Stephanie Dering Email & Phone Number

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Preparing employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, including letters of support, documentary evidence, and form-filing protocol. I managed two projects simultaneously, supervised one assistant, and was engaged in training and reviewing my coworkers' work. I worked closely with beneficiaries on a daily basis from the case initiation to and.

St. Louis, MO

Researched prospective individual donors to the University to gauge their philanthropic interests and capacity; wrote reports for development officers and senior University officials in varying levels of detail; kept and updated confidential University records.

Washington University In St Louis

Taught Poetry Writing I – Designed syllabus; introduced students to writing, reading, and workshopping poetry at a college level; taught two small classes; provided students with detailed feedback on their poetry and essays

Chicago, IL

Wrote and proofread official department correspondence; maintained building of 12 offices; maintained department website; assisted faculty with committee and course planning; kept confidential files on student admissions, faculty searches, and promotions; managed student reimbursements; used Filemaker to schedule courses with Registrar; FERPA trained

Chicago, IL

Wrote and copyedited student correspondence and University reports to donors; maintained database of donors and fund allocation; maintained digital and paper files and records; inventoried gift materials; used Excel extensively for mailings, events, and donor history

Chicago, IL

Arranged and cleaned event rooms, storage rooms, and event fixtures; set up audiovisual equipment; distributed event advertisement; monitored events and aided departments; substituted for secretary to the Dean; reconciled accounts; updated events wiki; assisted with University Convocation accessibility accomodations

Puyallup, WA

Sold guitars, orchestra and band instruments, accessories and sheet music; repaired stringed instruments; reconciled rental accounts and provided customer service for accountholders; maintained customer files; handled till

Ba, Latin American Studies, English And Creative Writing

Activities and Societies: University Chorus, Prospective Students Advisory Committee volunteer housing representative, Work in Progress.

Master Of Fine Arts (Mfa), Creative Writing

Completed a book-length thesis of poems