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Jewish Family and Children's Services of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Event Coordinator for 2019 Fammy and Emigre Galas, JFCS

  • Nov 2018 - Apr 2019

  San Francisco Bay Area



Flair Event Design and Planning

• Event Staff

  • Nov 2017 - Apr 2019

  San Francisco Bay Area Boutique party and event planning business specializing in bar & bat mitzvahs, weddings, corporate parties, galas, and milestone celebrations.



DENISE GOLDSTEIN CONSULTING LLC

• United States

• Consultant

  • Aug 2017 - Apr 2019

  San Francisco Bay Area Denise Goldstein Special Events is a boutique event planning firm serving non-profit and corporate clients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. They plan special events that entertain, engage, and educate, whether it's the launch of a new initiative, breaking ground on a new building, celebrating a milestone, or raising funds for education, the arts, or community programs. Their passion is special events - they love the process of crafting unique and powerful moments that remain with guests… Show more Denise Goldstein Special Events is a boutique event planning firm serving non-profit and corporate clients throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. They plan special events that entertain, engage, and educate, whether it's the launch of a new initiative, breaking ground on a new building, celebrating a milestone, or raising funds for education, the arts, or community programs. Their passion is special events - they love the process of crafting unique and powerful moments that remain with guests long after the last goodbye and that reap big rewards for their clients. Put simply, they enjoy doing good work for good people doing good things. I worked as a consultant and event planner alongside Denise Goldstein for an event for a private client. Together we put together a highly successful party for over 200 guests at the Contemporary Jewish Museum. I continue to do advising and contract work on a need basis for local events. Show less



Blend

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Client Support

  • Apr 2018 - Jul 2018

  San Francisco Bay Area



Chewse

• United States
• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Live Operations Coordinator at Chewse

  • Feb 2018 - Apr 2018

  San Francisco Bay Area Chewse provides family style office meals catered from unique local restaurants. It is a diverse, culture first company that cares deeply about its clients. With Chewse, you can expect to have a delicious meal, delivered and served expertly in a timely manner. Chewse makes it easy to nurture the connective nature of modern workplaces by bringing people together through food. ​In order to deliver upon its promises with precision and care, Chewse places emphasis on its core hospitality… Show more Chewse provides family style office meals catered from unique local restaurants. It is a diverse, culture first company that cares deeply about its clients. With Chewse, you can expect to have a delicious meal, delivered and served expertly in a timely manner. Chewse makes it easy to nurture the connective nature of modern workplaces by bringing people together through food. ​In order to deliver upon its promises with precision and care, Chewse places emphasis on its core hospitality values. Employees excel at living these values and everyone is trained on them. Chewse practices these values in interactions with one another, with clients and with restaurant partners. Chewse envisions that the work done within the company is a microcosm of how an interconnected world might look and feel. As a Live Operations Coordinator at Chewse I work through the company's busiest and most exciting period: the lunch rush! I field call from drivers, meal hosts, current and prospective clients and provide excellent customer service in a fast paced environment with a host of programs and tools. Show less



Jewish Community Center of San Francisco

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Holiday Events Coordinator

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  San Francisco Bay Area -Manage and schedule large scale events of upwards of 500 attendees, including coordinating event staffing, catering, seeking out and booking entertainment and vendors, coordinating with building operations and event set-up and break-down -Prepare event material and content for guests, including event signage, coordinating with the Marketing Team and assisting in promoting the events -Track and report costs, sales and various other event statistics and metrics for each… Show more -Manage and schedule large scale events of upwards of 500 attendees, including coordinating event staffing, catering, seeking out and booking entertainment and vendors, coordinating with building operations and event set-up and break-down -Prepare event material and content for guests, including event signage, coordinating with the Marketing Team and assisting in promoting the events -Track and report costs, sales and various other event statistics and metrics for each event -Coordinate weekly Friday Shabbat gatherings and building displays

