Led economic development efforts in two communities, collaborating with city officials,volunteer board members, and other stakeholders to coordinate activities.Evaluated local and regional economic conditions by conducting over fifty business retentionand expansion visits and analyzing collected data.Administered grant programs that incentivized over $750,000 of investment in member communities.Promoted the Sioux Metro to potential businesses and residents through crafting social mediaposts, writing press releases, and planning unique events.Responded to business inquires regarding potential incentives and available sites.Wrote successful applications for Congressionally Directed Spending and other private and public sector grants.

Assisted with underwriting by conducting background/reference checks, reviewing credit histories, and researching real estate markets across the United States.Processed approximately $1 million worth of draw requests every week, quickly evaluating building inspection reports and request forms to catch any discrepancies and get borrowers their funds in a timely manner.Reviewed and edited complex loan agreements.Complied with regulatory requirements including the Bank Secrecy Act, Anti Money Laundering, OFAC, USA Patriot Act, Privacy Act, and Community Reinvestment Act.

Performed administrative duties such as answering phones, distributing mail, and updating databases. Reduced backlog of over 800 unanswered voicemails.Collected and produced daily news clips and press summaries for office and district distribution.Authored letters for constituent outreach and correspondence.Authored weekly newsletter articles summarizing legislative and congressional activity for distribution to over 3,000 constituents.Conducted research and wrote memos for co-sponsorship requests.

Collaborated with students to complete writing assignments, identify lagging skills and correct weaknesses.Motivated students towards learning and studying to build self-confidence and reduce anxiety of failure in writing.Updated required logs and student documentation to keep records accurate and current.Prepared lesson plans to meet goals identified in students' individualized study plans.Promoted writing across university curriculum through classroom presentations.

Conducted research on career paths of American governors to identify information and answer multifaceted questions.Validated incoming data to check information accuracy and integrity while independently locating and correcting concerns.Developed effective skills in time management as result of working independently in deadline-oriented setting.

Lead a group of first-year students through orientation. Facilitated the social, academic, and personal adjustment of students to the residence hall and University.

Helped create database of 800 local businesses to target for retention and expansion programs.Constructed dashboard to estimate total tax savings of businesses through incentive programs.Processed applications for incentive programs.Researched incentive programs of comparable cities and provided suggestions on how to improve existing incentive programs.Inventoried downtown "streetscape" features to assist in creating maintenance schedule.Aided in Business Improvement District renewal by assessing taxes for 241 properties and preparing necessary documents.

Greeted and gave tours to visitors of the World's Only Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota.

Assisted with office tasks.