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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Joanne Linden is an educationist, author and consultant. She is the

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master trainer for Star Achievement Series Certification &
Designation Course at AdminUniverse™ and the Founder &

Chairperson of the Administrative Center of Excellence™ (ACE-EA).
Linden is a Certified Professional Secretary, Certified Executive

Administrative Professional, and Certified World Class Assistant.
She completed a Leadership & Communications Course from UC

Berkeley Haas School of Business in conjunction with OfficeNinjas

leadership program. With more than 30 years as a Silicon Valley
Administrative Assistant, Joanne previously held the title of Chief

Executive Assistant at Synopsys for over 19 years.

A true activist for professional administrators, Joanne, along with
other CEO assistants, developed the first certificate program for

Administrative Professionals with UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley.

Joanne served on the Advisory Board and has been an instructor for
that program. Linden served both as a past member and Chairperson

of Silicon Valley Catalysts Association (SVCA) and past President of

the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP),
San Jose and Crossroads Chapters. Joanne currently serves as a