Charmaine Blake
Charmaine Blake
Charmaine is responsible for clients’ quarterly cash management and cash distributions, as well as clients’ quarterly performance returns and performance fee calculations. She also manages the Georgia timber tax function and major aspects of the client property tax function. Charmaine acts as a resource to management, auditors and consultants, providing performance-based data. She assists with maintenance of the vendor database in the company’s land resource management system.
Prior to her transfer to Client Accounting, she worked in Administration, handling employee compensation, including payroll, bonuses, performance incentives, health and life insurance benefits, and the employee shareholder program. She also served as the SEC Compliance Officer.
Previous Experience
Charmaine worked with Mitsubishi Consumer Electronics as Assistant to the VP, Corporate Human Resources.
What is your business philosophy?
“Your smile is your logo, your personality is your business card, how you leave others feeling after an experience with you becomes your trademark.” – Jay Danzie.
Why did you choose this field / career path?
There are times when you choose your path, and times when the path chooses you. My experience has been the latter.
What is one of the best lessons you’ve learned during your career?
A person of note once said “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” The opportunity to work alongside many stellar employees has greatly spurred my growth, particularly in the areas of resourcefulness, adaptability and resiliency.
“Strive not to become a Person of Success. Rather, strive to become a Person of Value.” – Albert Einstein
Education
College of Arts, Science & Technology, Jamaica
