Experience

Era Living

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Volunteer Coordinator (paid position)

  • Jul 2018 - Present

  • Coordinate volunteer opportunities for seniors at a residential living complex • Plan events, fundraisers and speakers • Lead outings to volunteer locations, i.e. food banks, schools, community gardens • Connect seniors with individual volunteer opportunities • Market events, outings and volunteer jobs • Help seniors with paperwork and transportation to facilitate volunteer work • Organize drives for non profit causes • Write articles on volunteering for the newsletter • Build relationships with local community organizations Show less



Shoreline Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Early Achievers Grant Coordinator (grant expired June 2017)

  • Dec 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Coordinated grant that paid tuition and books for Early Childhood Education students from diverse backgrounds • Recruited new students, discussed their goals, explained Early Childhood program options • Interpreted and explained grant rules and parameters, college policies and procedures • Helped students apply to Shoreline, add classes, declare a program, clarify residency and other college processes • Helped ESL students transition to credit classes • Supported and problem solved for students as they progressed through classes • Tracked, kept records and reported on student progress, credit and degree completion, student retention and other data • Helped students apply for federal financial aid and Workforce funding • Created processes for funding, new student intake, student tracking and other tasks Show less



Highline College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Assistant, Workforce Education Services and the Highline Support Center

  • Jan 2013 - Jul 2016

  • Interpreted and explained Highline College and Workforce Education policies and procedures to prospective, new and continuing students from diverse backgrounds, including English Language Learners • Met one-on-one with students to discuss academic progress and help remove barriers to success • Helped students solve academic and funding issues • Directed students to campus, community and online resources • Responded to high volume of in-person, phone and e-mail inquiries as a first point of contact for the department • Created, managed and wrote the Workforce Education Services blog • Did research in Highline’s student data systems, tracked students in Excel, managed Outlook calendars • Stayed organized and multitasked in a fast-paced environment Show less



Self-Employed

• Freelance Writer/Editor

  • May 2009 - Dec 2012

  • Wrote freelance articles for City Arts magazine, Seattle’s Child magazine and the Weekly Herald • Was a frequent contributor to Overlake Hospital marketing and fundraising publications • Wrote freelance articles for City Arts magazine, Seattle’s Child magazine and the Weekly Herald • Was a frequent contributor to Overlake Hospital marketing and fundraising publications



The Enterprise Newspaper

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education Reporter

  • Mar 2006 - Mar 2009

  • Covered two community colleges and three school districts for four weekly newspapers owned by the Everett Herald • Won awards for in-depth investigative reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists • Covered two community colleges and three school districts for four weekly newspapers owned by the Everett Herald • Won awards for in-depth investigative reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists



Redmond Reporter (King County Journal)

• Bellevue, WA

• Reporter

  • Aug 2002 - Mar 2006

  • Wrote award-winning news, education and feature stories as head writer of the Redmond Reporter, a bi-monthly news magazine • Published stories picked up by the Associated Press and the daily King County Journal • Wrote award-winning news, education and feature stories as head writer of the Redmond Reporter, a bi-monthly news magazine • Published stories picked up by the Associated Press and the daily King County Journal