I had the good fortune to hire Tim Long for a year as my Executive Assistant, through Athena Executive Services. I run a 20-person, $5 million dollars, DC-based nonprofit and wondered how someone on the other side of the US was going to be able to manage my calendar, travel, and other administrative needs. My calendar alone is like an unruly child, constantly moving and changing, balancing both my work and personal life as a divorced mom of a teenage boy. I need not have wondered... from the first minute we spoke, I felt like I was talking with someone who not only got me but made it his personal mission to make my life easier. Not only did he quickly learn our organization's systems and people, but he was also incredibly responsive despite the time difference. He presented a professional front to external colleagues and clients, and told me the highlight of his time with me was when he scheduled my one-on-one with Senator Bernie Sanders. (That was a highlight of my year too!) Changes within our organization's funding made it so I had to give Tim up, but it was not because his support of me was a luxury or something I could live without....whomever gets to work with Tim will benefit and thoroughly enjoy his company.