Paraprofessional Educator

• Jan 2020 - Present

Advertising Coordinator

• Jul 2017 - Present

Executive Assistant, SVP Business Analytics, Performance & Strategy

• Jan 2012 - Present

Provide executive administrative and business support to Senior Vice President and team of 50Manage Senior Vice President’s calendar including planning and scheduling meetings, teleconferences and travel. Utilize SAP to successfully manage departmental budget. Negotiate with vendors to achieve best possible pricing. Liaise extensively with Finance Department.Plan all off-site meetings for the Senior Vice President and team.

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT, GUINNESS USA (2010 – 2012)

• Oct 2010 - Sep 2012

Supported the President and a team of 12 Sales Directors with calendar management, divisional and distributor communications, time and expense reports and special projects.Key developer of administrative staff that hired and trained new employees for the Guinness USA North East Division.Led planning and organization for large off-site team meetings and distributor incentive trips. Arranged travel, created itineraries, negotiated with vendors and food and beverage providers, and provided complete event support. Managed event budgets meticulously and efficiently, always coming in under budget. Developed internal, proprietary database to effectively track over 400 distributors. Show less

REGIONAL MARKETING SPECIALIST, GUINNESS USA NORTH EAST REGION

• Mar 2004 - Sep 2012

Supervised regional Advertising and Promotion budget of $15 million.Spearheaded marketing for a team of 25 sales people. Liaised between marketing department and sales force.Allocated and superintended Point of Sale materials for entire North East region.Successfully managed relationships with event planning and media agencies.Presented marketing programs to distributors and retail accounts across the region, communicating company message and engaging stakeholders in campaigns. Created “New Hire Process”, a company on-boarding handbook for new salespeople, to aid training and encourage retention.Won recognition for developing a comprehensive Social Responsibility Program for Guinness USA. This program was subsequently rolled out to the entire Diageo organization and distributor network.Designed weekly staff newsletter that was adopted company-wide as Best Practice. Show less

ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT (NORTH EAST REGION) AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF HR

• Oct 1998 - Jun 2012

Provided comprehensive administrative support to senior executives.Hired, trained and directly supervised a team of six Executive Administration Assistants.Handled all communication with international brand partners.Planned all off-site annual meetings for 200+ employees.Supported Human Resources Department by setting up and scheduling interviews as part of the recruitment processes. Functioned as company representative to receive and guide applicants. Dealt confidential information regarding company changes, personnel information such as performance reviews and appraisal documents, and employee relations in a secure manner. Show less