This article focuses on Joe Curry, director of administration and development of Schwan's University. Curry began with Schwan's administrative assistant learning council to determine the most important competencies for successful senior-level assistants. A competency assessment survey was developed and sent to each high-level executive and executive administrative assistant for completion. After narrowing down to three potential vendors, Curry chose Office Dynamics Ltd. its Star Achievement Series, authored and taught by Joan Burge, founder and CEO of Office Dynamics Ltd., who worked in the administrative field for 20 years before founding her company in 1990.