Shari Hickey
Tallahassee,Florida
Summary
Experienced professional delivering executive and team leadership to business operations. Dependable and detail-oriented to manage multiple tasks and priorities. Broad experience includes office management, team collaboration, planning and problem-solving abilities. Organized and systematic with natural relationship-building and leadership talents.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Legislative Operations
Florida Medical Association
Tallahassee, Florida
09.2010 - Current
- Plan and lead the FMA’s Florida Delegation to the American Medical Association in all aspects.
- Coordinated and managed meetings and events from start to finish.
- Created detailed agendas and schedules for meetings in collaboration with leadership. As well as travel logistics.
- Tracked progress of bills through the legislative process.
- Attended committee meetings to support the lobbying teams efforts for advocacy on behalf of the physicians of Florida.
- Successfully develop, coordinate over multiple departments, and deliver the strategic plan of the FMA
- Monitored timelines closely to ensure successful completion of tasks within established deadlines.
- Managed multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining high quality standards.
- Handled scheduling and managed timely and effective allocation of resources and calendars.
- Managed, scheduled and coordinated office functions and activities for employees.
- Planned and managed operations to achieve objectives within budgets.
Government Analyst II
Executive Office of the Governor
Tallahassee, Florida
01.2007 - 09.2010
- Prepare annual reports and charts for the delivery of the Governor’s Recommended Budget.
- Attend Legislative committee meetings and prepare notes
- Coordinate and implement numerous special projects with the Executive Office of the Governor.
- Manage Budget Director’s calendar, schedule meetings and act as liaison between policy units and the Director’s Office.
- Coordinate and implement various special projects for the Office of Policy and Budget as needed.
Office Manager
Southern Strategy Group
Tallahassee, Florida
03.2004 - 06.2006
- Provided human resources guidance to new employees and supervised administrative staff
- Managed multiple client contracts
- Planned and coordinated meetings, conference calls, special events and all aspects of annual corporate retreat; attended weekly staff meetings to report outcomes
- Budgeted corporate credit card account for lobbyists
- Managed all office operations including: client requests, holiday gifts and building management.
- Assisted lobbyists in scheduling meetings, making travel arrangements and preparing correspondence; responsible for all aspects related to lobbyist registration
- Executed other special projects as needed.
CPE Conference Manager
Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Tallahassee, Florida
01.2001 - 03.2004
- Worked with volunteer conference committees to plan, implement and facilitate multiple conferences, with participants ranging from 10 to 1,000
- Managed all hotel coordination including: contract negotiations, food and beverage, audiovisual, and onsite conference coordination
- Managed tradeshows with 160 exhibitor booths
- Prepared and maintained conference and committee budgets ranging from $500 to $200,000
- Directed all promotions for each conference and tradeshow
- Supervised conference assistants in day-to-day duties.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Recreation and Leisure Services
Florida State University
12.2000
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Director of Legislative Operations
Florida Medical Association
09.2010 - Current
Government Analyst II
Executive Office of the Governor
01.2007 - 09.2010
Office Manager
Southern Strategy Group
03.2004 - 06.2006
CPE Conference Manager
Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants
01.2001 - 03.2004
Bachelor of Science - Recreation and Leisure Services
Florida State University
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