Lauren
Nickell
St
NW,
Apt
Washington,
DC
20009
aca9of@r.postjobfree.com
0701
EDUCATION
Messiah
College,
School
of
Science,
Engineering
and
Health,
Mechanicsburg,
PA
May
2013
Bachelor
of
Science
in
Environmental
Science,
Graduation
with
Honors
Honors
and
Awards:
Presenter,
10th
Annual
School
of
Science,
Engineering
and
Health
Symposium;
Honors,
Sigma
Zeta
National
Science
and
Mathematics
Honors
Society,
Beta
Lambda
Chapter
EXPERIENCE
MedRed
LLC:
Executive
Assistant,
Washington,
DC
July
2013-
Nov.
2013
• Provided
administrative
and
logistical
support
for
the
CEO
• Scheduled
internal
meetings
between
national
and
international
representatives
and
company
partners
• Managed
staff
travel
and
daily
scheduling
Messiah
College,
Department
of
Sustainably:
Research
Fellow,
Mechanicsburg,
PA
Jan.
2012-
May
2013
• Reviewed
literature
on
the
outcomes
of
Energy
Star
products
and
guidelines
• Analyzed
EPA
data
regarding
sourcing
of
Energy
Star
products
and
their
impact
on
the
environment
• Explored
future
options
for
further
reducing
emissions
through
home
products
Messiah
College,
Agape
Center:
Outreach
Coordinator,
Mechanicsburg,
PA
Aug.
2010-
May
2012
• Worked
with
a
team
of
nine
coordinators
to
organize
a
budget
of
over
$20,000,
fund
student
service
programs,
and
coordinate
campus
events
related
to
volunteering
and
community
organizations
• Managed
four
team
leaders
and
four
community
partners
for
weekly
service
• Developed
educational
materials
for
student
volunteers
and
presented
trainings
to
over
fifty
volunteers
• Organized
two
conferences
with
influential
keynote
speakers
that
were
attended
by
over
one
hundred
students,
community
members
and
faculty
Association
of
Development
through
Education:
Sustainability
Intern,
Vara
Blanca,
Costa
Rica
May-
Aug.
2011
• Partnered
with
the
University
of
Costa
Rica
to
research
rural
farming
sustainability
practices
and
techniques
in
the
mountains
of
Costa
Rica
• Initiated
three
different
projects
to
improve
sustainability
that
focused
on
natural
resource
management
and
clean
water
• Developed
a
proposal
for
the
University
of
Costa
Rica
that
planned
the
long
term
future
for
rural
farming
communities
in
the
province
of
Alajuela,
Costa
Rica
• Developed
and
maintained
relationships
with
sponsors
for
products
improving
sustainable
measures
Grohe
America,
Inc.:
Project
Management
Assistant,
Bloomingdale,
IL
May-
Aug.
2010
• Scheduled
meetings
with
prospective
clients
for
fifteen
representatives
• Prepared
project
materials
for
the
Project
Manager
and
support
for
the
management
team
• Updated
company
representatives
with
new
information
and
proposal
presentations
SKILLS
AND
EXPERTISE
Computer
Skills:
Microsoft
Office
Suite,
Visual
Basic
.NET,
JavaScript,
C++,
Arc
View
Geographical
Informational
Systems,
STATA,
EndNote,
RefWorks
Professional
Expertise:
Strong
organizational
and
communication
skills,
experience
in
technical
and
grant
writing,
supervisory
experience,
group
facilitation
experience,
knowledge
of
qualitative
and
quantitative
research
principles,
strong
public
speaking
skills
and
experience,
excellent
time
management,
ability
to
meet
deadlines
PUBLICATIONS
AND
PRESENTATIONS
Publications:
Foster,
D.,
Nickell,
L.
(2013).
Energy
Policy
and
Economics
in
Pennsylvania.
Published
by
Messiah
College
Press.
Presentations:
Presenter
at
the
10th
Annual
School
of
Science,
Engineering
and
Health
Symposium
(2013)