The document is a resume for Joan Fisher summarizing her 25+ year career as an administrative assistant across various industries. She has strong technical skills in Microsoft Office and various databases. Her experience includes organizing multiple events, scheduling, customer service, marketing/publications, project management, and creating and updating office practices and systems. Her most recent role is Executive Assistant to the Campus Director at Spartanburg Community College since 2013.

1. JOAN FISHER
750 Battleground Road
Chesnee, SC 29323
(860) 798-9784 (cell)
jfish1985@sbcglobal.net
CAREER SYNOPSIS
A well-established career spanning more than 25 years in Administrative Assistant roles across varying industries
including legal offices, manufacturing, town government and education. I have honed my professionalism, technical
skills, organizational abilities, and efficiency with attention to detail through these positions of increasing responsibility.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Technical Skills:
 Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher
 Multiple databases including Colleague UI, SASI, Maintenance Direct, S2 Netbox, Ad Astra, Powerschool, Works
 Mail merge documents for events, certifications and invitations
Organization/Coordination:
 Multiple events including banquets, luncheons, meetings, orientations, and community events, which included
catering and logistic organization
 Scheduling and proctoring of standardized annual state testing for all high school students in district, as well as,
student make up exams
 Campus scheduling and room usage for all campus academic classes, corporate and community education classes
and events
 Scheduled, and recorded minutes for campus Advisory Committee meetings, Board of Education meetings and
Planning and Zoning Commission meetings, which included generation and posting of all pre and post meeting
public notices with strict adherence to deadlines
 Employment interviews
 Annual district emergency drills
Customer Service:
 Reception, greeting visitors and directing them to appropriate area or staff member
 Student admissions assistance
 Issue parking decals, photo ID’s
 Maintain office supplies, as well as, copier supplies and troubleshooting
 Process maintenance requests and communicate timeline to tenants
 Campus tours
Marketing/Publications:
 Creative design of campus newsletter including photography
 Monthly development of Superintendent’s District newsletter
 Job notifications, event programs, award certificates
 Quarterly development of PTSA newsletter
 Assistant District Coordinator for United Way campaign
Project Management:
 State of Connecticut Department of Education reports involving research, submission and certification of highly
sensitive and confidential district data; strictly adhering to multiple state required deadlines
 Manage budget records for campus including monthly reconciliation of campus procurement card
 Update and maintain campus and district certification files and policy manuals
 Ongoing update and management of MSDS files
 Maintained strictly confidential evaluation schedules and records for faculty and staff
 Research and develop annual budget PowerPoint presentation and Superintendent newsletter for Board of Education
approval and town hall meetings

2. SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE continued
Created and Updated Office Practices:
 Created excel spreadsheets to effectively and completely coordinate state testing
 Developed a district-wide tracking system for certified staff professional development
 Developed a system to track custodial billing for building usage
 Developed a tracking system for student debts
 Enhanced student discipline process and format for detention rosters and classroom textbooks
 Created a master schedule for tracking faculty and staff evaluations
 Developed multiple notification systems for weekly academic and non-academic events
 Enhanced facility usage contracts and checklists
 Enhanced system for annual retirement dinners, orientations and convocation to include checklists for caterers and
site managers
May 2013-Present Spartanburg Community College
Executive Assistant to Campus Director Spartanburg, SC
November 2009 – May 2013 East Granby Public Schools
Executive Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools East Granby, CT
July 2009 – November 2009 Sage Park Middle School
Administrative Assistant to Vice Principal Windsor, CT
October 2006 – July 2009 Windsor High School
Administrative Assistant to Vice Principal Windsor, CT
August 2004 - November 2006 OSF Flavors, Inc.
Administrative Assistant Windsor, CT
EDUCATION
A.A.S. Degree in Executive Secretarial Science
1980-1982 Nassau Community College, Long Island, NY
Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Program
January 2004 Manchester Community College, Manchester, CT