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Remote

Execute program strategies through establishing partner agreements and managing product and incentive changes. Prioritize multiple projects, with minimum supervision, while maintaining flexibility in a constantly changing environment with many interruptions. Anticipates area’s needs and acts on matters within control to further area’s goals.Key Accomplishments: - Assist with developing program strategies focused on selecting products, developing retailer and manufacturer partners, and identifying target price points

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Responsible for the coordination of utility-sponsored Consumer Products Programs to help utilities reach their energy efficiency goals. This includes assisting in the creation and execution of program strategy, establishing and maintaining key partner relationships, and data management and analysis.Key Accomplishments: - Improved standard business practice by creating process documents and training videos for data Quality Assurance/Quality Control and video procedures for the coordinator’s key responsibilities.- Engaged and collaborate with employees and partners for CLEAResult’s Virtual Energy Star Partner Meeting 2021, to bring insight into the future of energy efficiency. - Manage cross-functional communications on a variety of programs.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Increased operational efficiencies for Isuroon’s various programs and developed a more robust communications strategy utilizing existing social media channels, additional platforms, and new media, and designed an evaluation plan to track Isuroon’s programs. I have non-competitive eligibility status with the Federal Government. Primary Responsibilities: - Collaborated with federal policymakers to bring experts to the Isuroon’s International Women’s Day Conference to discuss pressing topics that were affecting the community - Developed outreach material for the community members to know about Isuroon’s programs through flyers, social media posts, and press releases - Shaped Isuroon’s annual International Women’s Day conference- Adapted work for emergencies and the organization's properties - Analyzed quantitive data from evaluations results to improve events - Assisted in grants by providing the quantitive and qualitative data that pertained to the grant - Assembled notes from board meetings to be filed for the next meeting and/or for board members' reference Major Accomplishments: - Increased individual donations by raising $40,000 in one month - Presented at Isuroon’s International Women’s Day Conference about the future and hope of young females - Collect and organize information related to conducting evaluations to create the organization's evaluation manual - Supervised the input of client information into the client spreadsheet - Fostered Isuroon’s partnership with Bridging non-profit to provide furniture to clients

Minneapolis, Mn

Designed marketing material to increase attendance participation at the annual conference by using social media and outreach materials. - Expanded the communication strategy of the Summit to fit the need for increasing outreach and connecting with other audiences - Increased conference engagement through captive social media post

Minneapolis, Minnesota

- Promote engagement through social media by posting relative content on Twitter.- Incorporated text and images with each post to appeal to both visual and editorial audience.

Pella, Ia

Designed the service project to affectively incorporate prairie restoration and educational material for the college, local schools, and the public. Authored a grant proposal. - Implemented prairie education signs around the restored prairie as a learning opportunity for the public - Educated the importance of prairie restoration to the public by presenting the day the prairie was open for visitors

Pella, Ia

College liaison to potential students. Communicated the qualities of the college to future students. - Promoted Central College through phone calls and letters- Spoke of the important qualities of the college through panels - Updated students information in the admission’s database - Accommodated future students during their visit to the college campus

Minneapolis, Mn

Upgraded Ash Tree monitoring project throughout Hennepin County on Arc Collector. - Created informative material for the public and for the count’s forestry department - Implemented an Urban tree manual for the next year’s intern- Generated Emergency Management brochure for tree management and storms for the public

London, United Kingdom

Assisted in wetland conservation mediation throughout the Center. - Managed volunteers in completing conservation tasks. - Enhanced general public meeting area - Assist other staff in improving the efficiency of the Center by creating a volunteer manual