LEIGH BLACKISTON
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EDUCATION
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY May 2018 William Smith College, Bachelor of Arts in Economics Minor in Sociology
Study Abroad:
ACLAS, Quito, Ecuador, Centro Tinku, Cusco, Peru January 2017- April 2017 HONORS
Dean’s List Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017
National Field Hockey Academic Team Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016
• Recognized for having a GPA of above 3.3 during the season NCAA EXPERIENCE
Division III William Smith Varsity Field Hockey, Geneva, NY August 2014- September 2017
• Recognized as National Field Hockey All-Academic Team for having a GPA of 3.3+ for 3 seasons in a row
• Serve as a team leader, attending presentations on athletic leadership
• Organize team gatherings and coordinated events
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Business Office and Athletics Office Assistant, Geneva, NY August 2016- May 2017
• Responsible for managing financial statements and invoices for the Colleges
• Review the expense reports of various departments on campus
• Assemble and coordinate time cards for all on campus employees
• Answer in-bound phone calls, obtain caller information and connect to the correct department Merrill Lynch, Global Wealth and Investment Management Associate, Baltimore, MD May 2017- August 2017
• Used investment objective guidelines to analyze research reports and select equity and mutual fund investments within sophisticated client portfolios
• Assisted in the assembly of multi-million dollar portfolios
• Helped identify client goals and create financial plans that allow clients to see their financial outlook
• Participated in business development meetings, providing process improvement ideas for client prospecting and outreach events
• Formulated and executed marketing campaigns to further team business objectives
• Crafted client campaign letters and generated mass mailings to over 150 households The Peoples Bank, Bank Teller and Client Services Representative, Chestertown, MD May 2016- May 2017
• Promoted excellent customer service with customers through in person and over the phone interactions
• Averaged 150-200 banking transactions a day
• Consistently submitted a balanced drawer while managing as much as $40,000 a day
• Managed account opening documents and special transactions
• Worked at 4 branch locations, forming connections at each ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ports Cafe, Server, Geneva, NY September 2017- Present Great Oak Marina and Landing, Server and Hostess, Chestertown, MD June 2014- August 2016 VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
“The Core” Athletic Leadership, Participant, Geneva, NY September 2015- December 2017 America Reads, Reading Tutor, Geneva, NY January 2015- May 2018 America Counts, Math Tutor, Geneva, NY September 2015- December 2017 SKILLS
Computer: Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Publisher