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About Me

As a student at the University of North Carolina (Go Heels!), I took courses in a number of different areas of study, and declared 6 different majors, before settling on Public Policy and Entrepreneurship, a course of study that allowed me to pursue my interests in current affairs, economics, sociology and business.

Work History

Come Recommended
Corporate Relations Intern
January 2010 to March 2010
I conducted market research, researched and proposed new partners for Come Recommended, brainstormed and researched for new e-books and secured speaking engagements.

Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage
Wales Program Intern
May 2009 to July 2009
I provided Festival support to the Wales program curator and Welsh festival participants. This included administrative tasks, such as conducting research for Festival programs and signs,collecting travel receipts and intern background information as well as helping set up festival exhibits, from hanging signs to building a stone wall, and comparing prices for demonstration supplies. During the actual festival, I filled in for Welsh presenters while they took breaks and directed festival visitors around the National Mall and Washington, DC.

Smithsonian Office of Policy & Analysis
Research Intern
January 2009 to April 2009
I assisted permanent research staff by creating tables and charts for Institution-wide reports, transcribing interviews and reviewing potential sources of information. I also wrote a comprehensive report on the Institution's use of volunteers and docent staff.

Office of New Student & Carolina Parent Programs
Project Coordinator
August 2007 to December 2008
As a project coordinator, I performed a number of administrative tasks, from answering phone and e-mail messages to monitoring the stock of supplies. I assisted with the University's Parent Council by entering grant information into spreadsheets, organizing information for the Parents Council Pictorial Directory and preparing presentation materials for annual meetings. I served as Project Manager for the Carolina Family Magazine and Carolina Parent's Handbook, wrote articles, developed content, and edited the work of other student writers. I worked with University Publishing Services to design a layout.

Softtek China
Human Capital Intern
June 2008 to August 2008
I received a scholarship to study entrepreneurship in Beijing, China. As the Human Capital Intern in an English-speaking company in a Chinese-speaking country, I proofread and rewrote office documents to help new employees understand office processes. I helped create visuals for training sessions and conducted English competency interviews with new job applicants. I helped redesign the employee e-mail newsletter, a project which required me to work with Softtek's headquarters in Mexico and conduct research on business and etiquette practices for all employees.

Office of New Student & Carolina Parent Programs
Orientation Leader
January 2007 to August 2007
I provided assistance to new students and their parents by walking them through required university processes: from registering for class to choosing a meal plan and an introduction to the University Honor code. For 8 months, I lived and breathed all things Carolina, and became an expert on University organizations, offices and processes so that I could help ease the transition to college for everyone involved.

LMI
Research Fellow
Febuary 2010 to September 2010
I worked as a government contractor working as an assistant to the program management office at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. I create reports, compile quarterly data and process monthly invoices.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Project Management Assistant
September 2010 to July 2011
The office that I worked for as a contractor hired me as a federal employee to continue to do the same job I did for them-organize meetings, create presentations, prepare weekly and monthly reports and review monthly invoices.