Colleen Johnson

Current

• Owner/Virtual Assistant/Proofreader/Genealogist at CMJ Office

Education

• Gibbs College-RI
• Rhode Island College
• St. Mary Academy, BayView

Recommended

7 people have recommended Colleen

Connections

51 connections

Industry

Executive Office

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog

Colleen Johnson’s Summary

Trained Virtual Assistant focused on serving and supporting the administrative needs of entrepreneurs, business owners, and individuals within the historical and genealogical communities.

I specialize in working with Microsoft Office applications, proofreading, blogging and genealogical research.

I have over 19 years administrative experience and training within the government, marketing, insurance, business, education, medical, and genealogical/historical fields.

I am a contributing author to the Gritty Business Buzz.

I also provide family history research support. I have memberships to several organizations including NEHGS and Ancestry.com. Genealogy is a passion of mine.

I am a Genea-Blogger and an active contributor to the Carnival of Genealogy and Carnival of Irish Heritage Blogs.

Colleen Johnson’s Experience

• Owner/Virtual Assistant/Proofreader/Genealogist

  CMJ Office

  (Executive Office industry)

  April 2006 — Present (2 years 8 months)

  Owner and CEO, I established CMJ Office in 2006. I have over 19 years of extensive administrative experience supporting management at executive and government levels. I have been trained as a Virtual Assistant by Staffcentrix, LLC, through the U.S. Air Force.
  
  I am a member of the IVAA, the VACOC, the VAnetworking, the DCWW and M.O.M. I am also a member of Ancestry.com and the NEHGS for genealogical research purposes.
  
  I provide administrative support, proofreading, blogging and genealogical research services to those needing my expertise with an emphasis on the historical and genealogical communities.
  
  CMJ Office is currently licensed in Virginia.

Additional Information

Colleen Johnson’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog

Colleen Johnson’s Interests:

Administrative Services, Database Management, Proofreading/Editing, Forms, Business Letters/Quotes, Mailings, Vacation/Leave Coverage, Spreadsheets, Data Entry, Internet Research, Genealogy Research Services, anything Celtic, Figure Skating, Soccer, and reading.

Colleen Johnson’s Groups:

VACOC, Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce
VANA, Virtual Assistant Networking Association
IVAA, International Virtual Assistant Association
DCWW, D.C. Web Women Group
NEHGS, New England Historical Genealogy Society
MOM, Miles of Marketing
Staffcentrix, LLC

•    eOffice
•    Friends of Ireland
•    LinkEds & writers
•    PAs, EAs, VAs and senior Administrators (~500 members)
•    Friends of RI
•    Virtual Assistant
•    Women For Hire
•    Home Office Warriors
•    Genealogical & Historical Research
•    Entrepreneurs in Central VA by The Venture Forum
•    VA Industry
•    VIRGINIA SMALL BUSINESS CONNECTIONS
•    I Blog! - People with this icon have a blog - and they link to it from their profile
•    Co. Clare, Ireland: Genealogy
•    innovation avenue
•    Virtual Assistance Chamber of Commerce

Colleen Johnson’s Honors:

VAccolade Business Entrepreneurial Award 2008
Blog of the Week Award, VANA 2008
Boston Federal Executive Employee Award 1998-2001
Outstanding Performance Ratings 1990-2001
Boston Facility of the Year Award 1993 & 1995
Providence Facility of the Year Award 1991
Job Performance Awards 1990-1992, 1996, 1997
Incentive Awards 1995, 1999

Colleen Johnson’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals