Devon Kennedy Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

New York, New York, United States

• Provided positive customer experiences while assembling and selling salads and grain bowls at a high-traffic Sweetgreen location in Manhattan
• Used point-of-sale system and maintained organization of ingredients and supplies in the store

New York, New York, United States

• The staffing agency Careers in Nonprofits placed me in this temporary role with the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
• Completed daily reports of credit card payments and assisted with an accounting audit
• Fulfilled orders of physical and digital products, mailed membership renewal requests, updated member addresses in CRM software, and inventoried and organized copies of records
• Answered and directed phone calls

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Worked onsite in a busy department, including during the COVID-19 pandemic, to check in patients, help them navigate their appointments, and serve as a point of contact between patients and imaging staff
• Handled a high volume of calls from patients, staff, and outside providers, and coordinated with other departments of the institute to resolve issues effectively
• Conducted pre-screening questionnaires with patients for MRI safety and COVID-19
• Prepared paperwork for upcoming appointments, and scheduled same-day add-on scans and screening mammograms
• Trained new employees and provided supportive feedback

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Sold ethically sourced single-origin chocolate, and educated customers about the products and their origins

New York, New York, United States

• Provided positive customer experiences while preparing and selling beverages and food items at a busy Starbucks location connected to a subway station in Manhattan
• Used point-of-sale system and maintained organization and cleanliness in the store

Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States

• Contributed to public service projects in the southeastern U.S. as part of an 11-person team
• Took part in disaster recovery work for the 2016 Louisiana floods and Hurricanes Harvey and Irma: completed damage assessments, tarped roofs, removed mold, and hung drywall in houses that had been flooded
• Removed invasive plants, maintained trails, shingled cabin roofs, and tiled floors in three state parks in Florida and Georgia
• Helped local residents file their tax returns and worked on data entry projects at a United Way center in Charleston, WV
• Set up and planted crops on a group of urban farms in Wheeling, WV
• Performed the Service Learning Initiator role for my team, in which I created and led educational activities related to our service projects

New York, New York, United States

• Conducted educational tours of the River Project Wetlab, a small aquarium with marine life from the Hudson River
• Measured indicators of water quality in the river for the organization’s records

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

• Researched the nineteenth-century writer Cora Wilburn with a professor in the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
• Found and organized primary sources from digital archives of historical newspapers
• My research contributed to the first complete publication of Wilburn's serial novel Cosella Wayne: Or, Will and Destiny (edited by Jonathan Sarna, University of Alabama Press, 2019); I was credited in the book's.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Wrote articles for the organization’s newsletter and blog
• Provided research and editing for grant applications as well as general administrative support

New York, New York, United States

• Worked with gardeners to maintain plant life and keep areas clean in Central Park

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Environmental Studies, 3.67

Activities and Societies: 'DEIS Impact Core Committee, Brandeis Rooftop Farm, Brandeis Climate Justice, Brandeis Official Readers' Guild.

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