Assistant Web

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July 17, 2010

Kelly Ayers

abmbzd@r.postjobfree.com

Lubbock, TX 79416

WORK EXPERIENCE

Caprock Plains Wind Energy Association

Executive Director January 2009 – Present

• Manage membership accounts and maintain good rapport with the association’s membership

• Create and maintain communications materials in order to promote the association and recruit new members

• Conduct research and provide current news updates to board members and general membership

• Represent CPWEA at national, state, regional and local conferences and meetings in order to stay up–to-date on

current events and make industry contacts

• Plan, coordinate and execute symposiums, networking events, trade shows, and other various events

• Present association information to clubs and organizations

Texas Tech University, Department of Agricultural Education and Communications

Graduate Assistant August 2007 – December 2008

• Served as research assistant on the Texas Tech Sorghum Research Initiative. Duties included: developing content for

and maintaining TTSRI Web site, coordinating Web site usability testing and researching sorghum topics

• Served as teaching assistant for Agricultural Communications classes including Digital Communications in

Agriculture, Web design in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and Development of Agricultural

Publications, Introduction to Agricultural Communications

• Represented the university at student recruitment events

• Presented Web site usability research at national conferences

Texas Tech University, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

Communications and Marketing Department

Communications Intern May 2006 - October 2006

• Covered student events within the college and prepared stories to be posted on the college’s Web site

• Wrote student and faculty profiles to be featured on the college’s Web site

• Took an active role in maintaining the upkeep of the college’s Web site by creating a list of frequently asked

questions with answers for students and updating current events

• Worked with supervisor on photography projects for a database of shots used for brochures, pamphlets and the

college Web site

SKILLS

• Adobe Design Premium CS4, Microsoft Office 2007, QuickBooks 2009

EDUCATION

M.S. in Agricultural Communications December 2008

B.S. in Agricultural Communications

Public Relations Option

Honors: Summa Cum Laude May 2007

References available upon request