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Cary, North Carolina, Us

Cary, North Carolina, Us

Facilitating engagement across United Way members, broadening awareness on social media platforms, and planning events.OUR PURPOSEHelp individuals, families and communities thrive in North Carolina.OUR MISSIONWe bridge people, local United Ways, and resources so individuals, families and communities thrive in North Carolina.OUR VISIONThriving communities through equitable access to resources.

Cary, North Carolina, Us

I led the planning, execution, and close out of the following series of events for Federal and State legislators from all 50 states:Hunt State Policy Fellows: 3 events per yearState Educator Leaders Retreats: 3-4 events per yearState Legislator Retreats: 5-10 events per yearEducator Diversity Summits: 2 events per yearOther: 4-5 events per yearI am able to plan 5-10 events at any given time by successfully organizing details, being agile and quick-thinking during unexpected pivots, and having clear and direct communication with my team members and venue staff.I adhere to the standard of "Door-to-Door" service in which Governor Hunt has implemented, ensuring each attendee's logistics are handled for them from the time they leave their home to the time they return home from my event.My daily job duties consisted of:Choosing venues for meeting sessions and meals.Arranging flight and car transportation.Booking hotel rooms.Ordering food & beverage from the venue or caterer.Communicating A/V and programming needs with the venue.Tracking budgets to ensure affordability of vendors.Creating planning documents to track attendee needs and venue details.My special projects, I have completed thus far, are:Collaborating on the creation of the Events Team Handbook.Creating 20+ Standard Operating Procedures for my Events Team.Presenting the Standard Operating Procedures to the organization.Creating an Actuals Tracker for all 6 members of the Events Team to track time spent on each Event task.Training 2 incoming Events Assistants to ensure they understand how to complete their job tasks and to learn about how The Hunt Institute operates.

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Us

I continued the duties of my Marketing and Sales Enablement positions and earned the additional responsibilities of:Maintaining relationships with vendors and clients to ensure payments are recorded and processed.Providing support to Information Technology by implementing new Vendor Management SOC2 process to insure protection of Keen's and vendor/client data.Assisting Human Resources with event planning for Keen employees for team-building and process-building purposes.

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Us

Coordinates annual Summit to create new processes between 20+ team members over a 3-day period.Retrieves and applies text, images and videos for distribution on social, email, and website.Vets conferences, online events, media platforms, and award shows for company participation.Collaborates with Marketing, Sales and Operations teams to set up online event marketing, sales outreach, campaigns, and digital assets.Spearheads Advocate Program, resulting in 80+ advocates, 150 introductions and $700,000 in sales (to date) by building relationships, facilitating introductions and reporting on key metrics.Handles merchandise orders and distribution.Interviews and trains incoming candidates for various Sales and Marketing positions.

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Us

I work as a link between Sales and Marketing, ensuring my team has everything they need to be successful. This includes:-Searching for qualified companies to target and contacts for Marketing to send content and for Sales to reach out. This results in building a list of 300+ companies to target per quarter and weekly searches of contacts, all following the guidelines of our ABM qualifications.-Sorting and organizing data in Hubspot, making sure contact and company information are updated and relevant.-Planning and organizing the schedule of ABM activation for our Marketing team.-Creating account briefs for each targeted account.-Conducting research in current industry events, upcoming conferences and awards, and evolving market trends.

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Us

-Identified qualified companies and contacts to target for new business opportunities.-Conducted research on contacts and companies to understand their backgrounds and needs.-Assisted with writing sales scripts to use during calls, eventually writing on my own.-Called Fortune 1000 executives and explained what Keen is, what our product does, and points on how we can boost their marketing performance.-Scheduled discovery calls and demos for leads with our VP of Business Development.-Kept in regular contact with leads as they scheduled meeting after meeting.-Regularly sent emails and called 50-100 leads per day.-Called current Keen customers and scheduled demos for them to learn about our newly adapted product.-Assisted my leadership team by researching target companies in cities they would be visiting during business trips, and scheduling meetings with leads for them during their stay.-Assisted in conducting interviews for potential new hires for various positions.

Cedar Mountain, North Carolina, Us

10 weeks of 24/7 live-in care of campers ranging in ages from 6-14. This included living with up to 7 children in a cabin, sitting with them for every meal, and leading their daily yoga, canoeing, trail running, arts and crafts, and team building activities.Assisted with leading them on daily hikes and on 3 day long camping trips.Provided personal development assistance such as helping them cope with homesickness, handling conflict with other campers, picky eating, how to set up a tent and cook outside, and more.

Internship was implemented by North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.1. Project Objective: To plan and facilitate a summer enrichment program for community high school volunteers at Central Regional Hospital, an acute psychiatric facility. This program provides an interactive learning experience for teen volunteers to better understand mental illness and reduce the stigma associated with mental illness while working with hospitalized patients.2. Major Tasks to be Performed: The Junior Volunteer Coordinator works closely with the Volunteer Services Department and various hospital disciplines to coordinate an enrichment program for a diverse group of community high school volunteers. The coordinator plans and implements a program utilizing volunteer participation in various therapeutic activities with patients and to plan special events for patients. Additional coordinator responsibilities include scheduling speakers to educate/share career opportunities, incorporate engaging learning activities to develop team building and leadership skills along with a service-learning project for volunteers.3. Final Product or Outcome Anticipated: The coordinator will develop an understanding of work within a large psychiatric facility and have opportunities to further shadow/explore specific disciplines. The coordinator will hone leadership, program development, and professional skills. The coordinator and volunteers will have a better understanding of mental illness. The coordinator will create a media project reflective of this program and a portfolio that will be used as a training tool/guide for future coordinators.

Completed 40 hours of shadowing a Physician's Assistant. This included sitting in with patient appointments and asking patients about their health conditions. This was a study-based internship in which I observed the mental health aspects within an internal medicine clinic. I wrote 2 reports on the experiences I gained, such as administering an eating disorder screening to a patient and discussing with the PA about different diagnoses he was going to apply to the patients.

Hoffman Estates, Il, Us

Key holder in charge of opening and closing the store.Completed opening and closing paperwork for the store records.Calculated profits and established sales goals for other employees and myself each day in relation to corporate-set store goals.Trained 2 new third keys and 5 sales associates on store policies and procedures, sales tactics, customer service, POS technology, and piercing.Conducted an interview with a potential new third key.Organized and ordered merchandise.Answered calls and emails.

Bachelor Of Arts In Psychology, Minor In Neuroscience

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