Summary
Education
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Timeline
Skills
Work History
Community Service
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Brenda DeWitt

Summary

Experienced managing executive schedules, travel arrangements, and meeting coordination. Utilizes strong interpersonal skills to facilitate communication and collaboration among team members. Knowledge of office management software and administrative protocols. Excellent organizational, time management and critical thinking skills. Detailed oriented and adapt to changing project requirements to meet business goals. Bilingual (English/Spanish).

Education

College of Staten Island

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Executive Assistant

Cornell University/Enterprise Innovation
02.2022 - Current

Scientific Administrative Assistant

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
01.2019 - 01.2020

Administrative Assistant/Surgical Coordinator

Weill Cornell Medicine
02.2014 - 07.2019

Administrative Assistant to Neurosurgeon.

Neurological Surgery P.C
01.2012 - 01.2013

College of Staten Island

Skills

  • Outlook
  • Excel
  • Concur
  • Expense reporting
  • Calendar management
  • Meeting planning
  • Travel arrangements
  • Excel spreadsheets
  • Project management
  • Invoice processing
  • Business administration
  • Conference planning

Work History

Executive Assistant

Cornell University/Enterprise Innovation
02.2022 - Current
  • Manage communications across various internal departments/outside institutions /companies for the planning and organization of events (such as education and resources on start-up businesses, licensing, contracting and copyright resources, fundraiser and cooperation)
  • Develop a more efficient streamline of communication with our NYC department and Ithaca finance department. By implementing a dept liaison for expenses and travel reimbursement to improve team communications and decrease reimbursement errors.
  • Handle submission of all department expense reports which include travel reimbursement.
  • Coordinated international travel arrangements, ensuring seamless logistics for executives attending global conferences.
  • Register staff members for bio-conferences and marketing events.
  • Manage confidential licensing contracts and sensitive documents.
  • Oversee, coordinate, and prepare for detailed events such as seminars and guest speakers both internationally and domestically.
  • Provide administrative support to Senior Managing Director & Director of Business Development and Licensing at NYC base office.
  • Serve as the Point-of-Contact and managed various logistical duties for NYC office.
  • Research, organize and negotiate vendors and venues.
  • Arranged, confirmed, and managed a heavily detailed calendar for staff of twelve.
  • Handled confidential and sensitive information with discretion and tact.
  • Processed travel expenses and reimbursements for executive team and senior management group.
  • Facilitated training and onboarding for incoming office staff.

Scientific Administrative Assistant

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
01.2019 - 01.2020
  • Provide Administrative support to two Principal Investigators.
  • Assist in preparing and gathering information for progress and final reports due annually to federal agencies, industries, and foundations.
  • Assist in the preparation of material to prepare for grant applications.
  • Prepare foreign and domestic travel arrangements and itineraries.
  • Review and process travel vouchers.
  • Serve as the Point-of-Contact and managed various logistical duties for Conference Management, Foreign Visits and Assignments.

Administrative Assistant/Surgical Coordinator

Weill Cornell Medicine
02.2014 - 07.2019
  • Provide senior administrative support to both physician and physician assist.
  • Plan and coordinate details of special events such as educational services.
  • Arranged, confirmed, and managed a heavy detailed calendar.
  • Maintain and organize clinical schedule for in-patient and out-patient services.
  • Scheduled patients follow-up care/pre-surgical testing/and imagining appointments.
  • Responsible for scheduling surgeries and all follow up care for 3 hospital locations and obtaining insurance authorization.
  • Vascular and Endovascular Division..
  • Organized office events such as holiday parties or team-building activities, promoting a positive company culture and boosting employee morale.

Administrative Assistant to Neurosurgeon.

Neurological Surgery P.C
01.2012 - 01.2013
  • Processed credentials for hospital privileges and affiliation for 7 different hospitals. Including the gathering of all proper documentations to ensure the applications are up to date and approved.
  • Maintained and processed the physician's licenses, DEA and Workers-Comp information.
  • Managed all billing for in office visits and confirmed proper coding to ensure correct payments. Payments include all co-pays and self-payments.
  • Assisted in surgical bookings for 3 different physicians which include insurance authorizations.

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

RemoteOn-SiteHybrid

Community Service

  • Ruth Paz Foundation, Honduras.
  • CYL: Mentorship and personal development.
  • Volunteer at food pantries and environmental clean ups. (Local Beaches and Historical Parks)
  • Operation Impact, Team captain and organized local fundraising events:,Raising over. $250,000 for women and children in homeless shelters.NY/Florida

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience