Experience

Hope Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Associate

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  Hope Chicago is a non-profit organization seeking to reduce economic and social inequity by funding post-secondary scholarships and non-tuition costs for Chicago Public School graduates and adult family members eager to return to school and update their skills. Founded by businessman Ted Koenig and entrepreneur Pete Kadens, Hope Chicago has a goal of raising and investing at least $1 billion dollars over the next decade to help tens of thousands of Chicago students and family members earn post-secondary credentials.



Women Employed

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Development Coordinator

  • Feb 2021 - Jun 2022

  Grant prospecting, tracking, drafting & management. Salesforce donation tracking, reporting, and reconciliation. Support logistics and back-end management of annual luncheon fundraiser. Curate & lead annual end-of-year fundraising campaign.

• Advancement Assistant

  • Jan 2020 - Feb 2021

  Assist with the annual fundraising event “The Working Lunch”, process and acknowledge year-round donations, co-manage the Summer Leadership Program internship, assist with event curation, manage the CEO's donor relations scheduleSalesforce • MobileCause • Wordpress • Hootsuite



Spokin

• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Content, Social Media, and Community Manager

  • May 2019 - Nov 2019

  Manage weekly content production, data processes for the back-end of the app, collaborate on UI/UX design, oversee interns, manage office workflow, design content strategy, manage the SquareSpace website Manage weekly content production, data processes for the back-end of the app, collaborate on UI/UX design, oversee interns, manage office workflow, design content strategy, manage the SquareSpace website



National Democratic Training Committee

• United States
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications

  • Sep 2018 - Mar 2019

  Paid and full-time internship. Election/candidate research, graphic design, Wordpress blog/web, SEO, social, event management/logistics, launched their Instagram account. Paid and full-time internship. Election/candidate research, graphic design, Wordpress blog/web, SEO, social, event management/logistics, launched their Instagram account.



University of California, Berkeley - School of Law

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Graphic Designer - Berkeley Center for Law & Technology

  • Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

  Designed and managed all printed goods for large-scale national and international conferences and symposiums, managed the Wordpress-based website. Designed and managed all printed goods for large-scale national and international conferences and symposiums, managed the Wordpress-based website.



The Brand Architect

• Australia
• Marketing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Learned how to write in and develop a brand's voice, designed printed goods, copy wrote for clients, selected hero images, and learned FB Ads Manager and implemented campaigns for various clients through FB. Learned how to write in and develop a brand's voice, designed printed goods, copy wrote for clients, selected hero images, and learned FB Ads Manager and implemented campaigns for various clients through FB.



De Anza College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• ESL Reading/Writing Tutor

  • Sep 2015 - May 2016

  Facilitated drop-in tutoring and coached individual ESL students in weekly individual sessions Facilitated drop-in tutoring and coached individual ESL students in weekly individual sessions



The Dole Mansion & Lakeside Legacy Foundation

• Marketing Generalist

  • Apr 2013 - Oct 2015

  Developed newsletter, crafted annual donor appeal, managed branding, managed social media, increased social media engagement, updated website, authored press releases, organized fundraising events, planned and managed large annual festival, sold tickets and managed ticketing system for concert venue, consulted on graphic design projects Developed newsletter, crafted annual donor appeal, managed branding, managed social media, increased social media engagement, updated website, authored press releases, organized fundraising events, planned and managed large annual festival, sold tickets and managed ticketing system for concert venue, consulted on graphic design projects



Miographies Inc.

• Editor

  • Jun 2014 - Sep 2015

  Copy-edited ghost-written life stories. Copy-edited ghost-written life stories.



Keller Williams

• Real Estate
• 700 & Above Employee

• Reception, Data Entry, and Graphic Design

  • Jan 2012 - Aug 2014

  I designed a weekly newsletter, and most other in-office marketing and flyers. I also entered information into Top Producer 8i, and managed all incoming information at the front desk. I designed a weekly newsletter, and most other in-office marketing and flyers. I also entered information into Top Producer 8i, and managed all incoming information at the front desk.