Mackenzie Mason Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

I worked as a Senior Consultant with the University of Cincinnati's Net Impact Consulting team. Our team assisted with Hamilton County ReSource (HCR), a nonregulatory agency that ensures Hamilton County meets its goals in waste and recycling. Our team was tasked with creating a proposed mentorship program for HCR's 513 Green Business Certification and drafting a grant proposal. In my position, I created a grant portal, a grant writing guideline, and a grant proposal for a 513 green organization. This was to make sustainability efforts for 513 Green Certified businesses and those attaining certification more accessible. Skills that I acquired and utilized are grant writing, communication, presentation, collaboration, design, and research.

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

I am currently working under the VE department in a leadership position at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens. On top of assisting with day-to-day Adventure Guide (AG) operations, my responsibilities are communicating efficiently with other leadership members about improvements in the VE department, creating a positive learning and working environment for AGs, training AGs on operations for specific locations and cash/membership experiences, keeping track of break times for AGs, checking in on the well-being of fellow co-workers and problem-solving on how to make coworkers experiences better, and using best-judgment on daily operations when problems arise.

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

I worked under the Visitor Experience (VE) Dept. to bring the best experience visitors could have at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens. Through the values of collaborative relationships, positivity & and energy, accountability, progressive thinking, and a sense of ownership I was able to work together with my fellow team members to brighten the day of our visitors and help them maximize their visit. Some of my responsibilities included assisting with parking the lot, troubleshooting issues with exiting the lot, helping guests purchase the tickets & and memberships that would best help them maximize their experience, handling cash for locations that required so, operating/driving the train and carousel while prioritizing guests safety with any rides location, and helping rent/hand out any accessibility devices that would make guests' visits run smoothly.

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

University of Cincinnati Students for Burnet Woods (UCS4BW) is a student led activist organization working towards preservation and equity in the Cincinnati Park Burnet Woods, located right across the street from UC's campus. Part of my responsibilities as club President included connecting and coordinating with other local community organizations in the area, specifically those focused on environmental and preservation issues. I was also in charge of leading communication and coordination on events like Spring Fest in Burnet Woods. Our group also held protests in alignment with other organizations fighting against harmful ecological and social developments within the park. This means that skills that are needed in this position are effective communicating/engagement skills, writing and rhetoric skills, and public speaking skills. I also was in charge of leading volunteer opportunities, such as park trash pick-up events, so students could make a direct difference in the community.

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

I worked as an intern under the Office of the Director as a communications person at the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (MSD). There, I was able to learn about different policies, developments, and operations that happened at MSD. On top of learning the chemical and biological process of how the sewage system works, some opportunities I got to experience included sitting in on meetings and learning how to communicate complex developments like an anaerobic digestor to citizens, learning how to use graphic design tools like Adobe to create effective maps and graphics that were easily digestible and captivating, learning out to format and write press releases and newsletters to update new projects/happenings internally and externally, organizing and tabling at community outreach events with partners like the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission and the Mill Creek Alliance, and shadowing/assisting in the development of a new website design from MSD. Through this experience, I learned a lot of hard and soft skills that I can apply to my future career.

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Kenwood, Ohio, United States

Crestwood, Kentucky, United States

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Environmental Studies

Activities and Societies: UC Students for Burnet Woods (Leadership, President), UC Net Impact Metamorphosis Consulting (Senior Consultant)

High School Diploma