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San Diego, California, United States

As Residence Coordinator at EF San Diego, I allocate and help manage a campus residence of 700 international students. I coordinate with global sales offices to accept and extend bookings as well as manage a team of 10 Resident Advisors who live on campus with our residents. My team and I coordinate our weekly student arrivals, departures, and moves to and from the campus and ensure they have a comfortable and fulfilling stay while they are studying English here in San Diego.

After my positive experience as a hot yoga and pilates student at The Hot Room, I joined THR as a staff member and aimed inspire others to live a life of wellness and balance! My daily tasks included selling memberships, creating personal relationships with clients, managing client's class schedules, monitoring the studio reception, and regular studio upkeep.

Indianapolis, Indiana

After being a stylist for two years while in college, I transitioned into a full-time manager position at Free People. I lead a team of stylists while on shift and acted as manager on duty performing daily store openings and closings, focusing on daily sales goals, merchandising the store, and analyzing our daily/monthly KPIs to drive business.

Grand Cayman Island

After two internships with Cariloha in San Francisco and Kauai, I spent the summer as an assistant manager at their franchised Grand Cayman location. I learned the key differences between corporate and franchise store operations along with critical managerial skills from the store manager.

I interned for Erin Made, a growing apparel/accessories company in Florida that makes bohemian headbands, tops, bags, and quilts made from recycled vintage kantha quilts. I contributed various blog posts to their website covering topics such as the product itself, fashion trends, styling, travel, lifestyle, and DIY projects.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

I absolutely love working at Free People as the brand exudes that worldly, eclectic, bohemian vibe that I am all about! My favorite part of working at Free People is interacting with the customers. I love sharing my passion for Free People and getting shoppers excited about the brand. Plus, there's nothing more satisfying than seeing a shopper happily walk out of the store with the outfit you picked out for them!

Kauai

After a successful previous summer with Cariloha, the company called with an opportunity to work at one of their Kaua’i, Hawaii locations short-term. I worked for three weeks in the Poipu Shopping Village. It was eye-opening to see the nuanced differences in how Cariloha adapts store operations to compliment their various locations. I loved working on the sales floor and connecting with customers from around the world and locals alike. I was proud of myself for achieving the top sales at the… Show more After a successful previous summer with Cariloha, the company called with an opportunity to work at one of their Kaua’i, Hawaii locations short-term. I worked for three weeks in the Poipu Shopping Village. It was eye-opening to see the nuanced differences in how Cariloha adapts store operations to compliment their various locations. I loved working on the sales floor and connecting with customers from around the world and locals alike. I was proud of myself for achieving the top sales at the store within my first week of working. I was excited to learn key strategies for success from both my store manager and the corporate regional sales director. Show less

San Francisco Bay Area

I had the pleasure of interning at Cariloha's Pier 39 location in San Francisco, California during summer 2018. I learned all the aspects of running a retail store in a tourist-heavy area and had fun interacting with the thousands of visitors who frequented the busy shopping area each day. It was exciting to work for an eco-friendly company, as sustainable fashion is of high importance to me. Some accomplishments include being the intern with the highest sales in the store between January to… Show more I had the pleasure of interning at Cariloha's Pier 39 location in San Francisco, California during summer 2018. I learned all the aspects of running a retail store in a tourist-heavy area and had fun interacting with the thousands of visitors who frequented the busy shopping area each day. It was exciting to work for an eco-friendly company, as sustainable fashion is of high importance to me. Some accomplishments include being the intern with the highest sales in the store between January to August 2018 and making the August Top 5 ADPT list from interns across locations. Show less

London, United Kingdom

I represented AIFS as a student blogger while I studied abroad at Richmond - The American International University in London during my Spring 2018 semester. I wrote a series of posts for the AIFS blog about my experiences abroad and offered tips for other student travelers.

Ball State University

One of my professors received a grant for a study on creativity among Family and Consumer Sciences majors at BSU and asked me to be her data analyst. I scored the 300+ tests in different categories related to creativity and organized scores into an Excel sheet, helping my professor analyze these results.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

I really enjoyed having my first retail experience with Urban Outfitters! I worked at Urban during my summer break and learned a lot about retail operations. It also helped me get to know the URBN company culture better, which has come in handy since working at Free People.

Bachelor'S Degree, Fashion Merchandising And Marketing

Activities and Societies: Fashion Merchandising Association, Fashion Design Society, & Creative Minds.

Fashion Merchandising, Junior

Activities and Societies: AIFS Student Blogger I studied abroad at Richmond - the American International University in London for my.

Online Course Certificate, Circular Fashion: Design, Science, & Value In A Sustainable Clothing Industry, Passing Certificate

I took an online course titled, “Circular Fashion: Design, Science, & Value in a Sustainable Clothing Industry” from March to July 2020.