Oct 1995

  • Acted as key contact for training network of 18 local manufacturers. • Attended committee meetings and wrote minutes. • Communicated and coordinated network activities and training events; published newsletter. • Established accounting processes and managed budget. • Wrote and submitted grant reports to the Indiana Department of Commerce. • Acted as key contact for training network of 18 local manufacturers. • Attended committee meetings and wrote minutes. • Communicated and coordinated network activities and training events; published newsletter. • Established accounting processes and managed budget. • Wrote and submitted grant reports to the Indiana Department of Commerce.