Experience

Visiting Angels Kansas City, MO

• United States
• Home Health Care Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing and Sales Director

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Responsible for educating prospective clients about our services and other senior services in the Kansas City area. Rebuilt our marketing network from the ground up to collaborate with other professionals in the health and elder care industry to spread awareness regarding the multiple options for assistance with the care of our seniors and disabled adults. Revived the team's social media presence on Facebook by posting regularly engaging content for our followers to engage with our community. Established a client newsletter to enhance our communication with clients to spread news of our Caregiver of the Month, awareness of various senior services in the area, and educate families about eldercare.



Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers

• United States
• Restaurants
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supervisor

  • May 2017 - Jul 2021



Yer Scene Magazine

• Writing and Editorial Team Coordinator

  • Aug 2019 - Oct 2020

  Responsible for setting and maintaining editorial deadlines to ensure that every article is polished and error free before forwarding to the layout team. Utilized a collaborative editorial approach to refine the submissions while simultaneously preserving the author's voice. Maintained interpersonal communications between the writers and the editorial department. Strove to uphold Yer Scene Magazine's core values rooted in team building, dedication, and creativity. Responsible for setting and maintaining editorial deadlines to ensure that every article is polished and error free before forwarding to the layout team. Utilized a collaborative editorial approach to refine the submissions while simultaneously preserving the author's voice. Maintained interpersonal communications between the writers and the editorial department. Strove to uphold Yer Scene Magazine's core values rooted in team building, dedication, and creativity.



Truman State University Writing Center

• Writing Consultant

  • Aug 2018 - Dec 2019

  Provided one-on-one consultations for students of varying cultural backgrounds, guiding them through a variety of steps in the writing process including brainstorming, outlining, writing, and revising. Engaged in a professional development class specifically designed for writing consultants to expand knowledge and skill sets centered around the consulting profession. Developed the necessary skills of a writing consultant: the ability to assist English language learners, acknowledge the writing process as a collaborative endeavor, and understand the importance of the writer’s voice.



Coltons Steak House & Grill

• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Server

  • Aug 2018 - Dec 2019

  Utilized interpersonal communication while interacting with guests and explaining menu options. Maintained a clear mind while juggling several tasks at once in order to ensure all guests were satisfied. Developed team-working skills by communicating effectively to other servers, the cook staff, and managers in order to become more efficient. Improved organization skills by accurately distributing food to guests in a timely manner. Utilized interpersonal communication while interacting with guests and explaining menu options. Maintained a clear mind while juggling several tasks at once in order to ensure all guests were satisfied. Developed team-working skills by communicating effectively to other servers, the cook staff, and managers in order to become more efficient. Improved organization skills by accurately distributing food to guests in a timely manner.



The Missouri Review

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editorial and Social Media Intern

  • Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

  Gained experience in screening around 20 poetry submissions from the "slush pile" weekly and deliberating amongst the poetry team to determine the strongest submissions. Worked with the social media team to develop and implement a weekly schedule for social media posts. Improved the outreach for The Missouri Review's (TMR) Facebook page by 60.2K views in 28 days through regularly writing and publishing social media posts. Conducted an email interview with on of TMR's fiction authors and worked with a team to perform several rounds of edits in order to bring the draft to a publishable state.



Truman State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Literary Editor

  • Jan 2019 - May 2019

  Engaged in a class which examined the editorial deliberations and considerations involved in publishing literary work. Served as an editorial staff member with fellow classmates for two different publications: Young Voices of Missouri and The Chariton Review. Engaged in a class which examined the editorial deliberations and considerations involved in publishing literary work. Served as an editorial staff member with fellow classmates for two different publications: Young Voices of Missouri and The Chariton Review.