Wesley Lam Email and Phone Number

Conducted outreach for Civic Edge's clients & stakeholders, including Vision Zero SF, the Bike Coalition, and the Port of San Francisco, at events held in the San Francisco Bay Area. Also continued overseeing and designing content for the company's Facebook and Twitter/X accounts. Tasks include:-Educating people about city issues and solutions at events such as Sunday Streets SF through various methods, including tabling and passing out flyers-Engaging with people during tabling; methods include talking to people and getting people to participate in activities such as trivia games, charts, coloring cut-outs and writing on sign-up sheets -Collecting and importing data, including sign-up sheets and comments/feedback from events, onto Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets for clients such as the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency and AC Transit-Tracking interactions with people at in-person events; received 500 interactions at the 2019 North Beach Festival for educating people about Vision Zero SF's traffic safety measures-Assisting with creating draft posts for Civic Edge's social media accounts on Facebook & Twitter/X through HeyOrca, a social media tool for creating, reviewing & managing social media content

Assisted on in-office tasks and supported on projects for non-profit organizations and government agencies across the Bay Area. Clients included the Port of San Francisco, the Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) and the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency. Tasks include:-Created electronic records of data collected through outreach activities, including sign-ups and e-mail information from outreach events into Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets.-Photography work for clients such as Vision Zero SF and the Port of San Francisco (including the Port of SF's Seawall Coffee Roast); my photography work was published in the San Francisco Chronicle, Hoodline, and many social media posts.-Assisted in event planning, preparation, and set-up for outreach events, workshops and open houses such as the SFMTA Geary Rapid Open House.-Created social media content for Civic Edge and their clients using HeyOrca.-Assisted on the creation of Salesforce/Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems for the company-Researched and wrote for client materials.-Supported office management tasks, including shipping and receiving packages, food inventory, and office supplies.-Worked on the early stages of information architecture and content strategy for a client's website redesign project.

Vice Chairperson since 2020 for the Best Buddies Bay Area Friendship Walk, Best Buddies' biggest fundraising event for people with autism & IDD (intellectual & developmental disabilities) in San Francisco. Tasks & Responsibilities include:-Worked with the Friendship Walk Chairperson & the local Chapter Chairperson/Area Development Director with organizing the Best Buddies Bay Area Friendship Walk in San Francisco since 2020.-Monitored, managed, and assisted operations for all subcommittees within the Friendship Walk Committees, including recruiting and training Friendship Walk committee members (12-30 members) and volunteers (100 volunteers for the 2024 Walk).-Organized pipelines/gathered information for companies interested in participating in the Friendship Walk, including sponsorships, vendors, talent & forming corporate teams to raise money for the Walk.-Assisted and oversaw the transition/conversion of the 2020 Bay Area Friendship Walk from a physical event into a virtual event, alongside the other Friendship Walk events scheduled for Spring & Summer 2020 into one national event on Best Buddies California and Best Buddies International's Facebook & Instagram pages, including shifting the promoting and messaging of the event to reflect the event being virtual.-Kept track of the money and the overall total amount of money raised from teams and individuals for the Friendship Walk events in the San Francisco Bay Area; total amount raised for the 2020 Best Buddies Bay Area Friendship Walk was around over $128,000, and raised a total of $163,109.73 for the 2021 Best Buddies Bay Area Friendship Walk. Amount raised for the 2023 & 2024 Walks in SF was $117,000.-Co-Emceed the Virtual Celebration Ceremony for the Best Buddies Friendship Walk in California on Best Buddies California's Facebook page in 2021, with USC Professor & Entertainment Journalist Garin Flowers from Season 16 of The Bachelorette.

