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Margaret
E. Ensley Page
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875-A Island Drive, #275 • Alameda,
CA 94502-6768 • 510.521.7951
Detailed
Work Experience
Ensley
Consulting
Provide advanced digital design skills, web design
and construction, including desktop publishing, writing/editing,
event planning, custom graphics, photo restoration, and image
research and licensing. Recent projects include:
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Redesign Centerpoint Pilates
Studio logo.
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Research, design, and write a brochure for the Centerpoint
Pilates Studio.
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Redesign the www.world-trust.org web site for World
Trust.
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Design and construct the www.alamedahousing.com web
site for the Housing
Development Division of the City of Alameda.
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Multiple assignments to assist the graphic designer
for “Visa, the Power of an Idea,” including
the creation of a flow
chart for book, photo research and licensing, and
organization tasks.
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Design a web page header for Elizabeth’s
First Web Page.
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Design a baby shower invitation
suitable to mail or email.
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Design a web page header for Andy’s
First Web Page.
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Plan, promote and coordinate the First Annual Alameda
Point Open House for the BRAG (Base Reuse Advisory
Group) at the former Alameda Naval Air Station-Coordinate
tenants, plan events, and produce advertising materials.
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Administrative Asst. to the President, Weiss Associates,
an environmental science, engineering, and management
firm (six months), included: Edit reports and proposals;
draft correspondence; prepare PowerPoint presentations;
conduct internet research; maintain and coordinate president’s
calendar; make travel and meeting arrangements; maintain
customer database; complete multi-currency expense reports;
develop/update Excel spreadsheets/graphs. |
Alameda
Reuse and Redevelopment Authority
Executive Assistant to the Executive Director:Draft
and edit correspondence and reports; maintain and coordinate
schedule; prepare expense reports.
ARRA Board Secretary:Act
as liaison between City of Alameda staff, reuse authority
members, EBCRC, county officials, and executive director;
assist in drafting staff reports and resolutions for ARRA
and City Council; prepare agendas and information packets
for ARRA meetings; edit and format correspondence, staff reports,
grant proposals, and other written materials as requested
by senior staff, record meetings and compose minutes.
Office Manager:Manage
office operations; supervise receptionist, department secretary,
and BRAG secretary; check invoices for accuracy and process;
maintain and implement ARRA procedures. Career Alliance—Perform
all facets of executive assistant positions.
Synergic
Resources Corporation
Coordinate all aspects of office operation; provide
support to Sr. Vice President, Director, and consultants;
edit and format all reports, proposals, and correspondence
to ensure the highest quality; create complex presentations
by integrating graphics, spreadsheets, graphs, and text; write
and administer Injury and Illness Prevention Program; maintain
complex, constantly changing international travel schedules
(insure most timely and cost-effective flights, research hotels,
arrange/confirm meetings, and anticipate and provide for meeting/presentation
needs); handle high-pressure situations with tact, humor,
and diplomacy, always remaining sensitive to foreign social
conventions; exhibit a high degree of professionalism in handling
sensitive and highly confidential reports for worldwide power
utilities.
Copeland’s
Sports
Research, organize, and write a complete set of policies and
procedures governing all facets of store operation; develop
Excel spreadsheet capable of tracking store sales/expense
and profit/loss figures for 42 stores on weekly, monthly,
and year-to-date basis; design and institute reports, forms,
and specialized filing systems to increase efficiency, communication,
and professionalism; act as liaison between stores and corporate
headquarters; supervise administration of highly confidential
loss prevention program; resolve difficult customer complaints;
plan and coordinate managers’ conferences (travel arrangements,
conference site selection, menus, catering, equipment needs,
and social events).
Ross
Stores, Inc.
Develop yearly department budgets and track monthly; manage
budgets for capital building projects; reorganize Corporate
Travel Policy; write various other policies and procedures;
develop The Ross Traveler, an informative travel policy
summary booklet; write the Ross Correspondence Manual and
Style Guide to insure uniformity and professionalism in
company communications; establish and direct a company-wide
forms review committee.
Federal
Home Loan Bank of San Francisco
Maintain active appointment calendar; handle high-pressure
phone calls; compose routine correspondence; prepare department
budgets and financial reports; make travel and hotel arrangements;
and provide word processing support for department managers.
The
E.A.G.L.E. Foundation
Plan and organize fund raisers and publicity events; coordinate
over 200 volunteers; research, write, and produce a slide
presentation to illustrate school district problems; manage
productive professional relationships with high-level state
and county government officials, community leaders, and corporate
executives; help draft provisions to a school bond issue to
provide multipurpose rooms for California schools. The bond
issue passed and the Calaveras County schools received the
necessary funding.
Received the PTA’s Honorary Service Awardfor
obtaining multipurpose rooms for five Calaveras Unified School
District schools.
Miscellaneous
Video Production:
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Island Cat Rescue: A Labor of Love
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Professor Gillett of Corn and Cornet
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Mad About Hats!
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Island Cat Rescue Training Video
Volunteer
Work
1985Honorary
Service Award, PTA (Parent Teacher Association)
1983–85President,
Board of Directors, The E.A.G.L.E. Foundation
1983–85Board
of Directors, Culture for Youth
1982–85Board
of Directors, RCPOA (Rancho Calaveras Property Owners
Association)
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