Tracey Brown

Experience

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  EB Games

  Jun 2006 - Feb 2010

  Manager

  • Responsibilities as Manager included payroll, staff scheduling, staff coaching, inventory management, hiring, receiving and sending freight, executing corporate marketing plans, loss prevention, handling banking, and cash deposits• Store recognized for highest volume of pre-sales in Atlantic Canada for several key products

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  Walt Disney World

  Sept 2008 - Nov 2008

  International Cultural Representative

  Worked as part of Disney’s “Cultural Representative” program, representing Canada at Walt Disney World’s Epcot Center, Florida.

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  Scotiabank

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Personal Banker

  • Provided clients with personal financial and lending services including credit services, mortgage applications, loans, and overdraft services• Implemented marketing campaigns, sales strategies, and promotional programs.• Tracked sales progress through aggressive sales goals• Maintained a working knowledge of competitor strengths, industry developments, financial markets, and regulatory trends

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  Executive Coffee Services

  Nov 2010 - Sept 2012

  Sales Director

  • Executive Coffee Services is a mid-sized business-to-business coffee supply services company.• Responsible for managing hundreds of clients, including restaurants, law firms, government offices, academic institutions. Duties included customer service, setups, contract negotiation, up-selling, maintenance, delivery, and evaluating new product offerings.• Managed presence at trade shows and in local industry/commerce groups.• Responsible for independently finding, assessing, and signing new business opportunities.• Achieved significant YOY sales increases and signed over 100 new clients accounting for annual sales in excess of $200,000. Show less

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  Independent Family

  Mar 2011 - Aug 2012

  Applied Behavior Analysis (Contract Position)

  • Trained in applied behavior analysis (including teaching verbal behavior and discrete trial teaching) to teach children with disabilities (specialization in autism).• Design, implement, and monitor individualized curricula, program protocols, behavior management plans, use of interventions, and data collection and graphing.• Conduct and interpret various behavioral assessments• Work as a shadow/facilitator for social skills training.

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  Michael Andrew Brands

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  Territory Sales Manager, Liquor

  • Sales and representation for multiple craft beer, wine, and spirit brands; including retail placement and staff training, in-store marketing incentives, and brand awareness campaigns.• Negotiated contract terms and long-term sales plans with both senior retail buyers and store-level managers.• Competitive market required fostering ongoing relationships and countering competitor sales strategies.• Territory of approximately 14,000 sq miles included 116 stores operated by the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), the provincially-owned liquor monopoly. Show less

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  RBC Bluesfest

  Mar 2013 - Sept 2013

  Assistant Sponsorship Director - Contract

  These festivals draw over 300,000 attendees; Bluesfest is among the top 10 music festivals in North America• Responsible for contacting new and existing sponsors, ensuring proper logo representation and particulars according to festival marking campaign, handling on-site sponsor requests and scheduling.• Fully organized and executed on-site sponsorship VIP reception (Invitations and RSVPs, catering, security, and volunteers).• Prepared photo layouts and sponsorship statistics for all sponsor reports.• Managed contracted professional photographer on-site presence.• Organized off-site promotions including radio contests, off-site pop-up events, and limousine promotions. Show less

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  Ottawa Folk Festival

  Mar 2013 - Sept 2013

  Assistant Sponsorship Director - Contract

  These festivals draw over 300,000 attendees; Bluesfest is among the top 10 music festivals in North America• Responsible for contacting new and existing sponsors, ensuring proper logo representation and particulars according to festival marking campaign, handling on-site sponsor requests and scheduling.• Fully organized and executed on-site sponsorship VIP reception (Invitations and RSVPs, catering, security, and volunteers).• Prepared photo layouts and sponsorship statistics for all sponsor reports.• Managed contracted professional photographer on-site presence.• Organized off-site promotions including radio contests, off-site pop-up events, and limousine promotions. Show less

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  Parliament of Canada

  Sept 2013 - May 2014

  Executive Assistant to Member of Parliament (6 month contract plus additional services rendered)

  Members of Parliament are Canadian equivalents to American federal Congresspersons, representing districts of approximately 100,000 constituents• Produced work on an extremely tight schedule with high pressure situations in an environment with no room for error.• Responsible for wide range of assistantship duties, including managing member of parliament’s schedule, coordinating travel plans, managing web site presence, managing expense paperwork, receiving office visitors, coordinating voter mailouts, managing voter micro-targeting, recording and archiving speeches, summarizing and reporting to Member on local district news.• Graphic design and layout duties included use of Photoshop and InDesign to assemble, design, and edit mailouts, annual calendars, and other district communications. Show less

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  University of California, Los Angeles

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  Secretary

  Housing/tenant liaison and board secretary, University ofCalifornia Los Angeles UARSA (tenants association)

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  Self Employed

  Mar 2015 - Jun 2021

  Personal Assistant - Los Angeles

  Personal assistant to family of four; husband is a television writer and showrunner, wife is the director of a charitable organization.• Planning, organizing and coordinating all family events• Scheduling, managing household calendars, arranging appointments, maintaining electronicdevices• Budgeting, expenses, and purchasing• Donor appreciation for charitable organization ("The TLC Foundation for BFRBs")• During COVID-19, remote school instruction for family children

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  Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada

  Sept 2021 - Sept 2022

  • Senior Executive Assistant to Canadian Ambassador

    Dec 2021 - Sept 2022

  • HOM Programs and Common Services Assistant

    Sept 2021 - Dec 2021
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  EY

  Sept 2022 - Sept 2024

  Executive Assistant