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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Provide temporary, part-time assistance to the Accounting team at LAJC, including: entering invoices, deposits, and 403b allocations; monitoring the accounting inbox; completing grant paperwork and invoices; and allocating credit card and cell phone expenses.

Remote

Freelance travel contributor with expertise in: US East Coast, United Kingdom, Europe, wine industry, and arts industry.

Mount Jackson, Va

I provide wine tastings, prepare food, sell merchandise, and maintain stock for Cave Ridge Vineyards. I have developed a personalized script detailing the traits of various wines, and my experience giving tastings has strengthened my customer service skills.

Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States

Responsibilities include: budget management of the School of Theatre and Dance; securing music and literary rights; executing contracts for visiting artists, including processing paperwork with performing arts unions; collaborating with various offices across campus to promote dance and theatre events; website and marketing support; teaching introductory arts management courses; and oversight of monthly and annual expenditures and income.

147 Warsaw Avenue, Harrisonburg, Va 22807

Direct Assistant to Executive Director of the Forbes Center for the Performing Arts.Responsibilities include:Manage all event, conference, Open House, Choices, orientation, and presidential event support, set up, and take down. Work with Aramark on all artist and reception catering contract preparation and supervise all catering set up. Advance all hospitality details and prepare back-up paperwork required for special events and productions. Arrange all housing, transportation, and educational outreach details to support artist bookings. Prepare detailed written itineraries for visiting artists. Coordinate with production team regarding artist itineraries, event set-up/support, and house management. Manage masterclasses with visiting artists as needed. Shadow Executive Director for artist contract preparation and negotiation. Manage all House Manager hiring, scheduling, training, and support. Manage all student and community volunteer usher training, scheduling, and support (150+ community volunteers; 100+ student volunteers). Provide tours for donors, potential students, and other community members as needed. Post all online event listings. Work on increasing tourism and hotel partnerships/packages and sponsorship partners. Complete purchasing of supplies and furniture through eVA system. Arrange work orders for event setup and building maintenance as needed. Complete motor pool requests for artist and/or Forbes Staff transportation needs. Create postings and handle hiring paperwork for all Forbes Center and Wilson Hall House Managers.Prepare daily cash and check deposits for Box Office, payout paperwork for JMU shows, and assist Box Office Manager with daily Box Office tasks and staff supervision, including box office sales and flex package purchases. Complete all necessary paperwork to support budgetary and record keeping needs. Maintain Theatre Management Associate manual. Perform other duties as needed.CVPA Staff Advisory Committee: Secretary position.

Lynchburg, Virginia Area

I completed a range of administrative tasks for faculty within the English Department, including the formatting, printing, and distribution of promotional posters for the department sponsored Visiting Writer’s Series. I also compiled an Excel document detailing graduation requirements for Literature and Creative Writing undergraduate students at peer and aspirant institutions for the departmental review.

Lynchburg, Virginia Area

I tutored undergraduate and graduate level students in academic writing, professional writing, and presentation skills. Meetings lasted thirty minutes and included both elective and mandatory bookings. I also completed a survey of written assignments for 100-200 level courses across all disciplines by contacting appropriate faculty and compiling the information into a cohesive report.

Greater New York City Area

I assisted the Knopf Doubleday Production team in a range of administrative tasks requiring collaboration with other departments in the Random House imprint. I also produced eBooks and reviewed unsolicited manuscripts. While a part of the company, I completed informational interviews with members of the editorial, marketing, publicity, eBook, design, and production teams, as well as members of Random House Children’s editorial and design teams, and a literary agent from Writer’s House.

Woodstock, Va

I facilitated the transition between office managers for the church. This required me to perform a range of administrative tasks which I learned on the job. In order to create smoother transitions for future employees, I completed a physical and electronic guide to completing all the duties of the job. I also reorganized the electronic and paper filing systems for the whole office, including creating a detailed guide for where to find documents or templates most frequently used. In addition to facilitating a personnel change, I also helped the office transition to a new webpage and Facebook account, and aided in related marketing.

Lynchburg, Virginia Area

I performed a range of administrative tasks for the Psychology Department faculty, including the creation of the Departmental Decennial Review Binder comparing required subsets of Psychology programs at peer and aspirant institutions.

Master Of Arts (M.A.) With Merits, Creative Entrepreneurship

For my Creative Dissertation, I completed a series of four dance-poetry short films and one "Making Of" film showcasing the process behind.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Creative Writing

Activities and Societies: Hail Muse! Etc., 2 years; Randolph College World in Britain Program at University of Reading; Randolph College.