Tess Gee

Experience

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  St. John's School

  Jun 2022 - now

  • Director of Portfolio Management

    Aug 2024 - now

  • Annual Fund Manager

    Jun 2022 - Nov 2024