Christy Skinner

Firm Media is an award-winning boutique digital marketing agency specializing in customized marketing solutions for plastic surgery and oral surgery markets. Co-founded by CEO turned Chief Strategy Officer, Chris Suchánek, the agency also supports Project Boon, a nonprofit organization that addresses food insecurity and volunteer community engagement throughout San Bernardino, Riverside, and Los Angeles Counties.

My Role & Impact:

Expertly manage dual responsibilities across both entities under a complex leadership structure—supporting the CEO and the Founder Chief Strategy Officer at Firm Media and executing high-impact community programs with Project Boon.

At Firm Media:

• Provide executive-level support to senior leadership, managing complex calendars, travel, and confidential correspondence.
• Streamline administrative workflows, ensuring project deadlines and client deliverables are met.
• Coordinate internal communications and team alignment for multiple active campaigns.
• Partner with leadership on client engagement initiatives, maintaining strong professional relationships.

At Project Boon:

• Plan and execute large-scale community events (holiday meal distributions, school supply drives, health resource fairs) serving 1,000+ attendees.
• Write and submit grant applications to secure program funding, while developing relationships with corporate sponsors and community partners.
• Cultivate and steward sponsor and donor relationships, resulting in increased year-over-year event support.
• Coordinate volunteers, vendors, and logistics to ensure seamless event execution and high community impact.
• Contribute to fundraising campaigns and public relations strategies to expand nonprofit reach.

Seamlessly integrate agency infrastructure and nonprofit needs, strengthening both organizations.

Founded and operated a virtual executive assistant consultancy during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing high-level administrative, accounting, and property management services to executives and organizations nationwide.

My Role & Impact:

• Founded and operated a virtual executive assistant consultancy during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing high-level administrative, accounting, and property management services to executives and organizations nationwide.
• Partnered with C-suite leaders and board members across the U.S., U.K., and India, delivering global support in calendar management, international travel coordination, board meeting preparation, and confidential communication.
• Secured high-profile engagements with clients including Pomona College (via Sincerus Solutions), Radcliff Mayes, LLC, Lantern Global, Vix Media Group, and multiple real estate firms.
• Served as Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Advancement at Pomona College, coordinating advancement operations, donor communications, and campaign preparation during a critical leadership transition.
• Enabled clients to maintain seamless business continuity throughout the shift to remote work by implementing efficient digital workflows and collaboration tools.
• Recognized for adaptability, discretion, and strategic problem-solving in supporting executives across diverse industries, including higher education, media, finance, and real estate.

• Supported CEO of a financial services firm with 11 locations across 3 states.
• Liaised between the CEO and The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America®, maintaining strict confidentiality.
• Coordinated complex travel itineraries and managed high-volume scheduling.
• Reconciled monthly American Express statements and maintained aircraft flight logs to preserve tax-exempt status.

Growing Inland Achievement (GIA) aimed to increase college preparedness by reducing the number of students requiring remediation upon entering college by 20% within five years, and to boost baccalaureate, associate, certificate, and credential attainment by 15%. In 2018 GIA launched its first-ever Innovation Awards to support local organizations working to improve educational attainment and economic success in the Inland Empire through various strategies.

My Role & Impact:

• Set-up the physical office location including securing the domain name, website design, office telephone system, office equipment, business letterhead and business cards.
• Responsible for coordinating monthly board meetings, preparing necessary documents, taking minutes and distributing to the appropriate individuals.
• Fulfill daily executive assistant duties, including calendar management, communication, travel arrangements, and accounting/bookkeeping, as needed.
• Strong interpersonal skills; maintaining a high level of confidentiality with personal discretion and integrity

As a sub-department of the IT department, IT Infrastructure is responsible for Technical Support and maintaining the campus network and telephone system. IT Infrastructure staff sees to it that the servers delivering both Internet-based and Intranet-based programs run smoothly and meet the growing needs of the University community.

My Role & Impact:

• Work with faculty and staff in the procurement of all IT-related purchases (i.e., desktop computers, laptop computers, software, peripherals, etc.) from providing the initial quote, enter requisition in Banner, receiving, and coordinating the delivery and installation.
• Effectively interact with the Director and Department to identify the needs for current fiscal-year and projected future needs; maintain budget spreadsheet to quickly analyze the data; prepare journal entries for budget transfer, cash transfers, etc. as necessary.
• Maintain several spreadsheets to track licensing requirements, both volume and single-user licenses and purchasing report, as well as a campus-wide spreadsheet relating to software purchases and cash transfers.
• Prepared written letters, memos, projects, and documents as requested.
• Attended various meetings (Director’s, Faculty Technology Committee, Student Learning Outcome, security audit, etc.), preparing agendas when necessary, taking minutes and distributing to appropriate individuals/ departments.
• Provided necessary reports to ascertain the effectiveness of the individual sub-units within IT to be included in the quarterly Board reports.

Provided administrative support to the Vice President/ Controller and the Accounting Department at the Corporate Headquarters of one of the Inland Empire’s major homebuilders.

• Planned and coordinated all departmental meetings and correspondence; maintained calendar
• Liaisoned with several lenders simultaneously, prepared loan draws (payments to subcontractors), and administered the reimbursement of bank loans as the properties were sold
• Updated project loan spreadsheets and prepared monthly reconciliations
• Established and interacted with entities (limited liability companies) in the administration and close of loans for each project: filed documents with the Secretary of State and Franchise Tax Board; obtained taxpayer ID numbers; prepared operating agreements and all legal documents
• Interacted with Dissemination Agents from multiple Community Facilities Districts (government agencies ensuring collection of school district/tax assessment for new development): prepared semi-annual reports/updates with details of each development to ensure fees/taxes are paid during building process; requested reimbursement after sales process is completed
• Processed payment of property taxes
• Prepared monthly supplements to financial statements including detailed schedules for legal expenses, outside consultant fees, charitable donations, political donations, and contract waivers for each loan (currently over 10 loans)
• Supervised two Receptionists and one Administrative Assistant; prioritized and organized workflow; developed policies and procedures for office activities company wide
• Maintained services for four office locations interacting with outsourced companies

Provided administrative and accounting support to the Managing Member and Co-Managing Members of this award-winning local homebuilder.

• Prepared all correspondence including monthly newsletter to the communities and investors
• Performed Notary Public duties
• Performed contract administration for every subcontractor on all projects including maintaining database of compliance, licenses, and insurance expiration
• Processed accounts payable including loan draw request to the lenders; prepared and maintained budgets and sub-schedules in Excel; managed cash disbursements

Provided administrative support to the President of this real estate investment/property management company.

• Coordinated and participated in meetings with clients to facilitate the real estate listing/sale process;
  prepared all documents, performed the walk-through inspections, and interfacing with the escrow
  company through closing
• Developed annual budget and five-year cash flow analysis for five self-storage facilities and seven
  apartment complexes
• Analyzed and reconciled quarterly financial statements to budget; generated reports for investors of
  each project; processed accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll
• Established and maintained several databases including database of 3,000+ clients, and comparable
  sales information in Access