Ashley Wunder
Visitor Studies Coordinator at Kansas Historical Society- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Public Notary, State of Kansas
Kansas Secretary of StateMay, 2018- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Kansas Historical Society
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United States
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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1 - 100 Employee
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Visitor Studies Coordinator
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Feb 2019 - Present
Study visitors' behaviors, interests, and attitudes to improve the quality of our offerings, increase visitor satisfaction, and appeal to a more diverse audience base. Design and administer evaluations commissioned by the Executive Director and management team to uncover insights to improve program delivery, enhance marketing campaigns, and advance strategic planning initiatives. Projects thus far have involved annual reporting; museum, historic site, and online traffic analyses; social media metrics and benchmarking; survey evaluations of foundation, museum, and preservation programming; virtual focus groups with BIPOC communities; remote concept testing and onsite experience interviews; covert observations of visitors' engagement with exhibits; and website usability studies. Show less
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Appen
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Social Media Search Evaluator
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Oct 2018 - Apr 2019
Contributed to project Inari, which focused on improving Instagram's mechanisms of identifying and regulating commercial messaging. Analyzed a series of posts and stories daily and rated the promotional intent and content of users' photos/videos, descriptions, hashtags, and tags. Contributed to project Inari, which focused on improving Instagram's mechanisms of identifying and regulating commercial messaging. Analyzed a series of posts and stories daily and rated the promotional intent and content of users' photos/videos, descriptions, hashtags, and tags.
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PrePaid Getaways
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United States
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Travel Arrangements
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Director of Sales & Marketing
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Jan 2018 - Nov 2018
Played a critical role in developing the startup's business model, brand, and marketing and advertising campaigns. Continuously adapted business plan after researching demographic travel behavior, hotel occupancy statistics, and tourism trends; comparing and classifying hotels, attractions, and destination sites; and analyzing results from market research surveys and trade shows. Promoted business opportunities to sales directors of hotels and attractions from the top twenty travel destinations in the U.S. Designed and printed consumer and hotel brochures, advertising graphics, and business cards using Canva and VistaPrint. Acted as the point of contact for potential customers and collaborators. Served as the primary bookkeeper and entered transactions into Quickbooks for eight company accounts. Show less
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Verbit.ai
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United States
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Digital Accessibility Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Transcriptionist
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Dec 2017 - Jan 2018
Reviewed transcription and caption drafts for audio and video content generated by the artificial intelligence software and edited for accuracy. Reviewed transcription and caption drafts for audio and video content generated by the artificial intelligence software and edited for accuracy.
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52 Liquor
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South Africa
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1 - 100 Employee
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Interim Marketing & Sales Manager
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May 2017 - Sep 2017
Assisted owner with developing marketing, sales, and promotion strategies and improving the store's operations. Researched local and national market trends, gathered feedback from customers and nearby residents, and networked with suppliers and distributors. Devised a new inventory system using Excel and indexed product supply each week. Negotiated with vendors to maintain and expand beverage supply after projecting sales and estimating weekly and monthly budgets. Rearranged products to increase visibility, address customers' needs, and boost transactions. Designed and assembled liquor displays and signage to align with current promotions. Received and unpackaged new merchandise and priced, tagged, and positioned items. Prepared deposits, maintained petty cash, balanced the register, and analyzed nightly sales. Helped close and open the store regularly and assumed shifts as needed. Show less
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Graduate Teaching Assistant
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Aug 2015 - Dec 2016
Served as one of four teaching assistants for a class of 450 introductory students during the fall of 2015; the sole aide for the upper-level Social Research Methods course during the spring of 2016; and the assistant for the on-site Criminal Justice Systems class and the on-site and online Courts & Sentencing courses during the fall of 2016. Core responsibilities included participation tracking; designing and grading assignments, papers, quizzes, and exams; preparing study guides and hosting reviews; and assisting students in their efforts to apply and master the sociological material.Independently taught three one-credit hour Research Methods labs during the spring of 2016. Ensured that lectures were informative and engaging by incorporating videos, podcasts, guest presentations, demonstrations, diagrams, in-class activities, and Socratic discussions. Examined complex topics such as research ethics; conceptualization and measurement; sampling and generalizability; causation; proposal development; literature reviews; statistical theory and data analysis; and experiments, surveys, interviews, and focus groups. Show less
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Graduate Research Assistant--Political and Economic Development Data Collection
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Feb 2016 - Apr 2016
Assisted Dr. Goe by collecting secondary data for his quantitative analysis. His study explored the relationship between a state’s political ideology, higher education funding, and economic development.
