Marissa Williams

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Program Manager and Underwriter at Amerisure Insurance Company, ARM |MBA Candidate, Penn State University

  • Education

    • Penn state university

      2022 - 2025
      Master of business administration - mba
    • The university of akron

      2014 - 2018
      Bachelor's degree political science and government 3.9

      Activities and Societies: DreamAkron, Club Basketball, KangaCommunications, Pi Sigma Alpha, Golden Key, and Circle K.

    • The university of akron

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      Bachelor's degree economics 3.9
  • Experience

    • Stewert's shops

      May 2014 - Aug 2018
      Partner/lead opener

      -Perform general duties such as making food, stocking, running the cash register, and ensuring every patron has a pleasant experience.-Completing monetary tasks such as creating bank deposits, verification, and cash checks.-Managing a team effectively in a fast paced store so that later shifts will be well prepared.

    • Il camper (ngo)

      Jun 2015 - Jul 2015
      Intern

      Serving as an intern for a month I performed the following:-Shadowed administrators in their daily tasks which pertained to issues in the Napoli area such as homelessness, medical issues, and immigration.-Aided in their social media campaign by creating content and working with programs such as Hootsuite.-Helped with administrative tasks such as filling out immigration forms with native English speakers.

    • Kangacommunication

      Sept 2015 - May 2016
      Team manager

      KangaCommunications is organization at The University of Akron that gives a chance for University of Akron students to have real world experience managing a social media campaign. As a team manager for Access, Inc's social media platforms I did the following:-Prepared and created an execution plan to target our audience -Managed a team of 8 people-Worked with programs and gained experience with things such as hootsuite, analytics, and paid posts

    • The university of akron

      Sept 2015 - Aug 2018

      -Certified instructor for Pink Gloves Boxing, which is a female empowerment boxing program.-Responsible for instructing/leading groups of 10 or more people-Multitasking by teaching exercise stations, providing encouragement, and helping participants improve their well being. -Enforce fitness floor rules as well as answer questions patrons may have.-Readily available in case of medical emergencies and am AED/CPR certified. -Manage a group of about 3 other fitness leaders during each shift. -Assist with grading introductory course papers and assignments. -Perform secretarial duties such as copying, making phone calls, and taking faculty meeting notes that are later distributed.-Serve as a contact point for students and teachers who need general help.-Complied research about other university's developmental programs and requirements.

      • Pink Gloves Boxing Instructor

        Sept 2017 - Aug 2018
      • Fitness Floor Manager

        Sept 2015 - Jul 2018
      • Intern for the Womens Studies Department

        Jan 2018 - May 2018
      • Student Assistant

        Sept 2015 - May 2018
    • Dreamakron

      Sept 2016 - May 2017
      Co-president

      DreamAKRON is a student organization in the process of becoming a 501-3c that connects University of Akron students to Kenmore High School. Kenmore High School is the lowest performing high school in the Akron Public School District and we hope with our partnership more graduates will be better prepared for higher education as well as a successful career. Although I have been a member of this organization for 2 years, I now hold a position as co-president. In this role I do the following:-Plan meetings along with preparing slideshows, workshops, and speakers-Coordinate events and scheduling with Kenmore High School-Establish and organize fundraising events -Connect with community partners and other non-profits that may help our Kenmore students Show less

    • American council of trustees and alumni

      May 2017 - Aug 2017
      Intern

      -Responsible for preliminary research for the What Will They Learn? project, which deals with rating the core curriculum of higher education institutions-Wrote an intern blog that was later published on the importance of freedom of speech on campuses in correlation with tolerance.

    • Freedom house for women

      Sept 2017 - Dec 2017
      Statistics intern

      -Responsible for inputing data about client demographics as well as behavioral information.-Presenting the data to grant writers, executive board, as well as potential/current donors.

    • Akron women's network

      Jan 2018 - Aug 2018
      Research assistant for public sector of gender equity research project

      -Quantitative and Qualitative Research-Data collection, organization, and cleaning-Report Writing-Collaboration, team meetings, etc.

    • Peace corps

      Aug 2018 - Apr 2019
      Youth, family, and community development volunteer

      Work towards the following goals:-Promote life skills in youth such as positive identity, positive communication, goal setting, and leadership behavior.-Encourage healthy lifestyles in youth by leading activities that will improve knowledge of healthy behaviors or practices to reduce the risk of unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. -Create peer education for sustainability by helping youth to be role models for others.-Increase participation in extracurricular activities that promote constructive use of free time, volunteerism, and civic engagement.-Building community support for youth development by engaging support of parents/care givers, service providers, community leaders, and other adults. Show less

    • National interstate insurance company

      Apr 2019 - Apr 2022

      -Underwrites the following lines of business: Auto, Inland Marine, Professional Liability, General Liability, Property, and Excess.-Serves as Lead Underwriter for a $20M captive which involves maintaining external relationships, continuing to evaluate risks throughout the year, handling regulatory issues that may arise, and constantly communicating with executive management-Continues to be the lead underwriter of our ambulatory product by overseeing any changes made to our pricing approach, finding ways to improve our book of business, and handling challenging accounts. -Effectively have trained new hires and serves as a mentor for underwriter trainees Show less -Has responsibility for risk selection / rejection, pricing, retention, growth and profitability per divisional objectives.-Uses independent judgment and initiative to support business goals.-Maintains a high level of customer service.-Analyzes coverage and limit requests and decides what terms to offer.-Prices business in accordance with company guidelines.-Assesses risk quality and compliance within company guidelines and initiates appropriate loss prevention actions.-Orders and screens miscellaneous reports needed in the rating and underwriting processes, such as --Motor Vehicle reports, loss history reports, credit checks, outside inspections, loss control, etc.-Develops and maintains effective business relationships with internal and external customers / coworkers in order to attract and retain profitable business.-Interprets, explains and markets products and services.-Develops relationships with agents & brokers through telephone interactions.-Applies underwriting rules and guidelines, rating manual rules and insurance laws and regulations.Performs other duties as assigned. Show less

      • Underwriter I

        Apr 2020 - Apr 2022
      • Underwriter Trainee

        Apr 2019 - Apr 2020
    • Amerisure insurance

      Mar 2022 - now

      -Responsible for managing the book portfolio for the Security, Private Investigator, and Alarm Installer book of business.- Maintains relationships with key Agency Partners and Insureds- Collaborates with Risk Management, Claims, and Billing to provide the best customer service possible to Insureds. -Lead Underwriter for the Security and Alarm Installation Program -Responsible for evaluating and pricing new business as well as renewal risks -Maintains relationship with agency partners

      • Program Manager and Underwriter

        Sept 2023 - now
      • Marketing Underwriter

        Mar 2022 - Oct 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Associate in risk management (arm-p)

      The institutes
      Mar 2020
    • Program in supervisory management

      The institutes
      Mar 2022
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Marissa Williams
      50 Hours of Community Service Award The University of Akron May 2016 I received this award because I had completed 50 hours of community service within the 2015-2016 school year.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Member, District Interact Committee

      Issued by Rotary International on Aug 2019
      Rotary InternationalAssociated with Marissa Williams
    • Volunteer

      Issued by Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank on Sept 2014
      Akron-Canton Regional FoodbankAssociated with Marissa Williams