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Nurse on cardiac step down telemetry unit.

Provide excellent service to guests at extremely high volume Time's Square Restaurant.

-Maintain office calendars & appointment scheduling, answer telephone & direct calls, greet visitors, distribute mail.-Prepare expense reports. -Place weekly food and supply orders for office (Fresh Direct, Amazon, W.B. Mason). -General office maintenance (stock kitchen, tidy office, etc.)

Provided welcoming customer service (ticketing, concessions & bartending) to guests of the community.

Staff assistant to the Vice President of Government and Community Relations, the Director of State Relations, and the Executive Assistant.-Prepare, process, and review financial and HR documents.-Prepare travel arrangements & itineraries for staff, administrators, and elected officials.-Maintain office calendars & appointment scheduling, answer telephone & direct calls, greet visitors, distribute mail.-Coordinate hospitality, entertainment, and sporting events - Penn State Football, Hockey, Basketball, & Wrestling. -Plan, coordinate, and carry out University-wide initiatives at the PA State Capitol.-Track state bills of interest to the University & report to the Director of State Relations. -Research information and create one-pagers. -Track PA state lobbying expenditures. -Database and webmaster.

-Provide administrative support to the Government Affairs department by screening and answering phone calls, routing member questions, composing emails, maintaining accurate and up-to-date files and schedules, coordinating specific projects, disseminating documents with appropriate information, and assisting with the coordination of department-sponsored meetings and hosting of department guests.-Maintain records and coordinate schedules for department meetings and staff activities in conjunction with the Vice President, Government Affairs. -Plan and coordinate logistics of Federal Government Affairs Committee and ad hoc committee meetings. -Assist with tracking state bill introductions and statuses.-Collaborate with State Government Affairs Team on drafting weekly legislative newsletter. -Research selected topics for both the Federal and State Government Affairs Teams.-Maintain 7 figure budgets

-Research (news, biographical information, policies, voter history).-Donor outreach phone calls (minimum 50/day).-Donor solicitation.

Criminology teacher's assistant for the Political Science/Sociology Department.-Assisted professor in grading assignments for a 300-student introductory course.-Held office hours to assist students with class material (e.g., papers, lectures, exams, etc.).-Performed errands related to the course (e.g., taking attendance or keeping records).

-Researched and analyzed legislation pertaining to AAM's goals under the direction of the legislative staff. -Researched and created weekly legislative updates for AAM's DC office and field staff.-Created documents and tools to help the AAM field staff with the organization's cause. -Contributed to AAM’s social media (Facebook, Twitter, Wordpress blog, and website), as well as general content management.-Greeted visitors, answered phone inquiries, and directed callers to appropriate resources.While there I got experience on Capitol Hill, met AAM stockholders, attended hearings and events pertaining to AAM's goals, and listened in on lobbying calls.

Intern for the Political Department which was responsible in ensuring that Republicans made it to the polls and Republican candidates were elected to office at all levels.-During the 2013 November election I was part of a team that was successful in getting our candidate elected to Superior court. As a petitioner I helped the Centre County office get more than the required amount of signatures for Governor Corbett to get on the ballot for the 2014 election. -In addition, I helped work several grassroots campaigns, events, and dinners for various candidates. On the analytical side, I created summaries on candidates and their policies by conducting extensive research.