Rachel Merle-Smith
Communications Consultant at Dynamic Integrated Services- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Italian Professional working proficiency
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Credentials
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Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher, 200hr
Yoga AllianceFeb, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
CPR
Red Cross
Experience
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Dynamic Integrated Services
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United States
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Communications Consultant
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Jun 2022 - Present
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Producer and Host
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Sep 2019 - Present
• Record and edit weekly podcasts covering a wide range of Montessori topics. • Created a website and social media presence for the podcast while steadily growing listenership on a global scale. • Record and edit weekly podcasts covering a wide range of Montessori topics. • Created a website and social media presence for the podcast while steadily growing listenership on a global scale.
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Firefli
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United States
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Freelance Writer
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Jul 2021 - Jun 2022
• Write extensive digital content for multiple business clients around pressing deadlines. • Coordinate with strategists and project managers on edits, vision and overall tone. • Produce and edit video content for clients for outward facing events and promotion. • Write extensive digital content for multiple business clients around pressing deadlines. • Coordinate with strategists and project managers on edits, vision and overall tone. • Produce and edit video content for clients for outward facing events and promotion.
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Fiore Montessori
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Primary and Secondary Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Marketing Communications Manager
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Jul 2019 - Jun 2020
• Leading the administration’s communication strategy through the COVID-19 Pandemic by managing school-wide correspondence, website updates, weekly written content, and outreach to parents, students and staff.• Provide weekly content including an extensive newsletter outlining events, school reminders, and special interest stories.• Organize and facilitate all events schoolwide through planning, communication, advertising, and execution.• Cultivate social media content and outreach involving branding, website creation, and community buildingthrough video production and photography.• Design and implement a parent enrichment program that facilitates discussions and lectures throughout eachmonth.• Created, planned, and implemented an after-school curriculum for the elementary program. Show less
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Elementary Lead Guide
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Aug 2017 - Jun 2019
- Launched the elementary program from the ground up and successfully created a fully functioning program.• Guided lower elementary children through the Montessori curriculum by providing daily lessons ranging insubject matter learned in extensive AMI Montessori training.• Maintained open and frequent dialogue with parents involving parent information sessions, email updates, photosharing, and in class parent events.• Kept detailed records of children’s intellectual, social and emotional progress throughout each week and the yearas a whole. Show less
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Washington Montessori Institute at Loyola University
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Columbia, Maryland
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Graduate Student
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Jul 2015 - Jul 2016
Master of Education with an AMI diploma at the Washington Montessori Institute at Loyola University in Baltimore, Maryland. Master of Education with an AMI diploma at the Washington Montessori Institute at Loyola University in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Child Development
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Greater New York City Area
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Childcare Professional
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Sep 2013 - Jun 2015
• Full-time, hands-on care during vitally developmental period of growth for a young child (4months-2 years) • Responsible for well being, interaction, and security of the child • Engage in child development exercises music, language retention, and art appreciation • Aid in achieving significant developmental milestones • Maintain open and consistent dialogue with the child’s parents to affirm goals and overall progress • Full-time, hands-on care during vitally developmental period of growth for a young child (4months-2 years) • Responsible for well being, interaction, and security of the child • Engage in child development exercises music, language retention, and art appreciation • Aid in achieving significant developmental milestones • Maintain open and consistent dialogue with the child’s parents to affirm goals and overall progress
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First Bank
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Banking Associate
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Aug 2012 - Aug 2013
• Account management through performing daily banking/finance tasks and working with small corporate businesses and individual accounts • Provided customer service support utilizing critical thinking and problem solving techniques • Consulted with outside bankers and corporate management as a liaison to meet customer needs • Completed Teller certification tests • Account management through performing daily banking/finance tasks and working with small corporate businesses and individual accounts • Provided customer service support utilizing critical thinking and problem solving techniques • Consulted with outside bankers and corporate management as a liaison to meet customer needs • Completed Teller certification tests
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Pittaluga Family
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Genoa Area, Italy
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Au Pair
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Jan 2012 - Apr 2012
• Facilitated daily English language lessons to the family, with a focus on the two children; ages 8 and 10. Completed teaching of Level One English before departure. • Earned certificate in an advanced Italian language course. Completed a series of tests to obtain conversational skills and comprehension. • Facilitated daily English language lessons to the family, with a focus on the two children; ages 8 and 10. Completed teaching of Level One English before departure. • Earned certificate in an advanced Italian language course. Completed a series of tests to obtain conversational skills and comprehension.
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Kronos Incorporated
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Technical Writing Intern
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Aug 2010 - Mar 2012
• Acquired highly technical documentation and created comprehensive user guides for clients incorporating editing, project management, and internal collaboration skills. • Performed web management tasks by uploading documents to the Kronos Online Interface. • Executed office duties, maintained schedules and performed fundamental accounting tasks. • Acquired highly technical documentation and created comprehensive user guides for clients incorporating editing, project management, and internal collaboration skills. • Performed web management tasks by uploading documents to the Kronos Online Interface. • Executed office duties, maintained schedules and performed fundamental accounting tasks.
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LSU College of Music and Dramatic Arts
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area
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Intern
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May 2010 - Oct 2010
• Worked with public relations team to produce an annual magazine, Reimagine, highlighting recent news, events and features on alumni and current students. o Coordinated with alumni relations team to gather current alumni feature stories o Wrote articles and conducted interviews while assisting with content and layout design. • Worked with public relations team to produce an annual magazine, Reimagine, highlighting recent news, events and features on alumni and current students. o Coordinated with alumni relations team to gather current alumni feature stories o Wrote articles and conducted interviews while assisting with content and layout design.
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Education
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Loyola University Maryland
Master of Education - MEd, Montessori Teacher Education -
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Bachelor's Degree, Communications-Public Relations -
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Communications, Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication