Resume
Employment
February 2021 to Present
Natural Family Medicine - Communications Specialist
Delightfully, I have had the opportunity to return to work at NFM. Within this new position, I am responsible for the Constant Contact emails sent to our communications list, posting on social media accounts, and other marketing responsibilities to be expanded upon and developed over time based on the needs of the practice.
May 2019 to October 2020
The Hive Avon - Volunteer Coordinator
Recruitment, training, management and retention of volunteers, social media marketing, attend networking events, liaise with CEO, Impact Projects Manager, trustees, and session leaders, manage contact details of volunteers, coordinate volunteer supervision, plan social events for volunteers and staff, attend volunteers fairs, promote The Hive.
February to October 2020
The Hive Avon - Friday Session Leader
Manage drop-in sessions for adults with disabilities, manage volunteers, mediate and diffuse any challenging behaviour, communicate with members and volunteers, organise and facilitate session activities.
September 2017 to May 2019
University of the West of England - PAL & Senior PAL Leader (Peer Assisted Learning)
Peer mentor for PAL leaders, one-to-one mentoring and group mentoring, provide guidance in how to run PAL sessions, facilitate academic discussion and group mentoring.
January 2018 to May 2018
University of the West of England - After-Hours Library and IT Support
Library and IT guidance and advice for patrons, computer and printer checks, assisting in research and resource location.
November 2018 - May 2019
Bristol Central Library - Work Placement
Local history research and writing, training volunteers, IT support.
June 2010 to August 2016
Natural Family Medicine - Office Assistant
Filing, digitisation of patient records, stock check, inventory, orders processing, reminder calls, telephone cover.
Education
September 2019 to November 2020 (Bristol, England)
University of the West of England -Â MSc Information Management
Dissertation: "Autism Support in Academic Libraries: an exploration and analysis of challenges faced by academic librarians." Mark Received: Distinction.
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Course Modules/Classes: Information Contexts, Knowledge Organisation, Information and Digital Literacy, Personal and Organisational Management, Linked, Open Data, and the Internet of Things, Designing the User Experience.
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Student Representative for the 2019-2020 Cohort
September 2016 to May 2019 (Bristol, England)
University of the West of England - BA(Hons) English with Writing
English Independent Project: "Discovering the Detective Short Story: a pastiche of Edgar Allan Poe and Arthur Conan Doyle." Mark Received: 2:1.
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Course Modules/Classes:
Year 1: Beyond the Horizon: Spaces and Places in Literature, Once Upon a Time: Stories, Children and Literature, Forms of Reading/Reading Forms.
Year 2: Creativity, Critique and Literature, Literature and Ideas, Occasions for Writing, British Writing 1900 - 1950.
Year 3: Victorian Frictions, Writing in Practice, Contemporary British Fiction, English Independent Project.
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Student Representative for Contemporary British Fiction (September 2018 to May 2019) and British Writing 1900-1950 (September 2017 to May 2018).
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June 2019 - ILM Level 3 Leadership and Management Award
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April 2019 - UWE Bristol Futures Award
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September 2013 to June 2014 (Vancouver, WA, USA)
Mountain View High School
Graduated with 3.4 GPA
September 2013 to June 2014 (Vancouver, WA, USA)
Clark College
Running Start
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Modules/Classes included: Economics 101, US Government, English 102.
September 2012 to May 2013 (Thamaka, Kanchanaburi, Thailand)
Thamakawittayakom School
Rotary Youth Exchange Student
September 2010 to June 2012 (Vancouver, WA, USA)
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic High School
First Honours for 4 terms, 3.8 GPA.
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Participant in the Washington State University Imagine Tomorrow competition - May 2011.
Volunteering
November 2017 to September 2019 (Bristol, England)
The Hive Avon Ltd. - Saturday Morning Volunteer
Assisted with the set up and clean up of the sessions, engaged with and supported service users, served refreshments and meals, facilitated sessions and assisted with the accessibility of activities as needed.
August 2015 to March 2016 (Weston-super-Mare, England)
StreetSpace WSM - Volunteer Youth Worker (Detached Youth Work)
Youth mentoring, assisted in the smooth running of weekend and day trips, picnics, small group work, and detached youth work.
July 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (USA)
Columbia Presbyterian Church - Annual HS Work Camp
2011 (New Orleans, LA) - Worked on housing projects with Project Homecoming.
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2012 (Yakima, WA) - Re-roofing and property clean-up.
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2013 (Yakima, WA) - Constructing wood storage sheds.
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2014 (San Francisco, CA) - Partnered with Glide, the Gubbio Project, and the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank.
Autumn 2012 to Spring 2013 (Thailand)
Rotary International
Spring 2013 (Chiang Mai) - Tidied a village school and church, supervised young children, built a small dam to secure a river during the rainy season.
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December 2012 (Phu Kradueng National Park) - Rubbish clean-up.
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Autumn 2012 (Thamaka, Kanchanaburi) - Distributed Polio medication to children.