Courtney Galuska Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Led safety & emergency management efforts, particularly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Managed employee benefits and created/administered benefit education resources & programs
• Assisted with recruiting & hiring, including resume review, skills testing, interviewing, and reference/background checking
• Administered the performance review process
• Coordinated office communications through a monthly newsletter and biweekly staff meetings
• Supported staff morale through anniversary gifts, annual events, check-in meetings, and other recognitions

Washington, DC

Washington D.C.

• Supported the organization's president in all administrative functions, both in response to requests and proactively to facilitate effective and efficient operations: maintained the president's appointment schedule by.
• Supported the Board of Trustees by providing administrative support where needed, including scheduling committee teleconferences, assisting with Board meeting preparations, and recording & transcribing Board meeting.
• Managed or provided support for internal and external meetings and events, including planning and onsite execution: worked with vendors & venues; planned travel, accommodations, menus, printed materials, seating, space.
• Provided human resources support where needed, including onboarding new employees and assisting with hiring, performance reviews, employee training, and staff appreciation programs.
• Oversaw the organization's annual national volunteer event, Park Day, for the 2018 and 2019 events, including coordinating logistics for over 160 participating historic sites and assisting them with site registration.

Washington, DC

• Learnt effective messaging and advocacy techniques to sway public opinion and shape policy
• Wrote educational and promotional posts for social media pages
• Drafted media advisories and press releases
• Updated and expanded databases of media and government contacts
• Researched historical information/images, legislation, and journalism
• Assisted with content migration from Convio Luminate to Drupal, including editing & adding pages

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Kappa Alpha Theta, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Pi Sigma AlphaAs a government major and history minor, I.

International Relations

Study abroad program during the spring semester of 2015. I completed two research and writing intensive courses on U.S. foreign policy and.