Kristen Berry Email & Phone Number

Bexley, Ohio, United States

Columbus, Oh

I managed the Columbus office of Sitting Made Simple. Screening potential sitters and overseeing the onboarding process were a part of my responsibilities, while also providing oversight and support to active sitters. I also served as the face of the office to work directly with families to troubleshoot issues.

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

I managed all program work and assisted with development work for the Cincinnati office. This included all aspects of community health events such as Kidneys in the Classroom, KEEP (Kidney Early Evaluation Program), and Kidney Health Risk Assessments. These events focused on spreading awareness and providing free health screenings. I also worked with a committee to help execute the Cincinnati Kidney Walks. The final walk I was involvedin surpassed it’s $100,000 goal

Ensured best practices were being used to maintain an environmentally conscious settingAssisted visitors with any questions about our products or our practices while creating a fun and relaxed atmosphereDemonstrated our products for customers to further their experience

In association with colleagues, designed and implemented “Walk in my Shoes,” a hunger simulation for Columbus dignitaries and mediaPlanned and participated in service projects for AmeriCorps Week including an AmeriCorps information session with the Ohio State University Colleges of Arts and Sciences Career Services officeCreated a plan and proposal for an web-based Action Center that would expand the agency’s grassroots advocacyResearched “Farm to School” programs and legislation to help the agency move forward with expansion and increase awareness in the State of Ohio

Completed work assignments including University Career Services, Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs, University Human Resources Training and Development, and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Tasks included administrative assistance, event registration, faculty assistance and reception duties

Coordinated two special events: Designs of Hope, a gala that was the public kick-off of the Accelerated Child Survival campaign and Wine, Women and Shoes, a wine tasting/fashion show benefiting UNICEF’s Girls’ Education programs around the worldResearched information on potential donorsPrepared and tracked donations and ensured the chapter office was properly creditedOversaw the finances for the office including accounts payable and the preparation of monthly finance reports for chapter reimbursementSupervised interns within the office by assigning and managing projects and completing reviewsRecruited interns by working with career services offices of local universities

Columbus, Ohio Area

Managed events including: Trade Show for annual Ohio Township Association Summer and Winter Conferences, annual events attended by over 125 vendors; and the entire 2006 Ohio Township Association Winter Conference, one of the largest in history with over 1700 attendeesWrote articles, planned layout and managed advertising contracts for Ohio Township News, a bimonthly magazine and Grassroots Clippings, a monthly newsletterInteracted with and served as an information source for state township officialsMaintained the Ohio Township Association website

B.A., History

Activities and Societies: Humanities Peer Mentor, Homecoming Service Committee

Student Affairs In Higher Education

Activities and Societies: Dean's List, Graduate Assistantship

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