professional experience

From Spouts to Supper, Metuchen, NJ                                                                                         January  2012 – Present
Health Coach and Health & Wellness Virtual Support Specialist
Health Coach, Owner

• Health Coaching practice that specializes in plant-based diets
  
• Meet one on one with clients in person or over the phone
  
• Supervise cleanses
  
• Conduct food demonstrations
  
• Health related workshops
  
• Health-based research
  
• Social media presence    
  

Virtual Support Specialist Clients:
Mike Michalowicz – February 2013 - Present

• Scheduling
  
• Travel arrangements
  
• Email review
  
• Client contact and correspondence
  
• General admin duties

MindSong – September 2012 - Present

• Administrative tasks
  
• Social media
  

Everyday Health, Inc., New York, NY                                                                                           January 2011 – July 2012 
Executive Assistant to Chief Product Officer

• Responsible for providing executive administrative support for the Executive Vice President, Chief Product Officer and her staff of five direct reports
  
• Extensive Outlook calendar management and scheduling of high level meetings for CPO and light calendaring for her staff
  
• Checks CPO’s email and sets up meetings accordingly
  
• Attends the CPO’s weekly staff meeting to take notes
  
• Responsible for making sure that meetings are catered properly and within budget
  
• Responsible for submitting New Hire requests to Human Resources on an as needed basis
  
• Manages receipts and submits expense reports accurately and in a timely manner
  
• Updates confidential Org Charts on PowerPoint on a monthly basis
  
• Responsible for using Excel to track Facebook “likes” for the various Everyday Health websites
  
• Submits a daily status to ensure that all projects and requests are on track
  
• Assists with PowerPoint Presentations for internal and external meetings
  
• Assists with calls and emails from the public regarding website properties

Cline, Davis & Mann, New York, NY                                                                                      October 2003 – January 2011
Executive Assistant to Managing Partner

• Valued for ability to exercise discretion in maintaining confidential information and acting as Partner’s right hand
  
• Checked Partner's email and responded to requests as necessary
  
• Worked with Senior Account Management on departmental initiatives such as quarterly department meetings
  
• Heavy interaction with clients and Agency visitors
  
• Heavy calendar management including scheduling high level internal meetings and client meetings
  
• Extensive domestic and global travel arrangements and management of itineraries
  
• Performed special projects such as coordinating the sending of holiday gifts to all agency clients
  
• Planned departmental and agency events
  
•  Worked with IT to create a SharePoint sites for Agency Managing Partners and the department
• Management of confidential client list and internal organizational charts for the department
  
• Trained group assistants for the department
  
• Coordinated the set-up of conference call bridges for each brand team, leading to significant savings
  

Donna Karan International, New York, NY                                                                              March 2002 – October 2003
Executive Assistant to Vice President and Director of Stores

• Handled basic clerical duties for VP and Director of Stores
  
• Assisted with budgets in Excel spreadsheets
  
• Handled inquiries from all level of Store Managers, other Company Departments and customers
  
• Managed several databases (DKNY Survey, Friends & Family List, Store Directories)
  
• Managed department interns
  

EDUCATION

• Middlesex County College, AAS Expected 2014
  
• Institute for Integrative Nutrition
  
• eCornell, Plant-Based Diet Certification
  
• Jersey City State College, BA 

SKILLS

• Proficient in: Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint for PC and Mac, Microsoft Outlook, Keynote, Lotus Notes, Entourage, FileMaker, Internet, SPSS, Blackberry, iPhone, iPad, Vitamix, Facebook, Twitter, Hootsuite, LinkedIn
  
• Fluent in Spanish