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Renton, Washington, United States

Collaborate with Neighborhood Program Coordinator to plan and implement city-wide engagement activities and events. Identify community and civic leaders to learn about local needs. Encourage neighborhood participation via themed barbecues and movie nights. Create a speakers bureau to provide opportunities to gather and serve resident needs.

Renton, Washington, United States

*Moved up from Development Specialist to Program Lead, serving as resource and guide for a team of eight VISTAs co-located in five different agencies/organizations.*Research and implement onboarding for On Site Orientation Training for the team, creating agenda, selecting activities, arranging presentations/speakers, and hosting on-line social.

Renton, WA

*Under the direction of the City of Renton, work with residents, businesses, and community partners to combat the challenges confronting the Sunset neighborhood, an economically disadvantaged area in Northeast Renton. *Identify and address neighborhood issues in order to build capacity and enhance sustainability.*Plan and implement community events and.

Various off-site Adoption Programs Throughout King County

• Manage, train, and schedule 50+ volunteers per location from diverse backgrounds and ages, consecutively and concurrently at several off-sites.
• Developed documentation to create consistent volunteer on-boarding, increased training from 2 hours to 6 hours to increase volunteers' confidence and knowledge, collaborated with colleagues to establish best practices.
• Coordinate with main shelter on off-site operations and logistics; monitor occupancy and cats' health; disseminate… Show more
• Coordinate with main shelter on off-site operations and logistics; monitor occupancy and cats' health; disseminate protocol on emergency veterinary care, track inventory and order supplies in conjunction driver's.
• Created and/or expanded off-site adoption programs at 6 locations - Tukwila, Renton, Issaquah, Kirkland, Northgate, and Sammamish sites.
• Solved challenges including creating more autonomy for off-site locations, connecting various volunteer groups through social gatherings, and resource allocation.

Issaquah, WA

• Wrote, produced and, disseminated communications pieces to the Foundation’s stakeholders. Pieces include Facebook content, newsletters, direct mail, brochures, Web content, training materials, employee communications.
• Created and managed communications calendar for above projects; coordinated with in-house graphics and external vendors.
• Responsible for the development and management of Library’s annual premiere fundraising event (300+ guests). Created target… Show more
• Responsible for the development and management of Library’s annual premiere fundraising event (300+ guests). Created target lists, produced marketing materials to solicit event sponsors, managed vendors, secured site.
• As part of the gala, collaborated with multiple departments, including IT, Facilities and library staff – as the event took place in the Bellevue Library, the largest library in the Bellevue corridor.
• Recruited 30+ guest authors and keynote speaker for gala; coordinated with authors, publicists, and external bookstore for benefit book sale. Working with authors required diplomacy and an ability to handle unique.

Greater Seattle Area

• Created and produced communications pieces including newsletters, appreciation/donation correspondence, news releases, employee communications and catalog copy, and coordinated conferences, workshops and auctions.
• Clients included: Jewish Education Council, Camp Fire, Sound Transit, Spectrum Dance Theater, Northwest Women’s Law Center and King County Library System.

Oak Brook, IL

 Determined line-up, assigned stories, worked with assignment desk, and produced daily half-hour newscasts for Tribune’s 24-hour regional cable news station. Generated program ideas, booked guests, briefed hosts, worked with technical crew and line-produced weekly half-hour public affairs program with a call-in format. Scheduled location shoots, wrote.

B.A., Spanish With A Minor In Advertising And Journalism

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega, Page at Chemistry Library, Resident Advisor at Florida Avenue Residence Hall Alpha Phi Omega is.

Certificate, Veterinary Assisting

As a non-science-y person, I was delighted to discover that I LOVED learning about veterinary medicine! This program really helped me.