Lorena Kennedy

• Provide administrative assistance to the Vice President of Player Benefits and the Vice President of Risk Management • Interact with NBA Team personnel, Players, coaches and external partners, serving as a liaison, responding to inquiries and requests from internal and external partners. • Draft correspondence, memos, PowerPoint presentations and templates • Set protocols and coordinate Quarterly Trustee Committee Meetings and monthly, Quarterly Crisis Management Team meetings involving high-level executives • Provide back-up support answering Player/Coaches hotline and assisting individuals with their health benefits and retirement needs • Provide assistance for department budget and business planning, coordinate and manage special projects • Design protocols for handling vendor invoicing process, manage invoice payment processes from submittal to payment • Coordinate and manage international and domestic travel arrangements and submit expense reports • Redesigned and maintain paper filing systems, designed and implementing protocols for converting paper files to electronic files • Coordinate all office services for the departments, coordination and planning of department outings

Provided extensive administrative and business support including answering high volume calls. • Reviewed daily correspondence; determined significance, drafted correspondence and disseminated information accordingly • Heavy Calendaring and complex meeting coordination • Traveled to MediaLink’s Los Angeles offices to provide comprehensive support to the Chairman and CEO. • Managed relationship with clients and partners by connecting with them on a weekly basis. • Coordinated Chairman’s numerous speaking engagements, assisted in coordinating special events, global conferences including: CES, NAPTE, IAB, Cannes Tech Talk, as well as managed special projects. • Coordinated and managed complex international travel arrangements (commercial & private) visa, passport and other document preparation • Provided on site assistance for VIP events, concerts and conferences • Coordinated and assisted the Ad Club in arranging the 5th & 6th Great Debate Event and VIP dinner. • Coordinated and arranged Chairman’s weekly WOR Radio show • Researched and prepared agenda/background materials, managed presentations, wrote high level minutes and follow-up action items for staff and clients

• Facilitated selection process through sourcing, screening and interviewing qualified candidates, while utilizing various recruiting strategies to ascertain top talent for open positions • Enrolled and processed start/close paperwork for W2 Workers and Independent Contractors; administered company’s hiring, training, payroll and benefit programs • Solved payment issues, tracked the payments of W-2, Independent contractors and vendors • Prepared weekly enrollment, timesheet and termination reports

Assisted Executive Producers and Associate Producers and performed routine production office duties. • Negotiated rental equipment rates as well as coordinated delivery of equipment/props for live shoot. • Created PA database to track hours, invoices and purchase orders and reconciled petty cash.

• Facilitated selection process through sourcing, screening and interviewing qualified candidates, while utilizing various recruiting strategies to ascertain top talent for open positions • Enrolled and processed start/close paperwork for W2 Workers and Independent Contractors; administered company’s hiring, training, payroll and benefit programs • Solved payment issues, tracked the payments of W-2, Independent contractors and vendors • Prepared weekly enrollment, timesheet and termination reports

• Facilitated selection process through sourcing, screening and interviewing qualified candidates, while utilizing various recruiting strategies to ascertain top talent for open positions • Enrolled and processed start/close paperwork for W2 Workers and Independent Contractors; administered company’s hiring, training, payroll and benefit programs • Solved payment issues, tracked the payments of W-2, Independent contractors and vendors • Prepared weekly enrollment, timesheet and termination reports