• Lead Customer Service Representative

  • Apr 2016 - May 2017

  San Francisco -Trains staff members and communicates between departments to keep up with current policies and procedures -Revises staff contact list as needed, orders uniforms, badges and work supplies for staff -Answers or re-directs all the general queries that come to the organization through our public phone -number and email address -Oversees the organization’s Perks Reward Program for guests -Is the weekend manager and the person in charge for all weekend events and activities and writes… Show more -Trains staff members and communicates between departments to keep up with current policies and procedures -Revises staff contact list as needed, orders uniforms, badges and work supplies for staff -Answers or re-directs all the general queries that come to the organization through our public phone -number and email address -Oversees the organization’s Perks Reward Program for guests -Is the weekend manager and the person in charge for all weekend events and activities and writes the “Weekend Report” for the entire organization -Reports on any technical challenges experienced by the front desk and works with the IT department on improvements and solutions -Oversees the organization’s donations to other Bay Area non-profit entities

• Customer Service Representative

  • Mar 2016 - Apr 2016

  San Francisco



Square

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Support Analyst

  • May 2012 - Jun 2015

  first office in the San Francisco Chronicle Building and then 1455 Market Street As a customer support representative, the scope of my services included answering phone calls, emails and Twitter questions and updating our Help Center with relevant content. As well, I worked with the engineering team to file "bugs" or errors in the product and make improvements. As such, I was a liaison between the product developers and the end clients. The mission of the Square Support team was to make interactions personable, delightful and relatable and to strive to make an impact on the… Show more As a customer support representative, the scope of my services included answering phone calls, emails and Twitter questions and updating our Help Center with relevant content. As well, I worked with the engineering team to file "bugs" or errors in the product and make improvements. As such, I was a liaison between the product developers and the end clients. The mission of the Square Support team was to make interactions personable, delightful and relatable and to strive to make an impact on the understanding and experience of each and every Square user. The Support team not only supported clients but also supported product development with insight and solutions. Show less



Jewish Community Center of San Francisco

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Marketing Outreach and Box Office Associate

  • Nov 2010 - May 2012

  San Francisco Bay Area As a Marketing, Outreach and Box Office assistant for the Arts and Ideas Program at the JCCSF my duties included planning, designing and printing in-house all of the programs for the season's events and promotional flyers (utilizing InDesign software). Assisting with box office requests, ticket sales and customer service (utilizing Patrons Edge software). Seeking out press contacts to promote Arts & Ideas events in print and online, and influencers to elevate the exposure of Arts & Ideas… Show more As a Marketing, Outreach and Box Office assistant for the Arts and Ideas Program at the JCCSF my duties included planning, designing and printing in-house all of the programs for the season's events and promotional flyers (utilizing InDesign software). Assisting with box office requests, ticket sales and customer service (utilizing Patrons Edge software). Seeking out press contacts to promote Arts & Ideas events in print and online, and influencers to elevate the exposure of Arts & Ideas through various social media platforms. Seeking out community partners to promote or cross-promote events with and grow our audience base. Distributing promotional material around the city to key places of interest as well as to community partners. Developing a photo archive repository (in Adobe Bridge) to facilitate communal access to marketing photos. Creating event listings for all of the season's events on popular sites (Flavorpill, Zvents, SFGate, etc.). Maintaining Arts & Ideas' online presence in Facebook and Twitter. Proofing and correcting content for the annual catalog. Editing video content for online blog and social media channels. Formatting, compiling and writing blog posts in Wordpress. Updating the JCC website in CMS when changes occur or new events are added. Updating the photos and promotional material on display in the slideshows on video screens in the lobby. Performing data entry (such as updating member information) and various other office duties as needed. Show less



Stanford University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Community Outreach/Project Manager, Bioethics & Film Program, Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics

