HOPE M. CONNER

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EDUCATION___________________________________________________________

University of Central Florida, M.A. Candidate: Education, August 2009

Ringling College of Art and Design, B.F.A., Summa Cum Laude, 2006

MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS EXPERIENCE __________________________

Ringling College of Art and Design, Assistant to Director of Marketing and

Communications, Sarasota, FL, 2006-present

- Assist in creating and executing marketing and public relations communications

- Produced computer-designed print and electronic visual information for target

audiences

- Travel to yearly exhibitions, conferences, and presentations

- Coordinate, maintain, and execute existing and prospective media

communications lists

- Writing speech editorials

- Copywriting, editing, grant writing, and marketing research for higher education

GRANT WRITING, RESEARCH, AND EDITING EXPERIENCE______________

Lake Wales Charter Schools, Grant writer, Lake Wales, FL, 2008- 2009

Ringling College of Art and Design, Grant writer/editor, research assistant, Sarasota,

FL, 2006-present

Edge Zones Press, Grant writer/editor, Miami, FL, 2007-present

Florida Alliance for Arts Education, Writer/editor, Orlando, FL, 2008

University of Central Florida, Grant writing/graduate research assistant, Orlando, FL,

2007-2008

TEACHING EXPERIENCE_______________________________________________

Lake Wales Charter Schools, Visual art teacher, elementary and high school, Lake

Wales, FL, 2008-2009

- Implemented innovative, contemporary art visual arts programming for Title I

charter elementary school

- Taught standards-based visual arts curriculum for elementary grades k-5 and high

school grades 9-12

- Composed arts in education research, written media materials, and grant

applications

University of Central Florida, Graduate assistant, Orlando, FL, 2007-2008

RETAIL MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE___________________________________

Shafmaster Company, d/b/a Leather Loft, Inc., Store Manager, Orlando, FL, 1996-2002

- Created and maintained weekly schedules and budgets

- Implemented and ensured maintenance of company’s visual merchandising

standards in multiple locations

- Responsible for payroll, sales, and loss prevention in multiple locations

- Increased overall yearly sales, exceeding company standards and projections

- Managed others in multiple locations

- Responsible for reporting to District Sales Manager on a weekly basis

COMPUTER SKILLS____________________________________________________

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint

SELECTED HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS _____________________________

Walt Disney World, Teacherrific award, 2009

Art of Uncertainty, Santo Domingo, DR, Fellowship award, 2008

Trustee Scholar, Department of Fine Arts, Ringling College of Art and Design, 2006

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