Lydia Parker

Experience

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  Lark Fine Foods

  Apr 2016 - Jun 2016

  Intern

  From April to June during my senior year of high school, I had the opportunity to work as an intern for Lark Fine Foods in Essex, MA. As an intern, I worked to improve social media platforms and engagement, observe office work and on-site production operations, and complete data entry tasks. My internship at Lark Fine Foods was an excellent opportunity for me to gain professional knowledge and experience at a successful local business.

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  Cardinal Hayes High School

  Sept 2017 - Dec 2017

  Volunteer, Tutor

  As a volunteer at Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx, I worked with high school students, assisting with their general studies and helping to prepare them for New York state's Regents Examinations, necessary to ensure their graduation.

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  Best Buddies International

  Nov 2017 - May 2020

  Club Secretary, Club Member & Peer Buddy

  Elected club secretary for 2019-2020 academic year. As secretary, I facilitate communication between executive board and general club members, and compose weekly emails and reminders for club events. I am involved in a “peer buddy” commitment to a one-to-one friendship with a college-aged individual with an intellectual or developmental disability, and I participate in all club sponsored activities.

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  The Fordham Ram

  Aug 2018 - May 2020

  Writer & Copy Editor

  Wrote and copy edited for The Fordham Ram weekly newspaper, Fordham University’s Journal of Record since 1918. Researched and composed weekly articles for the opinion section, covering current world issues. Attended weekly copy editing sessions prior to publication, proofreading potential articles for each news cycle in accordance with AP journalistic style

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  CloudHealth by VMware

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Digital Marketing Intern

  As the Digital Marketing intern, I assisted the Digital Marketing team at CloudHealth by VMware with digital content creation, including a web redesign project using Drupal, Marketo, and Adobe Creative Suite, for which I created 500+ blog images using Adobe Photoshop, updated blog copy and enabling it to remain competitive, and search engine optimized both web and blog copy. I gained experience in SEO—writing metadata copy for blog copy—and web strategy. I wrote, edited, and uploaded blog content focused on the cloud industry and cloud management trends to CloudHealth's official blog, The Daily Cloud, becoming the go-to person for all copy edits. Show less

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  Morning Glory Farm

  Sept 2020 - Dec 2020

  Customer Service Assistant

  Provided multifaceted customer service to guests and assisted colleagues in all daily operations tasks in a customer-facing retail environment.

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  Sun Valley Company

  Dec 2020 - Apr 2021

  Rental Specialist

  Assisted in all aspects of daily operations tasks at Sun Valley's main rental location. Worked to ensure a positive customer experience, answering phone calls, fulfilling reservations, and providing detailed product information and recommendations.

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  Idaho BaseCamp

  Jun 2021 - Mar 2023

  Co-Lead Educator and Program Developer with the “I Have a Dream” foundation-Idaho team, offering outdoor adventure education to Blaine County 2nd and 3rd grade students enrolled in the Dreamers program, cultivating community leaders through outdoor exploration, community outreach and involvement, and team building initiatives. Worked to develop and facilitate success of Idaho BaseCamp's year-round programming, including daily operating tasks and program development for the Mountain Adventure Tours summer program, Sahm Spring & Fall 5th Grade Program, and Idaho BaseCamp's collaboration with the "I Have a Dream" program. Assisted in ad hoc projects with Idaho BaseCamp's marketing and development team, including grant writing, copy editing, and curating media content for newsletter and website usage. Educator & Program Developer with Idaho Basecamp's Sahm 5th Grade Outdoor Adventure program, hosting and leading Idaho 5th grade students through team building exercises and outdoor STEAM and wilderness education initiatives. Programming spanned five weeks in the spring and fall, with each 5th grade class participating in activities and camping on-site for three days at IBC's Big Lost Campus. Led elementary-aged children through wilderness education and immersion throughout Blaine County, emphasizing Leave No Trace protocols and the importance of environmental stewardship with the Mountain Adventure Tours summer program. Programs ranged from remote, overnight camping, rafting, and caving adventures to day-camp style programming for children ages 4-14.

  • Lead Educator (I Have a Dream Foundation)

    Sept 2022 - Mar 2023

  • Program Specialist

    Apr 2022 - Mar 2023

  • 5th Grade Program Educator

    Sept 2021 - Mar 2023

  • Lead Educator (Mountain Adventure Tours)

    Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
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  The Elephant's Perch

  Nov 2021 - Apr 2022

  Hard Goods Sales Associate

  Provided multifaceted customer service, guiding customers through the buying process of backcountry skiing, nordic skiing, and climbing equipment. Curated and provided detailed product knowledge pertaining to specific shop inventory and outdoor recreation industry.

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  Sun Valley Company

  Mar 2023 - now

  Creative Coordinator