  • May 2011 - Sep 2011

  Stanford University Founded in 1998 by award-winning filmmaker and physician Maren Grainger-Monsen, the Program in Bioethics and Film creates films and education programs that touch people to think deeply about important issues in healthcare. Grainger-Monsen has developed a singular style of interweaving documentary footage with haunting imagery and sound to create visually, intellectually and emotionally stirring documentaries that cross traditional boundaries to engage a wide audience — from medical students and… Show more Founded in 1998 by award-winning filmmaker and physician Maren Grainger-Monsen, the Program in Bioethics and Film creates films and education programs that touch people to think deeply about important issues in healthcare. Grainger-Monsen has developed a singular style of interweaving documentary footage with haunting imagery and sound to create visually, intellectually and emotionally stirring documentaries that cross traditional boundaries to engage a wide audience — from medical students and healthcare providers to the general public. My work focused around outreach and development for the film "The Revolutionary Optimists," which Maren Grainger-Monsen is co-producing with the documentary filmmaker and writer Nicole Newnham, a current filmmaker-in-residence at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics Program in Bioethics and Film. ─ Project management for the creation of new external website built in Drupal, acting as primary liaison for coordinating with a Portland-based web design team and utilizing Basecamp for tracking changes ─ Re-design of the Stanford website for the Program in Bioethics and Film: structural changes to the web architecture and navigation flow, editing photos and videos and updating copy information, data management and quality assurance testing ─ Grant writing for applications and film festivals ─ Promotional writing and web copy ─ Graphic design for the web and print collateral for press packets ─ Creation of promotional Facebook and Twitter profiles Show less



Lift Projects

• Project Manager for iPhone Application Development - Internship

  • Apr 2010 - Oct 2010

  San Francisco Bay Area Lift Projects is a design & product development studio that excels at getting projects off the ground. From start-ups to Fortune 100 companies, Lift Projects helps their clients define and build their digital product offerings and social media communications. ─ Curated content for the application, performed research and compiled data ─ Assisted with the information architecture, mood board and wire-frame creation ─ Defined a marketing and outreach campaign for the application ─… Show more Lift Projects is a design & product development studio that excels at getting projects off the ground. From start-ups to Fortune 100 companies, Lift Projects helps their clients define and build their digital product offerings and social media communications. ─ Curated content for the application, performed research and compiled data ─ Assisted with the information architecture, mood board and wire-frame creation ─ Defined a marketing and outreach campaign for the application ─ Represented Lift Projects at local iPhone app development conference Show less



Fabricatorz Foundation

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager and Administrative Assistant

  • Jan 2010 - Jul 2010

  San Francisco Bay Area Fabricatorz is an “open” production company specializing in Open Source Software, Creative Commons licenses/technology, growing on-line and off-line communities in San Francisco and China. Jon Phillips, the Founder/Developer of Fabricatorz, is an artist and developer working on creative and commercial projects for clients such as Google, Mozilla, Creative Commons, Modern Media, and F2 Gallery. In 2002 he helped launch the open source drawing tool, Inkscape. He leads the Open Clip Art… Show more Fabricatorz is an “open” production company specializing in Open Source Software, Creative Commons licenses/technology, growing on-line and off-line communities in San Francisco and China. Jon Phillips, the Founder/Developer of Fabricatorz, is an artist and developer working on creative and commercial projects for clients such as Google, Mozilla, Creative Commons, Modern Media, and F2 Gallery. In 2002 he helped launch the open source drawing tool, Inkscape. He leads the Open Clip Art Library, built Creative Commons' community and business development strategies from 2005 until 2008 and is growing the media company Fabricatorz with Cantocore Art Exhibitions and the development of the Laoban Open Soundsystem in Beijing. My work centered on project management and administrative duties. ─Represented Fabricatorz at major developer conferences and expos locally (Moscone Center) ─Managed business contact relations, project deadlines, company calendar ─Handled expense reports for business and travel expenses ─Scheduled travel itinerary and made travel accommodation arrangements ─Coordinated “un-conferences” and “meet-ups” both regionally and abroad, making all catering and accommodation arrangements (e.g. responsible for a successful conference of over 50 attendees in Portland, OR, that included key players from Facebook, Twitter, Google and Diaspora) ─Coordinated the development of projects overseas with business contacts in China Show less



