TaraMarie McDonald
Garden Valley,CA
Summary
Accomplished Executive Assistant with a demonstrated history of success in delivering exceptional customer service. Highly skilled in managing confidential information and streamlining office operations, while effectively overseeing a team of employees. Proficient in multitasking and critical thinking, consistently making valuable contributions to policy development, performance improvement, and grant acquisition.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
5
5
Certification
Work History
Executive Assistant
Upper Room Dining Hall
05.2022 - Current
- Ensure required trainings and postings that are required by Federal, State and the Diocese are completed and tracked.
- Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable.
- Maintenance of volunteer data base .
- Monthly tax receipts and year end letters.
- Manage office inventory, ordering and tracking.
- Grant research and acquisition for daily operations and special projects.
- Establish, revise and maintain office and program procedures and policies.
- Acting Operations Director and Food Manager during absences.
Personal Care Assistant
Johnson Trust
10.2020 - 05.2022
- Weekly vision and cognitive therapy with client
- Monitoring intake medication and meals to support nutritional and health objectives.
- Assisted with transferring and positioning client, ensuring proper body mechanics to reduce risk of injury for patient and caregiver.
- Transported client to weekly doctors appointments, acted as a translator of sign language for patient.
Executive Assistant
Sacramento Regional Fire/EMS Communications
11.2018 - 08.2019
- Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Director
- Represented the CED at various Board, Legal Defense or other County meetings when needed.
- Managed executive calendars, scheduling meetings and appointments and coordinating travel arrangements to optimize time.
- Served as liaison between departments to facilitate effective communication throughout county and city Public Service agencies.
- Create and maintain personnel files.
- Responsible for hiring and managing staff and operations at the Regional Training Facility in addition to any temporary staff.
- Fleet maintenance.
- Liaison between ED, subordinates; communicate information, instructions and assignments.
- Updates ED on status of issues before scheduled meetings
- Provide administrative support to ED, Leadership Team and staff as needed
- Prepare meeting minutes, reports and other documents with minimal review by others for accuracy, completeness and professional appearance for record keeping, decision-making support, presentations and publications.
- Produce, assemble and distributes meeting materials to staff and board members prior to scheduled meetings
- Manage and coordinates special projects as assigned.
- Hire and supervise all administrative staff for the regional training facility.
- Responsible for ensuring continuity of day to day operations including maintenance of paper and electronic corporate files, assuring communications and facilitating interdependent work of executive, program management, accounting and human resource functions.
- Maintain and protect confidential information, oversee and control confidential matters and documents.
- Receives and screens calls and visitors to administrative offices, determines priority, takes messages and arranges meetings as appropriate; refers to appropriate staff or provides requested information and keeps ED advised of matters.
Communications Supervisor
City Of Roseville
06.2008 - 11.2018
- As EMD Supervisor, conducted monthly quality control reviews of 911 calls, facilitating remedial training when necessary.
- Managed crisis communications during critical incidents ensuring accurate and timely information dissemination in 911 call center.
- Developed and maintained policies and procedures to ensure compliance with state regulatory standards.
- Schedule/staffing for 24/7 operation, optimizing coverage during peak hours for public safety.
- Oversaw the training program and trainers, ensuring successful completion of employees probationary period.
- Civilian representative on interview panels for public safety applicants.
- Union President for all non-sworn members, requiring regular meetings with command staff and city officials.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - POST Advanced Supervisory Dispatch
Skills
- Multitasking
- Quickbooks
- Critical Thinking
- Executive Support
- Strong Problem Solver
- Information Confidentiality
- Advanced Communication and Customer Service
Accomplishments
Inaugural Leadership Team for creation of a newly created Police Department
Awarded Distinguished Service Award by the City of Roseville
Dispatcher of the year three consecutive years for Nationally recognized Telecommunicators Week
Certification
Critical Incident Response for Law Enforcement Managers; PORAC Internal Affairs; Crisis Negotiations; Conflict Negotiations; Leadership Accountability; Hostage Negotiations,
Homeland Security; EMDQ; Workplace Harassment; POST Supervisory Course; CPR;
ICS 100,200,300,400,700,800
Timeline
Executive Assistant - Upper Room Dining Hall
05.2022 - Current
Personal Care Assistant - Johnson Trust
10.2020 - 05.2022
Executive Assistant - Sacramento Regional Fire/EMS Communications
11.2018 - 08.2019
Communications Supervisor - City Of Roseville
06.2008 - 11.2018
Critical Incident Response for Law Enforcement Managers; PORAC Internal Affairs; Crisis Negotiations; Conflict Negotiations; Leadership Accountability; Hostage Negotiations,
Homeland Security; EMDQ; Workplace Harassment; POST Supervisory Course; CPR;
ICS 100,200,300,400,700,800
Evergreen Community College - Some College (No Degree), POST Advanced Supervisory Dispatch
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