Leontyne Wan Email & Phone Number

Evanston, IL, US

Remote

Wilmette, Illinois

• Updated monthly reports on vacancies, lease applications, and utility bills for over 5,000 Chicagoland apartment buildings. Supported over 70 individual property owners and acted as liaison between branch offices and.
• Spearheaded rental assistance project and coordinated 600+ applications for 320 tenants with a 2 week deadline. Collaborated with leasing, accounting, and IT departments to compile data from ledgers, leases, and tax.
• Created, updated, and mailed leases for 5,000+ Chicagoland apartments (~27 daily) using accounting and management software (SmartAccounting).
• Processed and approved 50+ weekly rental applications, including analyzing credit and rental history.
• Wrote and edited 20 job descriptions for Indeed and Handshake, applying SEO standards to increase applications by 14.1%.
• Coordinated 5+ Zoom interviews a week and reviewed 400+ resumes.

Evanston, Illinois

• Regulated inventory, created and processed requisitions, and processed and maintained PO change orders using NUFinancials and iBuyNU.
• Coordinated in-person and remote meetings using Outlook calendar and Zoom. Served as technical support for any issues with Zoom.

Evanston, Illinois

• Evaluated over 80 housing contract cancellation requests and adjusted contracts as needed in RMS Mercury.
• Created, organized, and regularly updated Greek life meal plan spreadsheet for over 70 students to streamline billing operations.
• Produced budget development spreadsheet with over 500 lines of information, with 100% accuracy.
• Updated meal plan billing in RMS Mercury.
• Answered and referred phone calls and Outlook emails from students, staff and parents.

Galesburg, Illinois

• Led and collaborated with a team of 7 editors to publish 2 fiction magazines (~140 pages each) that united Quiver’s creative vision. Published 2 magazines as an Editor in 2017-2018.
• Over the course of 4 magazines, copy-edited 400,000+ words and provided 80+ writers with artistic and technical feedback on story structure, character voice, and pacing. Highlighted author’s strengths and encouraged.
• Networked with talented writers for magazine submissions. Expanded magazine’s outreach in 2018-2019, demonstrated by 30% increase in submissions and 18% increase in new authors.
• Created calendar of events and magazine development schedule for 2018-2019, breaking down goals into weekly and monthly deadlines.
• Used InDesign to arrange and format student work in magazine, collaborating with editors to decide on order and theme.
• Recruited and hired 5 new editors in 2019. Evaluated editor applications and led team discussions to decide who to hire.

Galesburg, Illinois

• Tutored students one-on-one on essay writing, outlining, grammar, syntax, and MLA & APA citations. Provided encouragement throughout all sessions.
• Provided advice on developing better study habits and organizational skills tailored to the individual students' needs.
• Paired with students through the Office of Disability Support Services.

Galesburg, Illinois

Tutored students on Mandarin Chinese — clarified grammar, syntax, and linguistic elements. Wrote and edited Chinese study guides as a departmental resource for future students.

Galesburg, Illinois

• Teaching Assistant for "English Language Skills I & II."
• Wrote study guides and quizzes to test comprehension of key concepts. Graded quizzes and English essays and wrote detailed feedback.
• Met with students one-on-one outside of class to provide guidance on essay writing and literary analysis.
• Answered undergraduate students’ questions in a timely manner and directed them to the professor when necessary.

Chicago, Illinois

• Wrote 3 engaging posts each week for Facebook, Instagram, and Tumblr, applying search engine optimization (SEO) to promote non-profit poetry and dance performance series.
• Designed attractive graphics on Canva, using selected quotes from artist interviews to promote core brand on social media. Independently interviewed dancers and poets on their experience with Body Passages.
• Wrote media releases and sponsor solicitations. Researched 50+ national and local sponsors and documented findings in Microsoft Excel.
• Researched marketing tactics through Hootsuite and Zipsprout and pitched ideas to supervisors.
• Body Passages is an interactive poetry and dance residency and performance series formed in 2017 as a collaboration between Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble (CDE) and The Chicago Poetry Center (CPC).

Galesburg, Illinois

• Collaborated with a team of 7 editors to publish 2 fiction magazines (~140 pages each) in 2017-2018.
• Evaluated 80+ fiction stories, screenplays, plays, and poems. Advocated for and voted on pieces’ inclusion in magazine.
• Provided authors with artistic and technical feedback for 80+ submissions in 2017-2018. Highlighted author’s strengths and encouraged creative growth.
• Copy edited 200,000+ words in 2017-2018. Arranged fiction pieces in magazine format, using Adobe InDesign. Proofread final InDesign layout before publishing magazine.
• Collaborated with other editors to discuss and vote on magazine theme and order.
• Solicited student submissions and recruited new editors. Evaluated editor applications and discussed who was the best fit for joining Quiver.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Creative Writing

Double Minor in Chinese and Economics GPA: 3.81/4.0, Magna Cum Laude

Chinese Language And Literature

Enrolled in China Studies Institute's Mandarin Language Immersion program. This program also included a 2-week study trip of west-central.