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STACIA D BOWERS

STACIA D BOWERS

Executive Assistant
Spokane,WA

Summary

Agile Executive Assistant with over 15 years of executive level administrative experience

The “Handler” –assigned to various positions, investigations, and issues to ensure items completed efficiently and timely with discretion and confidentiality

Gatekeeper to Executives - triaging all requests and delegating when needed to ensure the least amount of time and effort spent by Executive Leadership

Proficient in anticipating needs and taking initiative

United States Marine Corps Public Affairs and Administration

Overview

4
4
years of post-secondary education
16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Executive Assistant

Spokane Transit Authority
Spokane, Washington
10.2015 - Current
  • Confidential Assistant the Director of Communications and Customer Service.
  • Performs administrative duties for Executive and division staff.
  • Manages calendars, scheduling, meetings, and liaison for visitors.
  • Employee Transportation Coordinator, oversees design and implementation of the commute trip reduction program, responsible for the administration of the program, new employee orientation, established employee award and recognition program.
  • Coordinates travel for Director and division staff, and processes expenses.
  • Event planning and management for internal and community events.
  • Budget planning and management for the Communications department.
  • Prepares agenda and packets, and transcribes minutes of committee and staff meetings.
  • Produces weekly, monthly, and annual reports.
  • Oversees Quality Counts contract, reporting, budget, and communications.

Executive Secretary to the Chief of Staff

Department Of Veterans Affairs
Spokane, Washington
01.2009 - 05.2015
  • Confidential secretary with knowledge of Veterans Affairs (VA) policies, viewpoints, and attitudes.
  • Detailed working knowledge of programs under COS supervision to relieve COS of routine duties and to provide maximum assistance.
  • Screened and triaged calls and visitors to the Executive office.
  • Scheduled appointments and made commitments for the Chief of Staff and Executive Leadership to attend meetings, travel, conferences, etc., without prior approval.
  • Personally handled requests for information, research and interpretation of policies and procedures and assembles and summarized information as required.
  • Reviewed correspondence and reports from other clinical services under the auspices of the COS.
  • Timekeeper for the Chief of Staff office and alternate timekeeper for the Medical Center Director and Associate Director's offices.
  • Built reliability, established rapport, and kept communication with the stakeholders at many levels, including those outside the organization.
  • Assisted Public Affairs with twitter, Facebook, and community outreach events.
  • Administrative expert for all clinical administrative support staff under the Chief of Staff.

Secretary

Department of Veterans Affairs
Spokane, Washington
11.2007 - 01.2009
  • Prepared, maintained, and controlled correspondence, action documents, Congressional inquiries, office publications and manuals.
  • First point of contact; acted as patient advocate for the Pharmacy.
  • Edited, calculated, revised, retrieved, and printed a wide range of documents from drafts, containing highly technical and specialized medical facts and terminology.
  • Prepared a variety of monthly, weekly, quarterly, annual, and special reports.
  • Maintained calendar of action deadlines for the Chief of Pharmacy.
  • Served on Wheelchair Games fundraising committee and raised over $14,000.

Secretary Senior

Washington State Department Of Ecology
Spokane, Washington
01.2005 - 11.2007
  • Provided complex secretarial services to Section Supervisors and staff in the Shorelands and Environmental Assistance (SEA), Spills and W2R Programs.
  • Proofread legal documents, correspondence, and memoranda, making corrections in grammar, spelling, sentence structure, punctuation, and agency standards.
  • Checked accuracy of all work performed, which required an understanding of the laws and regulations of the SEA, Spills and W2R programs.
  • Provided time reporting function for the program through the Washington State time accounting system, ensuring accuracy and timeliness as well as reconciling discrepancies.
  • Responded to emails and other correspondence to facilitate communication and enhance business processes.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communications, Women's Studies

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA
01.1997 - 06.1999

Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts

Spokane Community College
Spokane, WA
03.1995 - 12.1996

Skills

Budgeting

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Additional Information

Marine Corps League - member

Women Marines Association - past President

American Veterans – member

WTS International - member

Spokane County Commute Trip Reduction - All Star Employee Transportation Coach 2017

Employee Advisory Council member 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Employee Recognition Committee member 2020, 2021

Performance award 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015

Department of Veterans Affairs - Employee Association (EA) Board Member

Department of Veterans Affairs - Employee Satisfaction Committee (ESC) voting member

Certificate of Excellence - State Productivity Board - 2007

Department of Ecology - Combined Fund Coordinator - 2005/2006

Timeline

Executive Assistant

Spokane Transit Authority
10.2015 - Current

Executive Secretary to the Chief of Staff

Department Of Veterans Affairs
01.2009 - 05.2015

Secretary

Department of Veterans Affairs
11.2007 - 01.2009

Secretary Senior

Washington State Department Of Ecology
01.2005 - 11.2007

Bachelor of Arts - Communications, Women's Studies

Eastern Washington University
01.1997 - 06.1999

Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts

Spokane Community College
03.1995 - 12.1996

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