Lizzie Odegaard Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

We envision a world where all people have equitable access to the resources and opportunities to live life to the fullest potential. Our mission is to be relentlessly focused on the needs of social ventures, providing the practical support impactful entrepreneurs and their teams need to improve more lives.

After working in Kenya (seasonally) for several years, I was asked to help the local community on a deeper level. I felt that I could bridge the gap between the resources of my home country, with the deep and vast need of Kenya, the place I had fallen in love with. I founded the nonprofit, The Moyo Foundation, with this goal in mind, and engaging with the.

Woodside, California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

As Executive Assistant to a managing partner at one of the foremost Venture Capital Firms in the area, I utilized my natural aptitude for organization, keen eye for detail, pragmatic approach to priority management, and diplomatic communication skills. I honed my ability to manage complex calendaring and scheduling, organized intricate travel itineraries.

A company I started to work freelance and build websites, write newsletters and blogs, publish press releases on behalf of organizations, manage social media identities, and curate an online presence reflective of a company's ethos.

Ekorian's Mugie Camp

This role was all-encompassing - organizing the operations and logistics for the this luxury safari camp functioning in the greater Mugie Wildlife Conservancy, hosting guests on safari (meals, game drives, kayaking, fishing, etc), menu-planning and ordering, book-keeping and managing financial accounts, communicating with booking agents about reservations.

Lake Stevens, Washington

Mongolia

Work at this summer camp in Mongolia (seasonal) required that I wore many hats - yoga teacher, organizer of management and care of the herd of 100 horses, plan and host trail rides for guests, ordering and purchasing and keeping of financial records for horse supplies, curate guest experiences and design day and week itineraries, teach riding lessons and.

Teaching riding lessons (flat work, jumping, dressage, beginning polo, etc.) to both adults and children of varying skill levels, requires clear and concise communication, compassionate understanding of the challenges that each rider faces, and a thorough and competent delivery of instruction and information.

Seattle, Washington

As part of the catering team, interpersonal skills, organization, an eye for detail, timeliness, following directions, as well as competently taking initiative and assuming a leadership role, are all necessary.

As the coordinator for weddings, art shows, theatre groups, musicians, the on-site B&B, and a weekly yoga group, interpersonal skills and clear and open communication are necessary. The ability to competently and confidently manage finances, a venue, and staff are also pertinent qualities. Throughout this opportunity I was able to fully realize these skills.

Certificate, Nonprofit Management

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology And Anthropology

Activities and Societies: Chi Omega - Vice President, Director of Scholarship, Director of Sisterhood