KATHARINE PARNELL
Brooklyn,USA
Summary
Driven and resourceful professional with 3 + years of experience assisting with work of high-achieving executives. Track record supporting professional needs with well-organized precision. Successfully manages high-volume workloads in rapidly changing environments. Experienced in sales and executive support.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Assistant to the President
Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group
03.2025 - Current
- Serve as strategic and operational partner to the President, functioning as an executive assistant across business priorities, high-profile clients, and active development projects.
- Review and summarize legal documents, agreements, and project materials to support executive decision-making and communication with sponsors, developers, and attorneys.
- Attend client, sponsor, and architect meetings with the President and prepare detailed follow-up notes and next-step action plans.
- Attend internal leadership meetings on behalf of the President; prepare agendas, gather materials, document discussions, and coordinate next steps.
- Manage cross-departmental coordination between sales, marketing, research, and project management teams to ensure alignment with executive objectives.
- Oversee executive communications, including drafting correspondence, preparing talking points, and building presentations for internal, sponsor, or industry events.
- Prioritize and triage incoming requests, ensuring efficient workflow, clear follow-up, and timely completion of high-impact tasks.
- Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive or time-critical information with discretion and precision.
- Support portfolio-level strategy discussions, pipeline planning, and market positioning for current and upcoming development launches.
- Oversee complex calendar management, including scheduling across multiple time zones, cross-team coordination, and last-minute adjustments.
- Prepare last minute pitches for developer meetings.
- Organize company-wide events with little time to spare.
Senior On-site Sales Coordinator
Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group
12.2024 - 02.2025
- Assisted in the sales process for the highest selling luxury residential building in Q2 2024, 520 Fifth Avenue, resulting in 50 contracts signed in three months
- Maintained the CS On-site, Resource, and StreetEasy databases, showing all contract activity
- Create, maintain, and distribute internal, project, and company reports and forms as directed (including Daily & Weekly Reports, Monthly Benchmark Reports, Purchaser Profile Reports, etc.)
- Manage upwards to align executive objectives with team performance, ensuring clear communication and streamlined decision-making processes
- Plan broker events for site, ensure everything is in order
- Create deal sheets for Sponsor attorneys when contracts need to be signed, as well as Requests for Commission
- Confirm and schedule appointments with customers and agents
On-site Sales Coordinator
Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group
06.2022 - 12.2024
- Create, maintain, and distribute internal, project, and company reports and forms as directed (including contact lists, Daily & Weekly Reports, Monthly Office Schedule, Client Cards, etc.)
- Database maintenance for building inquiries, prospects, and purchases on CS On-site
- Plan broker events for the building, as well as launch events and amenity reveals
- Create deal sheets for Sponsor attorneys when contracts need to be signed
- Keep media schedule on record and know what advertising is running, update the database, and client registration card with new sources
- Confirm and schedule appointments with customers
- Assist Sales Associates in all aspects of their day-to-day interaction with clients
Intern
Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group
06.2021 - 06.2022
- Perform tasks relating to on-site sales reporting
- Provide support to main office marketing and project administration teams
- Maintain CS On-site database of inquiries, prospects, and select buildings, as needed
Public Relations Intern
Rubenstein Public Relations
06.2020 - 08.2020
- Created media lists for account executives to help with product development
- Distributed media packages
- Created weekly and monthly reports for each client
- Drafted and distributed press releases and pitch letters to account executives
- Edited written materials such as press releases on behalf of clients
- Attended webinars and transcribed for account executives
- Generated SWOT analyses for account executives
Marketing Intern
ArtSkills Inc.
10.2019 - 06.2020
- Attended financial and product development meetings
- Designed product development presentations and presented them to the company
- Conducted surveys for customers and compiled results to determine what changes or improvements should be made to boost sales or reduce costs
- Evaluated competitors’ marketing strategies and benchmarked them against the company’s own marketing program
Hackensack Meridian Health Intern
Friends of The Foundation
02.2018 - 05.2018
- Determined donors who have met giving thresholds for program membership to continue their support
- Met donors when they arrived at the hospital
- Assisted donors with navigating the hospital
- Prepared Excel spreadsheets including the locations of all donor recognition opportunities for the Foundation
Education
MBA - Finance, Real Estate, Leadership
NYU Stern School of Business
New York, NY12-2026
Bachelor of Arts - Economics and Psychology
Lafayette College
Easton, PA01.2022
Skills
- Excellent communication, organization, and follow-up skills
- Flexible, responsible, and reliable
- Works well with others
- Speaks and writes clearly and effectively
- Competent in Resource, TAXI, and CRM
- Quick learner with a strong work ethic
- Ability to manage and prioritize tasks
- Proficient in STATA, R-Coding, and Python
- Competent in Microsoft Office Suite
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong math and analytical skills
- Advanced multitasking
- Meeting facilitation
- Strong decision-making
- Executive support
- Meticulous attention to detail
Timeline
Executive Assistant to the President
Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group
03.2025 - Current
Senior On-site Sales Coordinator
Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group
12.2024 - 02.2025
On-site Sales Coordinator
Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group
06.2022 - 12.2024
Intern
Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group
06.2021 - 06.2022
Public Relations Intern
Rubenstein Public Relations
06.2020 - 08.2020
Marketing Intern
ArtSkills Inc.
10.2019 - 06.2020
Hackensack Meridian Health Intern
Friends of The Foundation
02.2018 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Economics and Psychology
Lafayette College
MBA - Finance, Real Estate, Leadership
NYU Stern School of Business