Rebekah Thomas
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Phil Berard
I had the distinct pleasure of having Rebekah as an employee at Oakland University’s student run radio station, WXOU. Rebekah was a key player in our winning campaign for Station of the Year in 2012. I feel privileged to have witnessed her creativity, empathy, and drive first hand watching her step up as a leader by coaching other students on their submissions. That showed me she was as focused on encouraging the growth of others, as she was on her own growth. She put in extensive, often very late, hours in the months leading up to the submission deadline. Aside from her proven success as a team-building collaborator, her intelligence, foresight, and creative problem solving proved to be a vital asset in our award-winning effort. I am fortunate to have kept Rebekah in my life as a friend and trusted consultant who I rely on frequently for guidance, support, and accountability. Through all her endeavors she has made me extremely proud to know her, and I trust intrinsically her ability to thrive in any environment.
Sara Chrenko
Rebekah and I served on the Staff Advisory Council at Siena Heights University. This council is comprised of 9 staff members nominated and voted on by their peers. As chair of the Staff Advisory Council, I was thrilled when Rebekah was nominated. She epitomizes what it means to do good and leave your mark at an institution. Rebekah has the unique quality of assessing organizational policies, processes, and procedures and recognizing areas for improvement. Most importantly, Rebekah brings thoughts and ideas about how to implement those improvements. Some people just point out inefficiencies; Rebekah identifies them and has tangible solutions on ways to start making meaningful change. I thoroughly enjoyed having Rebekah on the Staff Advisory Council and only wish we could have worked together longer. Any organization would benefit from having her insight, knowledge, and personable, yet direct, demeanor to help them achieve organizational effectiveness and achieve high levels of success!
Phil Berard
I had the distinct pleasure of having Rebekah as an employee at Oakland University’s student run radio station, WXOU. Rebekah was a key player in our winning campaign for Station of the Year in 2012. I feel privileged to have witnessed her creativity, empathy, and drive first hand watching her step up as a leader by coaching other students on their submissions. That showed me she was as focused on encouraging the growth of others, as she was on her own growth. She put in extensive, often very late, hours in the months leading up to the submission deadline. Aside from her proven success as a team-building collaborator, her intelligence, foresight, and creative problem solving proved to be a vital asset in our award-winning effort. I am fortunate to have kept Rebekah in my life as a friend and trusted consultant who I rely on frequently for guidance, support, and accountability. Through all her endeavors she has made me extremely proud to know her, and I trust intrinsically her ability to thrive in any environment.
Sara Chrenko
Rebekah and I served on the Staff Advisory Council at Siena Heights University. This council is comprised of 9 staff members nominated and voted on by their peers. As chair of the Staff Advisory Council, I was thrilled when Rebekah was nominated. She epitomizes what it means to do good and leave your mark at an institution. Rebekah has the unique quality of assessing organizational policies, processes, and procedures and recognizing areas for improvement. Most importantly, Rebekah brings thoughts and ideas about how to implement those improvements. Some people just point out inefficiencies; Rebekah identifies them and has tangible solutions on ways to start making meaningful change. I thoroughly enjoyed having Rebekah on the Staff Advisory Council and only wish we could have worked together longer. Any organization would benefit from having her insight, knowledge, and personable, yet direct, demeanor to help them achieve organizational effectiveness and achieve high levels of success!
Phil Berard
I had the distinct pleasure of having Rebekah as an employee at Oakland University’s student run radio station, WXOU. Rebekah was a key player in our winning campaign for Station of the Year in 2012. I feel privileged to have witnessed her creativity, empathy, and drive first hand watching her step up as a leader by coaching other students on their submissions. That showed me she was as focused on encouraging the growth of others, as she was on her own growth. She put in extensive, often very late, hours in the months leading up to the submission deadline. Aside from her proven success as a team-building collaborator, her intelligence, foresight, and creative problem solving proved to be a vital asset in our award-winning effort. I am fortunate to have kept Rebekah in my life as a friend and trusted consultant who I rely on frequently for guidance, support, and accountability. Through all her endeavors she has made me extremely proud to know her, and I trust intrinsically her ability to thrive in any environment.
Sara Chrenko
Rebekah and I served on the Staff Advisory Council at Siena Heights University. This council is comprised of 9 staff members nominated and voted on by their peers. As chair of the Staff Advisory Council, I was thrilled when Rebekah was nominated. She epitomizes what it means to do good and leave your mark at an institution. Rebekah has the unique quality of assessing organizational policies, processes, and procedures and recognizing areas for improvement. Most importantly, Rebekah brings thoughts and ideas about how to implement those improvements. Some people just point out inefficiencies; Rebekah identifies them and has tangible solutions on ways to start making meaningful change. I thoroughly enjoyed having Rebekah on the Staff Advisory Council and only wish we could have worked together longer. Any organization would benefit from having her insight, knowledge, and personable, yet direct, demeanor to help them achieve organizational effectiveness and achieve high levels of success!
Phil Berard
I had the distinct pleasure of having Rebekah as an employee at Oakland University’s student run radio station, WXOU. Rebekah was a key player in our winning campaign for Station of the Year in 2012. I feel privileged to have witnessed her creativity, empathy, and drive first hand watching her step up as a leader by coaching other students on their submissions. That showed me she was as focused on encouraging the growth of others, as she was on her own growth. She put in extensive, often very late, hours in the months leading up to the submission deadline. Aside from her proven success as a team-building collaborator, her intelligence, foresight, and creative problem solving proved to be a vital asset in our award-winning effort. I am fortunate to have kept Rebekah in my life as a friend and trusted consultant who I rely on frequently for guidance, support, and accountability. Through all her endeavors she has made me extremely proud to know her, and I trust intrinsically her ability to thrive in any environment.
