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Create and implement comprehensive engagement strategies to engage alumni affinity leaders and special interest groups with Cornell. Work with Alumni Affairs and Development (AAD) leadership and college and unit teams to identify new and existing affinity groups and develop sustainable strategies for affinities to connect more deeply to Cornell’s engagement resources and systems. Work with affinity leaders around the world to identify their needs, direct them toward trainings and resources, and help them partner with Cornell to meet participation and fundraising goals. Develop a plan to outline how new interest groups can form new alumni affinity groups which may not already exist.Recommend marketing and communications systems to enable affinity groups to easily interface with Cornell’s marketing and metrics technologies. Help to clarify and communicate policies and procedures necessary to partner with AAD.Leverage established AAD events such as Homecoming, Leadership Conferences, and Reunion to help affinity leaders connect their constituents to Cornell. Play a leading role in planning Cornell Homecoming as a featured event to attract affinity groups on an annual basis.Support affinity groups celebrating milestone reunions.

Provided leadership to alumni volunteers in the planning and implementation of Cornell classprogramming to strengthen the university's relationship with its alumni. Managed activity for one decade of classes and two milestone reunions (20th and 25th), including events, mailings, membership, recognition, nominations and succession.Planned and implemented activities and efforts for the Cornell Association of Class Officers (CACO). Created leadership training resources for new and continuing class officers. Assisted with the class officer tracks at Cornell Alumni Leadership Conference (CALC).Advised officers with class event planning, logistics and communications. Monitored class budgets/accounts. Collaborated with Alumni Affairs and Development (AAD) program areas - Advancement Services, the Cornell Annual Giving Program, and Events Management. Worked with class officers to submit a membership solicitation plan - identify and meet deadlines, review drafts, write text. Reviewed monthly class statistics and advised leadership on performance and strategies. Monitored class websites and other e-communications. Coordinated non-membership mailings. Answered general class officer and alumni inquiries.

Managed data, invoicing, and client inquiries for the Crisis Intervention Program (CIP).• Oversaw thousands of contractor invoices in CIP database• Facilitated onboarding process for new contractors• Directed clients in crisis to available resources based on qualifications.Collected data from several sources to track and submit weatherization rebate measures to utility companies.Broadened EOC’s marketing of programs beyond statistics by sharing clients’ stories through written narrative.Represented EOC as a host in multiple energy conservation events to educate clients and market Single Family rebates program.• Was appointed event coordinator for EOC to pursue new opportunities to reach clients• Spearheaded numerous low-income client driven events• Connected with thousands of income restricted clients in Colorado to gain understanding of how they perceive energy conservation.

Taught two sections as a stand-alone Graduate Part Time Instructor in COMM 2400: Discourse, Culture, and Identities.This course examines how aspects of talk (e.g., turn-taking, speech acts, narratives, dialect, and stance indicators) link with identities (e.g., ethnic and racial, age, gender, work-related, and personal). Considers how communication is central to constructing who people are and examines social controversies related to talk and identities.

Worked the summers of 2007, 2008, and 2012 in multiple departments at Cornell University, including Events Management, Annual Fund, Alumni Affairs, and Human Resources. Human Resources Intern• Assistant to Communication Director• Maintained Employee Facebook page • Updated Human Resources website using Dreamweaver • Conducted research to improve Cornell’s Diversity and Inclusion websiteAlumni Affairs Intern • Receptionist in busy Alumni Relations Office• Worked Reunions 2007 and 2008• Prepared materials and venues for campus events• Managed multiple alumni databases• Demonstrating ability to work independently.Annual Fund Intern • Updated statistical data on alumni giving trends in PeopleSoft• Compiled materials for national Giving Officer training program.Events Management Intern • Assisted with event preparation• Sourced caterers and venues• Tracked event budgets.

Taught three sections of weekly recitation as a Teaching Assistant for COMM 1210: Perspectives on Human Communication. Topics included basic concepts and general models of communication, ethics, language and nonverbal communication, personal relationships, group decision making, organizational communication, and impact of technological developments on communication.

Contracts Analyst (promoted from Executive Assistant in December 2009) • Executive assistant to the Vice President of Contracts and President of EIS• Main point of contact for contractual activity• Prepared, distributed, and maintained accurate records of contractual agreements from draft to full execution • Maintain records for company’s Quality Management System under ISO 9001:2008• Point of contact for building maintenance issues, ordered supplies, and provided exceptional administrative support. Executive Assistant• Assistant to the President of EIS • Prepared and distributed contractual agreements• Managed multiple confidential databases• Worked directly with Business Development Officers regarding teaming agreements• Ordered supplies, researched suppliers• Maintained records for company’s Quality Management System under ISO 9001:2000, assisted in update to ISO 9001:2008 standards.