Econetix

• Communications Manager - Internship

  • Nov 2009 - Feb 2010

  Palo Alto Econetix is a green tech start-up focused on creating direct to consumer home energy monitoring devices. I was brought on to the team to help with ongoing company communications (including managing the "news" section of their site, populating it with Econetix-related articles, preparing press releases and company announcements, managing the company blog, maintaining the mailing list and ongoing company communications via Twitter, Facebook etc., and identifying leads for potential… Show more Econetix is a green tech start-up focused on creating direct to consumer home energy monitoring devices. I was brought on to the team to help with ongoing company communications (including managing the "news" section of their site, populating it with Econetix-related articles, preparing press releases and company announcements, managing the company blog, maintaining the mailing list and ongoing company communications via Twitter, Facebook etc., and identifying leads for potential sales.) I was also tasked with helping with community development by coordinating pre-orders of the kit, interacting with customers, managing the customer relationships and fielding questions they might have. Additionally I was tasked to assist in product development, as the launch of the Econetix kit is tightly coupled with an online social networking strategy, and to perform market research by keeping on top of market activity, maintaining a database of important articles/links and helping to prepare ethnographic interviews with potential customers (home owners, architects, green builders, contractors, home energy auditors). Show less



Gray Area

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research, Outreach and Development - Internship

  • 2009 - Feb 2010

  San Francisco Bay Area Gray Area Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit media art center focused on digital art and emergent technology. Guided by the principles of openness, collaboration and resource sharing, Gray Area's programs promote creativity at the intersection of art, design, sound, and technology. A conduit for multidisciplinary creative exchange, Gray Area Foundation for the Arts supports the creation and diffusion of works that engage and inspire audiences, and offer meaningful contributions to the… Show more Gray Area Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit media art center focused on digital art and emergent technology. Guided by the principles of openness, collaboration and resource sharing, Gray Area's programs promote creativity at the intersection of art, design, sound, and technology. A conduit for multidisciplinary creative exchange, Gray Area Foundation for the Arts supports the creation and diffusion of works that engage and inspire audiences, and offer meaningful contributions to the global movement that is shaping our collective experience. By making digital culture accessible, substantive and inspiring, Gray Area aims to help realize the greatest power of technology: to bring us closer, faster. Gray Area Foundation for the Arts opened to the public on October 1st, 2009. The 4,000 ft facility includes a gallery, co-working space and four studios for a six month artist in residence program. In my time with the center I have been involved in event planning and production, curatorial development, grant writing, community outreach and publicity. I have written copy for press releases announcing forthcoming shows, assisted in grant proposal writing and attended community meetings relating to issues surrounding the center's neighborhood, San Francisco's Tenderloin district. I was present at meetings with potential partners and actively brought in contacts for projects, events and the development of workshops in order to further the educational mission of the center. I regularly wrote for the Gray Area blog and sought out meaningful connections for the organization. ─Managed and executed social media strategy ─Curated, organized, and promoted events and lectures bringing in hundreds of new visitors to the gallery ─Wrote copy for blog posts, press releases, and grant proposals ─Helped to attract 400 new members to the membership program ─Cultivated press/editorial relationships; resulting in high profile media coverage and publications Show less



Blubee Media

• United States
• Design Services

• Project Manager - Internship

  • May 2009 - Aug 2009

  New York City BluBee (http://blubee.com) is an integrated advertising and design firm based in New York City. Founded by Oscar Torres, my colleague at the Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University, BluBee has grown over the years to include an impressive roster of clients and a diverse portfolio of creative projects. Oscar Torres and I collaborated on my thesis for the Interactive Telecommunications Program building together a fully functional musical piano that mixes cocktails based on… Show more BluBee (http://blubee.com) is an integrated advertising and design firm based in New York City. Founded by Oscar Torres, my colleague at the Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University, BluBee has grown over the years to include an impressive roster of clients and a diverse portfolio of creative projects. Oscar Torres and I collaborated on my thesis for the Interactive Telecommunications Program building together a fully functional musical piano that mixes cocktails based on the mood of the songs that are being played. The Pianocktail was featured in MAKE Magazine as well as the New York Academy of Sciences podcast. During my time with BluBee I interned to gain experience working as a product manager and developing marketing strategies, as well as creating brand identities. Show less



