Barbara Cunningham Williams has over 30 years of experience providing executive and administrative support in the television and film industries. She has assisted executives at companies such as Twentieth Television, Cartoon Network Studios, Film Roman, and Fox Television Stations. Her skills include document preparation, scheduling, phone coverage, filing, and database management. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Communications and Elementary Education from Western Michigan University.
1. BARBARA CUNNINGHAM WILLIAMS
4807 Van Noord Avenue #7
Sherman Oaks, California 91423
(818) 439 9325 (cell)/(818) 728-9098 (home)
brwillia8@aol.com
CAREER OBJECTIVE: To utilize my office and executive/administrative
experience, as well as my educational training in a fast paced environment.
EXPERIENCE
Twentieth Television – Century City, CA 11/07-5/16
Assisted the Executive Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs and Development and the
Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs. Coverage of phones, redlining of documents, filing,
drafting all correspondence, distribution of incoming and outgoing mail, roll calling, create and
maintain phone list, update legal binders for various shows, expense reports, travel
arrangements, update contacts in outlook, distribution of documents, etc., throughout Fox entities
and other companies, maintain master data base for department, create files, send files offsite,
drive on passes for vendors, order supplies for department, order beverages for department,
emails, faxes, scan documents, UPS and other courier services, coordinate and arrange lunches,
meetings, conference calls, department coordinator, fire drill monitor for 17th
floor, back up
assistant for 2 other attorneys in the department, phone coverage as needed for President of
Twentieth Television, assisted Managers and Contract Manager with data entry and
correspondence.
Cartoon Network Studios – Burbank, CA 04/04-12/06
Assisted 2 attorneys and 1 Contract Manager. Responsible for maintaining and creating master
file for department, filing, creating new files, copying, faxing, distribution of agreements, draft form
letters, redline and revise agreements from attorney’s notes, set up meetings, calendaring,
phones, maintain phone log, order office supplies, expense reports, outgoing and incoming mail,
production log upkeep for various productions, circulation of weekly status report to top officials at
Atlanta headquarters, SAG day player agreement review, royalty check distribution, cover letters
and correspondence between creators of shows and department, workprint clearance, outside
client contact, input of financial data with Contact Manager.
Larry E. Wasserman, Esq. – Studio City. CA 03/02-04/04
Assistant to Larry E. Wasserman: Family law practice. Responsible for filing, ordering supplies,
postage meter update, heavy Dictaphone transcription, heavy phones, all correspondence,
incoming/outgoing mail, pleadings, archiving, set up appointments, calendaring, filing various
court documents with various courts in and out of the Los Angeles area, set up of mediations with
outside parties and attorneys, witness of wills and living trusts, monthly billing to clients.
Film Roman, Inc., - North Hollywood, CA 04/96-05/01
Assistant to Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs and Director of Business and Legal
Affairs. Drafted all correspondence, heavy phones, legal clearance and status report, revision of
contracts, proofreading, redlining of documents, maintain master file list, storyboards, phone logs,
expense reports, file clerk assistance, back up support for Senior Vice President, etc.
Fox Television Stations, Inc. – Los Angeles, CA 12/89-03/96
Legal Assistant to the Manager of Production and Exhibition Contracts and support secretary to
other attorneys in Business and Legal Affairs. Maintained contracts files of outside distributors
and distribution of paperwork to the 12 owned and operated stations of Fox, prepared and
distributed transmittal and follow up letters, prepared and edited contracts, Dictaphone
transcription, heavy phones and subpoena distribution, heavy photo copying.
2. Side Jobs and Hobbies:
Valet of the Dolls – Malibu, California 07/08- present
All female valets for various events throughout Los Angeles and other outside areas.
Premiere Valet – Universal City, CA 01/12- present
Valet service for various events throughout Los Angeles and other outside areas.
Gleicher Tilley and Leonard – Studio City, CA 01/03-12/15
Janitorial Technician
Education: Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications, Arts and Sciences and Elementary Education
Skills: Microsoft Word, Outlook, PDF, Excel (light), Hummingbird, Internet, Utopia, Comparite,
Deltaview, Skype, Peoplesoft, Office Communicator, Dictaphone, Legal Solutions, Timeslip, etc.
References furnished upon request