Your Ideal Assistant
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Your Ideal Assistant September, 2004–Present
Santa Fe, NM; Austin, TX
Administrative & Personal Assistant / Project Coordinator / Meeting Planner / Event Manager
Specializing in coordination of logistics/maximizing productivity on schedule and within budget. Included managing home office of top RE Broker; website editing for TriCore Labs; customs agent assistant for Brown, Alcantar & Brown; Coordinating logistics for Science Teachers Assoc. of Texas Board events and annual conference; events for UT Austin Regents’ president; business relocation for Hightower & Associates followed by general office work, and much more.
Full Color Press April, 2010–June, 2011
Corvallis, OR
Project Manager
Community relations and publicity to promote commercial printing sales.
Popejoy Hall Public Events January, 2002–June, 2004
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Marketing Coordinator (while full-time student finishing undergraduate studies)
Administrative and project management duties in all areas of 2,400-seat performing arts venue for season presentations, speakers’ series, educational and community outreach programs, including marketing/advertising/ promotions, program guides, talent booking, ticketing, contracts and patron/facility services.
Magnífico Festival of the ArtsMarch, 1997–May, 2001
Albuquerque, NM
Assistant Director
Planning/implementation of year-round, public programming of all arts for city’s designated fine arts festival; made presentations to arts, civic and corporate interests to promote sponsorships; collaborated with city government in developing marketing of city cultural events; produced airport concert series; managed volunteer recruitment and service; event management of annual regional art show at the Albuquerque Museum.
Print Production Studio Manager 1986–1997
In-house advertising agency print ad production (following six years as production art freelancer)
Hired/managed production personnel to produce artwork; assembled and monitored estimates and departmental budgets; developed vendor relationships; interacted with all departments to move projects from concept through print production.
Vaughn Wedeen Creative, Albuquerque, NM • 1995–1997 / DDB Needham, Dallas, TX • 1992–1995
Ketchum Communications, Los Angeles, CA • 1989–1991 / Tracy-Locke, Los Angeles, CA • 1986–1989
Special Events Contractor1991–2004
Bullock History Museum Gala, Austin, TX; GO! Art Festival, Albuquerque; American Le Mans racing series, Atlanta, GA; Scandia Racing Team (Indianapolis 500), Indianapolis, IN; Daytona and Sebring, FL 24- and 16-hour endurance races.
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER & ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS
Oregon: League of Women Voters (LWV) / Corvallis CVB / Zonta International
Texas: Lance Armstrong Foundation / Emily’s List / Texas Book Festival / Austin Chronicle
New Mexico: Spanish Colonial Arts Museum / League of Women Voters / NM Sierra Club / AAUW
California: Ventura CVB / LWV Ventura County / Ventura CofC / Ventura County Museum / Pierpont Bay Yacht Club
EDUCATION
BA, University Studies, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 2004
Graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Golden Key Society
REFERENCES
Excellent and available upon request