Princess Lewis

• Building
• Planning & Programming Process Design &
• Mprovement
• Budget development and management
• Exceptional attention to detail

• Assisted the Head of Education / Vice President of Product in driving critical priorities for our education programs by leading and supporting projects of all sizes from concept to implementation.
• Strong cross-organizational partner led efforts with colleagues across functions in finance (to support strategic planning), human resources (to support on-boarding and learning & development), facilities (to support 150+ person team moves), and recruitment (to streamline the hiring of twenty roles within a year across seven teams).
• Supervised and acted as a leader of the administrative staff, which included, interviewing, hiring, on-boarding, training, coaching, on-going skills training, and performance management.
• Managed schedules, events and travel plans for conferences, school visits, meetings, round-table discussions, and panels, as well as domestic and international trips.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lead: Women’s Impact Network

• Led the project management of a five-person working group to execute on organizational events including external speakers, internal panels, and opportunities for mentorship and networking.
• Managed cross-organizational programming for Women’s History Month.

• Led a diverse set of special projects, including collaborated with the facilities team regarding each department layout for our new office building, participated with the hiring of executive assistants, and decks for all Board of Directors meetings.
• Provided executive-level administrative and business support to the CRO, COO, and their direct reports by scheduling internal and external meetings, making travel arrangements, and managing email inboxes.
• Facilitated smooth communication between the CRO, COO, and internal departments. Served as a proxy for the CRO & COO during internal meetings and worked with designated teams to resolve open action items.
• Performed essential financial tasks for the marketing department to include compiling receipts and filing expense reports, communicating, and monitoring quarterly budgets, and submitting invoices for payment.

• Planned and executed all domestic and international travel logistics for the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretary of Defense, traveling delegation of 60+ staff members and reporters.
• Oversaw the management, scheduling, and execution of essential protocol and logistic details critical to international visits with foreign Heads of State, Ministers of Defense, and other Cabinet-level officials.
• Coordinated the planning and execution of high visibility travel activities to include large (100-1000 soldiers) troop visits within the U.S. and overseas on military installations, meetings and roundtables, symposiums, entertainment functions, and Change of Command ceremonies.
• Partnered with hotel management negotiated hotel contracts, reserved hotel, conference rooms, and ensured accurate billing for 60+ delegation members.
• Collaborated with foreign government representatives, the U.S. military, and civilian staff to ensure the priorities and objectives were addressed during the planning and execution stages of all trips.
• Managed a team of 8 special agents (armed security) and 5 communication technicians during all domestic and international trips.
• Processed financial reimbursements and maintained record-keeping systems to ensure the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense were in compliance with federal rules and regulations.

• Evaluated program proposals, position papers, reports, and other action documents prepared for the Secretary’s approval/signature.
• Drafted briefing papers, talking points, and other documents for use by the Secretary in meetings with other OSD executives, members of Congress, professional and constituency groups, and state representatives.
• Coordinated meetings with the White House, Cabinet agencies (i.e., CIA, VA, DHS, DNI), foreign and U.S. government representatives, private industry executives, think tanks, and educational institutions.
• Safe guarded confidential documents and records to prevent theft and unauthorized access.

• Performed a wide variety of administrative and analytical duties, connected with the formulation of systems that effectively tracked and established schedules, and timeliness for communicating with staff about the status and reported on various projects.
• Ensured responses to requests for information from other Offices of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Joint Staff, Congressional staff offices, federal government agencies, and the private sector were received in sufficient time to meet established suspense dates.
• Scheduled and prepared the USDP for meetings, conferences, and senior level forums by compiling information, preparing briefings, and conducting final control of read-ahead packets.
• Administered the Defense Travel System (DTS) for 30+ staff members by creating travel orders, processing vouchers, and troubleshooting issues.
• Processed/passed Secret and TS/SCI clearances, vehicles, official passports, and visas for staff members.

• Produced audit reports, correspondence memos, and forms from handwritten or electronic drafts using advanced features of word processing software.
• Managed all expenses charged to the office purchase card; tracked and reported all transactions monthly.
• Coordinated timekeeping and leave audits through the DCAA Management Information System (DMIS).
• Responded to inquiries related to staffing, leave administration, employee relations, and training issues.
• Managed office space including space planning and seating assignment.
• Coordinated training and travel arrangements for 20+ staff members.