AMY SREENEN
Parker,Colorado
Summary
Skilled researcher, fact checker and event planner that has used these skills to move to department director, program creator and volunteer manager.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
DIRECTOR OF SECTIONS & COMMITTEES
COLORADO BAR ASSOCIATION
06.2018 - Current
- Manage 5 employees, 30 sections and 25 committees
- Plan, manage and execute the 8 retreat sessions for the Leadership Training Program and the Diverse Attorney Program
- Run the Denver and State High School Mock Trial programs as well as facilitate all regional programs as well
- Handle all meeting and program calendaring
- Facilitate the Awards programs for both CBA and DBA
- Liaison with all Executive Boards for the CBA & DBA
- Volunteer management for all CBA & DBA section & committee leadership
- Assist with CBA/DBA Governance management as needed
- Back-up administrator for the CBA's Community platform
- Create and manage budgets for multiple departments and programs
MANAGER OF SECTIONS & COMMITTEES
COLORADO BAR ASSOCIATION
01.2015 - 06.2018
- Continue to handle the duties listed under Specialist
- Manage day-to-day needs of four employees
- Handle all sponsorship opportunities for Barristers' Benefit Ball
- Assist with CBA/DBA Governance management as needed
- Back-up administrator for the CBA's new Community platform
SECTION & COMMITTEE SPECIALIST
COLORADO BAR ASSOCIATION
09.2003 - 01.2015
- Liaison to 10 CBA sections/committees including Family Law, Real Estate, Intellectual Property, Solo Small Firm and Ethics
- Responsible for setting up all CLE programs and meetings for each of my sections
- Responsible for all communication with section members
- Assisted with the coordination of Barristers' Benefit Ball
- Handled various tasks within the ClearVantage database on a daily basis, including taking reservations, entering payments, creating new events and some updating of records
FREELANCE FACT CHECKER
EURO RSCG WORLDWIDE
01.2002 - 10.2002
- Fact checked and sourced LEAP: A Revolution in Creative Business Strategy, by Bob Schmetterer, Chairman & CEO, Euro RSCG (John Wiley & Sons, January 2003)
- Fact checked and sourced BUZZ: Harness the Power of Influence and Create Demand, by Ira Matathia, Ann O'Reilly and Marian Salzman (John Wiley & Sons, April 2003)
- Fact checked various reports for the Strategic Trendspotting and Research team
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Strategic Trendspotting and Research (S.T.A.R.)
EURO RSCG WORLDWIDE
01.2000 - 01.2002
- Lead secondary researcher
- In charge of all research and fact checking for all S.T.A.R Publications
- Responsible for research efforts on various new business pitches
- Responsible for organizing and managing all freelance research and fact checking projects
- Responsible for keeping the S.T.A.R Intranet postings updated
DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY RESEARCH, The Intelligence Factory
YOUNG & RUBICAM
01.1997 - 01.2000
- Lead secondary researcher
- Worked closely with entire editorial department in coordinating and creating Intelligence Factory (IF) published product: Brain Snacks, Future Dialogue, and Futurescope
- Fact checked and updated all statistics within department publications
- Assisted in researching and writing Next: Trends for the Near Future (Overlook Press, 1999)
- Managed, researched, wrote, and fact checked IF content produced for Screaming Media
- Researched and wrote a number of IF's weekly and monthly publications
- Responsible for gathering press coverage and compiling report
DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT, Department of the Future
TBWA/CHIAT/DAY
01.1997 - 12.1997
- Arranged all speaking engagements, travel, and meetings
- Handled the release and distribution of press releases, newsletters (Fame+Flame), books, and research reports (Brainfood)
- Conducted research used in Department of the Future publications
- Coordinated efforts between the writers, researchers, publishers, and editors
- Worked closely with Cyber Dialogue in compiling and completing research polls
ASSISTANT ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, Bridgestone/Firestone Account
TBWA/CHIAT/DAY
01.1996 - 01.1997
- Responsible for account management on a day-to-day basis
- Prepared competitive-spending reports, produced media flow charts and handled all billing
- Daily liaison to client; attended all meetings regarding the account
- Handled the transition of the account after the merger of Chiat/Day and TBWA
- Handled many aspects of production during a joint television and print shoot, including creative approval and changes, estimate approval, network approval, and production meetings
- Accountable for coordination between all agency departments in creating and placing ads
ASSISTANT MANAGER, New Business Department
TBWA/CHIAT/DAY
01.1995 - 01.1996
- Responsible for research required by the department and managing partners
- Responsible for all international information, product samples, and research requests from anywhere in the worldwide agency network
- Created leave-behinds, answered RFPs, and assisted in all new-business matters, Set up pre-pitch and pitch meetings
- Coordinated presentations
- Created the walls and boards used for visual presentations
- One of the primary contacts for prospective clients
- Worked closely with all departments within the agency, including the studio, AV, account planning, MIS, account managers, and media planners
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
McKENNA & CUNEO
01.1994 - 09.1995
- Assisted paralegals and attorneys with library research and case management
- Responsible for scheduling all meetings within the office
- General clerical duties
Education
Bachelor of Science - Political Science
Colorado State University
Ft. Collins, CO05.1994
Skills
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
- Lexis-Nexis
- ClearVantage
- Higher Logic
- Informz
- Fastcase
- Casemaker
- Contract Review
Additional Information
Kent Denver, 1990
References
References available upon request
Hobbies
- Boating
- Camping
- Cooking
Timeline
DIRECTOR OF SECTIONS & COMMITTEES
COLORADO BAR ASSOCIATION
06.2018 - Current
MANAGER OF SECTIONS & COMMITTEES
COLORADO BAR ASSOCIATION
01.2015 - 06.2018
SECTION & COMMITTEE SPECIALIST
COLORADO BAR ASSOCIATION
09.2003 - 01.2015
FREELANCE FACT CHECKER
EURO RSCG WORLDWIDE
01.2002 - 10.2002
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, Strategic Trendspotting and Research (S.T.A.R.)
EURO RSCG WORLDWIDE
01.2000 - 01.2002
DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT, Department of the Future
TBWA/CHIAT/DAY
01.1997 - 12.1997
DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY RESEARCH, The Intelligence Factory
YOUNG & RUBICAM
01.1997 - 01.2000
ASSISTANT ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, Bridgestone/Firestone Account
TBWA/CHIAT/DAY
01.1996 - 01.1997
ASSISTANT MANAGER, New Business Department
TBWA/CHIAT/DAY
01.1995 - 01.1996
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
McKENNA & CUNEO
01.1994 - 09.1995
Bachelor of Science - Political Science
Colorado State University