Experience

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  Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice

  • New York, United States

  • Development Officer, Individual Giving

    • Apr 2024 - Present
    • New York, United States

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  FourEleven

  • New York, New York, United States

  • Founder

    • Apr 2021 - Present
    • New York, New York, United States

    FourEleven is a blog I started to showcase all things beauty, fashion & lifestyle. We also hope to create a wide array of products, including our newest addition, the Rose & Mint Scalp & Hair Nourishing Elixir. FourEleven rides itself on promoting self care, relaxation and overall wellness.​Ashleigh Brown is a journalist, influencer & entrepreneur from NYC. FourEleven is named after Ashleigh's birthday, April 11. My mother and I bonded over haircare and that is how I was inspired to create this brand.

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  Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Member

    • Nov 2018 - Present
    • Greater New York City Area

    Nu Mu Chapter• Compiled, typed and edited all major chapter events, secured photos and sent to Ivy Leaf MagazineMaintained social media handles, publicity of chapter activities and accomplishments of individual members

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  Girls Inc.

  • New York, New York, United States

  • Development Coordinator- Cause Related Marketing

    • Mar 2022 - Apr 2024
    • New York, New York, United States

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  GRAND CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD SOCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION

  • New York, New York, United States

  • Development Coordinator

    • Aug 2021 - Mar 2022
    • New York, New York, United States

    • 501 (c)(3) organization committed to providing vital social services to improve conditions including providing shelter, food, and clothing to the community• Collaborate with the New York City Department of Homeless Services, board of directors, and corporate donors to develop programming for vulnerable populations• Created and produced the ‘Mainchance Mondays’ bi-weekly campaign designed to keep people up to date with events in the community such as donations, job readiness programs, and volunteering opportunities• Develop and execute annual fundraising initiatives and secure financial donations from local to organizational donors by maintaining ongoing relationships with major donors foundations and corporations. Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with major donors and volunteer organizations, overseeing organization of special events

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  Complete Care Chiropractic

  • White Plains, NY

  • Office Manager

    • Aug 2018 - Aug 2021
    • White Plains, NY

    • Launched @whiteplainspainmgmt and other social media platforms to increase company engagement through an online presence.Greet visitors in person or on the telephone; answer or refer inquiries• Assist doctors, lawyers and patients with necessary paperwork• Utilize computer programs for scheduling of patients for specific doctors, maintain and manage company’s Instagram, Facebook and other social media pages

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  The Office of Senator Leroy Comrie

  • Queens, New York, United States

  • Communications Intern

    • May 2019 - Aug 2019
    • Queens, New York, United States

    • Served as the line of communication between organizations, constituents and Senator Comrie• Enhanced strong writing and research skills by examining matters on both State and National political arenas and their impact on Senator Comrie’s policies• Partnered with the city Department of Environmental Protection to coordinate the annual Rain Barrel Giveaway program for over 300 constituents designed to effectuate fresh gardening habits throughout the community • Assisted with up-to-date news feeds, compiled political research and created social media content and managed web content to maintain relationships with Senator Comrie and the St. Albans community

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  CUNY York Coll

  • Queens, New York, United States

  • Communications Intern

    • Jan 2019 - May 2019
    • Queens, New York, United States

    • Attended, wrote and reported on different events around CUNY York College & Jamaica, NY community for publication• Uploaded different stories to CUNY York College’s official website

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  CUNY York College

  • Social Media Manager

    • Sep 2018 - May 2019

    • Created monthly editorial calendars to employ marketing strategies to deliver the SGA’s message to all media platforms• Analyzed data and platform analytics to determine which initiatives worked best for the audience

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  Pandora's Box (York Student Newspaper)

  • Jamaica, NY

  • Online Editor

    • Aug 2017 - May 2019
    • Jamaica, NY

    • Developed concepts and ideas for stories for print and online publication, assigned story ideas to staff, made decisions for final publication. Met exact deadlines and ensured that staff did the same. Assisted staff members with revising, making sure source information was correct, headline development and image captions. Edited copy weekly under tight deadlines. Followed recent trends in the entertainment field and attended events related to articles.• Supervised staff members, producing and editing articles along with A&E editor, supervising the work of entertainment writers and reporters, collaborated with other editors on projects.

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  Everything But Water

  • White Plains, NY

  • Keyholder

    • Aug 2017 - Aug 2018
    • White Plains, NY

    Works closely with store manager and assistant store manager to support business needs and at times supervise sales associatesConsistently deliver exceptional customer service. Utilize effective selling methods in a confident, knowledgeable mannerEnsures the store is clean, adequately stocked, organized, well- kept and priced correctly. Maintain store visual standards

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  Splendid, a contemporary lifestyle brand

  • United States
  • Retail Apparel and Fashion
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Keyholder

    • Jan 2017 - Aug 2017

    Assist the store manager with leading the store team, served as an expert on company culture and assisted in training and motivating associates to achieve maximum sales productivity. Responsible for assisting with recruiting staff to meet the availability of the business.Ensures loss prevention policies and procedures are followed.Supports directives from visual merchandising, operations and marketing to ensure information is properly communicated to store team.

  • Sales Associate

    • Nov 2016 - Jan 2017

    Achieves individual sales goals and contributes to the overall store success.Ensures that the customer is the primary focus and all non-selling tasks are secondary.Ensures Loss Prevention awareness to protect the store from internal and external shortage.Assists the Store Management team with non-selling operational tasks including: replenishing stock levels on the sales floor, organizing and maintaining organization of the store stockroom, assisting with ensuring proper sales promotional setup of the store and maintenance of the sales floor and stockroom to create a neat, clean and well presented store.Adaptable and available to support scheduling needs of the business.Adheres to company policies and procedures, standards and practices, regulatory compliance, and company directives including dress code and attendance.Support directives from visuals, operations and marketing groups to ensure that all directives are properly executed.Work with Store Manager to set goals for personal skills development.

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  Bloomingdale's

  • Garden City, NY

  • Sales Professional

    • Apr 2016 - Jul 2016
    • Garden City, NY

    Engage in appropriate social conversation with the customer to make the experience pleasant and easy. Maintained basic product knowledge across all merchandise areas and standards in merchandise handling, presentation, loss prevention, and all other duties as directed by Management.Opened/closed personal register and drop deposit slip during scheduled shifts Monitors fitting rooms by escorting customers to rooms, checking numbers of items in/out, and reporting to security any problems or discrepancies.