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American Fork, Ut, Us

American Fork, Ut, Us

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Communications Responsibilities: -General communications content creation (e.g., newsletters, blogs, op-eds, etc.)-Social media content creation - Graphic design and document layout- Podcast production (e.g., conducting interviews, writing scripts, audio editing, etc.)-Event planning and preparation- Media relations- Spanish translator and spokespersonCommunity Engagement:- Bolder Way Forward advocate (Utah Women & Leadership Project) - Child Care Spoke - Leadership Development Spoke

Provo, Utah, United States

Formerly known as Mountainland Head Start-Lead agency’s community outreach and family engagement programs, coordinating events up to 300 attendees on a monthly basis-Misc. projects such as heading educational initiatives, creating content for agency’s social media-Involved in planning and carrying out department trainings for staff, including presentation decks-Continuously seeking community donations from large and small retailers-Oversee partnerships with local school districts and PTA’s for the purpose of organizing kindergarten readiness fairs in Utah and Nebo County, with the goal of 5 major events in March-Redesigned parent newsletter and introduced electronic versions boosting target audience-Supervise 5 case workers, monitoring their documentation, work schedules, and providing coaching

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Learning Farm is an educational software used by Kindergarten - 8th grade students. These were my roles: -Trained and offered technical support to customers through phone, email, and chat -Created webinars and presented training material to clients -Coordinated company’s first ever participation in state trade shows, including booth set up and design-Created monthly marketing newsletters sent to current customers and prospects-Assisted in the creation of marketing materials and vendor showcases-Budgeted office and event expenses in QuickBooks, coordinating reconciliation with Accounting-Translated English content (Science, Math, & ELA) into Spanish for ESL students

Provo, Utah Area

-Partnered with title one school representatives and regional PTA Presidents creating 4 new Kindergarten Readiness Fairs in Utah County with over 800 attendees-Supervised 5 Family Advocates through continuous monitoring and in-person coaching-Redesigned newsletter and introduced electronic versions boosting event attendance by 100%-Networked with Google Fiber, local universities, aquariums, and museums to provide free activities and events for families served at MHS -Obtained $10,000+ of in-kind donations from companies like Ross, Cafe Rio, Olive Garden, and others-Sought the donations of over 1,200 books for the home literature program and classroom lending library

Provo, Utah Area

Mountainland Head Start, Inc.is a not-for-profit institution. They offer a high-quality Kindergarten readiness pre-school program to low-income children and children with disabilities.Caseworker, formally known as Family Advocate-Improved well-being of home life for families of Head Start through routine home visits, parentingtraining, and family goal setting-Connected families going through hard times to resources in the community-Expanded the awareness of MHS in Wasatch and Utah county through recruitment and marketingefforts-Managed all preschool application intakes in the Heber and Provo area

Provo, Utah Area

-Improved presentation and communication skills by contacting and presenting at different agencies about MHS and its services-Expanded the awareness of MHS in Heber and Spanish Fork non-profit agencies-Partnered with at least 3 agencies throughout Wasatch and Utah counties-Assisted in composing and distributing sponsorship letters to over 420 Orem businesses -Coordinated and oversaw the participation of MHS in community fairs and events for marketing purposes-Analyzed data and designed a plan for recruitment of underrepresented populations

Provo, Utah Area

-Improved staff and student communications by creating a department weekly newsletter-Maintained flow and efficiency of the office through administrative functions such as scheduling appointments, organizing paper and electronic files, providing customer service to callers and visitors, and working together with team to plan events and complete various projects for professors -Contributed to the department accounting by monitoring credit card users, consolidating expense reports and processing reimbursements for faculty and students

Provo, Utah Area

• Conducted home visits in Spanish for the families of children in Head Start • Developed goals and connected families going through hard times to resources in the community

Custodial Work, Organizing rooms for In-field Orientation.

Gainesville, Georgia

Customer Service Assistance, Cashier, Inventory Organizer

Gainesville, Georgia

• Developed advertising brochures and answered phone calls. • Carried out costumer service in the dining area.

Bachelor'S Degree, Industrial And Organizational Psychology

Major: Psychology Other courses from school of social work and business management.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: -Senior Class President: Coordinated all student body events and fundraising activities -ROTC Commanding.