LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE WAREHOUSE CAFE // Student Supervisor, 2010 - 2014 Worked as a liaison between full time management and student employees, thus both taking instruction and providing direction. Mastered day to day business operations including customer service, cleanliness, finances and productivity.
PI BETA PHI // Vice President of Membership, 2012 - 2013
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Operated as part of a ten person executive board to oversee chapter operations. Personally dealt with university Panhellenic Council, organized the recruiting process and ensured member satisfaction. Represented the chapter at a national leadership conference in Los Angeles.
NCGFP // Assistant Clinician, 2008 - 2010 Facilitated a weekly pitching clinic for young softball pitchers under the North Carroll Girls’ Fast Pitch organization. Provided lessons in technique as well as perseverance, team building and sportsmanship.
DESIGN EXPERIENCE GIFFORD STREET COMMUNITY PRESS
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Volunteer, 2011 - 2014
Conducted interviews and collected writing samples from West Side residents and Syracuse city officials. Organized and edited content, then compiled and designed two chapbook publications. Gained insight into community publishing and client relations.
ONONDAGA CREEKWALK INITIATIVE
// Designer,
2012
Collaborated with the marketing and advertising team over the course of fifteen weeks to provide the city of Syracuse with a custom revitalization plan for it’s Onondaga Creekwalk. Helped to draft the presentation used to pitch final designs. Received the Chancellor’s Award for Public Engagement and Scholarship in the Academic Legacy Honors category.
SKILLS Verbal and visual communication, problem solving, writing composition and style, collaboration and management. Versed in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop; as well as transcribing, editing, creative and copy writing.
EDUCATION SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY // Class of 2014 B.F.A. in Communications Design Minor in Writing and Rhetoric