Ella McGrail
Advisory Board Member at American Promise- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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American Promise
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Advisory Board Member
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Mar 2016 - Present
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Seacoast Online
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Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
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Content Writer
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Jan 2015 - Present
Online version of the Portsmouth Herald, a newspaper covering the area around Portsmouth, NH Write op-eds, blogs, and articles for Seacoast Online on political subjects. Managed and wrote a blog called Civic Teen on this platform for approximately two years. Conducted interviews with political figures including Hedrick Smith, Vermin Supreme, and Ben Cohen. Online version of the Portsmouth Herald, a newspaper covering the area around Portsmouth, NH Write op-eds, blogs, and articles for Seacoast Online on political subjects. Managed and wrote a blog called Civic Teen on this platform for approximately two years. Conducted interviews with political figures including Hedrick Smith, Vermin Supreme, and Ben Cohen.
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Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy, UAlbany
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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Graduate Assistant
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Aug 2022 - May 2023
Won competitive assistantship to act as secretary to the Director of Student Services. Wrote weekly newsletters for the student body, managed office email, and kept college records updated. Worked with Microsoft suite daily, including Excel and Outlook. Used customer service skills to help students get the most out of university resources. Won competitive assistantship to act as secretary to the Director of Student Services. Wrote weekly newsletters for the student body, managed office email, and kept college records updated. Worked with Microsoft suite daily, including Excel and Outlook. Used customer service skills to help students get the most out of university resources.
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Bard College
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Program Manager
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Aug 2017 - May 2021
Worked at the Bard Office of Sustainability for four years, leading the team for three of them. Managed a staff of 14 student employees. Created the bimonthly staff schedule, led weekly and monthly staff meetings, and coordinated with local stakeholders to achieve common goals. Wrote and edited the BOS blog. Worked with fellow program leaders to plan and host events, and with outside contractors to connect Bard with sustainable vendors. Successfully lobbied the school administration to enact environmentally friendly changes, such as updates to the school store. Show less
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New Hampshire Women Vote 100
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Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
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Research Intern
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Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
Group working to commemorate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in NH. Conducted research, worked with archives, and produced mini biographies for 12 New Hampshire suffragists to be used on the NH Women Vote 100 social media, among other projects. Helped build coalition of New Hampshire stakeholders to commemorate centennial and built social media presence. Selected by Bard College to receive a community action award, which provided a stipend for this work. Group working to commemorate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in NH. Conducted research, worked with archives, and produced mini biographies for 12 New Hampshire suffragists to be used on the NH Women Vote 100 social media, among other projects. Helped build coalition of New Hampshire stakeholders to commemorate centennial and built social media presence. Selected by Bard College to receive a community action award, which provided a stipend for this work.
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Education
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University at Albany, SUNY
Master of Public Administration - MPA, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management -
Bard College
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Written Arts & Historical Studies