Nan Howze has over 25 years of experience as an executive assistant to C-suite executives. She has strong administrative, organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills. Her experience includes coordinating calendars and meetings, travel arrangements, correspondence, presentations, and reports. She has worked in industries such as insurance brokerage, promotional risk coverage, investment banking, and law. Her roles required a high degree of confidentiality and responsibility.

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NAN HOWZE
Experienced Executive Assistant to C-Suite Executives
PROFILE  Professional assistant adept at anticipating employer’s needs with the ability to do what is necessary
with little or no supervision in a fast-paced environment
 Strong event planning and project management experience requiring flexibility, innovation, problem-
solving abilities, and excellent interpersonal skills
 Highly efficient, detail-oriented, organized, and proactive; ability to prioritize without input and meet
deadlines
 Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
 Ability to work well as part of a team
 Excellent administrative skills including email screening and follow up; coordinating calendars and
scheduling meetings; correspondence (including composition); domestic and international travel;
expense reporting
 Advanced skills in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote; intermediate skills in
Adobe Acrobat Pro and SalesForce.com.
 Knowledge of legal matters and compliance requiring good judgment
 Extensive experience working in a client-facing environment
 Experience with both large and small professional services companies requiring a high degree of
confidentiality and trust
EXPERIENCE Aon Risk Solutions (Fortune 500 Insurance Brokerage) Executive Assistant toManaging Director
December 2010 to February 2015
(Please note that I took a break from working between February 2015 and the present.)
Day-to-day responsibilities included coordinating calendars and scheduling meetings; composing
correspondence for Managing Director; screening MD’s emails including followed up; frequent travel
arrangements both domestic and international (often last minute)
Interfaced with clients and coworkers at all levels within the company
Organized meetings and special events for both internal and external clients
Prepared presentations for both internal and client-related meetings
Edited sales presentations and responses to requests for proposals
Reviewed and edited marketing initiatives
Recorded minutes for Executive Committee meetings
Assisted MD with completion of budget and human resource matters; interfaced with corporate HR,
Finance, and Legal departments at both the regional and corporate level requiring a high degree of
confidentiality
Prepared weekly financial/sales reports for Executive Committee using SalesForce.com
Provided flexible and timely service related to ad hoc needs
SCA Promotions, Inc. (Promotional Risk Coverage) Executive Assistant to CEO
February 2001 toNovember 2010
Day-to-day responsibilities included correspondence; coordinating calendars and scheduling
meetings; screening emails including follow-up; extensive travel arrangements both domestic and
international; preparing expense reports; and ordering/managing office supplies
Implementation manager for new contact database software which required interface with IT and
end-users in sales, insurance, and accounting departments; included training of support staff
Contract-related legal document development and standardization; contact and document
management database manager; established procedures for archiving and retention
Liaison between CEO and COO and sales/support staff, international subsidiaries, investors,
clients, and vendors
Position required high degree of confidentiality; flexibility and problem solving
Eyes and ears for CEO during frequent and extended trips

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Trammell S. Crow (High Net Worth Individual) Lead Executive and Personal Assistant
August 1996 to November 2000
(Please note that I took a break from working between October 2000 and February 2001.)
Day-to-day responsibilities included bookkeeping for both office and home (QuickBooks);
calendaring; extensive travel arrangements both domestic and international; real estate and art
acquisition and management; and staffing and supervision for both office and home
Daily interface with children and extended family; provided support, as needed
Key contact with Crow Holdings related to real estate and business holdings and tax and legal
matters requiring a high degree of confidentiality and trust; knowledge of financial and legal
processes
Member of team that created the Trammell and Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art requiring
excellent project management and organization skills; strong communication and interpersonal
skills; required a new and varied skill set
Project manager for multi-million dollar home renovation.
Bickel & Brewer (Law Firm) Executive and Personal Assistant toCo-Managing Partner
1995 to 1996
In addition to standard executive assistant duties, hired and supervised executive office staff
Organized and executed partnership meetings and special events
Coordinated with operations and financial staff to ensure smooth-running organization
Frequent interface with children and spouse
Required a high degree of confidentiality
Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Investment Banking | Municipal Finance) Executive Assistant
1991 to 1995
Day-to-day responsibilities included standard executive assistant duties
Prepared responses to Request for Proposals and graphical presentations requiring advanced
knowledge of word processing (WordPerfect), spreadsheet (Excel) and graphic software (Harvard
Graphics and Freelance Graphics)
Departmental LAN (Novel) systems administrator
Created and maintained client, new business, and bond-related databases (Access)
Extensive travel arrangements
Special event planning and execution
Required a high degree of confidentiality
(Additional experience and references provided upon request.)
EDUCATION University of Arkansas – Fayetteville 1984-1988
B.S. in Clothing and Textiles | Honors Program
GPA: 3.94/4.0
Texas A&M University – College Station 1988-1989
Graduate level courses in Business Administration
GPA: 3.5/4.0