Catherine Burke Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas Area

I provide individualized, personalized assistance with your organization projects.As a professional organizer, I will work with you to create a space that is tailored to your own, personal needs and which allows you to live and work efficiently in your home.

Austin, Texas Area

At ACC Libraries, I worked in Circulation, helping to maintain the collection and provide customer service for our patrons.

Austin, Texas Area

Regular cast member on the "League of Extremely Ordinary Gentlemen" podcast, occasional guest reviewer on "Remote Viewing" podcast.

Internet Radio

Regular contributor to "The Scene," a weekly radio show on www.qnation.fm, an LGBTQ centered Internet radio station.Provided celebrity news and gossip, along with relationship advice, in a fast-paced, unscripted, live format.

* Led group discussions and meetings weekly.* Created over 120 multi-media and written presentations delivered in a classroom setting.* Evaluated and copy-edited more than 10,000 pages of written work over 5 years.* Collaborated with faculty to deliver high-quality learning experiences.* Consistently rated “best-in-class” by 97% or more by students for 11 consecutive semesters.At SU, I had the opportunity to teach undergraduate level history, and was responsible for between 50 and 85 students per semester.I taught primarily Ancient and Medieval history, but also worked in fields as diverse as Modern European and Modern American history. I taught three weekly sections of 20 students each (on average), and worked closely with the Professor to create assignments and syllabi.My job was to help the students engage with the material, absorb the information, and then construct arguments and express their ideas and opinions both in print and in classroom discussions. The students represented diverse backgrounds, as well as a range of sociability: from the painfully shy to the extremely outspoken.I graded and edited written assignments, ranging from brief quizzes to papers up to ten pages in length. I also assessed the students' participation in class.Teaching made me flexible and adaptable. I sometimes had a well-equipped classroom, complete with the latest technology; other times, a windowless room with a roll-in chalkboard. As a result, I tailored my teaching style to work well in either situation. I never knew whether the students would come to class prepared, or if I would have to jettison my plan and help them achieve an understanding of material they had not read beforehand. Teaching allowed me to develop strong skills in communication and diplomacy, both in person and in print. It made me creative in my approach to presenting complex ideas, and it made me an effective, strong leader, able to motivate people to do and be their best.

* Planned 40 conferences annually (on average) with nursing administrators from strategy to implementation.* Primary point-of-contact for pre- and post-conference customer service functions. * Communicated with conference center managers to ensure that client facilities, technological, and social requirements were met and exceeded. * Prepared marketing literature for each conference and conducted market research after each to evaluate its efficacy.* Successfully implemented “Conference in the Spotlight” that increased registrations for individual programs by 50%.* Designed the “Very Important Participant (VIP)” a customer rewards program, which increased repeat business and customer loyalty. The majority of my professional career was spent at UNC Chapel Hill, in the Continuing Education department of the School of Nursing. I worked on events ranging from one-, two-, and three-day conferences, to some which spanned an entire week. My responsibilities included booking the event site and communicating with their representative regarding technology and hospitality requirements for each event and for participants with special needs, registering participants and processing payment, securing sponsors and/or vendors to exhibit, and providing on-site customer service during the events. I also prepared marketing literature to advertise each conference. My post-conference duties included conducting surveys of the participants to calculate the success of the conference, and then presenting that information to the department chair.While at UNC, I implemented two programs which served to increase registration and customer loyalty: the "Very Important Participant (VIP)" program, and the "Conference in the Spotlight." The VIP program allowed participants who attended six conferences to get a seventh free, and the Conference in the Spotlight was a targeted advertising campaign, which helped increase registrations by approximately 50%.

* Performed receptionist and clerical duties.* Proofed advertising contracts.* Recorded a voice-over for "Buddy Check 44," a breast cancer awareness public service announcement.At Fox44, I managed a multi-line phone system, providing information to callers, and directing them to specific departments when appropriate. I also helped manage the flow of information between departments within the station.I can truly say that I loved working at Fox44. I enjoyed the fast pace of a television station, and it was a wonderful working environment!

Ma, History

Activities and Societies: * Graduate Student Organization Senator (2005-2009). * GSO Liaison to University Sexual Assault Support Services.

Ba, History

Activities and Societies: Skidmore Kung-Fu (charter member)Nominated for Palamountain Prose Award, 1999. Nominated for Student Employee.