WORK EXPERIENCE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER, JULY 2015 - PRESENT
ZIP CODE WILMINGTON | WILMINGTON, DE
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Oversee applications for coding bootcamp applicant pool of over 200 each term
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Create strategic partnerships with local businesses, nonprofits, school districts, and libraries
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Plan and host tech meetups for Wilmington’s community of learners
CO-ORGANIZER AND TEACHER, SEPT. 2015 - PRESENT
GIRL DEVELOP IT WILMINGTON | WILMINGTON, DE
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Organize tech education workshops for adult women in Delaware
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Teach Intro to Web Concepts to a class of 25 adult women
CO-ORGANIZER, JULY 2015 - NOV. 2015
ELA CONF | PHILADELPHIA, PA
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Assist in planning ELA Conf, a first-time conference aimed at empowering women to become leaders in their field
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Develop ELA Conf newsletter
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Co-ordinate ELA Conf speakers
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Organize ELA Conf after-event happy hour
FUNDRAISING & COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE, AUG. 2014 – JULY 2015
MISSION FIRST HOUSING GROUP (PHILLY FELLOWS) | PHILADELPHIA, PA
Placed at Mission First through Philly Fellows, a competitive fellowship program that pairs top college graduates with capacity building positions at nonprofits.
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Research potential funders and maintain ongoing donor database
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Assist in developing funding proposals and donor acknowledgments
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Support planning for annual fundraiser and company events
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Implement new organizational technology to manage board communication
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Create 8 monthly print newsletters distributed to over 1,000 residents
COMMUNICATIONS & SPECIAL EVENTS ASSOCIATE, JUNE 2013 - MAY 2014
MT. AIRY USA | PHILADELPHIA, PA
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Manage email and social media communication for a distribution list of over 5,000 email, Twitter and Facebook subscribers
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Create, update and manage event listings, business profiles and general website content on GoMtAiry.com
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Promote and manage Mt. Airy community programming, including Final-ly Friday, Moonlight Movies and Mt. Airy Brunch Sessions
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Support event-planning for annual fundraiser and Street Fare, Mt. Airy’s annual street food festival drawing over 10,000 attendees
WEB MARKETING INTERN, JULY 2012 - DEC. 2012
VISIT PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA
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Create a variety of written copy destined for GPTMC’s web and social media properties
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Update content pieces on VisitPhilly.com such as slideshows, images, videos, spotlight rotations, copy and dates
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Research and monitor trends within the travel industry for GPTMC’s upcoming projects
LOCAL NEWS & EVENTS EDITOR, JAN. 2012 - APRIL 2012
CAMPUS PHILLY | PHILADELPHIA, PA
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Create print content for Center City East, Center City West and Fishtown/Northern Liberties sections of the Campus Philly’s Student Insider Guide, distributed at over 25 area colleges to 80,000 students
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Write web content designed to promote Philly as an ideal place to live, study and work, including blog posts, event round-ups and business profiles
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
PANELIST, WOMEN INNOVATORS IN DELAWARE, NOV. 2015
DELAWARE INNOVATION WEEK | READ MORE
INTRO TO WEB CONCEPTS, 2 HOUR LECTURE, OCT. 2015
GIRL DEVELOP IT WILMINGTON | READ MORE
INTRO TO WEB CONCEPTS, 50 MINUTE LECTURE, SEPT. 2015
WOMEN IN MEDIA SUMMIT
EDUCATION
BACHELORS OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY, SEPT. 2010 – MAY 2014
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA
ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK
Girl Develop It - Intermediate HTML & CSS
Girl Develop It - Building Wordpress Themes
Girl Develop It - Intro to Digital Project Management
Girl Develop It - Intro to User Experience
Girl Develop It - Building HTML Newsletters
Girl Develop It - Building a Brilliant Brand
Girl Develop It - Intro to SEO
Girl Develop It - Intro to Photoshop
Girl Develop It - Intro to Web Concepts
Skillcrush - Freelance Wordpress Developer Course
Philly Chi - Content Strategy 101