Coordinate with volunteers to provide rides to patients through Road to Recovery, American Cancer Society's volunteer-based transportation program

Educate and provide assistance to cancer patients, family members, and general public who call the National Cancer Information CenterEstablish and maintain relationships between constituents and the American Cancer Society Determine constituent needs and offer solutions and information that will assist constituents in meeting these needs

This position has provided me with the opportunity to work on several different projects and work with a variety of individuals and organizations. Due to the number of projects I have worked with, my roles in these projects vary, but my primary tasks have involved communicating and building relationships with project collaborators and participants, administrative and clerical assistance, data collection, project implementation and evaluation. Specific tasks include presenting project information to participants in several Austin ISD high schools, gaining informed consent from participants, collecting data through participant surveys, observing and reporting project implementation (used for project evaluation), providing regular updates to project collaborators, creating observation schedules based upon federal guidelines for the project, assisting in editing and organizing reports, conducting research, organizing data, communicating verbally and electronically with those involved in the project and its processes.

My primary tasks in this position included recruiting and communicating with authors for the publication of the Encyclopedia of School Health, compiling research for reports and projects, organizing and collecting data, editing reports and other documents, preparing materials for training workshops, recruiting and communicating with participants attending training workshops, and performing a variety of additional administrative tasks.

Key responsibilities of this position consisted of performing simple administrative duties such as answering phones, delivering written intra-organizational communications, copying, printing, and distributing materials during Senate Committee hearings and meetings.