Board Member at Great Kanawha Resource Conservation & Development
Charleston, West Virginia Area
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- Board Member at Great Kanawha Resource Conservation & Development
- Board Member at Capitol Conservation District
- Office Manger at Chemical Alliance Zone
- Board Member at WV Interagency Council on Homelessness
- President at Robin's Desktop LLC
- Past
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- President at WV Division IAAP
- Legislative Specialist II at West Virginia Conservation Agency
- President at Charleston Chapter IAAP
- Education
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- Mountain State University
- West Virginia State University
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Robin Holstein’s Summary
Experienced professional with 15+ years working with and supporting managers and executives. Skilled in writing, editing, meeting/conference coordination and facilitation. Interested in servicing small businesses and organizations, document preparation, training programs and speaking opportunities.
Robin Holstein’s Specialties:
State code revision drafting, coordinating statewide tours, freelance writing, document development, document editing, conference/meeting planning & coordination, organizational leadership
Robin Holstein’s Experience
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Board Member
Great Kanawha Resource Conservation & Development
(Government Agency; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
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Board Member
Capitol Conservation District
(Government Administration industry)
January 2009 — Present (7 months)
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Office Manger
Chemical Alliance Zone
(Chemicals industry)
December 2008 — Present (8 months)
I am working under contract with the Chemical Alliance Zone. Companies seeking areas for expansion, relocation or entirely new facilities will discover that the CAZ offers a promising future, based on a long history of success.
Academic collaboration is facilitated by five institutions of higher learning within the Chemical Alliance Zone (CAZ): West Virginia State University, West Virginia University, West Virginia University Institute of Technology, The University of Charleston, Marshall University and the Marshall University Graduate College.
Investing in West Virginia is an intelligent business decision. -
Board Member
WV Interagency Council on Homelessness
(Civic & Social Organization industry)
July 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)
This is a state government council established to coordinate the activities of state, local and non-profit organizations whose goal is to eliminate homlessness in West Virginia.
Appointed by Governor Joe Manchin III, I serve as a representative of the general public. -
President
Robin's Desktop LLC
(Writing and Editing industry)
July 2005 — Present (4 years 1 month)
Virtual administrative support services to small business and non-profits.
* Conference/Meeting Planning
* Desktop Publishing
* Document Preparation
* Presentation/Public Speaking
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President
WV Division IAAP
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
September 2007 — June 2008 (10 months)
I took the position of president of the WV Division IAAP following the resignation of the previos president due to medical reasons.
As president I lead my Division successfully through the process of merger with the Virginia Division creating a larger, more powerful group nearly 1,000 members strong. This merger process began in the fall of 2007 and was completed June 28, 2008.
I coordinated each chapter in WV with the Viriginia Division, lead the members through a statewide vote and presided over the 55th Annual Meeting of the WV Division in May. -
Legislative Specialist II
West Virginia Conservation Agency
(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Government Administration industry)
August 2000 — July 2007 (7 years)
* Administrative support to Executive Director and Assistant to the Executive Director.
* Event planner for Congressional Tour.
* Meeting planner for several partnership committees involving federal, state and non-profit organizations.
* Serve in advisory capacity on four partnership committees.
* Represent agency as needed during Legislative Sessions, present at daily briefings during disaster events.
* Participated in Statewide Flood Protection Taskforce and development of Statewide Flood Plan. -
President
Charleston Chapter IAAP
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)
July 2006 — June 2007 (1 year)
As president of the local organization, I provided strategic leadership in identifying new ways of marketing our organization. I challenged my Board to provide quality training session for our members and guests.
Under my leadership, the Charleston Chapter was awarded the 2006-2007 West Virginia Division Professional Chapter of the Year award. We participated in the 2006 Cavalcade of Trade and the 2007 Women's Day at the Legislature.
I published several articles providing quality information for both administrative professionals and their supervisors and a series of "President's Message" newsletters keeping members informed on current topics and activities.
I presided over a successful Administrative Professional's Day event, with guest speaker Commissioner of Agriculture Gus R. Douglass. Over 60 individuals were in attendance.
Presented "Charleston Chapter Officer Training Program" to chapter members.
Robin Holstein’s Education
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Mountain State University
BS , Organizational Leadership , 2007 — 2009
President's List Spring 2007
President's List Fall 2007
President's List Spring 2008
President's List Fall 2008- Activities and Societies:
- Sigma Beta Delta
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West Virginia State University
Associate , Office Administration , 1998 — 2004
Additional Information
Robin Holstein’s Websites:
Robin Holstein’s Interests:
Writing, presentations, desktop publishing, meeting planning, motorcycles, NASCAR, fishing, hunting, blogging
Robin Holstein’s Honors:
-2001 Certificate of Excellence, Flood Recovery Team WVCA
-2004 Administrative Professional Member of the Year, Charleston IAAP
-2004 Honorable Mention, Non-Fiction, WV Writers
-2004 Certificate of Excellence, Flood Recovery Team WVCA
-2007 Professional Chapter of the Year, as president
-2007 President's List, Mountain State University Spring 06-07
-2008 President's List, Mountain State University Fall 07-08
Robin Holstein’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
