Sommer Fanney
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Lizzy Tahsuda
It is my pleasure to recommend Sommer Fanney. Sommer served under my supervision as the Campus Greensboro Program Assistant at Action Greensboro from January-August 2019. Her role with us was temporary/seasonal, but even then she added immense value to the Campus Greensboro Program. In her role, Sommer managed a wide variety of tasks which demonstrated her ability to be agile. One of her first projects was to work with employers to schedule interviews with students. She scheduled hundreds of interviews to take place within a couple of weeks, which required clear communication, fast response times, and a high-level of attention to detail. Sommer’s organization and methodical nature is unmatched, which was imperative to this project and beyond. Sommer also assisted in the planning and execution of dozens of events within a 10-week period. These events ranged from networking receptions, workshops/presentations, and social engagements with 100-250 individuals in attendance. Event planning was a fairly new skill for Sommer, yet she caught on quickly and created strategies to keep organized and ahead. In addition to her work ethic and skill set, Sommer’s overall demeanor added value to our team. Her positivity is contagious which served well under stress, and her authenticity allowed her to build rapport quickly with our team and the students in our program. She was a joy to have in the office!
Lizzy Tahsuda
It is my pleasure to recommend Sommer Fanney. Sommer served under my supervision as the Campus Greensboro Program Assistant at Action Greensboro from January-August 2019. Her role with us was temporary/seasonal, but even then she added immense value to the Campus Greensboro Program. In her role, Sommer managed a wide variety of tasks which demonstrated her ability to be agile. One of her first projects was to work with employers to schedule interviews with students. She scheduled hundreds of interviews to take place within a couple of weeks, which required clear communication, fast response times, and a high-level of attention to detail. Sommer’s organization and methodical nature is unmatched, which was imperative to this project and beyond. Sommer also assisted in the planning and execution of dozens of events within a 10-week period. These events ranged from networking receptions, workshops/presentations, and social engagements with 100-250 individuals in attendance. Event planning was a fairly new skill for Sommer, yet she caught on quickly and created strategies to keep organized and ahead. In addition to her work ethic and skill set, Sommer’s overall demeanor added value to our team. Her positivity is contagious which served well under stress, and her authenticity allowed her to build rapport quickly with our team and the students in our program. She was a joy to have in the office!
Lizzy Tahsuda
It is my pleasure to recommend Sommer Fanney. Sommer served under my supervision as the Campus Greensboro Program Assistant at Action Greensboro from January-August 2019. Her role with us was temporary/seasonal, but even then she added immense value to the Campus Greensboro Program. In her role, Sommer managed a wide variety of tasks which demonstrated her ability to be agile. One of her first projects was to work with employers to schedule interviews with students. She scheduled hundreds of interviews to take place within a couple of weeks, which required clear communication, fast response times, and a high-level of attention to detail. Sommer’s organization and methodical nature is unmatched, which was imperative to this project and beyond. Sommer also assisted in the planning and execution of dozens of events within a 10-week period. These events ranged from networking receptions, workshops/presentations, and social engagements with 100-250 individuals in attendance. Event planning was a fairly new skill for Sommer, yet she caught on quickly and created strategies to keep organized and ahead. In addition to her work ethic and skill set, Sommer’s overall demeanor added value to our team. Her positivity is contagious which served well under stress, and her authenticity allowed her to build rapport quickly with our team and the students in our program. She was a joy to have in the office!
Lizzy Tahsuda
It is my pleasure to recommend Sommer Fanney. Sommer served under my supervision as the Campus Greensboro Program Assistant at Action Greensboro from January-August 2019. Her role with us was temporary/seasonal, but even then she added immense value to the Campus Greensboro Program. In her role, Sommer managed a wide variety of tasks which demonstrated her ability to be agile. One of her first projects was to work with employers to schedule interviews with students. She scheduled hundreds of interviews to take place within a couple of weeks, which required clear communication, fast response times, and a high-level of attention to detail. Sommer’s organization and methodical nature is unmatched, which was imperative to this project and beyond. Sommer also assisted in the planning and execution of dozens of events within a 10-week period. These events ranged from networking receptions, workshops/presentations, and social engagements with 100-250 individuals in attendance. Event planning was a fairly new skill for Sommer, yet she caught on quickly and created strategies to keep organized and ahead. In addition to her work ethic and skill set, Sommer’s overall demeanor added value to our team. Her positivity is contagious which served well under stress, and her authenticity allowed her to build rapport quickly with our team and the students in our program. She was a joy to have in the office!
Experience
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Eastern Music Festival, Inc.
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United States
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Musicians
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Specialist
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Nov 2021 - Present
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Inter-Faith Food Shuttle
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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FoodCorps Service Member
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Aug 2020 - Jul 2021
-Plans and coordinates garden harvests events for 130+ students and families at Raleigh elementary schools -Point of contact for select schools in Urban Agriculture Education Program -Helps schools to plan, budget and secure items and tools needed to upkeep garden and garden classroom healthy -Researched and planned a rain catchment system for Bugg elementary school garden -Plans garden beds for warm and cool season crops, perennials, natives -Planned and placed seed orders -Writes copy for Food Shuttle blog -Works with elementary teachers to develop lesson plans to incorporate garden-based learning in both virtual and in-person settings -Manages 28 garden beds between two Raleigh elementary schools for distribution to families and garden education -Coordinates lesson plans with teachers to incorporate hands on learning in both virtual and in-person environments -Developing a 5-week summer course for teachers to become familiar with garden maintenance and using the garden space to support their curriculums -Records and makes crop plan for schools -Performs and interprets soil tests, calculates amendment needs, mixes organic fertilizers accordingly and applies to beds Show less
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Campus Greensboro
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Assistant
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Jan 2019 - Aug 2019
-Planed and ran events each week for 100-250 Greensboro students and community leaders -Wrote and edited Campusgreensboro.org pages and blog using Wordpress.org and html -Scheduled and coordinated 100+ interviews between Greensboro employers and student intern applicants -Collaborated with Action Greensboro staff and Greensboro community to brainstorm and plan events -Gathered and organized data for grant writing and reports -Created a comprehensive alumni data set in Excel -Edited Action Greensboro publications including Talent Toolkit -Wrote and edited Campusgreensboro.org pages and blog using Wordpress.org and html -Photographed events, edited using Adobe Suite and submitted for media use -Drafted program wide-emails -Maintained present and past student, mentor, employee data -Vetted 1000+ applications, packaged and sent positives to respective employers Show less
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Guilford College
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United States
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Higher Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Sports Photographer
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Sep 2017 - Oct 2018
Photographed a variety of Fall, Winter, and Spring sports including soccer, track and field, cross country, basketball, volleyball. Edited photos using Lightroom and turned them around to Guilford College's sports information office generally within 2 to 24 hours following the competition. My photos are used on Guilford's athletic website guilfordquakers.com to support write ups and articles on competition results as well as news regarding accomplishments, awards, etc. of teams and individuals. Photographed a variety of Fall, Winter, and Spring sports including soccer, track and field, cross country, basketball, volleyball. Edited photos using Lightroom and turned them around to Guilford College's sports information office generally within 2 to 24 hours following the competition. My photos are used on Guilford's athletic website guilfordquakers.com to support write ups and articles on competition results as well as news regarding accomplishments, awards, etc. of teams and individuals.
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Eastern Music Festival, Inc.
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United States
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Musicians
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant to Director of Admissions
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Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
Managed information regarding registration and schedules of EMF guitar students and guitar faculty. Used Google Sheets to organize and compute large quantities of data spanning various categories including contact info, assigning rehearsal spaces, generating a schedule and order for guitar competition, matching up students with teachers for lessons based on availability constraints. Served as a point of contact for all guitarists and guitar faculty for any info regarding schedules and logistics. Helped students feel welcome and comfortable throughout the festival by always being on hand for any of their questions and concerns. Show less
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Staff Photographer
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Jun 2017 - Aug 2018
Photographed 5000+ images of concerts, masterclasses, lessons, outreach events, etc. in order to provide photo content for press releases, social media posts, Eastern Music Festival's website, and purchasable photos to support EMF's student scholarship funds. Worked with EMF's media team to establish an easily accessible, organized, and searchable database containing all of EMF's edited photos.
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Media and Communications Associate
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Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
Had a hand in either editing or writing EMF's press releases for the 2017 and 2018 season. Used Hootsuite to manage posts on EMF's various social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Photographed and edited using Adobe Lightroom concerts, masterclasses, lessons, etc. to use for press releases, social media, and to compile images for off-season advertising (see Photography Experience at EMF).
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Sales Associate
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Jul 2014 - Aug 2015
Extended customer service to patrons in-store, at drive-thru and via phone. Organized filled prescriptions alphabetically for easy find during transactions. Communicated requests to refill to pharmacists on staff. Extended customer service to patrons in-store, at drive-thru and via phone. Organized filled prescriptions alphabetically for easy find during transactions. Communicated requests to refill to pharmacists on staff.
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Education
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2014 - 2018
Guilford College
AB, English and Media Studies -
2010 - 2014
Walter M. Williams High School
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