Meridy Lippoldt
EXPERIENCE
Administrative Associate I October 2003 - Present
Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine
Department of Vocational Services
Conduct variety of administrative tasks in support of vocational rehabilitation services for people with disabilities entering the workforce. Tasks include ensuring charts are filed correctly and kept up to date, and providing administrative back-up to support staff typing needs, hotel and car rentals, business cards and organizing meetings, including meetings and meeting minutes of our Business Advisory Council consisting of prominent members of the community who serve in an advisory capacity to the Department.
Odyssey Program
Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine
From 2003 to 2006, provided the administrative support for a grant project funded by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA). Our office was staffed by a program manager, employment specialist, clinical social worker, nurse practitioner, and child psychiatrist. The responsibilities were varied and include helping our program manager and team when year-end reports fell due. When support was required on special projects such as to develop brochures or PowerPoint presentations, I was also depended upon for technical support.
Freelance Translator, Portland, Maine 1991 – 2003
Translation of business, medical, financial, and legal documents from French, Spanish, and
Italian into English.
Worked with translation agencies and participated in projects of Fortune 500 companies, including financial reports, annual reports, initial public offerings, and government bidding contracts, among other financial documents.
Office Assistant/Secretary 1991 – 1995
Springborn Staffing Services, Portland Maine
Worked in a cross-section of businesses in Portland, including nonprofit, law, construction, medical and education. Performed general office duties, such as typing office documents in Microsoft Word, responding to phone calls, photocopying documents, and transcribing recorded dictation.
Foreign Service Officer 1985 – 1990
U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
• Political Officer, U.S. Mission to the United Nations, New York
- Organized U.S. participation in General Assembly: organized briefing papers, distributed them to U.S.
representatives at the General Assembly; scheduled attendance of members, organized agendas for various
meetings, supervised three reporting officers assigned to cover speeches of each country's representatives.
- Acted as reporting officer on the "New International Information Order" and the issue of Cyprus. Accountable to our Permanent Representatives, General Vernon Walters and Thomas R. Pickering, respectively.
• Staff Assistant, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Washington, DC
- Working in the Consular Executive Office, handled all incoming paperwork, prioritized documents for Assistant Secretary Joan Clark’s review.
- Acted as liaison for the offices within the Bureau of Consular Affairs
- Attended staff meetings, tracked work assigned to offices within the Bureau of Consular Affairs accountable to the Special Assistant Michael Marine
• Consular Officer, Embassy of United States in Mexico, Mexico City
- Worked in office of immigrant visas; adjudicated visa applications
- Worked with Consul General to coordinate U.S. government's provision of services to American travelers in
Mexico
- Organized and coordinated the Principal Officers' Conference, in respect of which was awarded a “Meritorious Step Increase” in recognition of superlative performance of duties, by our Ambassador to Mexico
Program Assistant for Asian/Pacific Unit 1981 – 1983
World University Service (WUS), Geneva, Switzerland
- Performed administrative tasks required of World University Service-sponsored projects in the Asia-Pacific Region, including the disbursement of project funds, making travel arrangements for staff, and acting as administrative liaison with the WUS regional office in Sri Lanka.
- Assisted an Associate Secretary in assessing how feasible it would be to raise funds for development projects in the Asia/Pacific Region. This included clerical support with respect to the evaluation of primary health care projects, farming and animal husbandry, and small-business administration.
Multiligual Guide-Interpreter 1978 – 1981
Palais des Nations, United Nation European Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland
Conducted tours for tourists, students, diplomats and journalists in French, English and Spanish of the Palace of Nations, encompassing the historic League of Nations Headquarters and the New Wing constructed in the 1970’s.
EDUCATION
Translator's Diploma for English, French, and Spanish
Ecole de Traduction et d'Interprétation Geneva, Switzerland
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language and Literature
Rollins College Winter Park, Florida
Universidad de Valencia (Junior Year Abroad) Valencia, Spain
REFERENCES
Available on request.
EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION
Contact Information: Human Resources
Maine Medical Center
(207) 662-2107
Human Resources
Legal Language Services
(212) 766-4111
Springborn Staffing Services
(207) 761-8367
Springborn Staffing Services recruited me for short-term clerical assignments in the greater Portland area community between 1992-1995.
U.S. Department of State
Employment Verification
(202) 663-1880
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Meridy S. Lippoldt
12 Pitt Street, Apartment 3
Portland, Maine 04103
(207) 828-1544 (fax)
(207) 749-4594 (cell)
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