National Association of Legal Secretaries (NALS)

Community College of the Air Force

City Manager

Elephant Butte, New Mexico, United States

City of Elephant Butte

Responsible for coordinating support services for 33 multifamily properties (apartment complexes) and the corporate office. These services include review of vendor contracts, IT services and equipment, phones and office equipment, office safety and security, and preparing weekly operations reports. Continual interaction with Accounting, Operations, Human Resources, Investor Relations, Legal, Marketing, and Construction. Plan and implement annual investor summit and annual employee retreat. Direct report to the CFO.

MC Companies

Office Manager

Provide support to the President of this real estate investment company including travel arrangements, meeting coordination, prepare reports, organize offsite meetings and events.

Executive Assistant

Resource to the Executive Committee and Compensation Committee; maintain corporate records and the business and professional liability insurance policies; responsible for attorney and paralegal performance review process; quarterly PAC reports to the Bureau of Elections; manage file transfers to other entities; heavy calendaring and meeting planning; coordination with all administrative departments including Accounting, Human Resources, Information Technology, Marketing and Recruiting Departments and satellite office managers.

Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C.

Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director

Assist in wholesale purchases of gasoline, fuel oil, and propane for statewide distribution. Initiate contract purchases of fuel products and monitor activity for contract compliance. Identify daily NYMEX crude price to calculate and publish retail pricing to management and sales staff and resolve invoicing issues. Successfully applied to US Customs and Border Protection FAST Pass program for our commercial truck fleet. Member of Marketing Committee.

Crystal Flash

Pricing and Contract Administrator

Support for a nine county affiliation contracted to provide specialty mental health services for Medicaid consumers of a Prepaid Inpatient Health Plan (PIHP). Duties: Coordinate activities of various teams including Network Management, Customer Service, Information Technology, Quality Management, Utilization Management, Finance, Public Relations, and Recipient Rights; policies and contracts; prepare for and assist with accreditation surveys and site visits by the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).

Northern Lakes Community Mental Health

PIHP Administrative Assistant

Administrative support to the Office of the City Manager. Coordinate administrative and operational efforts with staff responsible for various municipal functions including, but not limited to City Clerk, Finance, Purchasing, Human Resources, Utilities, Streets, Code Enforcement, Safety, Construction, Police and Fire Departments.

City of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico

City Manager's Administrative Assistant

Coordinated various grant funded programs targeting traffic safety and programs for at-risk youth. Worked with representatives of the community and local governments to develop applications for competitive and non-competitive grant programs; met regularly with granting agency’s representatives. Responsible for submitting budget, preparing quarterly reports, and requests for reimbursement. Closely monitor budget (98.7% expended two consecutive years); design and implement media campaigns; monitor contracted services; and organized community events.

Grant Administrator

Data Center Operations in what was the newest and largest data center west of the Mississippi at the time - the AMEX IPC. Part of a team responsible for the accessibility and recoverability of databases of worldwide American Express cardholders. Member of a Blue Box Values Action Team for Leadership and Mentoring developed for TRS Technologies.

American Express

Online Specialist and Tape Library Coordinator (two positions)

Computer Operations Support for Insurance Claims Administration Software Developer.

Apex Data Systems

Computer Operator

Information systems mainframe support in a microchip manufacturing environment. Was laid off after less than two years with the company.

Burr Brown Corporation

Data Center Operations support for the office of the Secretary of the Air Force and the Air Staff; Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Vicki Ballinger

Vicki Ballinger