Margaret Kimball
14475 Watson Ln. Apt. 4 Woodbridge, VA 22193
Phone: 703 986 9348 Email: mmkimb@gmail.com
Education
- City University of New York School of Professional Studies, New York, NY
BA Communications and Culture February 2011 Summa Cum Laude GPA: 3.973
- Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge, VA
AA Liberal Arts August 2008 Summa Cum Laude, Phi Theta Kappa GPA: 4.0
- TEFL Certification 120 hours, June 2012, Bridge Linguatec, Inc.
Work Experience
July 2012-Present Administrative Assistant
Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP
Washington, DC
- Served as Assistant to the Office Manager of a Litigation Boutique
- Acted as “floating secretary” cross-trained in positions to include legal assistant, office services, and reception
- Acted as liaison between higher management and staff, vendors, and outside contacts
- Coordinated travel, entered time, and maintained files on a regular basis
- Acted as head of the office library to include the maintenance of all firm wide databases as well as the firm website
- Coordinated new employee instatement and orientation as well as employee dismissal
October 2011-June 2012 Temporary Receptionist/Admin Assistant
Legal E Staffing, Washington, DC
October 2010- February 2011 Blogging Intern
Destination Guides, Washington, DC
http://dguides.com/
- Worked autonomously in conducting research online and in person to prepare and proof and publish an average of 10 travel articles per week on a Word Press based travel blog.
May 2010-June 2012 Vice-president Legion of Mary, Woodbridge, VA
August 1995- October 2006 Secretary
- Worked as part of a dynamic team to perform community service as a youth volunteer.
- Chronicled meetings, created forms, prepared press releases and maintained records.
- Coordinated special events to include meetings, functions, and workshops with 25-100 participants.
- Located and invited presenters and guests for special events.
- Prepared and presented reports, and acted as a representative to higher councils.
- Acted as team leader and independently on numerous projects.
2005-2006 Administrative Assistant
Our Lady of Angels Church, Woodbridge, VA
- Interacted with customers to answer inquiries both in person and over the telephone.
- Created advertisements, fliers, and correspondence with the assistance of Microsoft Office.
- Scheduled and planned special events such as annual student carnivals, seasonal programs, teacher appreciation dinners, and training workshops and coordinated their logistics as part of a team effort.
- Reviewed materials and offered feedback to managers.
Other Qualifications
- Typing speed is 59 words per minute
- Received training in and used Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook
- Has made use of Word Press in academic, personal, and professional settings and Drupal in professional settings