BUSINESS SKILLS:
    Word processing: Microsoft Word 
    Other applications: PowerPoint, Microsoft Publisher, QuarkExpress, PhotoShop, Excel, Access, File Maker Pro, Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes, Reference Manager 
    Writing ability (proposals, newsletters, presentations, resumes, cover letters)
Internet skills 
    Event coordination: trade shows, seminars, user conferences
STRENGTHS: 
    Interpersonal skills - ability to put people at ease; Dependable, organized, efficient ;Team player; Self-starter
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE: 
    The Health Institute, Division of Clinical Care Research, New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 
    November 2000 - Present, Executive Assistant to Director and to Research Scientist

    Created prepress drafts for flyers, catalogs, order forms, and price lists 
    Managed digital image library 
    Formatted digital images for Website 
    Coordinated co-op program and produced credit memos 
    Wrote memos, presentations, and correspondence for Vice President 
    Maintained Excel sheets for budget, brand ID program, and retail mailer program 
    Monitored invoices

    Health Dialog, Inc., Boston, MA 
    Sept. 1998-April 1999 Administrative Assistant for healthcare management firm 
    Edited and produced company newsletter 
    Maintained company database 
    Performed Internet research on health topics and competition 
    Reviewed and analyzed health videos 
    Created PowerPoint presentations 
    Fulfilled orders for videotapes 
    TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 
    Taught in nursery school for 5 years and kindergarten for two years 
    COMMUNITY SERVICE: 
    Prescription Parents, Inc. (a parent support group for parents of children with cleft lip/palate) 
    Member (1981-present), President (1995-present, 1985-87), Secretary (1984-85), Newsletter Editor (1982-84, 1987-89), Corresponding Secretary (1989-1995)
Office for Children, Southern District Council, Former Member of Board of Directors 
EDUCATION: 
    1992-93 Katharine Gibbs School, Boston, MA. "Entree" Business Program, Dean's List 
    1971-75 Boston State College, Boston, MA. M.Ed. Early Childhood Education, Dean's List 
    1967-71 Albertus Magnus College, New Haven, CT. B.A., major in English