MEGHAN
M.
CARRIG
Green
Hamburg,
NY
14075
716- 783- 0473
************@*****.*** EDUCATION
Loyola
University
Maryland,
Baltimore,
MD
May
2014 Bachelor
of
Arts
in
Global
Studies,
minors
in
Political
Science
and
Philosophy
• Cumulative
GPA:
3.4;
Dean’s
List
Spring
2012- Spring
2014,
Sigma
Iota
Rho
Honors
Society
• Activities:
Loyola
Maryland
Democrats,
Campus
Ministry,
Global
Studies
Club University
College
Cork,
Cork,
Ireland
August- December
2012
• Study
Abroad
WORK
EXPERIENCE
Girls
Education
Collaborative,
Buffalo,
NY
August
2015-
February
2016 Development
and
Communications
Coordinator
• Worked
closely
with
the
Executive
Director
to
ensure
the
organization
had
an
exceptionally
strong
and
coordinated Strategic
Advancement
strategy
and
donor
relations
culture
• Completed
all
levels
of
tasks
needed
to
support
effective
organizational
advancement
in
a
nonprofit
environment
• Maintained
the
donor
and
contact
databases
and
ensured
their
quality
and
maximum
usefulness
• Managed
fundraising
events
and
worked
with
volunteers
and
Board
Chairs
to
optimize
engagement
• Collaborated
with
media,
volunteers,
donors,
and
other
supporters
to
certify
that
GEC
stories
were
presented
with high
impact
on
digital
and
social
media
platforms
• Performed
extensive
research
on
women’s
education
issues
affecting
developing
nations St.
Gabriel’s
College,
Bangkok,
Thailand
May
2014-
June
2015 Intensive
English
Teacher
• Developed
and
conducted
English
communication
classes
for
primary
level
Thai
students
• Assessed
and
assisted
students
with
the
improvement
of
oral,
reading
and
writing
English
skills Loyola
University
Maryland,
Counseling
Center,
Baltimore,
MD
January- May
2014 Administrative
Assistant
• Performed
duties
of
administrative
assistant
and
offered
general
office
support Representative
Brian
Higgins
(NY-
26th
District),
Buffalo,
NY
May-
August
2013 District
Intern
• Worked
on
various
constituent
casework
and
district- based
projects
of
importance
• Wrote
letters,
extensions
of
requests,
and
researched
legislation
for
the
Congressman
and
members
of
his legislative
staff
ACTIVITIES/
COMMUNITY
SERVICE
Spring
Break
Outreach,
Loyola
University
Maryland,
Pulaski,
VA
March
2014 Volunteer
• Participated
in
a
week
long
service
immersion
program
which
worked
to
serve
others
in
the
Pulaski
community
while gaining
insight
into
social
justice
issues
facing
the
Appalachian
region Baltimore
City
Community
College
Workwise
Program,
Baltimore,
MD
September
2013- May
2014 Volunteer
• Taught
English
to
refugee
students
from
the
Middle
East
and
Africa
weekly
• Assisted
students
in
gaining
the
skills
necessary
to
acquire
entry
level
jobs SKILLS
• Computers:
Microsoft
Office,
HTML,
Java
proficiency
• Salesforce
proficiency