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United States

Leads the government relations functions for the Military Child Education Coalition.

Harker Heights, Tx

Plan and execute Professional Development training workshops for educators, administrators, social workers, and community members that work with military-connected children. Draft RFPs for site selection and work with venues to ensure that events are conducted within budget parameters and to a high standard. Create connections and networks between school districts, military units and affiliated organizations, and local agencies to promote educational opportunities and positive transitions for military children. Coordinate with marketing team to promote events and online training courses across social media channels. Communicates with funding organizations to provide accurate and timely information regarding the disbursement of funds.

Draft personalized resumes for individual clients based on functional areas and industry that incorporate keywords and professional summaries to help clients stand out amongst hundreds of applicants. Contact clients by phone and email to determine their career direction and goals. Rated as one of the top resume writers based on positive client feedback. Handpicked to assist military veterans with resume writing due to familiarity with military community.

Greater Omaha Area

Facilitate 3 day workshops to transitioning service members and spouses on subjects including career exploration, identifying job goals, job search techniques, translating military skills to civilian, marketing transferable skills, resume preparation, interview skills, job offer and salary negotiations. Consistently receive positive feedback from attendees including increased job search confidence and motivation to job offers.

El Paso, Texas Area

Provide consistent and high-quality support to soldiers and military spouses transitioning to civilian sector by providing employment assistance, resume development, teaching social media job strategies, and interview practice. Foster relationships between veterans and employers seeking to hire qualified veterans, ensuring that talent and leadership qualifications match the needs of the company. Successfully translate military skills and language into civilian terms to build bridges and create connections between veterans and employers.

El Paso, Texas Area

Facilitated 3 day workshops to transitioning service members and spouses on subjects including career exploration, identifying job goals, job search techniques, translating military skills to civilian, marketing transferable skills, resume preparation, interview skills, job offer and salary negotiations. Consistently received positive feedback from attendees including increased job search confidence and motivation to job offers. Selected to lead senior level workshops due to professionalism, credibility, and high level of facilitation

West Point, Ny

Managed endowment reports for 132 named endowments and seven Lifetime Giving and Annual Societies. Drafted high level correspondence for senior leadership. Development liaison to the Department of Foreign Languages at the United States Military Academy. Composed articles for quarterly development newsletter and coordinated social media strategy for stewardship efforts.

Norfolk, Virginia Area

Responsible for communications to key constituencies regarding activities of the Office of Study Abroad, International Student and Scholar Services, and the English Language Center. Collaborated with ODU faculty, Office of Development, Office of Alumni Relations, and student leaders to develop and implement international programming. Managed international institutional linkages and faculty exchanges including US government sponsored programs such as Fulbright, Muskie, and AMIDEAST, and advised participating students and faculty. Coordinated Council on International Initiatives meetings and events. Principal author for three government grants to host international students and faculty.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Prepared and executed budget of 1.6 million. Assisted in yearly recruitment of ten US and European senior and postdoctoral academics, policy practitioners, and journalists. Principal author and reporting duties for four high-level grants. Event planning, both domestic and international. Coordination of all Transatlantic Academy publications.

Provided experience and leadership to teams of AmeriCorps NCCC members as they worked to strengthen communities. Coordinated the activities of 8-12 corps members per team, ages 18-24, in service projects lasting 6-8 weeks in the areas of natural and other disasters, infrastructure improvement, environmental stewardship and conservation, energy conservation, and urban and rural development. Accountable for quantifying weekly project results, end of project reports, and responsible for coordination between headquarters and grant recipients.

Mpa, Public Affairs

Activities and Societies: Nonprofit Management Association, Spring S.P.E.A.

Ba, History

Activities and Societies: Josselyn House Treasurer, Daisy Chain, Senior Class Council