Jena Phillips

Experience

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  Bruster's Real Ice Cream

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2017

  Crew Lead
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  Needham Broughton High School

  Jul 2017 - Dec 2019

  Colorguard Director

  As an assistant to the high school Band Director, the Color Guard instructor coordinates the preparations, exercises, and activities of the school marching band’s auxiliary unit, the Color Guard in addition to the planning and directing of the Winter Guard program. The instructor prepares and directs the unit for independent performance and competition, as well as for performances integrated within the larger marching band.

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  North Carolina State University

  Aug 2017 - May 2018

  Leader for Change Intern

  The Leaders For Change are student interns for The Center for Student Leadership, Ethics & Public Service with an intent to raise awareness of local, national, and global issues and encourage students to become more engaged and active in combating issues. Each student intern brings their unique worldview into their work to conceptualize programming centralized around an issue with lasting impactful solutions. The Leaders for Change mission is to help students become more ethical, effective leaders and engaged citizens through education, empowerment and engagement opportunities. Show less

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  Southern Coalition for Social Justice

  Jan 2018 - Apr 2019

  Student Intern

  The Southern Coalition for Social Justice is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in August 2007 in Durham, North Carolina by a multidisciplinary group, predominantly people of color, who believed that families and communities engaged in social justice struggles need a team of lawyers, social scientists, community organizers, and media specialists to support them in their efforts to dismantle structural racism and oppression.

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  North Carolina State University

  Aug 2018 - May 2020

  • Leadership Development Program Coordinator, Leadership and Civic Engagement

    Jun 2019 - May 2020

  • Alternative Service Break Program Coordinator, Leadership and Civic Engagement

    Aug 2018 - May 2019
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  NC State - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

  Jan 2019 - Jun 2019

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant

    Apr 2019 - Jun 2019

  • Teaching Assistant

    Jan 2019 - May 2019
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  Lead for North Carolina

  Jun 2020 - Jul 2021

  Fellowship

  Lead for North Carolina (LFNC) aims to recruit, train, and place the state’s most promising young leaders in paid local government fellowships as a means of strengthening our public institutions, supporting our local communities, and cultivating a new generation of public service leaders.

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  Town of Ahoskie

  Jul 2020 - Jul 2021

  Special Projects Manager

  - Developed and initiated projects, including managing costs, schedules, and performance.- Worked closely with city personnel and elected officials to disseminate information to community members.- Managed projects independently, including the generation, compilation, and organization of materials and presentations.- Conducted research and gathered key information for use in upcoming project planning.- Managed use and reporting of Coronavirus Relief federal grant money on behalf of the Town of Ahoskie.- Completes all financial documents and program reports as required by granter (county, state, federal, etc.).- Administer all components of the grants cycle, including application processes, review, documentation and grant compliance. Show less

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  Jury-X, LLC

  Jul 2021 - Mar 2022

  Researcher

  - Analyzes large sets of social and behavioral juror data from social media presence, educational background, questionnaires, census and demographic data to identify optimal jury candidates during the voir dire process for plaintiff’s attorneys during civil litigation- Quantifies juror bias and communicates with trial managers to assist with jury selection on medical malpractice, tobacco and personal injury lawsuits- Advises communication strategies for clients based on the jurors in their panel- Builds in-depth profiles of seated jurors based on strategy devised by working with our clients Show less

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  Pearson

  Mar 2022 - now

  The Pearson Digital and Technology group is responsible for all core systems within Pearson that help us run our business. This includes how we manage Finance, Human Resources, author and manage Content, eCommerce etc. As part of the Pearson Digital and Technology team - the M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) Project Management team is responsible for the Central Technology plan to integrate core systems for companies Pearson is acquiring or separating, in the case of a divestiture or sale of one of Pearson's businesses. Show less

  • Senior Technical Project Manager

    Oct 2024 - now

  • Technical Project Manager

    Mar 2022 - Oct 2024