KIMBERLY JOHNSON
Burlington,NJ
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Section Secretary
Office of Legislative Service
01.2015 - Current
- Manages secretarial work flow in section to ensure timely completion of assignments and committee work
- Trains new secretarial staff in all aspects of the job and in office policies and procedures
- Monitors skill level of secretarial employees and makes recommendations when necessary
- Assists Section Chief in secretarial evaluations with feedback, comments and recommendations
- Maintains assignment records, assignment files, leave requests records, attendance calendar , travel and conferences requests and any other administrative matters delegated by the section chief
- Monitors committee files to ensure that they are complete, accurate, orderly and up-to-date.
Section Secretary
Office of Legislative Service
01.2003 - 01.2015
- Supervise the day-to-day performance of the Section’s secretarial staff
- Manage the training of new secretaries and continuously update the secretaries knowledge of office and legislative procedures
- Assists the Section Chief with performance evaluations and the administrative functions of the section
- Directly assists in maintaining the office work flow and coordinate performance between secretaries and professionals
- Serve as secretary to two Legislative Task Forces
- Create subpoenas and coordinating documents for an Investigative Task Force
- Maintained a locked confidential documents room of subpoenaed documents for legislators and legislative staff only
- Filing responsibility for professionals’ 30-day overdue reports (This is new – add this in) (such as timesheets, leave, and out-of-office requests/reports)
Senior Secretary
01.1997 - 01.2003
- Assists Section Secretary with training of new and entry level secretaries
- Coordinates with professional staff on committees, committee meetings, legislation and bill status
- Effectively communicates information to legislators, staff, and the public
- Accurately responds to Legislative requests with knowledge and understanding of office and legislative policy.
Secretary 3-5
01.1987 - 01.1997
- Assists professionals, in retrieving information from library sources, the Internet, NJ Statutes, NJ Administrative Code
- Accurately type and proofread legislative bills, committee statements and amendments, and correspondence
- Correctly format and finalize letters, memos and reports
- Responds to Legislative inquiries and requests with an understanding of the legislative process.
Professional Personal Achievements
- Serve as Secretary to the New Jersey Select Committee on Investigation
- Secretary to the First Legislative District Economic Development Task Force
- Editor of the OLS Secretarial Manual
- Attended Seminar – Conflict Management Skills for Women
- Attended Seminar – Managing Difficult People
- Served on CMU Committee on the Role of Secretaries
- Volunteer for Life Choice Hospice
- Volunteer for We Care – Cancer Care Ministry
Knowledge Skills Abilities
- Knowledge of office practices and procedures; communications and information processing technology; rules of grammar; and principles of organization.
- Considerable knowledge of technical (Information Technology) practices, procedures and, terminology.
- Skill in MS Office products (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
- Ability to maintain confidentiality, exercise judgment and discretion, and to handle politically sensitive work with maturity.
- Significant knowledge of the legislative process and state government.
- Ability to maintain composure and work cooperatively under pressure with legislators, legislative staff, and the public.
Timeline
Senior Section Secretary
Office of Legislative Service
01.2015 - Current
Section Secretary
Office of Legislative Service
01.2003 - 01.2015
Senior Secretary
01.1997 - 01.2003
Secretary 3-5
01.1987 - 01.1997
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