Experience

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  Truman state university | the serve center

  May 2015 - Jun 2017

  Public relations and event planning intern

  • Developed fundraising events for the annual Big Week of Giving that raised over $1,000 and 1,200 pounds of food for the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri • Executed the Big Event campus-wide service day that attracted over 1,200 volunteers working across 200 community clean-up projects

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  Walt disney world

  Aug 2017 - Jan 2018

  Disney college program cast member - merchandising, epcot

  Merchandising cast member at Mouse Gear, the largest store located in Epcot at Walt Disney World, averaging over $125,000 in daily sales. Provided exceptional customer service to hundreds of guests every day from around the world, processed purchases, and provided memorable magical moments for families.

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  Make-a-wish missouri

  Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

  Development intern

  • Project manager for the St. Louis Walk for Wishes, the largest Make-A-Wish walk in the country, raising over $500,000 toward granting future wishes

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  Children's hospital foundation - children's national

  May 2019 - Dec 2020

  Development assistant, major gifts

  • Provided fundraising strategy to 25+ Race for Every Child teams fundraising $50,000+• Managed donor communication for the hospital-based specialties team, including quarterly newsletters, thank you letters from physicians, and annual stewardship reports• Raised $25,000 for the NICU and other hospital-based specialty units

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  American public health association

  Dec 2020 - Jul 2022

  Manager, affiliate affairs

  • Acted as liaison for over 300 public health leaders from APHA’s 53 affiliated state and regional public health associations by providing grant funding, membership and fundraising trainings, and networking opportunities • Expanded programming and resources for National Public Health Week Student Day drawing over 40 new university partners, including an NPHW student event planning toolkit, a young professionals career panel with over 200 attendees, and a mentoring webinar with over 150 attendees• Developed communications for Affiliate leaders, including monthly newsletters to APHA’s 14,000+ Affiliate members, the Affiliate Annual Report, and the Affiliate Advocacy and Policy Report Show less

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  East tennessee state university

  Jul 2022 - May 2024

  Assessment and accreditation graduate assistant, college of public health

  • Drafted and edited ETSU’s College of Public Health assessment plan, resulting in the College meeting or exceeding all accreditation criteria• Produced College of Public Health performance metrics including receipt of over $7M in grants, survey analysis, and faculty research tracking• Supported the Dean of the College to increase the reach and engagement of the Journal of Appalachian Health by over 200+ academic and community partner contacts• Collected and analyzed findings from MPH and DrPH student focus groups to strengthen ETSU’s public health graduate programs Show less

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  Tennessee justice center

  Jun 2023 - Jul 2023

  Nutrition advocacy specialist

  • Guest presenter for the Ending Hunger for People Exiting Prison webinar, sharing re-entry and food access resources with 30 organizational partners• Crafted the July Nutrition Note newsletter, sent to 5,000+ partners• Research uncovered 80+ Tennessee schools eligible but not enrolled in the Community Eligibility Provision, to help schools enroll in the program to address childhood food insecurity

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  Administration for children and families (acf)

  Jul 2023 - now

  • Created communications toolkit for the Acting Assistant Secretary transition which included a reactive press release, internal and external stakeholder engagement emails to our 10,000+ partner listserv, and social content generating 5,000+ total impressions• Assembled cleared language repository for the Office of Refugee Resettlement, covering 30+ policy areas, to streamline communication and policy brief development • Designed ACF's first anti-hunger and nutrition resource hub to improve accessibility and awareness of federal programs, grant opportunities, and nutrition resources Show less

  • Communications Specialist, Office of Refugee Resettlement

    Jan 2025 - now

  • Special Assistant, Office of Refugee Resettlement

    Sept 2024 - Jan 2025

  • Program Support Specialist, Office of External Affairs

    Jul 2023 - Sept 2024