Experience

Wilson College
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Admissions Counselor

  • Jul 2014 - Present


Vermont House of Representatives

• Intern

  • Jan 2014 - May 2014

  -Intern for Representative Barbara Rachelson -Compose correspondences to constituents in her Chittenden County district -Write newspaper columns in local newspapers, updating constituents on the House's session -Assist in research on topics taken up by the House Education Committee -Assist Rep. Rachelson with various tasks at the Statehouse during session -Intern for Representative Barbara Rachelson -Compose correspondences to constituents in her Chittenden County district -Write newspaper columns in local newspapers, updating constituents on the House's session -Assist in research on topics taken up by the House Education Committee -Assist Rep. Rachelson with various tasks at the Statehouse during session



University of Vermont

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Admissions Representative / Tour Guide

  • May 2011 - May 2014

  - Give weekly tours to prospective and admitted students at the University of Vermont - Speak one-on-one with prospective and admitted students on the college search process and future goals - Give advice to students and write postcards to those who have attended a tour - Attend Vermont-oriented University Admissions events to speak with students and parents - Speak to large groups of people ranging from 20 to 60 during tours and over 100 during special events - Think quickly to answer a rolling set of questions generated from tour-goers throughout the tour Show less



The Vermont Cynic

• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Dec 2012 - Dec 2013

  - Manage a staff of 125 and oversee all operations of the University of Vermont's multi-Pacemaker award winning, 5,000 circulation weekly student newspaper- Run efficient and productive weekly meetings with the entire staff and separate weekly meetings with the executive board- Allocate a budget of over $20,000- Regularly meet with campus and administrative representatives, including the University's president- Organize and lead regular training programs and recruitment events- Problem-solve in pressured situations- Evaluate readership and increase reader appeal- Honored with awards for "Multimedia Project" and "Special Issue" at the 2013 ACP national convention Show less

• • Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

  - Managed a staff of 8 for the sports section of The Vermont Cynic- Generated ideas for both content and aesthetics of the sports section, assigning stories on a weekly basis - Researched enterprise and feature stories based around collegiate sports and worked with writers to execute them- Edited articles and columns for satisfactory content- Trained and mentored new writers- Sports Editor upon the awarding of The Vermont Cynic's 2012 Online Pacemaker

• • May 2011 - Dec 2011

  - Assisted in managing a staff of 8 and ran weekly meetings in editor's absence- Assisted in editing stories for content- Worked closely with the editor in formulating content ideas and performing newsroom duties- Contributed content on a weekly basis - Assistant Sports Editor upon the awarding of The Vermont Cynic's 2011 Pacemaker

• • Jan 2011 - May 2011

  - Researched and wrote weekly stories and columns based around University of Vermont, other collegiate, local, and national sports topics- Interviewed student-athletes, coaches, University of Vermont Athletics officials, and other local officials- Contributed content toward the 2011 Pacemaker award given to The Vermont Cynic



Kappa Sigma Fraternity

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Secretary

  • Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  - Responsible for record-keeping and communication within and outside of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity - Member of executive board set to increase chapter involvement and philanthropic events - Responsible for record-keeping and communication within and outside of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity - Member of executive board set to increase chapter involvement and philanthropic events



University of Vermont Interfraternity Council

• Vice President of Scholarship

  • Aug 2011 - May 2012

  - Oversaw all scholastic work of nearly 500 fraternity members at the University of Vermont - Responsible for accounting for semester GPAs for each fraternity chapter - Lead scholarship programs, workshops, and events - Regularly met with chapter representatives to discuss scholastic progress and set goals - Served as acting president during the two-month absence of the Council's president - Oversaw all scholastic work of nearly 500 fraternity members at the University of Vermont - Responsible for accounting for semester GPAs for each fraternity chapter - Lead scholarship programs, workshops, and events - Regularly met with chapter representatives to discuss scholastic progress and set goals - Served as acting president during the two-month absence of the Council's president



Inter-Residence Association

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Body Member

  • Sep 2010 - May 2011

  - Position was granted due to standing on the Hall Council at the Living/Learning complex residence hall at the University of Vermont - Attended weekly meetings to strategize and plan events relating to student residence halls on the University of Vermont campus - Heard presentations from various groups and organizations on campus and worked to grant them community and monetary assistance - Organized and worked at free events for students at the University of Vermont, including food giveaways and informational events - Carried a voting hand in all matters discussed Show less