Experience

UGA Graduate School

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Dec 2018 - Present

  Teaching undergraduate courses in the Department of Textiles, Merchandising, and Interiors. Teaching undergraduate courses in the Department of Textiles, Merchandising, and Interiors.



The University of Georgia

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Jun 2019 - Present

  Communications intern for the Athens, GA African American Oral History Initiative. I manage social media and marketing strategies for public engagement between the community and the university. The initiatives engages with the local community to illuminate historically Iost African American history. Communications intern for the Athens, GA African American Oral History Initiative. I manage social media and marketing strategies for public engagement between the community and the university. The initiatives engages with the local community to illuminate historically Iost African American history.



lululemon

• Canada
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Manager

  • Aug 2020 - May 2021



Kohl's

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Manager

  • Dec 2016 - Jan 2019

  As an operations manager I was responsible for managing and driving general store operations including people management, customer satisfaction, merchandise presentation, sales management including OMNI/e-commerce initiative, and payroll/expense management. I have experience as both a merchandising manager and operations manager in several different store settings ranging from $11-$22 million dollars in volume across apparel, beauty, jewelry, home, and shoe categories.

• Merchandising Manager

  • Mar 2012 - Dec 2016

  After completing the manager in training program, I was placed as an apparel merchandising manager in which I was responsible for the merchandise presentation in-store, sales and people management, as well as customer satisfaction and engagement. I was also designated as an Associates in Action Captain, responsible for managing and recruiting volunteers for the company's volunteer initiatives. While maintaining these responsibilities, I also represented the company on-campus for recruiting events and career fairs as well as served as a peer resource for interns and other managers-in-training.

• Management Trainee

  • Dec 2011 - Mar 2012



Sears

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Management intern

  • May 2011 - Aug 2011

  As a management intern I created an in-store marketing strategy for the juniors, women’s, misses, and intimate apparel businesses while partnering with the merchandising and visual team to improve traffic and sales in opportunity businesses. During the three month course of my internship, I increased sales across the softline categories by 10-15%. I also launched two major brands within the misses area and researched and implemented improvements to the loyalty program with a 15% increase of members during that three month span.



The University of Georgia

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Costume Shop Assistant

  • 2009 - 2011

  As a costume shop assistant, I assisted the standing costume designer with the design of and research into costumes. I also helped to produce and adapt costumes for various productions including pattern making, sewing, alterations, styling, and jewelry assembly. As a costume shop assistant, I assisted the standing costume designer with the design of and research into costumes. I also helped to produce and adapt costumes for various productions including pattern making, sewing, alterations, styling, and jewelry assembly.