education and qualifications
Secretarial training, Charles Keen College, Leicester
professional experience
During her time with HallMark IP Thelma has worked in a number of different roles within the Company, including the posts of Secretary to three different Senior Trade Mark Attorneys. Thelma has now taken on the much varied and diverse tasks within the post of Reception Co-ordinator - a job which she says she enjoys very much as "no two days are ever the same". Hers is usually the first voice you will hear when you telephone HallMark IP.
Before joining HallMark IP, Thelma worked as PA to the Personnel Officer for Central Africa, West Africa and the Indian Ocean at USPG, an Anglican Missionary Agency in London, for over 4 years, and was then promoted within the Agency to PA to Head of Department. She also became Team Co-ordinator, managing the smooth running of the department and overseeing four secretarial staff. Thelma says she "wouldn't want to swop the job she has now" as she enjoys it very much and finds HallMark to be "one of the best .... a brilliant company to work for!"
personal interests
Reading, writing, learning, growth and development.