Experience

First Presbyterian Church

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • Apr 2022 - Present



Husqvarna Viking Sewing Gallery

• Mt. Juliet, TN

• Sales Associate

  • Jun 2021 - Present



Hernando Baptist Church

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • Oct 2016 - Mar 2020

  Administrative Assistant - Greet members and other public guests and vendors coming into the office and give them direction for their needs. Answer the phones, distribute incoming mail. Record life group attendance from Sunday worship into Church Community Builder, adding/removing members to life groups as needed. Assist Worship Pastor with music and schedule praise teams for Sunday morning worship services. Pull music for band and audio/visual teams and update their music books, filing previous week’s music. When CCLI reporting is requested, run reports weekly and report to CCLI any music downloaded or printed for the previous week. Prepare Sunday bulletin with art images, sermon notes, gather announcements, update Bible reading, music, new members, and upcoming week’s schedule. Also prepare a children’s bulletin with sermon information and keywords. Record membership; send letter requests for new members, record membership in record books after voting from family meetings. Gather pertinent materials for family meetings such as pastors’ reports, financial reports, new members, members leaving, minutes from last meeting and any new and old business to discuss. Act as church wedding coordinator to assist wedding parties as needed.



Self Employed

• Murfreesboro, TN

• Cake Decorator

  • Nov 2007 - May 2015

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Stevens Street Baptist Church

• 377 Short Street, Suite B, Cookeville, TN

• Receptionist

  • Sep 2013 - Apr 2015

  Receptionist - Greet the public coming into the church office and give them direction for their needs. Answer phones, incoming and outgoing mail, coordinate with church maintenance supervisor to schedule church events, personal events for members, and bus use for both church & members personally, and calendaring the same. Work with outreach pastor to communicate prayer needs to the staff, deacons, and members; communicate deaths and funerals, as well as ordering flowers and contact persons needed to prepare meals for the families; assist the supervisor with letter writing, filing and other matters as needed.



PATTERSON IP Law

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Legal Assistant

  • Apr 1997 - Apr 2005

  Legal Assistant - Assistant to the Senior Partner of a very busy intellectual property law firm. Schedule appointments, depositions and other matters for attorney as needed. Communicate with clients both in the office and on the phone regarding legal matters that attorney is handling. Assist attorney in letter writing. Heavy dictation preparing legal documents such as patent, trademark and copyright applications for filing with U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and litigation documents for filing with Trademark Trial and Appeal Board; pleadings such as complaints, responses, motions and the like for filing with Federal District Courts. Responsible for organizing litigation files before the firm hired a paralegal. Responsible for entering attorney's time for monthly billing and preparing billing statements each month. Heavy filing, assist with back up in answering phones. Assist other assistants as needed. Order office supplies, assist Office Manager in training new assistants and assist in administrative duties in the absence of the Office Manager and/or Accountant.



State of Tennessee-Attorney General's Office

• Nashville, TN

• Legal Assistant

  • Mar 1994 - Apr 1997