Liliya Susong is a Senior Administrative Assistant at Nestlé North America. An immigrant to the US, she has 11+ years of experience as an EA with international companies and counting – now on the US side!
In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Liliya shares her journey navigating culture gaps as an immigrant to the US, communication, networking, and working with an assistant team.
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ABOUT LILIYA
Liliya Susong is a Senior Administrative Assistant at Nestlé North America. An immigrant to the US, she has 11+ years of experience as an EA with international companies and counting – now on the US side!
Originally from Moscow, Russia, Liliya holds two Master degrees from top Moscow universities, majoring in Linguistics and International Relations. She speaks Russian, English and some German. During her college years she worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, but after graduation pivoted her career to become an Executive Assistant.
Over the years she has worked in international law firms (Noerr and Norton Rose Fulbright), security and cyber companies (Sfera JSC, Group-IB) and a HNWI family office. She has experience building and leading Admin teams from scratch and effectively training new hires.
Some highlights of her career include:
- Advocating for, leading and coordinating every step in Sfera JSC, a Russian software developer and system integrator joining the European Emergency Number Association (EENA). Sfera was the first company from Russia to join the Association and present at the EENA Conference.
- Taking an active part in coordinating CyberCrimeCon (annual global cybersecurity conference) to streamline processes around international guests’ travel, negotiate with the hotels and sponsors to get discounts, and save additional costs by involving volunteers.
- Liliya also managed the visit of Mr. Noboru Nakatani, executive director of INTERPOL’s Global Complex for Innovation, to Moscow to sign a data exchange agreement.
Liliya is active in the EA community – she is a member of the global Chief of Staff Association and ASAP (American Society of Administrative Professionals), and a published author with profiz.ru – a Russian magazine for admin professionals.
Liliya also volunteers as an Ambassador for MASA program, connecting the Jewish diaspora with Israel through subsidized programs for young adults.
Liliya lives in Washington, DC, with her husband. In her free time she enjoys reading, baking, food photography, long hikes, and DIY renovation projects.
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