Administrative Assistant/Clerical

THERESA A. NICKERSON
New York, New York 
646.500.2831	
terrynick10@gmail.com
	
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

High-energy administrative assistant with experience in secretarial and customer service.  Strong organizational and creative skills.  Recognized for ability to improve workflow and listen attentively to customers and provide for their needs.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Convent Avenue Baptist Church, New York, New York - 2011

Communicate with prospective contributors, and write and prepare grant proposals for director and director emeritus of Saturday Children’s Fellowship Ministry for the purpose of procuring funds for the operation of their ministry to the children at risk in the surrounding community.

Ulysses D. Miller Funeral Service, Spindale, North Carolina - 2007

Wrote and prepared a grant proposal for director that won his court case by mediation and consequently procured for him an $800,000.00+ grant from the Small Business Administration.  The proposal was used against the previous proposal writer whom the director sued.


EXPERIENCE

Hill's Services, New York, NY   2007 - Present	
Freelance - Administrative Assistant, Notary Public, and Printer

National Minority Business Council, Inc.  2011
Wall Street Area, New York, NY        	        
Administrative Assistant
Project - 9th Annual Women’s Business Leadership Conference 
Oct. 26, 2011 
Reception duties and communication with members of the Council as it pertains to membership renewals, and event and conference registration
 
Trumbo’s Funeral Chapel and Alphonso E. Brown Corp.  2006 - 2010
New York, NY	                                  
Administrative Assistant, Notary Public, and Printer
•Provided notary services to the surrounding community with great customer satisfaction
•Built up business through referrals by satisfied customers
•Designed and printed bulletins, obituaries, announcement cards, and business stationery
•As a result of printing material in-house, company saved money and time
•Able to procure a discount in the prices of printing materials from the suppliers
•Maintained funeral registry and case files; organized and deposited daily cash and receipts
•Computerized office to improve and expedite access to case file information and performed internet research and information retrieval

PBD Investigations, Inc., New York, NY  2002- 2006 
Office Manager, Notary Public, and Process Server
•Organized and maintained hard copy records of incident reports and court documents
•Trained candidates for job placement
•Served legal papers on individuals and business entities and performed court filings

Bruce G. Clark & Associates, P.C., New York, NY   1988 - 2002
Legal Secretary and Process Server
•Maintained hard copy and computer case records by daily and weekly review of cases
•Performed data entry of new information on cases 
•Made contacts with clients, law firms, and courts to obtain information for adjudication of cases
•Prepared preliminary and closing documents, i.e., notices of claim, bills of particulars, et cetera. 


EDUCATION Bronx Community College, Bronx, NY – Notary Public Studies

TRAINING  Grace Institute, New York, NY; Business Skills Prog GPA 3.5
	 Graduation, June 2010 With Honorable Mention

SKILLS	
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook; Type 55 WPM