Kerri Taylor

Experience

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  European Union Center

  Oct 2000 - May 2008

  Outreach & FLAS Coordinator

  Coordinate events & promotions; work with high level U.S. & Foreign Dignitaries, coordinate the FLAS Fellowship program; advise/counsel FLAS Fellows; coordinate, organize, & implement K-16 workshops; represent the Center at K-16 events around the state; manage event budgets; work with the council of Area Studies Centers to jointly hold events, attend events, & plan events; participate in long-range planning, promoting, funding, & goal-setting activities; represent the Center at on & off campus functions; supervise the Center staff & student workers. *Acting Associate Director/Coordinator November 2002 - September 2003. Show less

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  Lincoln College in Lincoln, Illinois

  May 2008 - Sept 2013

  Alumni Relations & Special Events Coordinator

  Plan, organize, publicize and run all alumni & friends events on and off campus; write, oversee layout/design and publish alumni newsletters twice yearly; write, design and send out monthly e-news; serve as chair of the Homecoming planning committee; serve on hospitality committees for things such as Higher Learning Commission site visits and special guests; maintain alumni webpages; created and oversee the College Facebook page; manage the alumni budgets for supplies, events and publications; manage the Homecoming budget; work with Razor’s Edge database on a daily basis; serve as staff advisor for the Student Alumni Leadership Council; emcee alumni & friends events; serve on the Athletic Hall of Fame Induction planning committee alongside the College President, the Athletic Director and several Vice Presidents; communicate with alumni, friends and donors across the country to get their story to use as a feature in the newsletter, on the website or in admissions materials; chair the alumni achievement award nomination committee; work with area vendors to gain small sponsorships for certain events; plan, organize, publicize and run many alumni, friends & community events such as day shopping trips, baseball games, theatre performance day trips, week long cruises, etc. Show less

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  Suzi Davis Travel

  Jun 2014 - Nov 2014

  Travel Consultant

  Made vacation dreams come true!

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  SIU School of Medicine

  Nov 2014 - Feb 2020

  Special event administration and promotion for the SIU Foundation at the School of Medicine.

  • Publicity-Promotions Associate

    Nov 2018 - Feb 2020

  • Office Manager

    Nov 2014 - Nov 2018
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  Tastefully Simple

  Jan 2015 - now

  Independent Consultant

  I help clients with meal solutions, freezer cooking and providing them with their favorite Tastefully Simple products. Visit my website for recipes, orders or to book a party or freezer meal workshop. www.tastefullysimple.com/web/ktaylor13

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  Energy Education Council - Safe Electricity

  Feb 2020 - now

  Member Services Manager

  Manage the member services for the Safe Electricity Program at the Energy Education Council. Doing my part to make this a safer world!