Overview
Work History
Education
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MARIA CATHERINE MELOCHE

Maidstone,Ontario

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience

Work History

Executive Assistant Team Lead

DTE Energy
01.2022 - Current
  • Coordinate and conduct monthly EA check-in meetings by building a robust agenda that delivers beneficial information for successful work while also monitoring team wellness and engagement
  • Support the Executive Assistant team to achieve and maintain the standards and practices to be “Best In Class”
  • Lead Safety Stand-Ups and encourage meaningful dialogue with the specified topic
  • Ensure EA Focus Groups deliver on their yearly goals by conducting report outs within each monthly EA meeting
  • Work closely with EA to VP & Chief of Staff to drive successful quarterly Open Window process

Executive Assistant II to VP, Corporate & Government Affairs & VP, General Auditor

DTE Energy
08.2021 - Current
  • Capitalize the time for two executives by monitoring emails and meeting invitations to ensure they are focused on activities that are important to the success of their team tactics
  • Use weekly check-in to look a month in advance of execs calendar to clean up areas where conflicting meetings appear (offering a delegate if appropriate)
  • Print emails for discussion to prompt executives attention
  • Send emails on behalf of executive as asked for clarification or documents needed
  • Thought partner with both executives on issues relating to their team and broader organizations, helping to drive initiatives to fruition
  • Work closely with Auditing team to distribute “final auditing” reports as need to the appropriate business unit
  • Partner with external executive assistants to ensure DTE and their external peers regularly meet to collaborate on best practices for customers

Executive Assistant II to VP, Corporate Communications & VP Corporate & Government Affairs

DTE Energy
06.2015 - Current
  • Optimize time and attention for two executives by monitoring emails and meeting invitations to ensure they are focused on activities that are important to the success of their strategies
  • Thought partner with both executives on issues relating to their team and broader organizations, helping to drive initiatives to fruition
  • Partner with CSO Chief of Staff to better engage the Executive Assistant team in biweekly and annual offsite meetings with strategic and meaningful agendas that address current issues
  • Work closely with other Executive Assistants to organize and optimize our collective executives’ time and schedules, including planning logistics for onsite and offsite meetings and events with regulators and community partners
  • Participate with Women of DTE on planning and day-of-event lead for Wine Down After Work (3 years)

Executive Assistant II to VP, Gas Sales & Supply, VP Organizational Effectiveness & Chief Learning Officer, VP, Diversity & Inclusion

DTE Energy
02.2014 - Current
  • Maximize two executives time by monitoring emails and meeting invitations to ensure they are focused on activities that are important to their priority plan
  • Strategically schedule quarterly site visits around the state for Gas VP to engage with team and ensure alignment
  • Co-plan gas employee significant anniversary dinners, across service area territory (3 per year)
  • Back-up for EAII to Senior Vice President, Human Resources and VP Corporate Secretary & Chief of Staff, occasionally supporting up to 4 executives
  • Co-lead for annual THAW fundraiser for executive floors

Executive Assistant to Chairman of Radiation Oncology

Henry Ford Health System
08.2011 - 02.2014
  • Provide support to six Senior Staff Physicians and Group Practice Director
  • Processor of credentialing applications to maintain Senior Staff hospital privileges
  • Maintain monthly Senior Staff coverage calendar for Main Campus and satellite clinics
  • Worked alongside Chairman to prepare and submit articles to medical journals for publication
  • As a member of Employee Advisory Group (EAG) worked to plan events within the hospital such as Bring Your Child to Work day

Secretary III – Office of Philanthropy

Henry Ford Health System
08.2010 - 08.2011
  • Support planning and production of quarterly annual Council of Advisor Board meetings by compiling meeting packets and minutes for attendees of seven boards, having ~10 members each
  • Reconciled $1 million plus office budget by tracking vendor invoices, purchase orders & check requests and reporting variances to Senior Director
  • Track Donor addresses and process Donor gift donations and attend fund raising events

Office Administrator

Turner Broadcasting Sales, Inc. / CNN Networks
03.1998 - 01.2009
  • Processed and tracked vendor invoices and check requests
  • Point of contact for local building manager, Turner Properties, Corporate Security and Corporate IT desk based in Atlanta

Sales Coordinator

Turner Broadcasting Sales, Inc. / CNN Networks
03.1996 - 01.2009
  • Maintained billing records for the Detroit CNN sales office totaling over $30M including using the Budget/Actual/Projection system to update actuals and projections for 35+ accounts
  • Coordinated upfront projections during intense annual negotiation period, updating internal systems as necessary and working with Strategic Planning department to assure that overall revenues for Detroit office are accurate
  • Produced Excel and PowerPoint budget reports for Sales Manager on a weekly basis to communicate budget status to Regional Sales Manager

Administrative Assistant

Turner Broadcasting Sales, Inc. / CNN Networks
03.1993 - 01.2009
  • Assisted Sales Managers and Account Executives with travel and expense reports
  • Entered orders into internal traffic system, verified advertiser invoices and worked with agencies and clients to resolve invoice discrepancies

Senior Teller

Fidelity Bank
02.1989 - 03.1993
  • Maintained daily vault cash of $225,000 and processed incoming and outgoing shipments through Brinks
  • Effectively processed ~60 daily in-person customer transactions and night drop deposits from multiple local business owners
  • Balanced ATM transactions from previous 24-hour period and reload cash

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communications, Advertising

Oakland University
Rochester, Michigan
04.1991

Timeline

Executive Assistant Team Lead

DTE Energy
01.2022 - Current

Executive Assistant II to VP, Corporate & Government Affairs & VP, General Auditor

DTE Energy
08.2021 - Current

Executive Assistant II to VP, Corporate Communications & VP Corporate & Government Affairs

DTE Energy
06.2015 - Current

Executive Assistant II to VP, Gas Sales & Supply, VP Organizational Effectiveness & Chief Learning Officer, VP, Diversity & Inclusion

DTE Energy
02.2014 - Current

Executive Assistant to Chairman of Radiation Oncology

Henry Ford Health System
08.2011 - 02.2014

Secretary III – Office of Philanthropy

Henry Ford Health System
08.2010 - 08.2011

Office Administrator

Turner Broadcasting Sales, Inc. / CNN Networks
03.1998 - 01.2009

Sales Coordinator

Turner Broadcasting Sales, Inc. / CNN Networks
03.1996 - 01.2009

Administrative Assistant

Turner Broadcasting Sales, Inc. / CNN Networks
03.1993 - 01.2009

Senior Teller

Fidelity Bank
02.1989 - 03.1993

Bachelor of Arts - Communications, Advertising

Oakland University

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