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Work History

City of Orlando
Families, Parks and Recreation Marketing Coordinator
September 2008 to Present
*Coordinating internal and external marketing and public information campaigns.
* Developing a strategic plan and design for the department's website.
* Coordinating special events and programs.
* Attending community meetings as a representative of the department.
* Interacting with a wide range of organizations and constituents to educate and build awareness of FPR's mission and priorities.
* Researching and developing material for articles, speeches, or other assignments.
* Creating and implementing an educational curriculum for citizens attending the Mayor's City Academy.
* Serving on the Mayor's Business Assistance Team.
* Liaising with the media to build relationships and publicize stories.

University of Central Florida
Graduate Teaching Assistant
August 2006 to December 2008
* Developing and managing 5 undergraduate level college courses.
* Managing personnel resources and hiring process for a team of over a dozen Teaching Assistants, and collaborating on curriculum, syllabi, and exam development.
* Skilled in WebCT web-based class course development and management.

City of Orlando
Office of the Mayor Intern
June 2008 to September 2008
* Writing press releases, media advisories, and internal research reports.
* Researching information in relation to the City, events, and local issues.
* Responsible for attending staff meetings and meetings with community partners.

Florida House of Representatives
University of Central Florida Legislative Scholars Intern
January 2008 to May 2008
* Intern for Representative Dean Cannon, District 35.
* Synthesizes information for the Representative's review.
* Utilizes reading comprehension, active listening and writing skills by attending council meetings and reviewing and responding to communications.
* Responsible for researching information in relation to proposed legislation and preparing findings for the Representative.
* Handles constituent relations from a customer service perspective.
* Maintains bill tracking, scheduling, and other duties required in the daily operations of the legislative office during Legislative Session.

University of Central Florida
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
August 2004 to August 2006
* Developing and managing 5 undergraduate level college courses.
* Managing personnel resources and hiring process for a team of over a dozen Teaching Assistants, and collaborating on curriculum, syllabi, and exam development.
* Skilled in WebCT web-based class course development and management.

Walt Disney World Resort
Recreation Attendant
January 2003 to April 2008
* Seasonal status employee interfacing with guests and management, handling guest issues, and educating guests about Walt Disney World and the local community.
* Driving and maintaining pontoon boats, utilizing information about recreational arcade machines, and developing cash-handling skills.
* Positions include cruise driver for private parties for Illuminations Fireworks at Epcot and recreation attendant.

Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
Family Ties Observer
May 2004 to August 2006
* Observed visits between non-custodial parents and their children at a visitation center while monitoring for inappropriate behaviors that required corrective action.
* Utilized time management skills in monitored exchange process for custodial and non-custodial parental exchange of children.
* Strengthened objective writing skills through creating observation reports for court files.
* Trained new observers in rules and procedures through on-the-job training.

Ninth Judicial Circuit Court
Domestic Violence Court and Visitation Center Intern
May 2005 to August 2005
* Managed financial affidavits for the Domestic Violence Court
* Observed supervised visits and exchanges and then wrote objective reports for court files.

City of Kissimmee
Public Information Office Intern
August 2004 to December 2004
* Researched local community and government issues and interviewed city employees for the purposes of managerial review, internal resource files, and press releases.
* Created and proofread press releases and handled information flow through disbursement to media.

Walt Disney World Resort
College Program Intern
August 2002 to January 2003
* Employed as a College Program Cast Member and Trainer specializing in Recreation.
* Attended a College Program Human Resources Management Class.

Shaw Aero Devices
Human Resources Intern
June 2001 to August 2001
* Performed a variety of Human Resources Assistant functions including typing and maintaining company polices and employee handbook, computer data entries, compiling and sorting Performance Evaluation data, assisting in company special events.