Rachel Evenson Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA, US

Portland, ME

• Provide clients and organizations across industries with professional resume/cover letter writing, grant writing/editing, and consulting services.

Houston, Texas, United States

• Promoted to serve as mentor and editor for two junior writers.

• Developed and delivered customized resumes, academic CVs, cover letters, biographies, and related documents for a growing career services startup.
• Worked with U.S.-based and international clients ranging from entry-level job seekers to C-suite executives at Fortune 500 corporations.
• Consulted with clients in remote, one-on-one sessions to understand their career goals, assess relevant skills & experiences, gather appropriate content, and determine strategic approach to materials.
• Cultivated and applied broad knowledge of communication styles for sectors including business, technology, finance, law, marketing, government, science, medicine, engineering, and hospitality.
• Managed up to 25 client projects simultaneously under strict deadlines.
• Created materials used by clients to secure roles at companies including Google and AWS.

Portland, Maine Metropolitan Area

• Promoted from Coordinator to Director to revitalize and expand nonprofit’s tutoring- and classroom-based program serving 130+ adult English language learners (ELLs) annually.
• Oversaw all aspects of program, including budget development, volunteer engagement/training, data management, external partnerships, and strategic planning.
• Conducted intake interviews with immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers to assess language proficiency/learning goals, which ranged from basic literacy acquisition to improving overall fluency.
• Increased volunteer tutor network from 10 to 100+ through strategic outreach and recruitment.
• Redesigned volunteer training program and expectations to better prepare tutors for service.
• Collaborated with development team to bolster fundraising efforts and communicate with donors.

Portland, Maine Metropolitan Area

• Planned and implemented school-year and summer session courses for 15-30 adult students at various levels at Portland Adult Education.
• Designed engaging lessons that corresponded to established learning targets and key language acquisition objectives.
• Demonstrably improved students’ reading, writing, listening and speaking skills while fostering their social-emotional growth through attentive, personalized instruction.
• Managed a team of classroom assistants through delegation of tasks and communication of standards.
• Collaborated with administrators and teachers to support the needs of immigrant and refugee learners.

Portland, Maine, United States

• Provided exceptional front-of-house service and brand representation for high volume of customers at nationally recognized bakery.

Portland, Maine, United States

• Performed multiple key roles and worked collaboratively with managers, kitchen staff, and servers to open successful restaurant and maintain high-volume food production.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Promoted from Development Associate to administer grant portfolio of $560,000 for dual synagogue and public arts venue serving the greater DC area.
• Secured grant funding for general operating expenses and to support a variety of programs in the arts and humanities.
• Developed messaging and materials for mail appeals and fundraising projects.
• Provided transitional support and leadership for new Grants Manager as Grants Consultant.

Master Of Education - Med, Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language/Esl Language Instructor

Graduate Certificate, Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English: Writing And Culture