Success in Learning

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Twenty-five years of business experience. Highly organized, enthusiastic, self-starter with excellent communications skills including teaching, public relations, website design and maintenance. Former Executive Director of senior citizens' agency. Taught computer basics to all ages and backgrounds. Edited newsletter and chaired membership committee and program committee for professional society. Published articles in periodicals. High degree of computer literacy including online research and desktop publishing.

AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE

Teaching - Windows through XP, ESL, Job Search & Resume Writing;
Curriculum development;
Microsoft Office including Publisher;
Web editing including HTML and Dreamweaver;
Corel Office Suite;
Information and Interface Design;
Legal and Ethical Issues in Internet Publishing;
Certified Professional Secretary®;
Multi-lingual (French and Spanish);

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SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Taught in Continuing Studies Department, University of British Columbia, in office technology classes including Microsoft Office and Orientation to the Microcomputer, File Management, Internet and Email, Job Search, Resume Writing and Interview Skills in a program for the Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology.

As Executive Director of the National Academy of Older Canadians, taught senior citizens to use microcomputers and the internet, recruited volunteers as office staff and teachers, trained lab assistants, planned curriculum and developed new course materials.

Working as part of a team with senior staff and chief executives from manufacturing companies (Hewlett-Packard, Bayer, Kaiser), served as the Administrative Coordinator of Gonzaga's Manufacturing Forum. Handled production and distribution of the conference brochure; registration of up to 150 delegates; organized workshops; coordinated travel arrangements for the workshop leaders; and produced the conference proceedings from material provided by the speakers

As Assistant to the Director of Gonzaga University's Center for Engineering Design, collected and coordinated information from the various School of Engineering professors regarding lab activities and equipment and put together a brochure/tour booklet. Have also written and coordinated press releases for the Center.

As Education Chair for the Spokane Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals, planned and organized review classes for the Certified Professional Secretary exam including hiring instructors, arranging classroom space and preparing press releases and publicity materials.

Published in The Spokesman-Review, Spokane Woman, Indian Trail Times, The Fig Tree, Spokane Valley News, Cheney Free Press, The Easterner, Lumens, in addition to in-house publications for Sacred Heart Medical Centre and Gonzaga University. Clips available on request.

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