OBJECTIVE

To obtain an Administrative or Coordinator position where I can utilize my
computer and administrative skills. If my graphic design experience would be of
benefit, that would a plus. I am looking for a company that offers room for
growth.

EDUCATION and CERTIFICATIONS

B.F.A., Fine Arts, U.C.L.A. 1990
Graphic Design Program, West Valley Occupational Center, Woodland Hills, CA
1995
Training Completion Certificate in Child Care Occupations, West Valley
Occupational Center, Woodland Hills, CA 1986
Master Gardener trainee, Common Ground Garden Program, University of CA
Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County 2007

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office programs: Outlook, Word, Excel, Publisher, Power Point,
Access.
Extensive written & oral communication experience, phone, email, internet. 
Type 60 wpm, experience with booking and scheduling, maintaining master
calendar
Maintained excellent customer relations and have experience working with school
groups and volunteers
Posess a background in education- have been a substitute teacher for L.A.U.S.D
and a Pre-K teacher 
Familiar with school systems and districts 
14 years of Graphic Design / Desktop Publishing experience - Packaging,
publishing, advertisements, catalogs, newsletters, retouching & color correction.

Experienced with: QuarkXPress 8, Adobe programs: (primarily those used for print
production -CS3 versions): Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, InDesign, Flash. Pre
Press file preparation experience as well. 
Strong design sense but also a fast production artist. 

SELECTED WORK EXPERIENCE

Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge, CA	12/05 - Present
School Programs Administrative Assistant and Designer
Administrative operation of the School Programs department at Descanso Gardens
Assistant to the School Programs Manager 
Responsible for the School Tours program, scheduled tours, phone and email
correspondence.
Created monthly newsletters for the Harvest Garden and Discovering Trees
educational programs
Designed School Programs brochure as well as other brochures, booklets and other
educational materials
Assisted manager in developing and implementing educational garden activities
and curriculum
Maintained records of school attendance and prepared monthly reports for
administrators and grant funders
Created school tour registration system and database in Microsoft Access
Provided support to School Programs manager with creating outreach partnerships
and training workshops for teachers, students, docents, and volunteers.
Collaborated with School Programs Manager and other garden staff to develop
programming for teachers to use the garden as a life-science outdoor classroom
with their students on their school visits
Greeted school groups and gave tours, gained experience speaking to large
groups

First Health Priority Services, Woodland Hills, CA	12/04 – 7/05
Medicare -Set Aside Coordinator
Maintained client files, databases, processed MSA referrals. Extensive phone and
email correspondence. Structured and detailed work flow.

Ajilon Staffing, Burbank, CA	2004 – 2005
Temping - Administrative Assistant, Data Entry, MS Office 

Professional Staffing Resources, Burbank, CA	 6/03 – 12/04
Temping - Administrative Assistant, Data Entry, MS Office 

The Los Angeles Daily News Publishing Co., Woodland Hills, CA	2/01-9/03
Graphic Designer, ad production for the LA Daily Newspaper and other
publications and magazines they produce. 
Ad layout, production work - some original designs. Created ads for different
sections of the paper such as Retail, Real Estate, Special Sections, Automotive,
Spec ads. Worked w/ad & pagination Scanning, retouching and cleaning photos and
logos. Choosing photos. Heavy quark typesetting. Outputting finished ads,
converting quark files to PDF and EPS. Knowledge of ad file size and file
formats. Attention to detail, high volume, fast turnarounds and deadlines. 

Catalog Partners, Santa Monica, CA  	2000-2001
Graphic Design, Catalog production, produced two 56 - page catalogs- Discovery
Channel Video catalog and Video Preview catalog. Text layout, photoshop work,
cover design.

Topco Sales, Sylmar, CA  	1999-2000 
Graphic designer. Package design and product development for a toy novelty co.
Worked closely with the marketing department. 

Natrol, Inc., Northridge, CA 	1997-1998
Graphic designer. Package design for a vitamin company. Creative spec work and
production work. Labels, promotional materials, corporate identity.