Experience

Hays County Food Bank

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Coordinator

  • Nov 2013 - Present

  - Develop and monitor branding - Coordinate with other departments to implement various communication strategies throughout social and traditional media and events - Create original design and communication pieces - Maintain organization’s website, blogs, and social media - Establish relationships with vendors, media, and supporters - Work with Hootsuite, Wordpress, and eTapestry on a daily basis to interact with supporters, possible supporters, and clients of the food bank. - Develop and monitor branding - Coordinate with other departments to implement various communication strategies throughout social and traditional media and events - Create original design and communication pieces - Maintain organization’s website, blogs, and social media - Establish relationships with vendors, media, and supporters - Work with Hootsuite, Wordpress, and eTapestry on a daily basis to interact with supporters, possible supporters, and clients of the food bank.



Schlitterbahn Waterparks & Resort

• United States
• Entertainment
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Marketing Intern

  • Feb 2013 - Sep 2013

  - Worked as a team to ensure marketing events were successful and helped increase attendance from previous years - Corresponded with guests and handled 70% of complaints, compliments, and suggestions that came into the corporate office by offering a solution everyone was content with - Handled 80% of donations to various charities and events, as well as provided all media with complimentary passes - Led media on tours of the main park and assisted with 2014 marketing campaign - Worked as a team to ensure marketing events were successful and helped increase attendance from previous years - Corresponded with guests and handled 70% of complaints, compliments, and suggestions that came into the corporate office by offering a solution everyone was content with - Handled 80% of donations to various charities and events, as well as provided all media with complimentary passes - Led media on tours of the main park and assisted with 2014 marketing campaign



Olive Garden

• United States
• Restaurants
• 700 & Above Employee

• Server

  • Jan 2010 - Mar 2013

  - Promoted maximum sales at every table and received on average 18% tips - Worked as a team to make the Olive Garden in New Braunfels the best in the area - Successfully educated the guests on various wines, gave wine presentations, and persuaded at least 50% to purchase a glass - Promoted maximum sales at every table and received on average 18% tips - Worked as a team to make the Olive Garden in New Braunfels the best in the area - Successfully educated the guests on various wines, gave wine presentations, and persuaded at least 50% to purchase a glass



Silverleaf Resorts

• Canyon Lake, Texas

• Sales Representative

  • Jan 2009 - Aug 2009

  - Organized daily tours at the resort and persuaded 25% of those tours to purchase a package - Communicated effectively to managers at the back-end of each tour on how to successfully persuade our guests to make a purchase - Efficiently used my time on tours and established a relationship with guests so they were able to get a good understanding of what I was selling, without feeling rushed or bored - Organized daily tours at the resort and persuaded 25% of those tours to purchase a package - Communicated effectively to managers at the back-end of each tour on how to successfully persuade our guests to make a purchase - Efficiently used my time on tours and established a relationship with guests so they were able to get a good understanding of what I was selling, without feeling rushed or bored