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Jacky Workman - CEJacky lives in Berkshire on the borders of Reading and Wokingham. She is married and has a daughter and son. After years of working for an employer and juggling the family and work routine, Jacky decided it was time to move on and set up business working from home. With encouragement and loyalty from her family and friends, she now gets a great deal of satisfaction from the new opportunities that present themselves each day, and more importantly she has the quality time at home with family. e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Geraldine Skinner - Sales DirectorGeraldine worked in London as a PA for many years, then in New York for four years and then returned to London working at Bankers Trust and NCR amongst others. Having spent 25 years in the corporate world, mainly working for American companies, where it became quite usual to work for people one never met, she thought there must be some way to work from home in the same way and thus avoiding the dreary commute and the dreaded office politics. She saw an article about the IAVA in 2001 and decided to call them and see what being a VA was all about. She found a client whose workload was very small and this client put her in touch with a client who needed full time support and thereby was able to finally move over to being a full time VA. Geraldine has three main clients now which keeps her very busy and the work is enjoyable. Geraldine is married and lives in Weybridge, Surrey with her gorgeous golden retriever, Henry and no children. e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Marion Jones - Finance DirectorIn 1982, after having several years off bringing up her children, Marion returned to work as PA to an MD. In this capacity she also took on the role of Company Secretary responsible for the company's accounts. The job was varied and required the use of many office skills. In March 2000 the company closed down, the MD having reached retirement age. At the same time Marion saw an article in the Telegraph about the IAVA and decided to set up her own company offering administration services. In April 2000 she opened for business and, with the help of a few friends who had their own companies and a great deal of networking, managed to acquire a respectable number of clients, since when she has not looked back. e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Carmen MacDougall - Business & Personal Development Trainer IAVA's official VA Trainer and NLP Coach, Carmen is recognised as a leader in her industry in the UK, Europe and Australia, Carmen has a highly successful track record in helping others to follow their own entrepreneurial spirit. She is also a trainer in professional development and a sought after motivational speaker. Prior to establishing herself as a specialist VA Coach and Trainer, Carmen excelled as a PA and office manager in the investment banking and legal sectors in the City (London) for over 11 years. Within three months of redundancy, Carmen had taken the plunge and created her own business, as a virtual assistant, and had built a thriving full-time business working with life coaches within three months of setting up, which is still going strong today. She is truly a passionate pioneer for the VA industry and has successfully launched the UK’s first ever National Virtual Assistant Conference & Awards Ceremony in 2007. She also launched her “What It Takes to be a Remarkable VA” at the beginning of 2007 and co-founded The VA Times, the premier online publication exclusive to the VA industry. |
VA Training Course
The IAVA were delighted to announce in July 2006, Carmen MacDougall of 'cma coaching and training' joined our team as Business and Personal Development trainer.
We are now offering a range of courses to suit your needs and budget.