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Social Science Tutor
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Oct 2014 - Dec 2016
Tutored 5-10 student-athletes weekly and mentored over 35 students in my five-year tenure. Helped students strengthen their study, organization, and planning approaches and advance their research, quantitative, verbal, and writing skills. Used creative and active learning techniques to assist with student comprehension of complex theories, data, and research designs. Tutored 5-10 student-athletes weekly and mentored over 35 students in my five-year tenure. Helped students strengthen their study, organization, and planning approaches and advance their research, quantitative, verbal, and writing skills. Used creative and active learning techniques to assist with student comprehension of complex theories, data, and research designs.
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Graduate Research Assistant--Office for the Advancement of Women in Science & Engineering
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May 2016 - Jun 2016
Developed, administered, and analyzed pre and post-surveys for the 2016 GROW & EXCITE summer camps. The surveys were designed to measure the middle and high school girls’ shifts in perceptions, interests, and feelings towards STEM fields. The survey evaluated the camps' overall effectiveness, as well. Developed, administered, and analyzed pre and post-surveys for the 2016 GROW & EXCITE summer camps. The surveys were designed to measure the middle and high school girls’ shifts in perceptions, interests, and feelings towards STEM fields. The survey evaluated the camps' overall effectiveness, as well.
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Career Specialist & Academic and Career Decisions Instructor
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Apr 2013 - May 2015
Advised approximately eight new students weekly in major and career opportunities. Administered career inventories and posed open-ended questions to help students clarify their work and leisure interests, skills, and values. Connected students' interests to K-State majors, minors, and certificates, as well as to post-graduate education, current job, and future employment opportunities. Co-taught a one-credit hour class during spring semesters focused on career planning and job acquisition skills. Show less
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Pier One Imports
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United States
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Retail
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Sales Associate
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Jun 2014 - Oct 2014
Greeted customers; provided product and service information; addressed questions and concerns; encouraged purchases; and assisted with space planning and interior designs. Provided friendly, efficient, and accurate transactions, exchanges, and returns. Assisted with the receipt, assembly, and merchandising of products from weekly shipments. Ensured that visual merchandising, tagging, staging, and promotional standards were met. Cleaned the store and straightened items to maintain an orderly environment. Show less
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Fiscal Assistant
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May 2013 - Sep 2013
Greeted patrons; addressed inquiries via e-mail and over the phone; and maintained the filing system for the administration office. Posted credits and debits for 6 accounts within Quickbooks. Developed E-forms to accompany purchases, travel vouchers, and reimbursements. Prepared royalty checks and contract bids for deposit via CashNet. Entered wage, bi-weekly compensation, and account information into payroll spreadsheet. Acquired supply requests and made purchases for all 8 Division of Financial Services subsidiary offices. Show less
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Cashier
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May 2010 - Aug 2012
Was directly responsible for all admissions, concessions, and water slide operations. Greeted and admitted customers upon payment, and informed patrons of facility rules. Operated the cash register, regularly handled money, maintained the petty cash supply, and completed the cash reports at the end of each work day. Safely prepped, handled, and served patrons' food and beverage orders; continually updated the concessions menu; and conducted food and beverage inventory at the start of each week. Ensured the safety of all patrons by enforcing the designated rules at the top of the slide. Responded to customers' questions and concerns, and mitigated any conflicts that ensued. Show less
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Education
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2015 - 2016
Kansas State University
Graduate Coursework, Sociology -
2011 - 2014
Kansas State University
Bachelor's Degree, Sociology -
2007 - 2011
Hayden High School
High School
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