Quinn Sawyer

Accomplished administrative and operations professional with more than 18 years of progressive experience at Michigan State University, providing executive-level support, coordinating academic and operational initiatives, managing stakeholder relationships, and improving organizational processes. Recognized for building strong partnerships, maintaining exceptional attention to detail, and creating efficient systems that support leadership, faculty, staff, students, and external partners. Known as a strategic and trusted administrative partner who combines operational excellence with a service-oriented leadership approach.

Administrative and Operations Professional at Michigan State University (Present)

More than 18 years of progressive administrative leadership experience within a complex higher education environment.

• Serve as a trusted partner to senior leadership through proactive planning, executive calendar management, confidential communications, meeting coordination, and strategic administrative support.
• Anticipate organizational needs and implement solutions that enable leaders to focus on high-level priorities and decision-making.
• Develop and maintain efficient systems, workflows, and documentation practices that improve productivity, accountability, and service delivery. Lead Process Improvement to streamline operations.
• Build strong partnerships with faculty, staff, students, candidates, donors, community organizations, and external partners.
• Coordinate complex projects, initiatives, and search processes involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and critical timelines.
• Support committees and leadership teams through meeting management, agenda preparation, documentation, and follow-up activities.
• Extensive experience supporting Academic Affairs, student services, faculty recruitment, admissions, academic programming, orientations, and institutional initiatives.
• Contribute to student success, faculty engagement, and organizational goals through effective coordination and administrative leadership.
• Executive-level support for senior leadership, managing confidential information, strategic communications, reports, and operational priorities.
• Coordinated faculty recruitment and search committee operations, including candidate engagement, interview logistics, committee administration, and onboarding support.
• Led cross-functional projects that improved communication, collaboration, and organizational effectiveness across departments.
• Developed administrative systems and workflow improvements that strengthened efficiency, consistency, and accountability.
• Managed financial processes including reimbursements, budget tracking, invoice verification, and financial documentation.
• Organized and coordinated large-scale events, orientations, ceremonies, recruitment activities, meetings, and community engagement initiatives.
• Maintained data integrity and compliance through accurate record management, reporting, and confidential database administration.

Bachelor of Science. Journalism and Public Affairs