Laura Miller

Experience

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  Children's Museum of the Arts

  May 2014 - Sept 2015

  • Assumed responsibilities of the Director of Museum Education while she took a leave of absence. • Managed the summer budget and class enrollment to maintain program operations. • Assisted in creating marketing strategies to sell museum classes resulting in increased enrollment numbers. • Hired and supervised administrative assistants for two summer camps.• Coordinated teaching artists and hired and supervised artist interns. • Assisted in museum education programs and program scheduling to increase enrollment. • Created surveys for art teachers and parents to evaluate success of programs. • Corresponded with parents and cultivated relationships to increase future class enrollment. • Catalogued, processed classes, and maintained health records to ensure that programs ran smoothly. • Assisted in planning and overseeing major events, including annual Art Auction. • Corresponded with major museum donors, artists, and public buying event tickets, which resulted in increased ticket sales.• Processed incoming donations and wrote tax deduction letters and thank-you letters to maintain organization and operations of the event. • Served as the camp administrative contact between teachers, parents, and museum staff on Governors Island. • Oversaw the safety of children. • Assisted in art classes to ensure students were actively engaged. • Documented art classes for museum blog to promote classes.

  • Manager of Education

    Jun 2015 - Sept 2015

  • Programs Assistant

    Sept 2014 - Jul 2015

  • Fundraising Assistant

    Sept 2014 - Nov 2014

  • Art Colony Administrative Assistant

    May 2014 - Sept 2014
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  ProjectArt, Inc

  Jan 2017 - Nov 2017

  • Oversaw national team in six cities across the country.• Managed the development and implementation of a mobile app used for student attendance and evaluation.• Recruited, hired and trained resident teaching artists. • Coordinated and scheduled class times and logistics with libraries in all six cities. • Developed marketing materials to increase outreach. • Trained national team of Program Directors. • Created and implemented a new system of student, teacher, and library evaluations. • Oversaw the development and quality of teacher’s lesson plans. • Fostered and cultivated relationships with libraries, artists, parents, and students.• Strategized and implemented methods to improve student attendance. • Communicated with teachers and tracked weekly progression of classes.• Researched communities and schools that lacked arts education.• Visited libraries to assist with donor site visits and community outreach.• Helped coordinate end-of-trimester final student exhibition.• Assisted in recruiting and identifying artists for residency program.

  • National Director of Programs

    Jul 2017 - Nov 2017

  • National Program Manager

    May 2017 - Jul 2017

  • Programs Intern

    Jan 2017 - Apr 2017
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  The Cherry Arts

  Apr 2018 - May 2019

  General Manager

  • Coordinated venue rentals and developed strategies to promote and increase rental sales. • Monitored budget and tracked financials. • Developed relationships with patrons and spearheaded corporate sponsorship initiative. • Managed calendar, production timeline, and long-term strategic plan. • Oversaw and coordinated travel plans and artist talks with international playwrights.• Maintained website and implemented marketing strategies.

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  Cornell University

  Nov 2018 - Mar 2019

  Seasonal Admissions Reader

  • Read seventy to eighty college applications per week and ranked applicants. • Based ranking and decisions on University’s objectives, goals, and mission.• Provided feedback and notes on applicants to further inform and justify decision to staff partner. • Researched, attended events, and became familiar with the College of Arts and Sciences. • Attended meetings with staff partner to discuss feedback, goals, and trends.

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  Cornell University

  May 2019 - now

  • Served as primary information resource for graduate students from beginning of admissions process through graduation (approximately 100 graduate students).• Maintained database for all graduate students, including thesis-related research courses, financial support, examinations, and progress toward degree.• Oversaw and coordinated the graduate admissions process (approximately 700 applications received each year) which included coordinating all prospective students' visits to campus and setting up meetings with faculty.• Processed and appointed TAs and GRAs in Workday and PeopleSoft, which included processing funding for tuition, stipend, and student health insurance. • Served as liaison between Placement Director and job market candidates, and processed and submitted placement letters, tracked application completion, sent job openings to students, and arranged mock interviews with faculty. • Coordinated graduate student outreach, professional development, and research training activities. Show less

  • Executive Assistant to the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education

    Nov 2021 - now

  • Graduate Field Coordinator in the Department of Economics

    May 2019 - Nov 2021