Champion Candidate for the 2024 Best Buddies Champion of the Year charity fundraising competition campaign & Gala in the San Francisco Bay Area. Responsibilities to raise money & awareness include:-Promoting Best Buddies & their mission/cause at public events such as night markets, street fairs & at various businesses, in order to drum up support for my Champion of the Year fundraising campaign-Working with various businesses & companies (both local & nationwide) to obtain auction items such as sports memorabilia, trips/vacations, and tickets for activities, events, fitness/dance classes and concerts for the Gala, including obtaining tickets for various ticket packages from the San Francisco Giants-Utilizing social media & email campaigns (the latter B2B & B2C) to raise money & brand awareness for Best Buddies, as well as selling program advertising spaces, tickets & tables for the Gala-Raised over $15,000 for Best Buddies through the Champion of the Year Campaign & Gala, which went towards the $230,000 total raised for the Best Buddies San Francisco Bay Area Chapter to support programs for people with intellectual & developmental disabilities

Beta Tester for the closed beta test of a professional wrestling/fighting mobile video game prior to its full release for iOS & Android devices called AEW Figure Fighters, featuring wrestlers from All Elite Wrestling (AEW) & Ring of Honor. Tasks include:-Downloading the beta app onto my iPad Pro via an invite code & the TestFlight app from the Apple App Store-Playing the game to identify & detect any bugs & glitches the game might have-Identifying what works & what didn't work when it comes to gameplay & UI/UX experiences-Reporting & submitting feedback of my gameplay experience back to Bleacher Report & the game developers, which was considered for the full release of the game. Feedback included bugs/glitches reported, suggestions for AEW & Ring of Honor wrestlers that were not in the beta version to be added to the game, & suggestions for future game modes (clubs/factions, tag team mode, etc.)

Worked with Champion Candidates to raise money & awareness for Best Buddies' Champion of the Year Campaign & Gala (held every Fall since 2018), in order to win the Champion of the Year fundraising competition. Methods to raise money & awareness for Best Buddies included the following:-Obtained auction items such as sports memorabilia, trips/vacations, and tickets for activities, events, fitness/dance classes and concerts for the Gala by working with various businesses and companies within the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as the United States. -Companies I have worked with in the past that donated auction items for the Gala include The Walt Disney Company/Disneyland, Crunchyroll, Rumble Boxing, Celsius, Dave & Buster's, University of San Francisco Dons Men's College Basketball Team, Barry's, & Ally Bank/Ally Racing (Ally Bank's racing sponsorship team/division in NASCAR & the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series).-Utilized social media & email campaigns to raise money & brand awareness for Best Buddies, as well as selling program advertising spaces, tickets & tables for the Gala; raised over $10,000 for my Champion Candidate for the 2021 Champion of the Year Campaign, raised around $12,000 for the 2022 Campaign, & raised $22,000 for my Champion Candidate for the 2023 Campaign. Approximate total amount raised for Best Buddies through the Champion of the Year Campaign was $75,000.

Worked in Brookstone, handbags, and the juniors department at the Union Square location in San Francisco, CA, during the 2016 holiday shopping season. Involved in various tasks in the store, including but not limited to:-Picking up customers' pre-sale orders for the Friends & Family Sale-Promoted store-wide promotions and sales to customers entering the store such as the Friends & Family sale.-Removed security tags from purchased merchandise.-Attached security tags to merchandise from the stockroom and item returns. -Arranged merchandise in the store section to make the item display more presentable. -Sold products ranging from Brookstone electronic items to juniors' clothing.-Greeted and talked with customers as they shop in the store.-Helped customers with their purchases and returns.-Presented customers how some of the Brookstone products work, including Bluetooth speakers and virtual reality headsets-Assisted Asset Protection/Security to report suspicious/unusual activity in the store

Paid Event Student Internship to promote Microsoft's Windows 8.1 operating system at San Francisco State University. Promotional tasks include:-Demonstrated in front of customers how to use computers that run Microsoft's Windows 8.1 operating system.-Explained how the operating system works to potential customers.-Engaged with customers on Microsoft's products through games and giveaways.

Held positions within the Spirit Committee from February 2013 to March 2014, as well as being a Special Events Committee member from February 2013 to September 2013. -Collaborated and worked with the chairpersons of their respective committees to create events such as the Student Life carnival (called SFSU Palooza) and promote events on campus such as student events, dances, and sporting events/games held on campus.-Helped the Spirit Committee organize a prep rally for a women's volleyball game at SF State. -Established relationships and networked with other student organizations, Greek Life organizations including fraternities & sororities, and administrative staff.

Volunteer position to coach English as a Second Language students to help them learn English.-Worked with ESL students with their English conversations, speaking skills, and writing skills. -Assisted the classroom instructor by organizing files from the cabinet after class.