Leah Pike

Experience

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  Cumberland Pool

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2016

  Lifeguard

  -Worked full time as a Red Cross certified Lifeguard for three summers, one of which as a Lifeguarding Instructor. -My duties included watching the patrons, enforcing pool rules, maintaining the pool's condition, and teaching lessons using the Red Cross course to children levels Preschool-Level 4. -As an instructor, I assisted fellow lifeguards during in-service on their skills.

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  Ted Strickland for US Senate

  Sept 2015 - Sept 2016

  Intern

  -Interned with US Senate campaign to elect Ted Strickland in their communications department, finance department, and research department throughout the year-Researched Ohio media markets and wrote drafts of given information for the press team-Called potential donors and input data regarding projections and statistics for the finance team-Transcribed and annotated past clips of speakers relevant to the campaign for the research team

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  NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio

  Jun 2017 - Sept 2017

  Development Intern

  - Planned a series of fundraising mini-golf tournaments in their inaugural year- Contacted and organized vendors and locations for each of the three events throughout Ohio- Developed marketing strategies - Created fundraising and communications platforms

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  Sherrod Brown for U.S. Senate

  Feb 2018 - May 2018

  Finance Intern

  -Research information on potential voters and donors-Call potential voters and donors to request attendance at fundraising events and donations

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  Policy Matters Ohio

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Communications and Development Intern

  • Draft grant proposals for foundations in collaborations with development manager• Collaborate with communications director to draft social media and research potential media opportunities • Create infographics and release press and research publications• Write drafts of research-backed policy proposals regarding economic equity in Ohio• Wrote article on immigrant jobs in Ohio linked below

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  Community Refugee and Immigration Services

  Sept 2018 - May 2019

  Marketing and Communications Intern

  - Create, manage, & implement year-long marketing approach- Manage and update organization's social media- Create monthly newsletter

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  Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio

  Mar 2020 - Sept 2023

  Fundraising

  • Manager of Individual Giving

    May 2022 - Sept 2023

  • Development Associate

    Mar 2020 - May 2022
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  IKEA

  Jan 2024 - now

  Customer Service Representative