Valerie Johnson provides Virtual Assistant services such as administrative and clerical support to small and medium business’.  Valerie has 25+ years of extensive hands-on experience in office administration and 8+ years providing technical support and computer training.  She has expert level knowledge of all Micosoft Office applications and many other computer applications.

 

After completing a Community College education in commerce and secretarial studies, Valerie worked in numerous administrative roles in England before coming to Canada in 1980.   She then worked for a number of years at the University of Toronto before moving into the Corporate world to work in the Design and Communications Department at Olympia & York in 1988.  In the capacity of Administrative Assistant to the Vice President Design & Communication Valerie increase her knowledge of graphics, database design and maintenance and gained familiarity of a Macintosh computer environment.

 

In 1992 Valerie joined the Corporate Psychology firm of Wilson Banwell where she became familiar with computer networking, technical support and application training in addition to her administrative work as Executive Assistant to the Director, Ontario.  This technical and database knowledge helped her to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of  the firm of Pratzer and Partners, an Executive Search firm, whom she joined in 1996 in the capacity of Research Associate.  This role greatly increased her knowledge of internet research and enhanced her customer service skills.

 

This extensive training and learning ensures that Valerie can offer her clients a wealth of solutions to help them run their business’ more cost effectively and efficiently.

 

Valerie is President and Co-Owner of Mercury Information Services Inc. and has a BA from the University of Toronto.

 

 You can reach Valerie at vjohnson@mercuryis.com

Or 416-686-6756