Experienced Entertainment Professional
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- Event Organizer/Director at Thrill The World NYC
- Associate Director/Special Events/Lounge Coordinator/Website Updater at Planet Connections Festivity
- Administrative Assistant to Property Manager at Property Resource Corporation
- Actor, Singer, Website Designer, Production Assistant at Manada.Biz Entertainment
- Past
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- Stage Manager at The Barrow Group
- Receptionist Via Axion Temp Services at KOCH Entertainment
- Receptionist Via Axion Temp Services at Doe Fund
- Office Manager at Boogie Man George Entertainment
- Temp at David Wood Personnel
- Assistant Business Administrative at Meyer Companies
- Education
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- University of Miami
- Palm Beach Community College
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Amada Anderson’s Summary
I am a highly skilled administrative professional and I love working in fast-paced environments where deadlines are a priority and handling multiple jobs is a norm. I enjoy challenges and will work hard to achieve your objectives. If you are seeking a qualified and productive individual who looks at challenges as opportunities to learn, then I am the right person for the job.
Amada Anderson’s Specialties:
I have extensive Musical Theatre training as an actress and singer from my years in college and after completing my Bachelors in Music with a double major in Theatre from the University of Miami in 2006.
For performance experience please visit my website which has production photos, video clips, as well as a detailed resume.
Thank you!
Amada Anderson’s Experience
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Event Organizer/Director
Thrill The World NYC
(Entertainment industry)
June 2009 — Present (6 months)
Planned, Coordinated, Promoted and Organized a Thrill The World event here in NYC. On October 24th 2009 at 8:30pm, 97 zombie dancers danced Thriller in Astoria Park Queens. They were joined worldwide with a total of 23,000 zombies dancing simultaneously in an event called Thrill The World. She lead a team of enthusiastic volunteers, choreographers, and dancers as well as created promotional parties to raise awareness of Thrill The World and their charity VH1 Save the Music. This entire event involved getting special event park permits from the City of NY, Sound Permits from the NYPD, as well as sponsorship from various companies throughout the five boroughs.
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Associate Director/Special Events/Lounge Coordinator/Website Updater
Planet Connections Festivity
(Entertainment industry)
June 2009 — Present (6 months)
Creates and organizes a schedule of events for the festivals lounge and any special events within the festival, including all networking parties, talkbacks, fundraisers, any staff outings and the staff walk for a cause, the opening night festival party, and any green or eco friendly events. Also coordinates and presents at the Awards ceremony as well as oversees the lounge decorations, concessions and artwork making sure any profitable ideas come to term. Will also update the website as needed throughout the event making sure all shows are seen and information is accessible online.
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Administrative Assistant to Property Manager
Property Resource Corporation
(Real Estate industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)
Assistant to Property Manager Rebecca Zanes.
Amada Anderson
Administrative Assistant
420 Lexington Avenue
Job Responsibilities:
-Provide overall assistance to Property Managers (Rebecca Zanes and Erin Denham) as well as provide administrative assistance to Division VP (David Khazzam) regarding all properties.
-Answering calls on behalf of property managers when they are out of office/in field as well as any walk in tenants.
-Responsible for sorting mail and sending invoices to outside accounting department as well as changing address as needed to update accounts.
-Order office supplies and keep organization of office space including files, supplies, kitchen and storage.
-Input and schedule appliance work orders for The Metro, assign storage areas for 25 Tudor City Place, and apply service calls as needed.
-Assist in entering new residential and commercial leases as well as sending out lease renewals, and updating all tenant data on Yardi and Building Link.
-Annual MDR Registration for all properties.
-Process the return of bounced checks to tenants when received from A/R as well as process late fees that accrue.
-In charge of setting up accounts, sending out enrollment forms, and troubleshooting and corresponding with tenants regarding Building Link.
-ACH debit program, sending/collecting forms, correspond with tenants
-Assist in special projects: SBT annual inspections/elections, installation of alarms for local law 7, 32-BJ strike prep, and 25 Tudor Annual Meetings.
-Ensure month copy and postage count is properly submitted for billing back to buildings as well as stand as the go to person for calling the copier company and ordering supplies for it.
-Updating commercial tenant and other insurance certificates
-Assisting accounting dept. in administering commercial rent increases.
-Assisting in rent bills & all bulk mailing.
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Actor, Singer, Website Designer, Production Assistant
Manada.Biz Entertainment
(Entertainment industry)
May 1981 — Present (28 years 7 months)
After graduating from The University of Miami with her Bachelors in Music and a double major in Theatre she worked for Boogie Man George Entertainment as an office manager and karaoke host. She has donated her karaoke equipment from time to time for various fundraisers and just happens to hold the title of Karaoke Queen of Florida.
