Christinia Herrmann

Background

About Christinia Herrmann

As the Nederland Economic Development Corporation's (NEDC) Administrative Secretary I am responsible for providing secretarial support to the Executive Director and and assist the NEDC Board of Directors by taking and recording meeting minutes. My role is to help promote the growth of businesses and jobs in Nederland and to assist in attracting new business to Nederland. It is a true blessing to be part of an organization whose mission is to assist our community in development, growth and prosperity. In my past role of Administrative/Executive Secretary for an Insurance Agency Field Office, I strove to anticipate my supervisor’s needs, conducted research and provided information for his/her completion of the task in an efficient manner. Being a dependable, detail oriented individual with a reputation to take initiative, willingness to help others, resolve issues quickly and produce a quality end product, I quickly become a resource to those I served. These skills were evident throughout my tenure. When our office flooded twice within a six month period, I took the lead each time by working with the Property Management Personnel and vendors to relocate office personnel, arrange access for repair crews and keep my supervisor abreast of the progress. During the aftermath of Hurricanes Rita (2005) and Ike (2008), it became evident that all agents were not able to attend each conference call with the Management Team. I took the initiative by taking notes during each call, compiled the information and forwarded to management for approval. Once approved, the information was emailed to all agents. This enabled agents to obtain important procedure and coverage information and spend time with clients. Working on a team comprised of four team members, it was essential that efficient workflows were in place to carry out projects and events. I developed spreadsheets and processes in order to complete tasks and projects in an efficient manner.