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Seattle, WA, US

Seattle, WA, US

Seattle, WA, US

• Roomed 4 patients/day for STI screenings, IUD insertion & removal, gender affirming hormone care, pregnancy evaluation, birth control prescriptions, and more.
• Took patient vitals, performed venipunctures and finger sticks, ran patient labs tests & controls.

Seattle, WA, US

• Received excellent feedback for kind & affirming patient check-in & check-out process for 24 patients/day speaking a wide variety of languages.
• Verified health insurance details, screened patients for Medicaid and Family Planning Only program eligibility & assisted with applications, coordinated financial assistance, followed HIPAA guidelines.
• Reviewed medical visit diagnosis codes and line items for accuracy before submitting to insurance billers.

Belvedere-Tiburon, California, US

• Managed 7+ essential office operations including project management, taxes, financial analysis, payroll, tech support training, social media, and web design.
• Designed & built new company website.
• Grew company social media following by 300% over 2 years.
• Designed home interiors for 10 client projects including concept, floorplans, product ordering & specification, expediting, and installation.
• Developed branding scheme for client rental property including logo, website, property listings, marketing materials.

• Reviewed approximately 10 Seattle dance performances per year through 1,000-word critical journalism pieces; contributed to local dance discourse by interviewing local artists and publishing previews of upcoming.

• Received employee recognition award for executing marketing campaigns and exceeding sales goals by 25% when staffing was down 40%.
• Produced 10+ marketing materials for each of 16 new adult titles per year including press kits, online and print advertising, catalog, posters, postcards, etc.; managed $10,000 advertising budget.
• Planned 50 curated book events per year with 20-500+ attendees, including supporting marketing assets and publicity; managed logistics for 2-4 regional & national tradeshows per year.
• Nominated 22 adult titles for targeted book award opportunities, resulting in 3 wins.

Seattle, Washington, US

• Composed twice-monthly advance book reviews published in the Shelf Awareness for Readers email newsletter.
• Collaborated with editors on revisions as needed to ensure clear, concise, positive reviews.

• Recorded 2 televised segments per month with KOMO News' Seattle Refined arts and culture producers.
• Facilitated monthly book club discussions with 6-10 community members broadcast city-wide to encourage reading & discourse in Seattle.

US

• Provided instruction, feedback, support, and supervision for 6 new employees, including 2 weeks of full-time shadowing per new hire.
• Introduced, emceed, and promoted 100 author reading events with 15-150 attendees.
• Analyzed sales of hundreds of titles daily to for fiction, music, mystery, nature, and other sections; placed reorders with various publishers.
• Evaluated, ordered, tracked, received, and displayed inventory for custom merchandise, games, journals, stationery, greeting cards, and other non-book items; conducted meetings with sales reps, made purchasing &.
• reviewed forthcoming titles for quarterly newsletter, wrote staff recommendations, composed advance blurbs for publisher reps, promoted titles and events via social media; provided excellent customer service to book.
• Managed poetry, fiction, dance, and staff recommendation sections, coordinated book displays.

Redmond, Washington, US

• Supported the growth of Microsoft partner communities worldwide, including the International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners (IAMCP) Women In Technology group.
• Designed & produced the first WIT community starter kit; recruited Women In Technology (WIT) leads from the US, UK, Europe, Latin America, and Australia over 3 months;
• Coordinated opportunities for engagement between Microsoft and Partner Area Leads; produced the first community webpage on the Microsoft Partner Network, fostering collaboration between worldwide partner companies and.

Redmond, Washington, US

• Designed and produced event recruitment marketing for Microsoft’s 16,000-person Worldwide Partner Conference, supporting event marketing director.
• Coordinated worldwide sales efforts among 13 global marketing leads & subsidiaries; liaison between 25-person event team and 500+ stakeholders.

Irving, Texas, US

• Served as inaugural member of the Seattle Women in Technology (WIT) group encouraging female participation in business & STEM.
• Co-hosted monthly WIT meetings on relevant topics to advance women's tech careers.
• Provided feedback and consulting to/from Microsoft and their partner companies in response to goals & pain points.

Bellevue, Washington, US

• Developed and taught training modules for 10 new hires/month.
• Provided guidance & support as official Mentor for two Associate Consultants.
• [Note - these are internal roles at my consulting firm, conducted in addition to my concurrent client-facing roles at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Group, above.]

Port Townsend, WA, US

• Managed production for 40th anniversary annual report; designed infographics, embedded publicity in new virtual format, incorporated interactive retrospective of press history to further engage donors and readers.
• Critiqued and presented reports on 3-4 manuscripts per week to senior editorial staff to further selection process.
• Facilitated daily sales of books and merchandise; interacted with patrons to create welcoming and educational environment.

Walla Walla, WA, US

• Tutored international students in two one-on-one targeted coaching sessions per week.
• Supported academic writing process and analytical thinking skills for 30 separate academic assignments.

Walla Walla, WA, US

• Copyedited 170-page annual art and literary magazine; selected 18 poems for publication from 92 submissions.
• Planned two publicity events for 200+ attendees including decor, live music, and refreshments.
• Curated a month-long gallery exhibition with original work from contributing authors and artists.

Walla Walla, WA, US

• Assisted lead costume designer for 8 productions per year: researched, designed, patterned, constructed, and organized costumes; attended fittings; proposed and implemented alteration solutions.

Walla Walla, WA, US

• Managed an 8-person student housing cooperative with a community service focus and charter.
• Coordinated 15 campus programs, 20 weekly service projects, and daily house meals; managed $500 budget.
• Lead community service projects alongside local organizations including stream restoration, downtown maintenance, public art restoration, landscaping at senior living communities.
• Interviewed and selected 7 new residents each semester out of an applicant pool of 30+.
• Mentored residents personally and academically as peer guidance counselor; trained as sexual assault first responder; first aid and CPR certified.

Washington, DC, US

• Produced honoree, sponsor, and performer request letters; copyedited mailings and invitations; publicized events through 10 social networking sites.
• Assisted in planning three events for 200-400 attendees: organized catering, tech support, and performer recruitment.
• Created and implemented new office-wide organization plan for letterhead and marketing materials to improve efficiency of publicity.

Moorhead, MN, US

• Researched, designed, and constructed costumes for The Music Man, including unique Greek-inspired Fortuny-style dresses with original hand-dyed and painted trim and 1912-style millinery.
• Supervised volunteers, conducted fittings, assisted with organization, and managed workshop supplies.

Seattle, Washington, US

• Devised, planned, publicized, and facilitated 20 campus-wide events including phone banking, movie screenings, HIV awareness and testing days, and a two-week long lecture series by professors on topics ranging from.

Accelerated Bachelor Of Nursing (Absn)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature/Letters

French Honors Program

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