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Janita Branch

Janita Branch

Virtual Assistant

Summary

Organized office professional with experience with various administrative tasks such as preparing agendas, scheduling meetings and providing customer assistance. Resourceful and experienced worker offering expertise in customer service, travel coordination and file management. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Handles multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Life and Professional Development Coach

Purposed For A Purpose
Clinton, MD
09.2018 - Current
  • Offered guidance and advice to help cultivate self-esteem and community involvement.
  • Engaged and interacted with youth members, teaching sustainable habits, and coping mechanisms.
  • Helped set appropriate goals and plans to achieve targets
  • Engaged and interacted with youth members, teaching sustainable habits, and coping mechanisms.
  • Helped clients build life management and coping skills to handle daily needs and specific stressors.
  • Facilitated group sessions and learning discussions to further objectives.

Meeting Planner

HelmsBriscoe
01.2018 - 01.2021
  • Coordinated all vendors, and event contributors including performers, photographers and caterers for various events
  • Handled site selection for meetings and incentive travel.
  • Developed detailed event reports, documenting all aspects of each event.
  • Implemented contingency plans to address last-minute changes or unforeseen events.
  • Utilized social media to promote events and increase attendance.
  • Submitted RFPs on behalf of clients for room blocks and meeting spaces and Food and Beverage Orders
  • Acted as a liaison between clients and venues to ensure clients needs were meet
  • Coordinated travel and accommodations for event attendees.
  • Negotiated contracts with venues, vendors and suppliers to obtain best rates and services.

Special Events Chair, Fort Leavenworth Spouses' Club
Fort Leavenworth, KS
01.2017 - 01.2018
  • Required to plan at a minimum two (2) major fundraisers for the club
  • Responsible for all details of events- event staffing, vendor recruitment, obtaining permits, raffle/silent auctions
  • Selected the location for events and design layout
  • Designed online vendor application and forms
  • Created and submitted proposed annual budget to board for approval
  • Organized committees for each event and conducted monthly meetings
  • Constructed sponsorship packages and oversaw the donation and sponsorship requests.

Executive Assistant

Degnon & Associates
, VA
01.2014 - 01.2015
  • Organized team meetings- sending out electronic invites, reserving meeting space and disseminating necessary information prior to and after meeting
  • Served as the department on-boarding coordinator and coordinated schedules, meetings and trainings for new hires while serving as a resource
  • Managed team leaders calendar, arranged travel, prepared expense reports and responded to email on telephone inquires on their behalf
  • Organized and coordinated conferences and monthly meetings.
  • Reviewed group and individual travel expenses for accuracy and submitted for approval
  • Assisted board members and regional leaders with annual conferences-website updates, emails to members, travel, event materials and venue setup
  • Provided onsite meeting support- room and A/V setup, registration, and program implementation
  • Updated and maintained confidential databases and records.
  • Generated, disseminated and collected post event surveys to help identify areas of improvement.

Business Analyst/Tester

Hewlett Packard
El Paso, TX
01.2011 - 01.2014
  • Worked remotely with clients, stakeholders and partners to develop a strategy to increase sales and /or addressbusiness problems by developing cost effective technological and business solutions
  • Coordinated remote team meetings internally and externally
  • Utilized SharePoint to collaborate and share documents within the team
  • Worked one on one with clients to provide training on newly implemented systems and applications
  • Drafted and wrote test cases to be executed prior to implementation
  • Oversaw the utilization of Quality Center, a testing application, for the testers and business analyst teams.

Event Planner

Touch Of Clazz Event Planning
El Paso, TX
08.2006 - 05.2009
  • Managed event logistics and operations.
  • Performed event coordination for larger parties and gatherings.
  • Coordinated schedules and timelines for events.
  • Established working relationships with clients by organizing various events.
  • Managed administrative logistics of events planning, event booking, and event promotions.
  • Corresponded with clients to answer questions and resolve issues.
  • Consulted with customers to determine objectives and requirements for events.
  • Developed post-event reports to determine effectiveness of each event.

Education

Master of Science - Merchandise Marketing

North Dakota State University
01.2007 - 2009.01

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

University of Florida
01.2000 - 2004.01

Skills

Meeting planning

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Interests

Travel

Learning Languages

Hiking

Timeline

Life and Professional Development Coach

Purposed For A Purpose
09.2018 - Current

Meeting Planner

HelmsBriscoe
01.2018 - 01.2021

Special Events Chair, Fort Leavenworth Spouses' Club
01.2017 - 01.2018

Executive Assistant

Degnon & Associates
01.2014 - 01.2015

Business Analyst/Tester

Hewlett Packard
01.2011 - 01.2014

Master of Science - Merchandise Marketing

North Dakota State University
01.2007 - 2009.01

Event Planner

Touch Of Clazz Event Planning
08.2006 - 05.2009

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology

University of Florida
01.2000 - 2004.01

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