Lindsay Wheeler

Experience

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  Bridgeport Youth Lacrosse Camp

  Jul 2010 - Jan 2013

  Volunteer Lacrosse Instructor

  Worked with children ages 8-14 to improve their skills in the sport of lacrosse and give them guidance as they developed in a limiting environment.

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  College Creamery

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2015

  Owner, Founder & Operator

  I established this ice-cream truck business first year of college, developing the necessary skills and knowledge base to start and run a prosperous business. In the process, I developed and designed company logo, website, and truck design. I marketed the business through distribution of brand and logo via client referral, social networking, and flyers. I developed a healthy corporate and private client list resulting in regular repeat business, and an $18,000 pre-tax profit in four months (Summer 2013). I Ran a highly successful and lucrative business that received accolades through various forms of media including, but not limited to:o Fox and Friends Morning Show, Fox Business News, The Huffington Post, talk show interviews, and several local newspapersIn 2014, I prepared an extensive package of material including a company report to promote the sale of the business resulting in it being purchased within the local community. Show less

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  Middlebury College

  Feb 2012 - May 2014

  Research Assistant

  • Collaborated with mentor and research group to re-design student-parent communication survey• Worked with SPSS and analyzed content of survey• Worked with and analyzed psychological survey scales• Collaborated in Spring Symposium presentation of data• Cited in published research study

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  The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp

  Jul 2012 - Aug 2012

  Volunteer Counselor

  Worked as a volunteer camp counselor for children with chronic and terminal illnesses.

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  Shark Communications

  Jan 2014 - Mar 2014

  Intern

  Involved in both the account management side of the agency’s business as wellas the creative. Collaborating on project/creative/account managementfrom the beginning to the completion of the process. Directly involved in activities and responsibilities including strategic planning, market positioning, creative development, web and digital services, budgeting, client communication, project management, and more.

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  Sharp Entertainment

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2017

  Freelance Work & PA
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  Sally Fischer Public Relations

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Intern

  • Writing development – Write & edit press releases and pitch products and ideas• Communicate with clients, the public (through developing and maintaining a strategic social media presence), and the press• Plan and manage special events and services for clients in the United States and abroad

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  The Writing of Lindsay Wheeler

  Jul 2014 - now

  Writer

  Lindsay Wheeler, MSW, is a mental illness survival writer, speaker, and advocate challenging readers to consider mental illness, suffering, and success through a new lens. Passionate about seeing dialogues around mental illness become more open and accepted, Lindsay unapologetically challenges stigma and offers a radically transparent perspective. Her story offers valuable insight into what owning one's diagnosis publicly can look like and the powerful contagion of openness.lswheeler.com

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  PRCG | Haggerty LLC

  Dec 2015 - Dec 2017

  Account Executive

  Corporate Crisis & Reputation Management Consultant, Consultant for manufacturer of psychiatric medications

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  CrisisResponsePro

  Feb 2016 - Aug 2017

  Client Relationship Specialist

  Secure, cloud-based software for crisis and litigation communications

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  Harlem Health Promotion Center

  Sept 2018 - Jun 2019

  Social Work Intern

  • Facilitated psychotherapy and counseling services with adolescents in Bronx, NY through the BeWell Health and Wellness initiative• Treatment planning• Created and facilitated LGBTQIA+ student support group and designed and published comprehensive student and parent LGBTQIA+ informational health booklet• Advocated for those needing additional health services• Developed programming to improve participants' overall health and wellness• Planned family health events• Strategic planning for and development of health and fitness iOS and Android application Show less

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  LifeLines, LLC

  Jan 2021 - Jan 2024

  Community Engagement at LifeLines, LLC

  Building an exceptional community through outreach and personalized communication with a circle of unique individuals. Within the realm of mental wellness, we foster a space for communion and the reclaiming of authentic identities. To this end, my focus is on creating and hosting impactful workshops which empower the community to pursue an inward journey toward personal awareness and growth, self-acceptance, and meaning.

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  Sad Friends Social Club

  Nov 2022 - now

  Workshop Facilitator

  A place to write, learn, make things, share things, laugh, cry, and feel. A place to be whoever you are, however you’re feeling. Because we all need a place to be.www.sadfriendssocialclub.com

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  Inner Lakes Therapy

  Sept 2023 - now

  Psychotherapist