Anna Wiggins

Experience

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  Eleuthera Trip

  Mar 2010 - Mar 2010

  Volunteer

  Wrote grant proposal for $76,000 to supplement building of economically and environmentally sustainable community centerDelivered lessons on environmental responsibility to primary school children through songs and lecturesMet with Eleuthera Cancer Society's Board of Directors in effort to improve their overall effectiveness

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  Select Trees Group

  May 2010 - Jul 2011

  Marketing, Education, and Administration

  Managed daily sales activities for myself and several others in office, often acting as liaison for communication between coworkersMaintained multiple databases captivating all daily activities of those in officeReviewed application materials, administered personality assessments, and conducted interviews to determine which job applicants to pursueOrganized and executed mass mailings as well as individual correspondence

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  City of Clemson Planning & Codes Office

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Planning Volunteer

  Attended and participated in weekly planning commission meetings regarding residential and commercial zoning ordinancesDeveloped multiple scenarios to test current zoning requirements and presented feasibility findings to planning committeeReviewed and edited "Off Campus Living Guide" for incoming studentsWrote article regarding building permit requirements for fall edition of Clemson's newsletter, Community Connection

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  Greenville County Planning Department

  Aug 2011 - May 2013

  Planning Assistant

  Conducted visioning exercises, mediated public discussions, and collected primary and secondary data for two community master plansCreated rezoning case database containing over 1900 records in GISProvided research assistance on social media policy and "energy" element for comprehensive planIdentified design standard options and developed a Gateway Corridor Overlay District for Highway 418

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  East Tennessee Foundation

  Jul 2013 - Dec 2017

  • Financial and Administrative Officer

    Mar 2015 - Dec 2017

  • Financial and Administrative Associate

    Jul 2013 - Mar 2015
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  Loveliest Bridal

  Sept 2016 - Oct 2022

  Business Owner

  At Loveliest, I was fortunate to work with brides (and their friends and families) during one of the most special times in their lives. As a single member owner I was responsible for hiring and training staff, making all purchasing decisions, marketing, bookkeeping, and correspondence with our clients. I grew the business (pre-pandemic) 20% year over year and sold it after 6 years for almost 4 times my initial investment.

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  Untethered Tangles

  Feb 2023 - now

  Writer

  Sharing my personal experiences as an entrepreneur, wife, mother of a toddler, survivor of suicide, and caregiver to a loved one with dementia via conversational and memoir style writing.

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  Lady Katie Creations

  May 2023 - Oct 2023

  Executive Assistant

  Assisting CEO and owner with back-end process improvements, client scheduling, record keeping, and overall operational success.

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  Aught

  Sept 2023 - now

  Operations Manager

  Assisting the CEO with client scheduling, CRM automation and campaigns, co-working office management, and other business-related tasks as needed.