KRISTIN BENKO
LANSING,IL
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Marketplace EA
KPMG
Chicago, IL
05.2017 - Current
- Executive support responsibilities include:
- Overseeing daily calendar management for PPMD.
- Managing and maintaining the EVS Chicago distribution email lists.
- Administering access to the remote Chicago drive, including adding and removing employees as needed.
- Coordinating and updating calendars for all meetings, both internal and client-facing.
- Scheduling meetings with internal teams and external clients.
- Reserving CORE workplace spaces for PPMDs and self-daily.
- Communicating detailed coordination and information for all meetings including catering.
- Overseeing coordination of all internal office meetings.
- Researching venues and organizing client dinners and events.
- Developing and editing PowerPoint presentations for annual kickoff meetings and year-end functions.
- Coordinating meetings and events for all EVS team activities, happy hours, and PPMD events.
- Attending and taking notes during monthly client status calls.
- Managing and processing expense reports through the Concur system.
- Reconciling all expenses efficiently.
- Managing domestic and international travel arrangements, including passport and visa processing.
- Facilitating real estate license renewals for Tangible Partner.
- Client Engagement Setup Responsibilities:
- Support, edit, and finalize engagement letters in ECT; obtain signatures.
- Draft, finalize, and approve invoices; update on outstanding invoices.
- Coordinate with ESA/EMC to open client engagements (submit drafts, request codes, upload signed documents, assist with pricing as needed, and communicate with Risk Management)
- Generate and review reports; run weekly WIPs
Executive Assistant
EDELMAN
Chicago, IL
06.2015 - 02.2017
- Executive Assistant to the EVP of Corporate Communications, Two EVPs of Crisis, Risk and Reputation, their senior leaders and aided John Edelman, Managing Director and the General Managers of the department when needed, as well as the department.
- Executive support includes:
- Manage the daily calendar for EVPs, including frequent changes to travel schedules.
- Maintain calendars for all internal and client meetings.
- Schedule meetings both internally and with clients.
- Coordinate conference rooms, room setup, catering, and audio-visual needs, including Blue Jeans Video Conference system and international conference calls.
- Communicate meeting details as required.
- Develop and edit PowerPoint presentations for client meetings and new business pitches.
- Attend and take notes at weekly crisis status meetings.
- Manage and process expense reports via Concur.
- Register visitors with building security.
- Print materials and presentations for meetings, including binding as needed.
- Order and set up cell phones for new employees.
- Support onboarding of new employees.
- Arrange domestic and international travel.
- Participate in Eli training classes.
- Attend monthly Admin Roundtable meetings and contribute innovative ideas.
- Volunteer for Edelman Trust Event.
- Manage registration for corporate conferences.
- Maintain the weekly weekend on-call schedule for the crisis team.
- Manage E2 surveys for the Nationwide account.
- Provide coordination for new business pitches.
- Coordinate all team outings and events.
- Attend seminars and integrate learnings into training sessions and presentations.
- Perform necessary day-to-day operations.
Executive Assistant
DDB
Chicago, IL
08.2011 - 04.2015
- I provided support to the SVP, Integrated Brand Leader, SVP Account Director, and SVP Director of Strategy, as well as assisted both the Account Management and Creative teams on McDonald's account.
- Account support includes:
- Maintained calendars for all meetings, internally and with clients.
- Coordination of all conference rooms, room set up, catering and audio visual needs.
- All web casts, international conference calls arranged.
- Communicating all meeting details.
- Attend and schedule all weekly status meetings.
- Scheduled all weekly CRB meetings with the client.
- Arrange all production travel (Domestic and International).
- VISA and passport processing, if necessary, invitation letters.
- Handled and processed expense reports via Concur system.
- Vendor set up.
- Check requests |Check distribution.
- Cash advances for travel.
- OPNAD meeting registration for client meetings.
- Registration for conferences and seminars.
- Coordinate client holiday parties and create invitations.
- Log in visitors with building security.
- Print materials and presentations for meetings.
- Order office supplies and equipment.
- Maintained files.
- Prepared overnight mail packages.
- Performed necessary day to day functions.
- Volunteered for Off the Street Club and Boot Camp for interns and any other projects requested.
Executive Assistant | Account Coordinator
FCB
Chicago, IL
06.2000 - 08.2010
- Provided support to the Executive Vice President, Senior Vice Presidents, two Account Directors, two Account Supervisors, and four Account Executives on the SC Johnson account, which included Raid, OFF!, and Scrubbing Bubbles. Previous accounts managed include Hawaiian Punch, Sunkist, A&W, John Deere, Hoover, and Sara Lee.
- Planning Includes:
- Extensive coordination of meetings with teams, other employees| departments and clients.
- Communicating meeting details to attendees.
- Securing and preparing meeting rooms.
- Catering and room set up for client meetings and room set up for client meetings.
- Administrative support and other duties:
- Arranged domestic and international travel through American Express Travel.
- Processed VISA and passport applications.
- Submitted and managed expense reports via Concur.
- Scheduled conference and video calls.
- Set up conference room A/V equipment.
- Created and edited PowerPoint client presentations.
- Developed award-winning Big Idea Challenge presentations (twice yearly).
- Managed daily administrative tasks.
- Attended weekly status meetings.
- Account Coordinator duties:
- Managed annual budgets and client estimates.
- Monitored competitor advertising activity.
- Provided talent fee, payment, and budget estimates to clients.
- Coordinated legal approvals and network clearance for new commercials.
Education
AAS Program - Marketing, Business Management
South Suburban College
South Holland, ILTimeline
Marketplace EA
KPMG
05.2017 - Current
Executive Assistant
EDELMAN
06.2015 - 02.2017
Executive Assistant
DDB
08.2011 - 04.2015
Executive Assistant | Account Coordinator
FCB
06.2000 - 08.2010
AAS Program - Marketing, Business Management
South Suburban College