Esther Kwon

Executive support and office operations professional with 7+ years of experience partnering with senior leaders across education, financial services, professional services, healthcare, and consumer brands. Skilled in managing competing priorities, coordinating complex meetings and projects, streamlining administrative workflows, and delivering reliable, discreet support. Brings hands-on office management experience, strong stakeholder relationships, and a proactive, service-oriented approach.

Executive Assistant at West Coast University / American Career College (2024-03 – 2026-10)

• Partner with four Co-Presidents to manage complex calendars, executive communications, meeting logistics, travel, and shifting business priorities.
• Coordinate Board, Executive Committee, and Governance meetings, including agendas, materials, minutes, action items, and confidential records.
• Prepare weekly leadership reporting, consolidate cross-functional updates, track deliverables, and support policy and procedure approval workflows.
• Lead logistics for leadership events, conferences, summits, and employee programs, overseeing vendors, schedules, budgets, and on-site execution.

Executive Assistant, CFO, COO & Sales/Marketing at Hyundai Capital America (2023-11 – 2024-01)

• Supported executive leadership with high-volume scheduling, confidential correspondence, meeting preparation, and domestic and international travel.
• Managed expense reporting and coordinated quarterly town halls and team events, ensuring timely communication and execution.

Office Manager / Partner Executive Assistant at CNM LLP (2022-04 – 2023-11)

• Led daily operations for the Irvine office while providing remote administrative support to San Diego and New York locations.
• Managed office vendors, facilities matters, budgets, partner travel and expenses, and workplace service priorities.
• Coordinated firm-wide training, recruiting initiatives, leadership events, and cross-functional projects with HR, Marketing, and executive teams.

Office Manager / Head of Sales at Advanced Eyecare (2019-12 – 2022-04)

• Oversaw daily operations, patient service, staffing onboarding, vendor relationships, inventory, and retail workflows.
• Prepared monthly sales and business reporting; improved training and product strategy, contributing to approximately 70% sales growth over two years.

Managing Director, International Marketing at Keystone MC (2016-01 – 2018-01)

• Led international account coordination and marketing initiatives, aligning schedules, communications, travel, and deliverables across global teams.

Account Executive at Davis Elen Advertising (2015-01 – 2016-01)

• Managed client relationships and integrated campaign execution for Toyota and McDonald’s, coordinating stakeholders, budgets, and timelines.

Executive Assistant to International Marketing Director at GUESS (2010-03 – 2014-03)

• Supported executive communications, travel, presentations, reporting, budgets, and cross-functional coordination for international marketing initiatives.

Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences – California State University, Fullerton (2010)