Category: ARTS

         LEAD ADMINISTRATOR         Career Overview      Personable, detail-oriented, proactive team-player eager to bring strong administrative skills and dedicated work ethic to a growing company in need of top-level support.          Skill Highlights          Macintosh and PC  Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Excel   Google Drive, Word Press, GoDaddy Website Builder     Data Entry      Multi-tasking, Calm Conflict Resolution, Working Under Pressure  Clear Written and Spoken Communication  Research, Networking, Promoting            Professional Experience      Company Name     November 2015   to   Current     Lead Administrator   City  ,   State      Compose, distribute, and file contracts; design and create operations manuals to guide participants through app use; and follow up with contributing artists or curators through email to ensure that information is clearly understood   Build contact profiles and update contact list information in Salesforce to support organization email lists   Reconfigured/restructured/redesigned the filing system for streamlined use, making projects easier to both archive and find   Anticipate and resolve questions through regular and clear communication with artists and curators about their projects, researching solutions for answers that are otherwise not readily available   Initiate and facilitate the timely payment of artists, verify with executive director that they receive their payment, and update relevant financial records.          Company Name     March 2015   to   June 2015     Chaplain Intern   City  ,   State      Assessed spiritual, emotional, physical needs of people going through crisis within a hospital setting to provide emotional and spiritual support through active listening, advocacy, empathy, or prayer based on the needs of the individual.          Company Name     January 2015   to   June 2015     Festival Coordinator   City  ,   State      Enhanced the school's annual week-long arts festival by integrating it with the annual All Nations Banquet, rebranding the All Nations Banquet as the All Nations Food and Art Festival, advocating for the inclusion of the artistic Master's Thesis Capstone Cohort, coordinating student group involvement, and safeguarding event cohesion through brainstorming and development of a festival theme.  Supported efforts for contracting poet Scott Cairns for a reading by recruiting academically informed panelists for discussion, planning a book signing, and coordinating a book sales table with artist's book publisher and a local book store.  Conceptualized creative problem solving to cut expenses, secured department financial support, targeted allocation of funds, recruited volunteers, and tracked receipts in order to stay under  budget and resolve all expenses at the conclusion of the festival.          Company Name     September 2014   to   June 2015     Master's Thesis Art Project   City  ,   State      Originated concept, then recruited and collaborated with fifteen volunteer artists of varying genres to produce a high-quality, multi-media artistic project.  Utilized correspondence and verbal conversations with volunteers to develop clear project expectations, scheduled and confirmed meetings via Google Calendar, uploaded artistic media to Google Drive, and transferred information within agreed upon deadlines.  Hospitality through provision of refreshments and expressed appreciation to ensure artist volunteers felt valued.  Secured last-minute travel arrangements for an artist traveling from out of town when her own travel plans fell through.          Company Name     June 2014   to   June 2015     Co-Chair of Fuller Arts Collective (FAC)   City  ,   State      Established two FAC events every ten weeks through calendar event planning, coordinating space, catering, and advertising to provide student empowerment through connection and performance opportunities.  Composed group news emails and scheduled social media posts to create a strong brand presence for FAC.          Company Name     September 2013   to   June 2014     Worship Arts Intern   City  ,   State      Expanded the role of the Worship Arts Department in engaging with various genres of art, designed an online form to streamline registration for a yearly artist showcase, and created a semi-permanent gallery.  Initiated team meetings to ensure sensitivity and respect to church tradition in potentially controversial exploration of art and liturgy.  Networked with and coordinated volunteer artists in curating their works for various art exhibits within the church.  Mediated between the Worship Arts Department and various church departments to ensure a clear communication of ideas and to provide professionalism regarding church engagement with artists.          Company Name     August 2009   to   September 2013     Barista   City  ,   State      Served as integral member of a team that produced high-quality products under tight time constraints, with a focus on customer satisfaction; trained new team members to ensure they can perform necessary tasks at expected standards of service; inventoried and organized raw materials.          Education      Vanguard University     2009       Bachelor of Arts  :   Theatre Arts    City  ,   State      GPA:   summa cum laude, 2009       Member of Sigma Theta Delta English honors society    Minored in English and Religion          Fuller Theological Seminary     2015       Masters of Divinity  :   Worship Theology and the Arts    City  ,   State        Brehm Scholar - The Brehm Center scholars show exceptional promise to be leaders in church, academic, missions or arts related vocations            Skills      Active Learner, Creative Problem Solving,   Customer Service,   Organizational Skills