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Head Coach and Community Manager
[solidcore]Head Coach and Community Manager
Jan. 2023 - Mar. 2024Chicago, Illinois, United States- Managing and overseeing the performance, discipline, and growth of a team of 12+ part-time coaches. - Driving client visits and client memberships in a way that continually enhances brand standards and expectations - Coaching on-brand fitness classes that exceed expectations and set the standard for new talent. - Collaborating with Area and Regional Managers, as well as Brand Experience Managers, to ensure key performance indicators remain in upward trends that are competitive with the national brand standards. - Fostering a community space that is safe and empowering for all clients to work out in, to try their best in, to fail in, to feel at home in, and to have fun in. - Leading 50 minute, high energy, strength-training classes to rooms of up to 18 clients at once - Fostering relationships with clients, both new and old, while keeping everyone safe, engaged, and a part of a strong, empowered team.
Cocktail Server
Kimpton Hotels & RestaurantsCocktail Server
Mar. 2021 - Jan. 2022Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States- Oversaw the serving team in businesses of cleanliness, professionalism, and best practices. Trained new hires. Mediated guest disputes.
Copywriter
University of Detroit Jesuit High School and AcademyCopywriter
Aug. 2019 - Jun. 2020Detroit, Michigan, United StatesIn addition to teaching English at U of D Jesuit, I assisted in the communications department by: - Reinvigorating our social media presence - Copywriting and editing for the biannual "Highlights" magazine sent to the entire school community
Volunteer Teacher
University of Detroit Jesuit High School and AcademyVolunteer Teacher
May. 2019 - Sep. 2020Greater Detroit Area- Led two courses of American Literature (English II) with 50 total students; Created original lesson plans; Communicated and met with parents consistently (conferences, email, phone, etc); Full responsibility of grading and balancing gradebook - Served as assistant teacher in two 8th grade grammar classes totaling 60 students; Received invaluable lessons of classroom management - Head Coach for the 7th and 8th grade cross country team -- Division Champs and CYO runner-ups! - Assistant Coach for high school cross country - Acted as substitute teacher for various classes up to two times / school day.
Public Relations Intern
Branigan CommunicationsPublic Relations Intern
May. 2018 - May. 2019Greater Milwaukee AreaAs a Branigan Communications intern, my roles included fully supporting the company’s PR strategy and executing it in different phases; Creating and curating engaging content; Communicating and building relationships with current or prospective clients; Effectively utilizing company’s social media and blog platforms; Writing for a Wisconsin business journal; Generating graphic design content for a global engineering firm; Assisting in administrative duties; Scheduling, coordinating and attend ing various events; Performing research and market analysis activities.
President
Gold 'n Blues a cappella President
Jan. 2018 - Jan. 2019Greater Milwaukee AreaCEO of all executive functioning. Roles include: approving concert venues, maintaining relationships with Marquette administration and student development offices, outreach initiatives with other Milwaukee artists, overseeing an executive board (financial, social media, design, internal & external communications).
South Africa Service Learning Participant
Marquette UniversitySouth Africa Service Learning Participant
Jul. 2017 - Dec. 2017Cape Town Area, South AfricaI was one of 20 students from American-Jesuit universities spending the semester studying at the University of the Western Cape and partaking in service learning in the Cape Town community. In addition to my classes, I spent 20 hours a week teaching children of the Cape Town area fifth grade English and life skills; pairing this work with courses on community activism and the theology of restorative justice.
Summer Fellow - Marketing Internship
Big Shoulders FundSummer Fellow - Marketing Internship
May. 2017 - Jul. 2017Greater Chicago AreaHands-on experience boosting enrollment at Catholic schools in the Chicago area through creative & active marketing campaigns. Tasks include website construction, audience analytics, social media content, creative photo/poster editing, public canvasing, school photoshoots, and more.
Director of Public Relations
Gold 'n Blues - a cappellaDirector of Public Relations
Jan. 2016 - Dec. 2017Marquette UniversityDirector of all communicative design; Managing all social media accounts for this student organization; organizing concert designs (posters, digital and print media, programs, etc.), video and photo production.
Campus Tour Guide
Marquette UniversityCampus Tour Guide
Jan. 2015 - May. 2019Office of Undergraduate AdmissionsShowing prospective high school students the university, sending students post-cards after the tour & maintaining a connection with them during their college decision process.
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