Francesca Gerwitz Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, Mo, Us

As a disability trainer, I used my own lived experiences to educate others about Autism, ADHD, disability accommodations, neurodiversity, and neurodiversity in the workplace.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

St Louis, Missouri, United States

As a DEI Ambassador Co-Lead, I work to promote, support, and educate associates on disability awareness and accessibility. I oversee the planning and execution of DEI events and activities for the disability workstream and serve as a liaison between the disability workstream and DEI department. My passion for DEI and making the world more inclusive for those with disabilities, has driven my work here at Purina. As a Disability Co-Lead I create annual strategic plans for engagement and define annual workstream goals. It is my responsibility to ensure the alignment of workstream initiatives to Purina’s business priorities and the DEI department. I develop and execute Workplace and social media campaigns and maintain our workstream Teams Channel.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Member of the Organic Chemistry lab; Primarily responsible for analyzing samples for Vitamin A, Vitamin E, and Tocopherols; Trained to run samples independently on the HPLC and analyze data, Entrusted with servicing and performing routine maintenance on laboratory equipment; Proficient in analytics applications (LIMS, Seedpak, and Empower)

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Develops customers; Educates clients; Interprets new scientific data and research abstracts, then translates findings for clients; Maintains business records; Tracks monthly progress and reports; Sets personal and team goals; Monitors business cash flow, profit margins and ROI; Creates and implements marketing plans; Responsible for motivating myself and others; Organizes weekly meetings and large events; Participates in regular speaking engagements and speaks to audiences of 20+ individuals

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Responsible for chairing weekly networking meetings and ensuring that we followed the structured agenda developed by BNI; Delegated individual tasks and assigned roles to fellow members; Responsible for setting chapter goals and monitoring progress; Counseled struggling members; Assisted the visitor host team in converting visitors to members; Collaborated with the leadership team to discuss goals, chapter progress, and any issues or conflicts that arose; Submitted monthly progress reports to area Chapter Director; Developed a strong and inclusive culture amongst members that had visitors wanting to return and join

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Oversaw 13 BNI chapters and over 240 BNI members; Visited each chapter every 6 weeks; Counseled members and asked how I could help improve their experience in BNI; Observed chapter meetings and noted whether they were following the structured agenda developed by BNI and evaluated the chapter culture; Reported back to the area Chapter Director; Completed monthly reports and assessmentsSpecial Project: Served as the Decorating Committee Chair for BNI MidAmerica's 2017 “Derby Days” Awards Gala (a 450-person event)Organized a team to decorate for the BNI MidAmerica “Derby Days” Awards Gala; Designed décor and delegated tasks to team members; Managed event expectations and arranged for party rentals while meeting deadlines and remaining within budget constraints

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

Assisted Dr. Ava Frick with rehabilitating dogs, cats, horses and other animals with injuries;Responsible for interfacing with clients, setting up for evaluations, collecting data and medical information, filling prescriptions, taking inventory, and mailing client’s orders; Entrusted with administering food, medications, therapy, and exercising dogs in the underwater treadmill; Administered Alpha-Stim microcurrent therapy, laser therapy, and ultrasound therapy; Maintained booking and social media accounts; Developed advertisements and created content for the website; Converted inquiries into clients and was responsible for creating new accounts

Greater Columbia, Missouri Area

Assisted equine science professor in teaching students about equine facility management and marketing; Was responsible for leading demonstrations, assisting students in lab and grading papers; Showed horses to potential buyers; Created stallion advertisements; Wrote sales descriptions and website information; Maintained online advertisements

Greater Columbia, Missouri Area

Lead daily feed shifts; Taught new Univ. of MO horse farm volunteers how to care for the university horses; Was responsible for ensuring that the facility is maintained and secure; Oversaw that all 23 horses in the breeding herd were healthy and fed properly; Fed stallions and taught new volunteers about stallion safety; Aided in facilitating monthly education days for volunteers; Inventoried all farm supplies

Greater Columbia, Missouri Area

Organized and entered records; Served as an administrative assistant; Aided in clerical work and record keeping for the University of Missouri Equine Teaching Facility and University of Missouri Equine Science Program

Greater Columbia, Missouri Area

Monitored health of breeding herd; Worked as a member of the student staff; Maintained University of Missouri horses and facilities; Teased mares; Aided in stallion collection and artificial insemination of mares; Foal watched; Provided post-partum and neonatal care; Handled stallions and young foals for routine care; Administered medications and vaccinations; Bandaged horses and applies topical treatments; Performed night checks; Oversaw critical and post-surgical horses; Restrained horses for medical procedures; Assisted farriers, veterinarians, dentists, and ultrasound technicians; Was responsible for checking vitals, treating wounds, cold hosing, icing, and hand walking horses; Taught young foals how to lead and become accustomed to general handling; Interfaced with public; Educated under classmen; Communicated farm updates with equine program director and facility managers; Documented information for health records

Lexington, Kentucky Area

Interned at the world’s leading equine sports medicine and rehabilitation facility; Handled stallions, colts, fillies, and race horses; Responsible for intakes and interfacing with clients; Evaluated health, vitals, and healing progress of client horses; Administered daily medications, ultrasound therapy, ice therapies, and vibrating platform treatments; Nebulized horses; Monitored critical and post-surgical patients; Bandaged horses and applied topical treatments; Delivered horses to and received horses from the underwater treadmill, pool, and hyperbaric chamber; Assisted the exercise rider as horses returned to daily exercise programs; Aided in daily record keeping for billing and health purposes; Restrained horses for farriers, chiropractors, veterinarians, physical therapist, dentist, and ultrasound technicians

Richmond Heights, Mo

Communicated with clients and marketed restaurant; Worked as a hostess and proved to be a hard working individual valuing customer service; Promoted to marketing assistant; Managed public relations and promotions; Marketed the restaurant by creating coupons, brochures, and advertisements

Union, Mo

Rehabilitated dogs, cats, horses and other animals with injuries; Worked with Dr. Ava Frick and learned the basics of animal rehabilitation and holistic medicine; Responsible for interfacing with clients, setting up for evaluations, collecting data and medical information, filling prescriptions, taking inventory, and mailing lab samples; Entrusted with administering food and medications, exercising dogs in the underwater treadmill, and stretching animals; Administered Alpha-Stim microcurrent therapy, laser therapy, and ultrasound therapy