Phoebe Sonder

-Provide administrative and business support to members of the management team, building working relationships with all levels of management, portfolio companies, vendors and staff. -Bookkeeping and recording important financial information into Quickbooks and Security Custodies; general ledger, bank reconciliations, expense tracking, vendor payment processing, managing accounts payable. -Producing financial reports; P&R, balance sheet, expense reports, communication with accountant. -Maintain principal’s calendar, plan, coordinate and schedule meetings and events, teleconferences, and arrange domestic and international travel. -Control office and marketing supplies and inventory.

-Reporting directly with Gallery Owner and Assistant Director, while holding an active management level position. -Initiating/maintaining contact as well as serving as a liason with gallery artists, collectors, and institutions. -Coordinate shipping for gallery patrons and art fairs. -Maintain calendar, and coordination of travel for gallery representatives. -Control over gallery records, payroll, financial book keeping, and development/maintenance of organizational systems for the gallery. -Maintenance of inventory/artist materials, coordinating sales, drafting invoices/contract documents and exhibition installation.

Perfroms duties of lead painting assistant. Position responsibilities also included; project planning, composition and consulting, organizing and direction as well as supervision/training of painting personel.

Performs duties of painting, with highly skilled photo realistic painting work and preperation with a specialized knownledge to analyze and solve complex problems. Duties included; planning, scheduling, organizing and directing work and projects. Reccomended improvements, changes and new techniques. Estimated costs and monitored jobs to insure quality and proper compliance with job standards.

-Assist with fellowship and scholarship applications, reporting and outreach with Fellowship and Grant programs. - Implementation and maintenance of Fellow and Grant recipient database and network. - Assist and support the Grants & Fellowship Program Officers and associates.

Work directly with the Gallery Owner/Director. Administrative responsibilities include: Liaising with gallery artists, collectors and institutions as gallery representative, sales, invoicing, shipping, gallery marketing materials, coordinating travel, exhibition and art fair preparation, curation and management.

Worked directly with Assistant Director of the Gallery. Responsibilities included: creative drafting such as promotional material and artist press releases, art handling and shipping, responding to telephone inquiries and general correspondence.