Finally in February of 2008 she made the big move to the Big Apple/NYC and only after a month found full time employment. But she immediatly began working backstage for various theatre companies which include working as an Assistant Director/Website Designer for Bubby's Shadow (White Rabbit Theatre and Mo Pula Productions), Assistant Stage Manager for The Marathon 08 (Ensemble Studio Theatre), and stage manager for The Painter as well as Torrents (The Barracuda Theatre Club).
As a website designer she has donated her time creating sites for various shows such as Bubby's Shadow , The Breakfast Club Project , Combing Through Life's Tangles as well as modernized updates for BoogieManGeorge.com and HairstylistsForHumanity.org.
She's a member of the South Florida Theatre League, Women's Theatre Project and is an official public notary for the state of New York.
In addition to everything else, she is an event organizer for thrill the world and hopes to raise money and peoples spirits through dancing thriller in October of 2009 Click here for more info.
She recently made her NY debut in Crimes of the Heart as Lenny (Rockaway Theatre Company) and is currently building her acting and singing credits in various productions throughout New York. -
Stage Manager
The Barrow Group
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)
March 2008 — April 2008 (2 months)
The stage manager is responsible for organizing the production, communicating across different disciplines (e.g., between the director and the backstage crew, or the actors and production management), and keeping everything running smoothly. This refers not only to seamless management of the technical aspects of a production, but of the human aspects as well.
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Receptionist Via Axion Temp Services
KOCH Entertainment
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Entertainment industry)
February 2008 — March 2008 (2 months)
Answered visitor inquiries about the company and its products or services, directed visitors to their destinations, sorted mail, answered incoming calls on multi-line telephones or a switchboard, set appointments, filed records, keyboarding/data entry and performed a variety of other office tasks, such as faxing or emailing. Also served coffee or tea to guests, and kept the lobby area tidy. As well as assumed some security guard access control functions by verifying employee identification, issuing visitor passes, and by observing and reporting any unusual or suspicious persons or activities.
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Receptionist Via Axion Temp Services
Doe Fund
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Program Development industry)
February 2008 — February 2008 (1 month)
Answered visitor inquiries about the company and its products or services, directed visitors to their destinations, sorted mail, answered incoming calls on multi-line telephones or a switchboard, set appointments, filed records, keyboarding/data entry and performed a variety of other office tasks, such as faxing or emailing. Also served coffee or tea to guests, and kept the lobby area tidy. As well as assumed some security guard access control functions by verifying employee identification, issuing visitor passes, and by observing and reporting any unusual or suspicious persons or activities.
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Office Manager
Boogie Man George Entertainment
(Entertainment industry)
May 2006 — January 2008 (1 year 9 months)
●Managed and prioritized multiple tasks simultaneously such as answering phones, emails, contracts, and successfully booking corporate events as well as private parties.
●Served as a Liaison with other employees and vendors as well as maintained client database.
●Coordinated schedules and meetings, managed executive calendar and made travel arrangements.
●Designed promotional and website material (www.boogiemangeorge.com/karaoke_times.htm) as well as implemented unique and successful memorandums and mailing campaigns, flyers and calendars for all special events, competitions and fund-raisers.
●Updated and maintained the music databases and karaoke books using KJ Pro, As well as updated all pdf files on the server.
●Oversaw new hires, any new software and or hardware as well as trained new KJ/DJ’s of karaoke equipment and software management. -
Temp
David Wood Personnel
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
January 2005 — January 2006 (1 year 1 month)
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Assistant Business Administrative
Meyer Companies
(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Banking industry)
May 2005 — August 2005 (4 months)
●Made filing labels with Smead Labeling System then filed bank statements & confirmations.
●Updated the master file list of all companies with Excel .
●Applied those updates to all current folders.
Amada Anderson’s Education
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University of Miami
2002 — 2006
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Palm Beach Community College
AA , Music and Theatre , 1999 — 2002
Additional Information
Amada Anderson’s Websites:
Amada Anderson’s Groups:
Women's Theatre Project, Vincent Cardinal
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University of Miami (FL) -
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Hooray for Hollyworld!
Amada Anderson’s Honors:
Production assistant for “hairstylistsforhumanity.org”, Secretary of Theatre Action Group (TAG), Lyricist & Webpage Designer for an Original Musical called “The Breakfast Club Project”, Secretary of the P.B.C.C. Players, President of the Music Club, Member of The Deans List, Inner Club Council, International Association of Jazz Educators, and Phi Theta Kappa.
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