EA Showcase | Jeanine Cannon

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As another month goes by, we’re thrilled to showcase the lovely Jeanine Cannon of Communities@Work, Canberra. We continue to interview EAs from our own home town, Canberra. Our goal is to raise the profile of EAs with a view to build awareness of the Executive Assistant role by sharing the diversity that the role entails, after all, it’s not about the destination as you know, it’s all about the journey!

Enjoy and please share, share and share in support of your peers! 

If you know an EA or would like to contribute and share a little about yourself, please get in touch as we’d love to hear from you.

 

 

Jeanine Cannon

Name your current role?
Executive Assistant to the CEO, Communities@Work

Do you remember the first day you became an EA?
It was December 2015, and even though I had been working in executive areas and administration since 2007 it was a big day.

What would you consider to be the most rewarding part of your position as an EA?
Being part of an amazing executive team that are all here for the right reasons and to see the work we are doing making a difference across all areas of the organisation.

What was a role that you have owned or an experience you have had, that helped shaped your success in your current position?
When I first started work in Melbourne back in 1982, customer service was a big part of the job. Having good customer service is a value that you can take anywhere and use anytime. This has allowed me to become the person I am today who is open, approachable and friendly to all people I have interactions with. I have also worked in different Not for Profit Organisation’s in Canberra since 2005 doing all sorts of roles, including support worker, database management, front of house administration, back office administration, meeting clients face to face, transport bookings and much more. This has allowed me to gain a greater understanding of how the Not for Profit sector works and I am then able to put all the knowledge gained in to my role as an EA.

What are three items you can’t work without?  

  1. My Diary
  2. Green Tea
  3. A positive work environment

Ursula is challenge driven, and thrives in busy environments.  With over 27 years’ experience as an EA/PA, Ursula has worked with and supported some of Australia's most recognised and rewarded individuals.   Ursula has provided crucial support to politicians, boards and government department heads during some intense periods during her career, earning a reputation for resilience and as an EA that can “handle the heat”. She has an exceptional capacity for organisation, multi-tasking, and prioritising, she is passionate about providing the highest levels of customer service and being a wingwoman to her executive.   Ursula understands just how vital an effective EA can be for their manager and their organisation.  She is passionate about encouraging other EAs to understand their organisation, nurture relationships in and outside the business, learn and develop, and cultivate a “can do” attitude.   Born in Canberra, Ursula is one of six children to migrant parents, she initially struggled to keep up having to attend English speaking classes and learned much of what she knows today from trial and error. Ursula has a Diploma of Business Management, was one of five finalists in the 2019 Canberra Women in Business – Business Woman of the Year category. She has lived on the Sunshine Coast and prefers Canberra (!) is married with one daughter and a gorgeous Kelpie named Tess.

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