Sara Chrenko
Rebekah and I served on the Staff Advisory Council at Siena Heights University. This council is comprised of 9 staff members nominated and voted on by their peers. As chair of the Staff Advisory Council, I was thrilled when Rebekah was nominated. She epitomizes what it means to do good and leave your mark at an institution. Rebekah has the unique quality of assessing organizational policies, processes, and procedures and recognizing areas for improvement. Most importantly, Rebekah brings thoughts and ideas about how to implement those improvements. Some people just point out inefficiencies; Rebekah identifies them and has tangible solutions on ways to start making meaningful change. I thoroughly enjoyed having Rebekah on the Staff Advisory Council and only wish we could have worked together longer. Any organization would benefit from having her insight, knowledge, and personable, yet direct, demeanor to help them achieve organizational effectiveness and achieve high levels of success!
Experience
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C+R Research
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United States
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Market Research
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100 - 200 Employee
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Project Assistant
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Mar 2022 - Present
My role at C+R encompasses many responsibilities including but not limited to pulling and analyzing data, checking data, making presentations client ready, and contributing to the holistic research process on both the quantitative and qualitative side. My role as Project Assistant really translates to being a supporting analyst, giving me the opportunity to work with all the teams in our organization instead of a single team, exposing me to more processes and research methods. My role at C+R encompasses many responsibilities including but not limited to pulling and analyzing data, checking data, making presentations client ready, and contributing to the holistic research process on both the quantitative and qualitative side. My role as Project Assistant really translates to being a supporting analyst, giving me the opportunity to work with all the teams in our organization instead of a single team, exposing me to more processes and research methods.
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Siena Heights University
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United States
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Residence Life Coordinator
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Jan 2020 - Mar 2022
Being a smaller private university, I wore many hats in my role- some that were directly related to Residence Life, but others that allowed me to to put my education to practical use in a more consulting/org development role.My push for cross-departmental communication and relationship building led me to be peer nominated and voted in as a member of the Staff Advisory Council. Here, I assisted in addressing staff concerns and developing initiatives if needed. Accomplishments while I was on this committee include changing the frequency of HSA distributions and improving the tuition remission program for staff members. I also served on the Spirit of Change Committee. I, along with other members, analyzed feedback from all faculty and staff at the university, identified shortcomings, and developed initiatives to counteract those. These initiatives contributed directly to the University's strategic plan.My Residence Life responsibilities included being on-call for crisis situations, administrative and personnel tasks, property and staff management, student conduct, and conflict resolution, among others. Additionally, I evaluted and implemented needed changes and procedures to the Student Code of Coduct.
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Adjunct Faculty
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Oct 2021 - Dec 2021
Teaching in a university was a very new experience for me and had a lot of growing edges. As a person who is pretty partial to public speaking, I tried to instill that excitement into my students, but realistically, I knew there were more effective tactics. Not only did I provide information about different speech styles and the expectations of them, but I applied stress-relieving and calming techniques, hopefully providing skills they can take with them beyond the classroom. I assessed and critiqued communication both verbally and non-verbally- this feedback, along with the aforementioned resources, resulted in an evident improvement in public speaking abilities throughout the semester.
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Murray State University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Residence Hall Director
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Jul 2018 - Jan 2020
Murray State was one of the most developing experiences for me as a professional. Not only was I supervising 12 Resident Assistants, an Assistant Residence Director, a Desk Supervisor, and 15 desk workers, but I was also in charge of the safety and overall wellbeing of 550+ students. I was extremely intentional when it came to building an accepting, inclusive community for my Residence Hall. I was constantly investing into my students, connecting them with resources, and overseeing the countless programs held for their development. I served on-call 24/7 for my building, responded to many sensitive incidents, and resolved many conflicts. I handled all discipline for the residents of my building in a timely and fair manner, making the most of teachable moments and development. I had to perfect time-management in this role- I was working full-time as a full-time graduate student, so running the largest building on Murray State's campus took a meticulous and well organized schedule. I utilized multiple scheduling tools, and successfully fulfilled both roles.
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Circle A Ranch
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Rockford, Michigan, United States
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Leadership Team Member (LT)
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Jun 2014 - Jul 2017
As a leadership development camp, not only was I given the knowledge to live out multiple forms of leadership, but to facilitate leadership workshops and activities for my 150+ campers over the course of 3 summers. I was part of a bigger goal that modified environment and behavior in order to promote inclusion and encourage reaching one's potential. I led many activities including team building, service projects, multiple sport classes, and drama. These camps took place in the summers in Michigan, North Carolina, and Colorado.
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Oakland University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Resident Assistant
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Aug 2014 - Apr 2016
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Admissions Ambassador
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Sep 2014 - Dec 2014
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Oakland University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Orientation Leader
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Apr 2013 - Sep 2013
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The Walt Disney Company
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Quick Food and Beverage
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Aug 2012 - Jan 2013
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Education
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2018 - 2020
Murray State University
Master of Science - MS, Organizational Communication, General -
2018 - 2020
Murray State University
Graduate Certificate, Organizational Dynamics -
2011 - 2016
Oakland University
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Communication, Applied Leadership Skills
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