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Bentonville, AR, US

• Lead Marketing & Communication operations, including client-facing communications, promotions, and social media.
• Develop new business with Fortune 500 clients and large global enterprises.
• Conduct Market Research & Client Outreach for business development opportunities & sales.
• Develop materials for Training and Development and other client services.
• Produce and Facilitate highly interactive workshops that engage hundreds of participants.
• Provide small group and individualized Coaching.

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

• Established a creative, open, and challenging environment for students to refine their communication skills.
• Prepared weekly lessons and evaluated performance for two classes–totaling nearly 40 students–per semester.
• Established instructor-student relationships to understand and address individualized learning needs.
• Employed real-world applications during instruction for improvements in both professional and personal speaking.

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

• Provided one-on-one and group coaching in a variety of career-related areas to undergraduate and graduate students.
• Offered professional development information, training, and resources to students; quickly assessed needed improvements.
• Reviewed and improved resumes, CVs, and cover letters; conducted mock interviews; offered other career-related advising.

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

• Created and executed an intensive one-on-one leadership coaching program for 10 mid-level managers and supervisors.
• Administered psychological assessments, conducted 40+ interviews, evaluated leadership/management effectiveness, and evaluated adult developmental maturity to identify needed areas of growth and action plans for each.
• Utilized evidence-based practices and assessments for informed leadership development coaching.
• Improved inter-department and team communication; mediated between supervisors and employees.
• Outcomes include improved conflict management, time management, communication, delegation, self-awareness, complex problem-solving, decreased project completion time, and identified high-potential managers for.

Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

• Served 20+ hours/week in leadership position while maintaining 3.97 GPA.
• Led, motivated, and coordinated a diverse team of 20 volunteers/staff; collaborated with other teams; provided services to over 100 volunteers and staff in the organization; created and executed self-directed work.
• Fund-raised over $10,000; planned and executed fundraising events; managed 30+ donor relationships.
• Handled internal (scheduling, feedback, collaboration) and external (newsletters, reports, social media) communications
• Encouraged and facilitated individual team member development through skill-building and leadership training.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Completed vital tenant and property research for the company’s Excel database and sales information.
• Improved public image and findability by contributing to a new website design and creating company LinkedIn.
• Gained experience in reviewing and redlining legal documents related to commercial real estate.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Communication, 4.00 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Graduate Advisory Board Liaison & Graduate InstructorThesis Title: Accelerating Leadership and Professional.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Communication, General, 3.97 Gpa

Activities and Societies: The National Society of Leadership and Success, Lambda Pi Eta Communication Honors Society, Student Alumni.