Sophia Mekbeb

Sophia Mekbeb

Event Coordination Assistant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior at Union County Academy for the Performing Arts | Kean University Dual-Enrollment

  • Education

    • Academy for Performing Arts

      2021 - 2025
      High School Diploma Theatre/Theater Rising Senior (12th Grade)

      Activities and Societies: International Thespian Society, President National Spanish Honor Society (NSE Gold Certified) National Honor Society Newspaper Club, Literary Magazine Editor-In-Chief Other school awards: CollegeBoard's National African American Recognition AwardSTANJ Finalist in Solo Vocal PerformanceNational History Day State Finalist 2022

    • Union County Vocational Technical School

      2021 - 2025
      High School Diploma Academy for Performing Arts Rising Senior (12th)

      See APA for awards and activities

  • Experience

    • Creative Kids

      Sept 2023 - now
      Event Coordination Assistant

      • Planning and facilitating birthday events and camps, ensuring a fun and engaging experience for children aged 2-10 • Develop and implement educational STEAM crafts and activities tailored to young learners • Maintain a safe and entertaining event environment while coordinating logistics and event flow

    • Township of Scotch Plains

      Sept 2024 - now
      Township Municipal Intern

      • Report to Mayor, Deputy Municipal Manager, and Director of Redevelopment, in addition to inter-departmental assistance• Point-person on Clean Energy Planning Grant committee; determine/budget high-impact initiatives to increase sustainable energy usage in Scotch Plains• Township website editor; improve user interface/accessibility, address web design errors, create/maintain Revolution 250 page which has been used as inspiration for other towns' RevNJ preparations• Compile and disseminate memoranda for Veterans Advisory Board and Revolution 250 Committee Show less

    • City Lifestyle

      Sept 2024 - now
      Editorial Intern & Student Feature Writer

      • Develop and produce stories that highlight local heroes and small businesses, tailoring content to engage the Scotch Plains community • Contribute to the publication’s growth, achieving a 60K monthly readership and a 17% higher engagement rate than comparable local magazines in 1st year of publication • Implement a customer-focused approach to storytelling, aligning with residents’ interests and publication goals • Balance editorial content with client-driven advertising to support both reader engagement and advertiser objectives Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Sophia Mekbeb
      CollegeBoard's National African American Recognition Award CollegeBoard Sep 2023
    • Awarded to Sophia Mekbeb
      Best Delegate Montclair State University Model UN Academy Jul 2023
    • Awarded to Sophia Mekbeb
      Student of the Month Academy for Performing Arts Feb 2023