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About the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
Karen
Porter is the founder, publisher and editor of The Effective Admin.
It's comprised of a
newsletter, website and administrative training and development publications sold at
The Effective Admin Store. Founded in
2004, the original free issues of The Effective Admin ezine were distributed
for three years to
ultimately 3,600+ administrative assistants and
executive assistants globally. The goal was and is still to help them excel on the job and in their
careers. Currently Porter is producing a new paid version of The Effective
Admin ezine set to debut in 2008.
Porter previously worked as an administrative support professional for
more than 10 years as well as worked with and utilized the assistance of
administrative professionals when she held higher-level positions. As a
professional writer, she also has researched and written about topics
relevant to administrative professionals for national trade publications
for admins.
She produces the digital publications sold in The Effective Admin store on
this website including The Administrative Professionals Guide to Doing
Research on the Internet, 87 Ways You Can Work More Effectively
With Your Administrative Support Professional, Finish Projects
Faster (15 Steps to Complete any Project on Time Plus 8 Practical Tips to
Minimize Interruptions) and many more.
You can read some
Admin Reader Feedback/Testimonials here.
Porter has worked in multiple
corporate and higher education environments. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in journalism and communications
from the University of Florida. Porter founded and writes and publishes The Effective Admin newsletter to serve and benefit
the thousands of administrative support professionals at work globally.
If you know administrative assistants, executive assistants or other
administrative professionals who would like tips about how to advance in
their careers and simplify and perform their job duties, please direct them to The Effective Admin.
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