Experience

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  Maine Coast Heritage Trust

  • Topsham, Maine, United States

  • Development Assistant

    • Oct 2021 - Present
    • Topsham, Maine, United States

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  Spectrum Generations

  • Development Specialist

    • Sep 2018 - Oct 2021

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  SPi Global

  • Singapore
  • IT Services and IT Consulting
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Project Manager (Alternative Text Department)

    • Jun 2017 - Aug 2018

    Writing alternative-text descriptions for K-12 and higher-education on a wide variety of subjects so that screen readers are able to help students with visual impairments learn.

  • Project Manager (Custom Department)

    • Feb 2016 - Jun 2017

    This position's duty is to assist in overseeing completion of several projects at once for prestigious multi-media publishing company and includes small amounts of copy editing; proof reading, mechanical error, picture confirmation, layout, pre-print, vendor management and more. Duties include: working with manuscripts, authors, freelance vendors, editorial staff, digital teams plus other internal staff to coordinate all aspects from beginning to end of multi-media and print projects. Must adhere to timelines, follow-up with hiring editors, digital artists, and proofreaders and oversee completion of project from beginning to end.

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  Gardiner Main Street

  • Gardiner, Maine

  • Internship/Volunteer Work

    • Sep 2014 - 2017
    • Gardiner, Maine

    Work with Executive Director and program coordinator of Non-profit organization Gardiner Main Street to get more people involved in community activities. Duties include: Administrative work, proofreading, editing, event planning, attending Brainstorm WorkPlan meeting(s), interviewing small business owners for online bi-weekly newsletter and publishing the article, online social media networking, website blog edits, and other communal work.

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  Farmers' Almanac (Geiger Corporations)

  • Lewiston/Auburn, Maine Area

  • Freelance Web Writer

    • Sep 2013 - 2017
    • Lewiston/Auburn, Maine Area

    Creatively, write, edit, meet deadlines, and publish online articles for the Farmers' Almanac to provide the general public with information and advice on various issues.

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  Wayne Elementary School

  • Wayne, ME

  • Teacher's Aid (volunteer)

    • Sep 2012 - 2017
    • Wayne, ME

    Help provide elementary school student's with a safe and happy classroom. Assist teachers in classroom organization and classroom management. Duties include: assisting classroom teacher in answering student's questions on various topics and organizing file cabinets and bookshelves for a comfortable and healthy learning environment in the classroom. Wrote article for Kennebec Journal, Community Specials insert, online and in print.

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  Geiger

  • Lewiston, ME

  • Web Writing Intern at Farmers' Almanac

    • May 2013 - Jul 2013
    • Lewiston, ME

    Web writing intern for the Farmers' Almanac. Duties included: Editing, researching, and publishing online articles. Other projects included being in charge of several social networking and marketing sites, like Vocus, Facebook, and Pinterest in order to increase traffic and revenue for the Farmers' Almanac sector of the Geiger company.

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  Animal Shelter

  • Volunteer

    • Sep 2007 - Aug 2012

    Took care of abused animals. Duties included: Cleaning cages and looking after the overall health of many of the animals at the shelter by providing them with comfortable living conditions, attention, and nourishment. Being an advocate for aiding homeless animals.

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  CVS Caremark Corporation

  • Front store cashier and Photo-Lab Assistant

    • Jun 2009 - Sep 2011

    Worked in customer service and retail marketing. Duties included: organization of store, assisting customers in a helpful and pleasant manner, and being in charge of the marketing sector for the photo center of the store to attract customers for six months.

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  Soup Kitchen

  • Volunteer

    • Sep 2005 - Jun 2007

    Fed the homeless and made sure that those who came into the shelter for help had a safe place to go that was clean and comfortable. Duties included: leading/supervising the kitchen staff once a week and making sure other volunteers were following the right procedures at all times.