Erin Pardi

Enthusiastic and results-driven professional with a diverse background in office management, event coordination, and executive assistance. With a proven track record spanning over three decades, I bring a wealth of experience from roles in the entertainment industry, health insurance, environmental conservation, and nonprofit sectors. Known for my positive attitude, quick learning ability, and effectiveness under pressure, I thrive in collaborative environments and excel at building strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders. I am passionate about making a meaningful impact through my work and am excited about the opportunity to contribute my skills and experience to a dynamic team.

Julia Rundberg February 8, 2024

Idaho Conservation League

Director of Finance & Admin, Retired

Boise, ID 83706

Julia.rundberg@gmail.com

With pleasure, I write this letter of recommendation for Erin Pardi. I recently retired from an executive leadership role with the Idaho Conservation League, where I served as Director of Finance and Administration, where I oversaw all the operations, technology, finance, HR and general operations for a 50 year old nonprofit organization. I served as Erin’s direct supervisor for more than six years.

Erin was a vital partner for me. Her title is Office Manager, but she did so much more. She is the glue for the entire organization, able to maintain her day to day duties while somehow always being able to respond to emergencies when they inevitably arose. She quietly and efficiently maintains so many functions and systems- things everyone depends on but doesn’t think about until they break. She ensures hardware, software, computer networks and related technology is running and available, she supports accounting able to handle either A/P or A/R when needed, she manages vendor relationships, including vital payment processor and banking accounts. She is always up to speed and fluent in business needs and functions like nonprofit bulk mail requirements, printing standards, and so much more. She is the first point of contact for visitors, members, the public, answering phone calls and walk ins, capably responding to those needs and always knowing when it is appropriate to bring to senior executives for action.

She is the point person for facilities management, ensuring that two owned and 2 leased facilities are safe, secure and supporting staff who work there, as well as managing all aspects of an owned vehicle fleet. She is a superb project manager, always keeping an eye on deadlines, budgets and brand alignment. I could count on Erin to take anything she was asked to do and to do it well, including asking clarifying questions ensuring she understood the task, if I had not been clear.

Erin manages the master calendar for ICL, an organization with staff in field offices in 2 states, in two different time zones, and is the lead in organizing all travel, trainings, and workshops for those staff. As I review the list of duties asked of this position, it exactly matches the work that Erin does for ICL, and has for over a decade, working with multiple different executive leaders as they came and went.

Erin is all about process and detail, careful to ensure she knows names and greets members personally, able and willing to provide support at off-hours, a superb remote worker who remains effective and efficient as long as she has internet access. In her role, she has had to maintain confidentiality and discretion when needed, both internally and externally, and does so without fail.

Erin is an idea person, always looking for improvements and willing to offer suggestions when the opportunity arises. She is the unique individual who also understands when an idea is not the right fit for the moment. She was a key part of what allowed me to be successful in my role with the Idaho Conservation League.

I highly recommend Erin Pardi for an Executive Assistant position. She will be an asset to your company, and to any company for whom she works.

Sincerely,

Julia Rundberg