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United States

St Joseph, Michigan, United States

• Manage overall project flow for team creation of 550 blog articles/year for Whirlpool, Maytag, and KitchenAid brands• Manage timelines and process for production of on- and off-line assets for Whirlpool, Maytag, and Amana brands• Plan and implement improvements & efficiencies to tracking methods, status documents, software usage, and overarching process• Automate subtasks & notifications within project management tool, Jira, to reduce manual team & Account/PM work by estimated 75%• Collaborate with Account Directors and team leads to scope for monetary and human resources• Maintain tracking documents and information databases• Assist Account Directors with client communications and ensure deliverable satisfaction• Run and coordinate team meetings, stand-ups, and retrospectives; facilitate team communications

St Joseph, Michigan, United States

Battle Creek, Michigan, United States

• Execute components of campaigns (including holiday appeal and Annual Report): direct mail, email, blog, social media, custom webpage and donation links• Take photos for social media, website, and print materials; graphic design for print and electronic materials, including campaigns, communications, and programs• Oversee website (smfoodbank.org), adding and designing pages and creating blog posts; in my first year, number of page visitors and user sessions grew by 68%• Spearhead social media strategy to appeal to various audiences and strengthen brand presence; grew Instagram following by 63% within my first year• Own grant prospecting, deadlines, drafting, tracking, and reporting for foundation, corporate, and federal opportunities in collaboration with Development Director; secured 83% more grant funding in my first year than their previous year• Assist with donor solicitation & engagement; record and clean data in CRM South Michigan Food Bank is enhancing the quality of life for those living in their eight county service area: Barry, Branch, Calhoun, Hillsdale, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Lenawee, and St. Joseph. Since 2018, they have increased their fresh food distribution by 200%, and in 2020, they distributed 14.6 million pounds of food — breaking the organization record for amount of food distributed in one year. Continually expanding their outreach to include programs like the Mobile Market and Fresh Food Pharmacy, the Food Bank works to ensure that their clients can supplement their meals, not make sacrifices.

Created and revised stories through first-hand accounts and research that detailed why donors felt compelled to make gifts; assisted the President and Director of Development & Stewardship with interviewing donors with the goal of hearing and documenting their stories. Continued to connect with donors when the COVID-19 pandemic hit by coordinating Zoom calls, FaceTimes, and phone calls.

Valparaiso, Indiana, United States

• Recruited band leaders, held audition musicians for Friday Morning Prayer and Celebrate bands, and planned weekly rehearsals for Friday Morning Prayer and Wednesday Celebrate! services• Organized and led worship for Thursday service at a local Lutheran church, Faith Memorial Church • Planned and led weekly campus services, attended rehearsals, and coordinated other services as needed• Led 1-3 services per week

Battle Creek, Mi

• Logged pricing and discount information with Comsense Enterprise software• Integrated product codes and pricing and discount information using Excel

Valparaiso, Indiana

• Shelf read stacks containing currently circulating materials and audited out-of-circulation materials to search for out of place, out of order, or missing materials• Checked materials in and out and shelved returned materials in Library of Congress order • Instructed patrons on how to use library resources, databases, and software

Augusta, Mi

• Assisted the Community Development Director in marketing projects, fund development, and event planning• Organized auction donations for the annual benefit dinner• Created social media posts• Promoted weekly events and program outcomes to members and staff through direct email marketing

Battle Creek, Mi

• Determined, evaluated, and separated data using Excel and SAS

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Creative Writing & Humanities | Minor In Computer Science

Education record

Semester Study Abroad

Education record

Semester Study Abroad