Shavonne H.

White
405 Bradford Street
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
Phone: 302.559.5668 / Email: Shavonnewhite@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
Office of Governor Jack A. Markell
Wilmington, DE
Executive Assistant to Chief of Staff / Wilmington Office Manager
Dec. 2012 Present
Provide administrative and operational support to the Chief of Staff including:
coordinate meetings; assist in scheduling meetings & events for the Governor;
drafting & preparing correspondence such as reports, memos, letters and
responses to routine inquiries; disseminating directives; assist in budget
preparation by maintaining records and/or compiling data; organizing and drafting
administrative material for public information or office use; act as liaison for Chief
of Staff with state/federal representatives and the public; interview job applicants
and train new office staff.
Legal Assistant
Aug. 2009
Dec. 2012
Provided assistance to Chief and Deputy Legal Counsels including: scheduling
meetings; drafting legislative bills; reviewing and processing pardon &
commutation applications for Governors review; processing legal invoices;
maintaining outside counsel agreements; collecting information for and responding
to FOIA requests.
Receptionist
Feb. 2009
Aug. 2009
Answered and facilitated phone calls; assisted Governors Aides in providing
written correspondence to constituents; provided support to senior staff members
as requested.
Nash Omniscaping, LLC
Montchanin, DE
Office Manager
Jul. 2005 Dec.
2008
Managed office operations including payroll processing; drafting customer invoices
& proposals; scheduling property visits; answering service inquiries; training and
supervising office support staff.
MBNA Corporation
Wilmington, DE
Executive Assistant, Sales and Marketing
Mar.
2004 May 2005
Assisted Senior Vice President and Sales & Marketing staff with scheduling,
writing correspondence, travel arrangements and various operating tasks.

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Executive Catering Assistant III

Aug. 2002
Mar. 2004 Administered food and beverage services to executives and assisted
with planning special events.
EDUCATION
Wilmington University
Castle, DE
M.S. Administration of Human Services
Expected Jan. 2016
3.74 GPA

New

Widener Legal Education Institute

Wilmington, DE
Paralegal Certificate; Concentration in Criminal Law
2013
Honors:
Lambda Epsilon Chi Paralegal Honor Society
Academic Achievement Award; 4.0 GPA
University of Delaware
Newark, DE
B.S. Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Management
2001
Honors:
Distinguished Senior Award; Organizational Leadership Award
Activities:
National Society of Minorities in Hospitality, Chapter President

PERSONAL/INTERESTS
St. Michaels School & Nursery; Board of Directors Parent Representative
2010 Present
Special Olympics Delaware; Volunteer
2009 2012
State of Delaware Notary Public
2006 Present

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