EEK Castleton, MS

Experience

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  Silver Bay YMCA Conference and Family Retreat Center

  Jun 2006 - Aug 2006

  Camp Counselor

  Counselor for the middle school aged Eagles program. Responsibilities included: -Canoeing, kayaking instruction-Swim lessons-Rock wall belaying -Art & crafts-Overnight camping and wilderness skills

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  YMCA of Ithaca & Tompkins County

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2011

  Member Services Associate

  • Acted as switchboard for local community center • Assisted Membership Director and Associate Executive Director with clerical tasks• Coordinated volunteers for fundraising programmed activities

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  Silver Bay YMCA Conference and Family Retreat Center

  May 2007 - Aug 2007

  Teen Center Staff

  Inaugural staff of Silver Bay YMCA's Teen Center program for middle school aged Eagles and high school aged Falcons program. Responsibilities included: -Canoeing, kayaking instruction-Swim lessons-Rock wall belaying -Art & crafts-Overnight camping and wilderness skills

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  Silver Bay YMCA Conference and Family Retreat Center

  May 2009 - Sept 2009

  Conference Program Intern
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  Wells College

  Jul 2009 - Jan 2011

  Teaching Assistant

  • Assisted professors in class preparation for Intro to Performing Arts and Arts in Education• Held TA Hours on campus for undergraduate students

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  Big Apple Circus

  Dec 2009 - Feb 2010

  Press Intern

  • Communicated with NYC newspapers, radio, and television to promote "Bello is Back!"• Wrote press releases for special events and acted as liaison for the Public Relations Department

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  Ithaca Shakespeare Company

  May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Costume Assistant

  • Assisted Costume Designer Lauren Cowdery in the construction of period costumes for both "As You Like It" and "A Midsummer's Night Dream"• Ran quick-changes and altered costumes backstage for both shows in rotation

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  Silver Bay YMCA Conference and Family Retreat Center

  Sept 2011 - Jun 2014

  Capital Campaign Coordinator

  • Successfully raised over $300,000 from Alumni in a 45 day challenge• Facilitated communication between staff, consultants, foundations, committees, and volunteers • Wrote and edited Letters of Inquiry on behalf of Campaign Director and CEO for grants • Managed database of top donors• Organized cultivation efforts by Executive Director, Director, and Committee

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  Westchester Circus Arts

  Apr 2014 - Sept 2015

  Assistant to the Director

  • Acted as public- facing representative for Founding Director of regional performing arts center• Managed calendar and budgets of executive staff• Assisted organization in administrative, clerical, and performance needs • Implemented cloud-based database of constituents

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  Big Apple Circus

  Sept 2015 - Sept 2016

  Development Associate

  In my year at Big Apple Circus, my three-person Development team was responsible for raising $4 million annually from Individuals, Foundations, and Corporations. I served an outward facing position, communicating with the public, our members, vendors, contractors, and site-staff. I produced dozens of Member and Cultivation events in three states.• $900,000+ raised in pledges and gifts in a public three week campaign• $400,000+ raised for 2015 Family Benefit • $10,000 grant that I wrote was awarded by Con Edison for Circus After School Program Show less

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  Girl Scouts of the USA

  Nov 2016 - Jul 2021

  I served as the Alum and Lifetime Member Engagement Manager for Girl Scouts of the USA. My team lead the Girl Scout Network initiative which seeks to grow the lifetime membership program and reengage the over 50 million women who were in the Girl Scout program as youths. Girl Scout Network alums and supporters are leads for conversion to members, donors, volunteers, and caregivers of current girl members. The federated organization is composed of 111 local councils, USA Girl Scouts Overseas, and the national headquarters. As a part of this effort, I lead the production for our popular Campfire Chat series. Throughout the pandemic, we held 22 live virtual events that have driven over 20,000 registrants, more than 9,000 views of the recordings on our YouTube channel and have earned an average satisfaction rating of 94%. For this series I worked cross-functionally to produce the full event cycle from brainstorming to reporting—including collaborating internally with marketing, communications, fund development, legal, finance, the Offices of the Board and CEO, and externally with vendors, speakers, brand partners, and consultants. Through our engagement efforts, including our virtual events, we were able to grow the lifetime membership program at Girl Scouts with 125% year over year growth. Show less I served as a cross-functional team member in a 30 person Fund Development department with an annual $16M goal. In this position, I worked closely with the direct fundraisers, strategic partnership managers, and office of the CEO to implement fundraising operations best practices and ensure timely and appropriate communications to donors and prospects. • Girl Scout Alum• Member Fund Development Culture Team• G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader)™ Champion • National Young Women of Distinction application reviewer • Employee Giving 2018 Planning Committee • Organizational Records Retention Liaison • SharePoint Migration Lead• Office 356 Champion Show less

  • Manager, Alum and Lifetime Member Engagement and Events

    Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

  • Manager, Alum Events

    Feb 2019 - Oct 2020

  • Fundraising Operations Coordinator

    Nov 2016 - Feb 2019
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  EEK Events LLC

  Jun 2021 - now

  Founder and Creative Producer

  EEK Events is a creative production agency with heart. Services offered include:Event planning and management -Corporate events and workshops -Wedding-Parties -Family reunions-GlampingDay of coordination Timeline building Stage management Production assistance

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  Tarrytown Music Hall

  Oct 2021 - now

  Ticketing and Events Registration Manager

  Oversees box office operations and staff, including hiring, training and scheduling as well as:• Processes and monitors ticket sales, and generates sales reports and statistics• Sets up all events, pricing codes and promotions• Customer relations, patrons management• Working with development department, particularly using ShoWare fundraising andmembership tools• Building and managing email blasts for new shows, patron emails & surveys• ASCAP/BMI/SESAC reporting & Pollstar attendance reporting Show less