Elizabeth Smith Email & Phone Number

United States

Fresno, California

• Manage and consistently monitor day-to-day business operations to ensure the highest level of efficiency.• Actively supervise 20 staff members across four counties.• Administer office payroll and oversee $1.2 million dollar budget on an annual basis.• Event planning and logistic coordination of annual fundraisers.• Cultivate positive and healthy relationships with donors, stakeholders and clients.• Assist in overseeing all human resources activity.• Support all grant writing activities and ensure compliance with national affiliate programs and all grantfunded activity.• Oversight of branding, public relations and social media.• Entrusted by Board of Directors to maintain high level of confidentiality and ethical decision-making skills

Fresno, California

Reedley, Ca

Reedley, Ca

Fresno, Ca

Communication intern during The Big Fresno Fair, October 2014. Duties included but were not limited to assisting media partners in fulfilling story ideas, escorting media partners through the fairgrounds and providing information and fun facts about the fair and exhibits to the media and fair-goers alike. Fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.

Fresno, Ca

Intern position as a crop insurance adjuster. Stationed in Fresno, CA, I worked remotely, with the majority of my time spent in the field learning from licensed adjusters. Other duties included:- researching diseases and symptoms found on crops- field inspections- client visits to obtain information, signatures, etc

Fresno, California

Crop insurance intern for RCIS. Experienced claims, underwriting and adjusting aspects of crop insurance while accompanying and shadowing experts in their daily routines. Stationed in Fresno, CA, the exposure to a large variety of crops was inevitable and rewarding.

Bachelors Degree, Agricultural Communication/Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing/ Advertising

Activities and Societies: California FFA Conference Web Proceedings Junior Chair 2013

Associate Of Arts (Aa), Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies

Activities and Societies: Ag Ambassador, Collegiate Ag Leaders State Reporter 2011-12, Associated Student Government.