Mckenna Ritter Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon, United States

-Honed technical skills through extensive research and classes at my local ceramics studio, Erie ClaySpace-Built and maintained my own home studio to continue to practice this art form during the COVID-19 pandemic-Designed a comprehensive website, findingfireshop.com, to market and sell my ceramic work-Developed a strong social media presence to engage.

-Corresponded with judges from previous years and recruited new professors to fill vacant judge positions-Processed over 90 student submissions on Submittable-Generated a master list, catalogued contact information and submission details, and assigned identification numbers for judging-Compiled entries into packets for individual judges and processed.

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

-Prepared craft beverages and food products efficiently, balancing in-store, drive-through, and mobile orders-Demonstrated strong multitasking and time management skills by maintaining a clean and organized workspace, anticipating and fulfilling restock needs, and completing a variety of other tasks in between peak customer hours-Provided excellent.

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

-Instructed elementary school children in ceramics and other arts activities during SUN afterschool program

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

-Prepared, packaged, and delivered meals to program participants and sanitized bags following delivery-Maintained accurate records for more than 250 Meals 4 Kids participants and volunteers in SERVTracker and VolunteerHub-Completed a variety administrative tasks and supported Meals 4 Kids Program and Central Kitchen staff

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

-Executed all studio operations during open studio hours, including checking in and assisting members and students, completing studio cleaning tasks, loading and operating studio kilns to fire student work, reclaiming clay, and assisting customers and completing transactions in the shop

-Assisted in the formation and operation of a small family hemp farm and business-Planted, maintained, and processed 1200 hemp plants from seed-Collaborated on product brainstorming, testing, quality, and design for CBD products, such as tinctures, balms, and gummies-Spearheaded all marketing operations by designing multiple websites, advising on social.

-Prepared craft beverages and food products efficiently, balancing in-store, drive-through, and mobile orders-Demonstrated strong multitasking and time management skills by maintaining a clean and organized workspace, anticipating and fulfilling restock needs, and completing a variety of other tasks in between peak customer hours-Provided excellent.

Remote

-Researched extensively various workshop, publication, and contest opportunities for high school writers and compiled results into excel spreadsheets-Collaborated with the Content Intern Team to proofread spreadsheets, confirm data, and adjust formatting for the production of The 2020 High School Writing Contests, Publications, and Workshops.

-Compiled and began editing a poetry manuscript of over 100 poems for a local client.-Researched possible presses for future publication.

Provincetown, Massachusetts

-Provided development, marketing, and production support for premiere summer fundraising events: Summer Awards Celebration, Annual Art Auction, and Words & Music Series.-Cultivated donor relationships by copywriting solicitations, contacting local businesses for donations, and assisting in membership support.-Compiled and maintained records to track.

-Read and analyzed an advanced copy of Savage Gods by Paul Kingsnorth to develop questions for contribution in the “Book Club and Reader Guide: Questions and Topics for Discussion” for this book

Shaker Heights, Ohio

-Provided care for infants, young toddlers, and older toddlers in Hathaway Brown's Infant & Toddler Center.

Bachelor'S Degree, English And Comparative Literature Major, Creative Writing Minor And Social & Economic Justice Minor, Senior

Activities and Societies: Member of Phi Beta Kappa, Member of Sigma Tau Delta - International English Honor Society, Media Relations.

English Language And Literature/Letters

Studied works of English literature in the city they were written, produced 16,000 words of graded work, and organized trips throughout.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Editor of Newspaper and Literary Magazine (Retrospect), Global Scholar, Member of Student Wide Activist Group.