Tess Gee

Tess Gee

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Annual Fund Manager at St. John's School

  • Education

    • St. Agnes Academy

      2009 - 2013
    • The University of Texas at Austin

      2013 - 2017
      Generlist ESL Elementary Elementary Education and Teaching Senior

      Activities and Societies: Delta Delta Delta, YoungLife

  • Experience

    • St. Michael’s Episcopal Church

      Jun 2016 - Aug 2017
      Intern

      Relevant skills: Budget preparation, logistic management, vendor relationships• Organized mission trips to Chicago, Los Angeles and Houston: Responsible for all logistics including transportation, entertainment, and meals, as well as budgets• Created weekly newsletters through Constant Contact to showcase student activity: Responsible for writing articles and taking photos• Planned and executed weekly events for over 100 middle and high school students: Engaged students by working with vendors, adhering to budgets and designing events• Maintained and updated social media platforms to increase awareness for events and highlight student experiences Show less

    • KIPP Texas Public Schools

      Aug 2017 - Aug 2018
      Lead Teacher

      Relevant skills: Responsiveness to continually changing situations, Creative problem solving, Managing data to drive results• Taught 24 students in reading, phonics, math, writing, and social studies• Created data driven lessons to target students’ strengths and weaknesses • Engaged students in innovative learning approaches through technology, literature, math and science • Accommodated and included students with special needs into the classroom through differentiated methods• Educated students from diverse backgrounds through social emotional learning and worked closely with students’ families Show less

    • Children's Museum of Houston

      Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
      Development Intern

      Relevant skills: Fundraising, Donor relations, Event planning, Database operations •Communicated with businesses and individuals to acquire donations for the 2018 Día de los Muertos Gala•Organized and managed excel spreadsheet that tracked donation requests and responses •Learned basic skills necessary to input data and keep track of monetary donations through Altru •Assisted in press/media by taking photos for events that were featured in the Museum’s newsletter •Coordinated with the development team to strategically solicit quality items for the Gala’s auction and helped oversee the planning of the event’s auction Show less

    • AVDA - TX

      Aug 2018 - Jun 2022
      Senior Development Associate

      Assists the Director of Development in raising the funds necessary to support AVDA's Legal Advocacy Program, Youth and Outreach Program, Batterers Intervention and Prevention Program and Family Violence Program. Through these programs, AVDA is able to provide free legal services and counseling to victims of domestic abuse and help abusers take accountability for their actions to end the cycle of family violence in the Greater Houston Area. Duties include:- Assists in planning and executing Annual Home Safe Home Gala, which raises near $500,000 for AVDA and the Spring Awareness Breakfast, which spreads awareness of AVDA's mission- Track donations, run querries and reports and manage donor communication through Blackbaud's Etapestry Show less

    • St. John's School

      Jun 2022 - now
      • Director of Portfolio Management

        Aug 2024 - now
      • Annual Fund Manager

        Jun 2022 - Nov 2024
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • TExES CORE SUBJECTS EC-6 (291)

      Texas Education Agency
      Jan 2017
    • UT Hands on Science Certification

      UTeach Outreach
      May 2015
    • TExES PEDAGOGY AND PROF RESP EC-12 (CAT) Test Code 160

      Texas Education Agency
      Dec 2016
    • Social Emotional Learning Certification

      Austin Independent School District
      Jan 2017