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Coral Gables Community Foundation,  Coral Gables, FL                         December 2008—Present
Marketing Coordinator

Free-Lance Writer and Designer                                                           July 2008—December 2008
Website Design in Illustrator—mock-ups for prospective clients (home page, blog page, property view, search results, about us), and community profile pages (research and writing); blogging

EWM, Inc., Realtors®,  Coral Gables, FL                                                  September 2000—June 2008
Executive Assistant and Legal Coordinator
Website Design and Maintenance of Company intranet site (ewmrealtors.com) and external site (ewm.com), real-estate and in-house forms; recruiting packet; welcome packet for new hires; website content, blog posts, advertising list and deadline calendar, cultural calendar

Cyclical Events Planning: Annual Awards Ceremony (theme, invitations, programs, catering, awards, and giveaways); Managers' Meetings and Retreats; Listing Contests (theme, instructions, materials, upkeep, prizes, web site posts); Holiday Party; Special Events (lecturers, corporate sponsors, luncheons, meetings, training sessions); Legal Seminar (speakers, program, luncheon, materials)
Escrow Disputes, Board Complaints, Lawsuits, and Subpoenas for Records  processing (reviewed and logged all agent file materials, summary sheet, forms to State, funds and/or materials to attorneys or to the court); monthly legal Newsletter as support to General Counsel

Marketing Coordinator  Data entry under deadline on various sized ads in multiple publications; special events and filler ads


The Container Store®, Miami, FL                                                        October 1999–September 2000 Salesperson (Full-time Salaried Status) Retail sales as part of a team meeting daily sales goals; inventory control; operation, maintenance, and repair of all machines; closet planning (elfa®) and cutting; in-home Skandia™ installations; responded to all comment cards


University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, FL                        January 1996–March 1999 Coordinator II for 3 graduate law programs: Estate Planning, Real Property Development, and Taxation
(20-60 students and 11-15 instructors per program)  brochures and related materials; telephone and written inquiries and fulfillment via direct mail; class materials; student mail boxes; class schedules; confidential duplication, storing, and proctoring of exams; design and implementation of database systems for the Real Property Development program (to track: direct mail inquiries, current and past students, instructors, community contacts, and vendors); submitted grades, scheduled appointments; inventory of all direct mail materials and promotional items; special events; transportation for large groups; reservations for out-of-town instructors

Fourth Floor Secretarial Pool Supervisor of 3 secretaries working for 13 full-time and 9 part-time professors

Word Processor Operator, Senior Faculty Secretary to 4 full-time and 2 part-time professors