ShiftSpace

• Community Outreach Manager - Internship

  • Sep 2008 - Aug 2009

  Brooklyn, New York ShiftSpace is an open-source meta-web platform allowing users to mark up, alter, swap images or change the source code of any webpage, anywhere. Founded by Mushon Zer-Aviv and Daniel Phiffer, alumni of the Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University, the tagline of the application is "an open source layer above any web page". It is implemented as a userscript for the Greasemonkey extension for Firefox. Development of ShiftSpace ceased in 2011. During my time as… Show more ShiftSpace is an open-source meta-web platform allowing users to mark up, alter, swap images or change the source code of any webpage, anywhere. Founded by Mushon Zer-Aviv and Daniel Phiffer, alumni of the Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University, the tagline of the application is "an open source layer above any web page". It is implemented as a userscript for the Greasemonkey extension for Firefox. Development of ShiftSpace ceased in 2011. During my time as community outreach manager and open source advocate I interacted with ShiftSpace users and engaged them in participation. I wrote for the ShiftSpace blog and actively sought out speaking engagements and workshop possibilities to further educate and inform people about the ShiftSpace platform. I also wrote grant proposals and proposals for presentations at conferences and events nationally and internationally. ─ Engaged in quality assurance testing of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) website re-design. ─ Wrote copy for grant proposals, workshops and lectures ─ Managed social media strategy and community outreach Show less



Anvil Into Hammer Productions

• Network Consultant and Outreach Coordinator - Internship

  • Mar 2009 - Mar 2009

  San Francisco Bay Area Anvil Into Hammer represents a new generation of Bay Area filmmakers, educated in the rich history and theories of cinema with an aim to become a part of it. For years Anvil Into Hammer has labored to harness the strength of their collective energy and have built a foundation of talent, held together by the bonds of the team's individual creative passions. It is a vehicle to realize their own dreams in an evolving San Francisco film community. Anvil Into Hammer offers full production and… Show more Anvil Into Hammer represents a new generation of Bay Area filmmakers, educated in the rich history and theories of cinema with an aim to become a part of it. For years Anvil Into Hammer has labored to harness the strength of their collective energy and have built a foundation of talent, held together by the bonds of the team's individual creative passions. It is a vehicle to realize their own dreams in an evolving San Francisco film community. Anvil Into Hammer offers full production and post-production services that embrace the technological advances of the contemporary motion picture industry, while providing their unique creative energy to every project. Each of the multi-talented members of the team have been educated and trained in many different areas of filmmaking, creating a web of reinforced capabilities that can bear the weight of almost any production, no matter how complex. Anvil Into Hammer's clients - other filmmakers and non-filmmakers alike - are their collaborators, and they are dedicated to the realization of their projects. The team's understanding of the filmmaking process from concept to screen, married with their creative vision, has guaranteed a collaborative experience that fluidly integrates all phases of production. As a company based in the Bay Area, their close relationships with an array of local film professionals and vendors allow them to realize your film ideas. I was an intern and consultant at Anvil Into Hammer Productions for their upcoming feature documentary "Common Sky," that follows a cross-section of American combat veterans from four different generations of wars, moving from enlistment to extraction. Show less



New York University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Administrative Aide

  • Feb 2005 - Feb 2009

  New York City, New York As an administrative assistant I provided registration advisement support for current and prospective students. I was a liaison to faculty, parents and students and co-ordinated outreach to students to alert them of important dates and deadlines. I responded to phone calls and emails and performed various office tasks. I was in charge of administering gradesheets and co-ordinating the copy for the registration manual. I verified schedules and individually alerted hundreds of students for any… Show more As an administrative assistant I provided registration advisement support for current and prospective students. I was a liaison to faculty, parents and students and co-ordinated outreach to students to alert them of important dates and deadlines. I responded to phone calls and emails and performed various office tasks. I was in charge of administering gradesheets and co-ordinating the copy for the registration manual. I verified schedules and individually alerted hundreds of students for any scheduling anomalies and changes. (With over 2,000 students in the department and only three registration advisers, this was a very high volume office environment.) ─ Faculty liaison, prospective student outreach coordinator and registration adviser for current students, providing customer service and support to the students and their families ─ Overseeing gradesheet distribution and collection ─ Management of registration manual, checking content and making sure it contains correct course numbers and course descriptions ─ Keeping students abreast of new information, checking schedules and reaching out to students in need of help ─ Co-ordinated faculty advisement and keeping track of the degree progress towards matriculation of the 2,000+ students in the department Show less