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Fayetteville, Ar, Us

Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

In this role, I work directly with the Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center (AIMRC) and assist with fiscal grant management, budget development/reporting, and event planning. I also support the managing director with pre-award proposal development.

Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

Volunteer position with the Fayetteville community radio station KPSQ-LP. Projects include: -Production/Hosting of The Liminal Wave- airing on the first and third Wednesday of each month-Community News segments- airing weekly on Thursday morning. -Syndicated promo production for our syndicated radio partners.

Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas, United States

This position became a hybrid of my duties as External Affairs Coordinator (purchasing, budget management, financial reporting, vendor liaison) and the new duties that came with the Student Commons conference spaces. Duties that carried over included the submission of all purchase orders and p-card purchases for the External Affairs department and the tracking of these purchasing the in the master budget spreadsheet I had created. I also ran bi-weekly financial reports and balanced all twelve accounts our department oversaw. Communication with vendors was also a part of my duties and this centered around contract outlines and payment agreements to ensure we were in compliance with our purchasing department guidelines. I served as the point of contact for persons seeking to host events on campus, this includes on-campus events for NPC students and community patrons seeking space for meetings and private events. I created the outline for our online reservation form and worked with our tech support team to add it online in a ticket system which streamlined the process. Once a request was submitted, I saw the project through from the submission of the ticket to the day of the event. This included coordinating with our maintenance and tech support teams for setup needs. While in this role, served as project manager for two exhibits that our campus hosted in the spring of 2020. One was the Yesterday’s Negro League Baseball Exhibit that included items for a two-week display and a campus meet and greet event with Mr. Dennis Biddle, one of the last living league players. I coordinated the contract, shipping, receiving, setup, and tear down of the exhibit items, and the on-campus meet and greet event with Mr. Biddle. The second exhibit was the Small Works on Paper traveling exhibit from the Arkansas Arts Council. I handled the contract review and processing as well as the receiving and inventory of exhibit items when they arrived.

Hot Springs, Ar

This position encompassed my past duties as the External Affairs Coordinator and included serving as the point of contact for the Alumni & Friends Association under the NPC Foundation. In this position, I rebuilt our alumni database from the ground up to create a more robust and engaged alumni group. I revised past processes to reshape the face of the association which included implementing a two-tier membership offering; a complimentary level for our new graduates and a paid membership level called “Nighthawk Legends.” I forged partnerships with local businesses to offer exclusive benefits to our Nighthawk Legends members and updated the process for choosing our outstanding alumni award recipient each year. To prepare for the opening of our Student Commons building and the conference spaces within it, I drafted the facility use agreement that is used in the reservation process and worked to outline a new reservation form for patrons to use when requesting the use of space on campus. With the opening of the Student Commons building and the influx of community and campus events, the decision was made for me to transition to a new position to focus on those changes which is why I am no longer in this role.

Hot Springs, Ar

As a member of the External Affairs team, I managed our five assigned budgets, and their sub-accounts totaling twelve accounts overall. This included submitting all purchase orders in our PeopleSoft system and tracking those items as well as pcard purchases in the master budget spreadsheet that I created. This spreadsheet included an overview of all twelve accounts and a table that tracked all purchase orders/pcard transactions. I ran bi-weekly financial reports and from those, balanced the spreadsheet twice a month to ensure the most accurate balance for each account. I also tracked payment of purchase orders and followed-up on unpaid items to ensure payment was sent before the close of each fiscal year. I served as the point of contact for external and internal reservations on campus and I managed logistics for those events, including coordinating with multiple departments to secure space, setup, and security requests. I was a member of NPC’S Leadership Academy Class II and completed the academy in the summer of 2018. Our team project within the class focused on ways to remove departmental silos and increase communication among departments to foster collaboration and increase recruitment efforts.

Hot Springs, Ar

As a library assistant for NPC, I updated and maintained the library webpage and social media accounts. Each semester I batched new student IDs into our library software and processed inventory with TLC. In addition to this, I submitted and tracked all purchase orders and reconciled invoices for the library. I also assisted with daily operations of the library which included daily inventory, check-in/out of materials, and one-on-one student assistance locating books and using research databases in the computer lab.

Mena, Arkansas

-Design and create media for the college and specific departments as needed. This includes ads, flyers, PSA’s, and printed course schedules for each semester.-Update and monitor all social media outlets directly and via HootSuite.-Created an official Twitter and Instagram account with a combined total of 236 followers in approximately one year.-Spearheaded implementation of a social media contest for RMCC’s Junior Day event and received positive feedback and interaction with students.-Volunteer for off-campus events where RMCC has a presence; service area county fairs, Lum & Abner Festival, sports games (staff works concession stand), and Foundation hosted events.-Process p-card logs and ereq’s for the Community Relations department as well as Foundation purchase requests and deposits in Raiser’s Edge.-Compile and copy board packets each meeting for Foundation Board members.-Transcribe minutes of Foundation board meetings.-Create and update income spreadsheets for all Foundation fundraising events-Currently serving as chair/co-chair for 3 college events in the 2014-2015 fiscal year. This encompasses planning logistics and collaborating with a team of volunteers to facilitate each event.-Facilitating reservations for the new Ouachita Center with internal and outside individuals and organizations. This includes providing a tour of the facility and discussing event logistics with the event contact.

Mena, Arkansas

Worked across two departments: Lifelong Learning (LLL)/Workforce and Development/Community Relations.Lifelong Learning-Created and maintained class folders for all LLL courses. -Created and maintained adjunct faculty folders.-Created and maintained e-mail distribution lists to notify students of upcoming classes offered in LLL.-Screened phone calls and kept a record of messages.-Reviewed the LLL department budget monthly for any discrepancies. -Created monthly course flyers and multi-month e-magazines in Issu. Development-Scanned and indexed RMCC Foundation scholarship acceptance forms and letters.-Processed all Foundation deposits, p-card logs, ereqs, and purchase requests.-Created college wide advertisements and departmental ad requests.-Facilitated annual book buybacks for Career Pathways.

Mena, Arkansas

-Led students in beginning and intermediate yoga as well as basic dance movement classes.-Created course syllabi and provided educational handouts.

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

-Oversaw station operations, staff, and practicum students daily-Ensured station equipment was properly working and the station was on air at all times.-Coordinated staff schedules to have an onsite person regularly.

Arkadelphia, Arkansas

-Researched and compiled a list of news stories to be recorded.-Recorded a daily 10 minute news segment to run at the top of the hour.-Kept up-to-date campus news and schedules incorporated into all segments.

Bachelor'S Degree, Communications

Activities and Societies: KSWH Radio Station - HSU Dance/Theatre

Associate In General Studies

Associate In Applied Science - Office Technology, Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa