Leah Dixon Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Coordinates the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) Student & Judge Travel Award Programs. The total awardees amounts to over 900 individuals. -Oversees the ABRCMS poster and oral student presentations. This includes the submission, review, and assignment process. Nearly 2,800 abstracts are submitted each year with 350+ abstract reviewers. -Coordinates the ABRCMS Judge program. Over 650 judges are needed on-site to review the poster and oral presentations.-Customer Service representative for ABRCMS.-Served as technical support on Student Program webinars. Trained key members of organization on best practices using Adobe Connect.-Used innovative marketing techniques to promote 4 student fellowships, 5 courses, and ABRCMS. Wrote and assessed Marketing Plans for each program.-Developed and sent bulk email communication for Student Programs unit. Open rates increased by 10 percentage points during the time managed. -Key team member in creating updated look and website for ABRCMS.org.-Increased social media presence on ABRCMS Facebook and Twitter.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Coordinated multi-day scientific meetings, including an international meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark.-Developed and implemented publicity for all Academy programs, including the American Academy of Microbiology Fellows, American Society for Microbiology Awards, and colloquia reports.-Used web analytics, including BIT.LY and Google Analytics, to analyze the effectiveness of the Academy's marketing efforts.-Responsible for all aspects of the AAM website and AAM content on ASM website.-Responsible for all administrative aspects of colloquium grant funding and corporate donations, including acknowledgment of checks, preparation of budget portions of grants, and grant submission, tracking and reporting.-Developed biosketches and press releases for award winners and new Fellows.-Created and maintained database management of colloquia and FAQ programs.

Harrisburg, Pa

-Organized a collection of over 300 artifacts.-Transcribed a Civil War diary.-Emailed with patrons.-Organized databases.-Created flyers.-Worked closely and effectively with staff.

Carlisle, Pa

-Researched and wrote an audio tour for the downtown Carlisle area.-Conducted interviews with staff.-Interviewed by local newspaper about the project.

Washington, Dc

Successful internship from the previous summer resulted in being asked to join the same organization. See job responsibilities in next listing.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I began my internship with the United States Senate Sergeant at Arms organizing the filing system. After an unexpected change within the department and my quick ability to learn new tasks, I was given the responsibilities of an administrative assistant. My duties included answering phone calls and responding to emails from customers, who were Senate staff, completing BlackBerry order requests through a unique asset system, and creating procedure documents. Once a permanent staff member was hired, I trained her to take over my duties. Although second internships don't typically happen, my supervisor put in a special request to have me again the following summer. It was during this internship I began developing the skills necessary to work with high profile customers.

Bachelor’S Degree, History With A Concentration In Public And American History With A Minor In Business Administration, 3.64

Graduated Magna Cum Laude with 143 credits.

Education record

Studied abroad for a semester and took 17 credit hours