Crystal Pugina
Executive News Director at UVU Review- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Utah Food Handler Permit
Salt Lake County Health DepartmentNov, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
Healthcare Provider (CPR and AED)
American Heart Association | American Stroke AssociationApr, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
Heartsaver First Aid
American Heart Association | American Stroke AssociationApr, 2014- Nov, 2024
Experience
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UVU Review
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Newspaper Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive News Director
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May 2022 - Present
As the Executive News Director, I had full responsibility for and oversaw all areas of student news production across channels (print, online, broadcast, podcast, social media, marketing, etc.). In this position, I worked toward streamlining our omnichannel experience so that we had all areas of student media collaborating and working cohesively to improve our connection with our readers.Responsibilities include (but are not limited) to:• Recruit and fill all positions on the student news team• Facilitate training of all team• Plan and coordinate all news production with executive-level editors and producers• Assist in managing budget and travel needs for staff conferences and trainings• Assist in the creation of new ways to create, produce, and disseminate news• Review all content (articles, programs, posts, photography, podcasts, etc.) for accuracy and provide feedback, corrections, and suggestions to improve the content• Reviews editorial content and maintains all editorial content guidelines• Sets the tone and voice of all student news• Organize and conducts weekly team planning and coordination meetings• Ensure that daily and weekly deadlines are enforced• Work with the Team to increase excellence in production and performance; accuracy in content; and integrity in work ethic, news content, and staff performance• Respond to necessary (sometimes controversial) news content inquiries, concerns, and charges• Ensure that all newsroom policies, practices, values, and mission are enforced and followed• Remove non-compliant and non-performing student staff from team membership Show less
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Executive Podcast Producer
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Aug 2021 - May 2022
Producer for podcasts through the UVU Review, including "The Wolverine Buzz," "The Wolverine Pack," and "Wellness for Wolverines."• Produced weekly episodes of the three podcasts with my team(s)• Reviewed content, provided feedback and suggestions, handled posting and metadata• Facilitated weekly meetings for status and planning purposes• Organized the launch of new podcasts• Coordinated with other branches of the UVU Review as needed
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Sunrise Senior Living
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Activities and Volunteer Coordinator
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Jul 2013 - Aug 2018
• Managing a crew of team members.• Creating a quality activities program in both an Assisted Living neighborhood as well as a Reminiscence (memory care) neighborhood. • Planning and implementing programming that nurtures the mind, body, and spirit of each resident. • Managing and monitoring an additional targeted program for select residents suffering from the beginning to middle stages of memory loss and/or dementia. • Facilitating daily activities within the community.• Organizing and accommodating regular excursions for activities outside of our community. • Maintaining a regular entertainment schedule bringing in professional musicians to perform live.• Planning and organizing large quarterly events, usually for hundreds of people. • Managing all routine maintenance and registration for two community vehicles.• Maintaining the transportation schedule for all vehicles, enabling transport of residents to various appointments in addition to the group outings. • Responsible for the care and needs of all community pets. • Maintaining vaccination records for all animals coming through the community. • Recruiting, training and scheduling all new volunteers.• Recording hours and maintaining records for all volunteers that come through our community. Show less
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Activities Assistant
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Jun 2012 - Jul 2013
• Assisted in the creation of activities programs for two neighborhoods (Assisted Living and Reminiscence or memory care). • Facilitated daily activities within the community. • Enabled outings for residents to get out of the community. • Drove the community vehicles and assisted residents to appointments as well as outings.• Helped with the upkeep of routine maintenance of community vehicles. • Collaborated on large quarterly events for hundreds of people. • Assisted with the training and direction of volunteers in the community.• Assisted with the care and needs of community pets. Show less
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Beehive Homes Assisted Living
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American Fork, Utah
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Caregiver
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Nov 2009 - Jul 2013
• Preparing/cooking meals. • Cleaning and tidying up. • Resident laundry. • Administering medications and seeing that the elderly take all proper medications. • Helping the residents either dress and get ready for the day or change into pajamas and get ready for bed. • Assisting residents with any other various tasks they may need help with. • Answering phones, directing visitors, interacting with family members and nurses (as well as with the residents themselves). • Being available to answer any questions about the residents. • Basically I just saw to the general well being of all the residents living within the home. Show less
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Trajector Disability
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United States
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Legal Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Legal Assistant
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Apr 2011 - Jun 2012
• Started off helping clients with their applications/paperwork for Social Security Disability. • Was quickly promoted (within a month) and transferred to the RH Review Team (Request for Hearing Review). • In RH Review, assisted in the reviews of claims prior to a hearing. • We reviewed the medical records on file. • Communicated with clients to verify information and dates or to ask any questions we may have about their allegations. • Looked for any problems or concerns with the cases so we could bring these issues to the attention of the attorneys, in order to help prepare for the hearing before it gets scheduled. • Answering phones, returning voice mails, and making phone calls. • Requesting earnings records from ODAR (Office of Disability Adjudication and Review), • Requesting pay stub/tax information from clients. • Assisting in the reviews of claims. • Uploading information to the files. Show less
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Five Star Franchising
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United States
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Consumer Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Administrative Assistant
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Mar 2011 - Aug 2011
• Assigned as an assistant for a certain number of Franchisees within the company (anywhere from 2-7 franchisees at a time). • Responsible for various odd jobs the franchisees may need; such as compiling lists, calling customers, setting up appointments, posting ads, etc. • Secretary/receptionist work answering phones and directing calls. • Scheduling estimates. • Answering customer questions. • Familiarized myself with all of the franchisees’ schedules/calendars (even ones I was not assigned to) and understood how to navigate their separate systems in order to schedule appointments accurately and efficiently without conflicts. Show less
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United States Postal Service
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Data Conversion Operator
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Sep 2005 - Apr 2009
• Data entry work. • Entered information for plants all over the country. • Learned keying/coding rules for various mail platforms (IPSS, PARS, FRES, APPS). • Entered data in those various platforms as mail volumes required. • Data entry work. • Entered information for plants all over the country. • Learned keying/coding rules for various mail platforms (IPSS, PARS, FRES, APPS). • Entered data in those various platforms as mail volumes required.
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CaveKids Preschool
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American Fork, Utah
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Assistant Preschool Teacher
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Aug 2002 - May 2005
• Helped to prepare lesson plans. • Gathered any necessary materials for lessons. • On a rotation with other teachers, meaning that some weeks I was an assistant teacher, and other weeks I was the lead teacher actually giving the lessons. • Regular interactions with students and parents, as well as with other teachers on a daily basis. • Helped to prepare lesson plans. • Gathered any necessary materials for lessons. • On a rotation with other teachers, meaning that some weeks I was an assistant teacher, and other weeks I was the lead teacher actually giving the lessons. • Regular interactions with students and parents, as well as with other teachers on a daily basis.
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Education
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2019 - 2023
Utah Valley University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Web Design | Emphasis: Interaction and Design | Minor: Computer Science -
2019 - 2021
Utah Valley University
Associate of Science - AS, University Studies
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