Experience

Ontario Federation of Agriculture

• Canada
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Corporate Secretary

  • Sep 1990 - Present

  Role and Responsibilities: Prepare Executive agenda, attend meetings and record minutes. Condense minutes into proper format for distribution to Board of Directors, Managers, Member Service Representatives Prepare Board agenda, record minutes, condense into proper format for mailing to Board of Directors, County Presidents and Secretaries, Member organizations, Member Service Representatives Schedule appointments, tours, luncheons, dinners, business conference meetings, meeting rooms, conference calls, faxes and e-mails for President and Executive, General Manager, Standing Committees and staff Screen Presidents calls; follow-up messages in Presidents absence. Resolve or allocate calls, if possible, to other sources Handle all travel arrangements and hotel accommodations for President, Executive, General Manager, Board of Directors and staff (e.g. Monthly board meetings) Handle all presidents and executives incoming mail, and reply or route as deemed necessary. Maintain Office of Board of Directors files Authorize payment of invoices for hotels, meeting rooms for Board, Executive, Convention, Committees and other meetings Maintain records and authorize teleconferencing expense invoices Assists in the planning and coordination of the OFA Annual Meeting and Convention



OFA

• Executive Assistant to the General Manager

  • Sep 1999 - May 2005

  Role and Responsibilities: Assisted the General Manager in conducting all administrative duties associated within that office Undertook special project assignments to support the General Managers responsibilities in the area of policy to the Executive, Board and administration management activities Was back-up to the Corporate Secretary Resolutions Co-ordinator Other administrative responsibilities within the OFA Office Role and Responsibilities: Assisted the General Manager in conducting all administrative duties associated within that office Undertook special project assignments to support the General Managers responsibilities in the area of policy to the Executive, Board and administration management activities Was back-up to the Corporate Secretary Resolutions Co-ordinator Other administrative responsibilities within the OFA Office



Farm Policy Research Group

• Administrative Assistant

  • Sep 1990 - Sep 1999

  Role and Responsibilities: Provided administrative, clerical and project management support to the Farm Policy Research Group Provided staff support to the Office of the Board of Directors, the Finance, Administration and Systems Group Provided staff support to various internal and external committees Role and Responsibilities: Provided administrative, clerical and project management support to the Farm Policy Research Group Provided staff support to the Office of the Board of Directors, the Finance, Administration and Systems Group Provided staff support to various internal and external committees