She is a certified Scrum Master, a qualified and certified Life Coach, a Stress Management Therapist and an Ordained Minister.
BETHESDA, MD, March 17, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Alison De Souza has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Ms. De Souza originally from London, England has over two decades of experience in the corporate sector to her credit, Ms. De Souza has leveraged her skills in streamlining office operations. Prior to embarking on her career, she obtained an Associate of Arts in information technology from the College of Northwest London in 1994.
Ms. De Souza began her career in 1995 as a Departmental Coordinator and later became an Office Manager & EA to the Head of Educational Publishing at the BBC. In 2007, she started the company Alison Smith Weddings & Events on a part-time basis, while retaining her position in this capacity. She later went on to work for SThree from 2011 until 2012 when she moved to the United States. After moving to the US in early 2012 from London, Ms. De Souza began working with CBRE as an Administrative Assistant. Within two months she was promoted to Senior Administrative Assistant, then 18 months later to Office Services Supervisor for the Miami-Dade region covering over 200 people.
After four and a half years Ms. De Souza left CBRE and joined Berkadia as an Office Manager for the Miami office, where she wrote the Onboarding program that would later be used. She then accepted a promotion in 2020 as an Executive Assistant supporting the Head of Affordable Housing, assisting in growing the team from 40 people to over 100 and also supporting the Head of Seniors Housing. Towards the end of 2022, Ms. De Souza accepted another promotion as the Program Manager for the company's DEIB Program.
In her career-related endeavors, Ms. De Souza holds several certifications. She is a certified Scrum Master, a qualified and certified Life Coach, a Stress Management Therapist and an Ordained Minister. She has also authored two books, with three more in the pipeline, is the host of her own podcast, and has been a mentor to teens since the mid 1990's.
To commemorate her achievements with CBRE, Ms. Souza is a four-time recipient of the Employee of the Year Award and with Berkadia a three-time recipient of the Hi5 Recognition Award. She is most proud to have utilized her abilities to identify gaps and create processes and procedures to fills those gaps in line with her skillset. Additionally, Ms. De Souza is proud to have created several procedures and programs that have increased efficiency and improved office operations throughout her career. She attributes much of her success in this regard to her tenacity, determination and the drive to see the organization she works for be the best and for employees to utilize all the tools they need to be successful.
Looking toward the future, Ms. De Souza aspires to establish a foundation dedicated to providing resources and assistance to students of all ages after school so no child need be a "latch key kid". A place where they can do their homework, have any tutoring they may need, have a therapist on site and where they can have a hot meal at the end of the day. Ms. De Souza would also like to start a faith-based group home that houses and assists children who have been neglected, abused, abandoned or lost their parents.
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