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Helene Barsamian


Gender and Age: Female, 57
Location: Morristown, New Jersey
Country of Residence: United States United States
Languages: Armenian , English , French , German , Italian , Romanian
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Hélène C. Barsamian
Morristown, New Jersey 07960
Phone: (973) 722.8202
e-mail: hbarsamia1@aol.com

SUMMARY

• Managed $1.5 million budget • Long range strategic planning and budget projections
• Established contact and interacted with national and international business leaders and government officials • Planned, organized and successfully managed numerous special events honoring national and international officials • Assisted in the development of advertising materials promoting the School of Diplomacy • Handled all Human Resources needs and issues of administrators and staff • 10 years fundraising experience requiring contact with donors, supervision and coordination of fundraising activities
• Solid organization and problem-solving skills • Demonstrated ability to work independently, handle simultaneous tasks, and meet deadlines • Well-developed communication skills • Ability to assess organizational needs and implement administrative procedures • Strong management and supervisory skills • Multilingual
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EXPERIENCE


Assistant Dean for Administrative Affairs 2000-2002
School of Diplomacy and International Relations South Orange, NJ
Seton Hall University

Responsibilities: Financial/Office Management/HR/External Affairs
• Managed $1.5M budget for the School of Diplomacy
• Planned, organized and successfully ran fundraising events (avg. US$500K)
Contact and solicitation of CEOs from Pharmacia Corp., Bayer A.G.,
Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, PriceWaterhouse Coopers, etc.
• Planned, organized and successfully managed events honoring: UN Secretary-General
Kofi Annan, President of Iran Khatami, US Supreme Court event in Washington D.C. honoring the President of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, attended by Several Supreme Court Justices, business leaders, government officials and international dignitaries, Annual Global Leadership Gala
• Participated in the planning and development of promotional pieces
and brochures aimed at publicizing the School of Diplomacy
• Supervised staff of eight
• Organized and escorted students/administrators to European Union institutions
in Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany and France; arranged briefings at NATO, Court of Human Rights, Council of the European Union, Foreign Ministry for Humanitarian Affairs, European Investment Bank, etc.
• Handled all administrative and Human Resources issues


Chair of Pingry School Annual Fund 1989-1998

• Capital campaign raised $40.5M in shorter period of time
(3 years) than initially anticipated (5 years)
• Chaired the Pingry School Martinsville Campus 1997-1998
($800K - $1.5M raised)
• Chaired various grades at the Short Hills Campus 1989-1995
• Chaired entire Short Hills Campus 1995-1997
Responsibilities
• Contact and enlist the help of volunteers to work on the campaign
• Set solicitation targets for entire parent constituency
• Maintain close contact with volunteers and school administration
• Personally solicit leadership gifts
• Participate in direct-mail and phone-a-thon
• Participate in setting the calendar progression of the campaign
• Met and surpassed campaign goal every year


Project Manager, Investment Research 1998-2000
Prudential Real Estate Investors Parsippany, NJ
Responsibilities
• Devised and implemented a department-wide project
tracking system
• Coordinated PREI 2000 Executive Conference, organized
and coordinated PREA/NCREIF Benchmark Committee,
organized and helped run the first PREI Analyst Training Program,
organized the Research Department’s mid-year and year-end
Strategic Planning meetings
• Researched and wrote several investment pieces on the
East European markets
• Instrumental in the creation and successful launch of
Real Estate Investment Web site, housing reports and
staff biographies


Principal Administrative Associate 1995-1998
ASEA, BROWN, BOVERI - ABB SIMCON INC. Parsippany, NJ
Responsibilities
• Provide administrative support to VP of Refinery Automation Division
• Support a divisional staff of nine with all administrative needs
• Generate reports, proposals, presentations and manuals
• Maintain accurate records of in-coming and out-going correspondence
• Interview, orient and train administrative personnel
• Addressed all Human Resources issues relating to management and employees




Administrator / Office Manager 1991-1995
3X Corporation Parsippany, NJ
Responsibilities
• Reported to the President and Vice President
• Acted as Protocol interacting with clients
• Coordinated meetings, seminars, executive conferences
• Administered daily operations
• Maintained personnel records
• Helped company through a successful acquisition.


Editorial Assistant 1990-1991
“New Jersey Monthly” Magazine Morristown, NJ
Responsibilities
• Researching and fact checking of articles
• Wrote several articles published in issues released throughout the year

Freelance Writer
“Kids Today” publication

Associate Professor, 19th and 20th Century French Literature 1981-1983
Upsala College East Orange, NJ

Assistant Professor, French Language and Culture 1979-1981
New York University New York, NY


Education

New York University, New York 1976-1981
Doctorate studies in French Language and Literature - ABD

Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium 1975-1976
License es Lettres Romanes (equivalent of MA degree)

Rice University, Houston, Texas 1973-1975
BA double major French and German Languages and Literature

Foundation Center, New York September 2002
Certificate in Grants and Proposals writing


Languages French, Romanian, German – fluent – read, write, speak
Armenian – speak only
Italian - intermediate

Computer Skills Windows, MS Word, Excel, Power Point, MS Publisher,
Lotus Approach Database, ACT Database

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Last Login: September 17, 2004
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