Avery Edwards

Experience

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  Graced By Grit

  May 2018 - Jun 2018

  Intern

  Assist in the acquisition process under Hylete InventorySales

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  Gonzaga Unversity Rudolf Fitness Center

  Aug 2018 - May 2021

  Group Fitness Instructor

  Plan and Execute HIIT, TRX and Barre fitness classes for groups of up to 100Use Zoom communication skills to foster an engaging, safe fitness environment despite periodic virtual settingOrganize semiannual "Learn-To-Lift" with the goal of making the weight room more accessible to all patrons

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  Plant With Purpose

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Communications and Event Planning Intern

  Synthesized interviews from partnering farmers in developing countries into coherent donor progress reports Learned to operate Adobe InDesign on the job to create professional and tasteful donor report templates Procured donations for the 2019 Planting Hope Gala by corresponding with local businesses

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  Office of Health Promotion at Gonzaga University

  Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  Wellbeing Intern

  Used university-specific data to create detailed, relevant, and effective programming promoting wellness on campus Conducted facts-based peer education on healthy relationships and violence prevention, particularly in Gonzaga program “Zags Help Zags” Interacted with a wide variety of students while hosting tabling events promoting sleep, stress management and healthy practices

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  Gonzaga University - School of Business Administration

  Jan 2021 - May 2021

  Opportunity Northeast Intern - Business Planning

  Conceptualized a 5-year business plan with a social mission in Northeastern SpokanePresented and defended proposal to the Gonzaga Business School’s dean, professors and students, gained approvalWith a large amount of autonomy, researched economic development trends and local needs, subsequently applying that information for business’ long-term success

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  DeLille Cellars

  Aug 2021 - Nov 2021

  Harvest Intern

  Gained exposure to all sides of the wine production business, including internal operations, winemaking techniques and national/international distribution networks Pursued excellence in daily tasks of topping barrels, cleaning equipment and administering necessary adds to ferments Anticipated bottlenecks in grape processing and proactively address them

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  Acushnet Company

  Aug 2022 - Sept 2024

  Assoc. Direct to Consumer Sales Specialist

  Represent Titleist to retail partners nationwide as an Account RepresentativeAfter 11 months, moved laterally into Direct to Consumer/Ecommerce teamUphold Titleist's reputation as the Premier Golf Club builder while liaising the Direct to Consumer sales processEducate the general public on Titleist's golf club offerings Collaborate cross-departmentally to establish company rollout of Salesforce software, as well as standard procedures on a newly developed team

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  The Salvation Army

  Sept 2024 - Nov 2024

  Capital Campaign Intern

  Drive donations for 3-month Copley Challenge Campaign for the San Diego Rady Center Conduct market research on foregone operational opportunities in San Diego Churches in order to amplify the Salvation Army's local impact

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  Interfaith Community Services

  Oct 2024 - now

  Donor Relations Manager