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Rochester, New York, United States

Rochester, New York Area

• Oversee a $300K+ portfolio.• Lead seven Relay For Life events, raising $10K-$100K, respectively.• Market and promote events and corresponding activities via social media, broadcast news and radio, event websites, and press releases.• Adapt to COVID-19 by transforming $20K-$100K events to alternative methods, including virtually.• Head eight planning committees, ranging from college students to professionals.• Fundraise ~$25K for ACS through a ~200 person tasting… Show more • Oversee a $300K+ portfolio.• Lead seven Relay For Life events, raising $10K-$100K, respectively.• Market and promote events and corresponding activities via social media, broadcast news and radio, event websites, and press releases.• Adapt to COVID-19 by transforming $20K-$100K events to alternative methods, including virtually.• Head eight planning committees, ranging from college students to professionals.• Fundraise ~$25K for ACS through a ~200 person tasting event.• Collaborate with staff across Upstate New York to raise almost $3 million in 4 months.• Analyze trends, staffing and volunteer needs, fundraising needs, and evaluations. Show less

Boston, Ma

• Independently coordinate two conferences per year (500 to 2600 attendees), and four to five meetings per year (15 to 200 attendees). • Generate over $350K for the non-profit annually by creating novel conference content with experts in the field.• Slash costs by up to 20% while ensuring all meeting needs are met.• Oversee event budgets ranging from $22K-$131K.• Create strategic changes to traditional conferences, including new content and event structure, saving thousands of… Show more • Independently coordinate two conferences per year (500 to 2600 attendees), and four to five meetings per year (15 to 200 attendees). • Generate over $350K for the non-profit annually by creating novel conference content with experts in the field.• Slash costs by up to 20% while ensuring all meeting needs are met.• Oversee event budgets ranging from $22K-$131K.• Create strategic changes to traditional conferences, including new content and event structure, saving thousands of dollars. • Collaborate with the marketing team to increase event attendance, as well as oversee event websites.• Analyze evaluation data to ensure attendee experience remains high.• Cultivate a community of volunteers by coordinating 100-300 speakers per conference.• Direct the conference and troubleshoot problems on-site.• Manage conference staff (full-time staff, temporary staff, and interns). Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Organize all details of focus groups (over 30 in total), including, but not limited to: deciding on specs, researching the best facilities or hotels to hold them, negotiating pricing, overseeing the recruiting process, coordinating catering, communicating details to the client, and being on-site for any additional needs.• Provide analysis of groups to the head analyst and assist in coordinating action plans from the findings.• Manage the back-end work of online and phone surveys… Show more • Organize all details of focus groups (over 30 in total), including, but not limited to: deciding on specs, researching the best facilities or hotels to hold them, negotiating pricing, overseeing the recruiting process, coordinating catering, communicating details to the client, and being on-site for any additional needs.• Provide analysis of groups to the head analyst and assist in coordinating action plans from the findings.• Manage the back-end work of online and phone surveys, ranging from 2 to 6 surveys per week. Responsibilities include: drafting and proofreading questionnaires, overseeing the junior analyst on the project, ordering and verifying sample files, serving as primary communicator with both the calling house and the client, and monitoring surveys.• Keep the head analyst, research team, campaign, and junior associate on schedule so surveys begin on time and results are presented in a timely fashion.• Sit in on calls with clients and candidates, both preliminary and post-survey briefings.• Oversee staff responsibilities and compile survey monitoring schedules each week.• Design PowerPoint presentations, including a presentation given at the White House. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

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Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Tabulated the results of focus groups, via Excel and Microsoft Word.• Compiled materials and findings for focus groups, and made and updated recruitment grids for both clients and facilities.• Observed focus groups with different moderators to learn techniques in leading the discussions.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Handled daily correspondence with constituents of the then-27th District of New York State.

Buffalo/Niagara, New York Area

• Partnered with the Vice President for Academic Affairs to pass two resolutions which helped increase student retention and acquisition of core institutional values.• Worked with the Administration to save the college money and become more environmentally friendly by changing its printing policy; helped initiate a new class evaluation process that made it both easier for students and more green.• Helped revise the Canisius College Mission Statement as part of the new Strategic Plan for… Show more • Partnered with the Vice President for Academic Affairs to pass two resolutions which helped increase student retention and acquisition of core institutional values.• Worked with the Administration to save the college money and become more environmentally friendly by changing its printing policy; helped initiate a new class evaluation process that made it both easier for students and more green.• Helped revise the Canisius College Mission Statement as part of the new Strategic Plan for the college.• Participated in Board of Trustees, Board of Regents, Budget Committee, Alumni Board, and Long Range Strategic Planning Committee meetings.• Led 25 Senators to strategically allocate $825,000 for over 130 clubs and organizations serving 3,196 students.• Created a Leadership Seminar for club leaders to discuss programming ideas, increasing collaboration and saving student tax dollars. Show less

• Collaborated with other clubs on campus to hold programs that would appeal to a larger group of students.• Worked frequently on non-partisan and bi-partisan events, such as Earth Week with the environmental group on campus and debates with Canisius’ other political club.

• Organized the Summer Training Retreat and developed the programming, entertainment, and housing for USA members.• Worked with and managed 24 student Senators, each with his/her own leadership style.• Helped write the resolutions that the Undergraduate Student Association passed regarding Canisius’ search for a new President. • Helped pass environmental initiatives and money saving projects, such as going tray-less in the Dining Hall.• Member of the Core Curriculum Committee… Show more • Organized the Summer Training Retreat and developed the programming, entertainment, and housing for USA members.• Worked with and managed 24 student Senators, each with his/her own leadership style.• Helped write the resolutions that the Undergraduate Student Association passed regarding Canisius’ search for a new President. • Helped pass environmental initiatives and money saving projects, such as going tray-less in the Dining Hall.• Member of the Core Curriculum Committee and the NCAA Steering Committee. Show less

• Traveled to Albany, NY, three times to lobby state legislators for more funding for higher education with the Canisius College Director of Government Relations, Ken Kruly.• In charge of contacting the representatives and allocating meetings to the student groups, in addition to keeping track of the schedule and details of meetings.

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science/Communications

Activities and Societies: • Canisius College Distinguished Senior Award • DiGamma Honor Society • Lambda Pi Eta (Communications Honor.

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