Independent Music Professional
Greater Philadelphia Area
- Current
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- Personal Assistant at Donald Nally (Self-employed)
- Chorister at Opera Company of Philadelphia
- Core Singer at Philadelphia Singers
- Past
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- Transcriptionist at MWP Transcripts
- Office Manager at Danziger & Danziger
- Administrative Assistant, Domestic Private Banking at HSBC Bank USA
- Administrative Assistant at Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp.
- Administrative Assistant, Partners & Education at Allaire Corp.
- Education
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- New England Conservatory of Music
- Tufts University
- San Francisco University High School
- Connections
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- Industry
- Performing Arts
- Websites
Maren Montalbano Brehm’s Summary
Dedicated music teacher with over 20 yrs of real-world experience in the music industry looking for a classroom position (music/general elementary)
Maren Montalbano Brehm’s Specialties:
Singing: Weddings, funerals, church work, Christmas caroling, choir singing, solo singing
Management/Administration: transcription, grant-writing, union negotiation, book-keeping
Maren Montalbano Brehm’s Experience
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Transcriptionist
MWP Transcripts
(Writing and Editing industry)
March 2003 — August 2008 (5 years 6 months)
Transcription of meetings (anything from pharmaceutical to medical to legal), video interviews (with burned-in time codes), tape-recorded interviews, and telephone conversations.
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Office Manager
Danziger & Danziger
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)
June 2001 — March 2003 (1 year 10 months)
· Assistant to both partners of the firm with duties including social scheduling, P.R. mailings, and database administration.
· Accounting: handling accounts payable, accounts receivable, and ordering office supplies.
· Office Management: hiring and scheduling temp workers, dealing with daily IT problems, and coordinating an office move. -
Administrative Assistant, Domestic Private Banking
HSBC Bank USA
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NYSE:HBC (ADR); Banking industry)
September 2000 — March 2001 (7 months)
· Daily office administration, including correspondence, address updates, copying, filing, faxing, and phone management
· Second assistant to the Senior Executive Vice President of Private Banking and Investment Management with duties including expense reports, PowerPoint presentations, travel arrangements, and scheduling. -
Administrative Assistant
Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp.
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; MEMY; Pharmaceuticals industry)
February 1999 — July 2000 (1 year 6 months)
· Daily office administration, including correspondence, address updates, copying, filing, faxing, and phone management.
· Assistant to Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer with duties including PowerPoint presentations, travel arrangements and scheduling.
· Human Resource administration: distribution of benefits packages and forms; dealing with individual employee benefit issues on a case-by-case basis; maintenance of personnel files.
· Benefits: keeping current records with all insurance companies; tracking new hires and terminations; overseeing employee distributions into various benefit accounts.
· Capital equipment: keeping current inventory for all capital equipment; maintaining equipment lease schedules.
· Responsible for compiling business plan and corporate development packages to be sent out to potential investors or partners. -
Administrative Assistant, Partners & Education
Allaire Corp.
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
June 1997 — March 1998 (10 months)
· Providing customer support both by phone and email to partner companies and VIP’s; maintaining files for the partners program.
· Scheduling classes in Cambridge and various facilities across the country; enrolling students; overseeing setup of classrooms in Cambridge and other locations.
· Updated customer database for new release of Cold Fusion™; fielded customer service questions regarding the new release.
Maren Montalbano Brehm’s Education
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New England Conservatory of Music
BFA , Vocal Performance , 1992 — 1997
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Tufts University
BA , Drama , 1992 — 1997
- Activities and Societies:
- Torn Ticket II
Pen, Paint, & Pretzels
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San Francisco University High School
Additional Information
Maren Montalbano Brehm’s Websites:
Maren Montalbano Brehm’s Groups:
Actors Equity Association
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American Guild of Musical Artists
Maren Montalbano Brehm’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
