Administrative Assistant Professional Experience

Alyssa Marie Saunders

* ********** ***** (Conolly Hall 15T)

Brooklyn, New York 11201

******.********@**.***.***

347-***-****

SKILLS

• Exceptional Interpersonal Skills

• Experience with Organizing,

Planning, and Public Speaking

• Excellent Time Management Skills

• Pre-Planning Skills

• Works well under pressure

• Great Leadership Skills

• Facilitated Presentations from 5-100

people

• Filing experience

• Excellent social media and promotion

skills

• Ability to speak in front of 500+

people

• CPR License

• Excel and Microsoft Office

Experience

• Computer Literacy Knowledge

EDUCATION

Wadleigh Secondary School for the Performing and Visual Arts Manhattan, New York Study in Spoken Word, Film and Theater High School Graduate Long Island University Brooklyn Brooklyn, New York Higher Education Opportunity Program: Summer Intensive Summer 2015 Double Major: Creative Writing and Film Spring 2016 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE / INTERNSHIPS

URBAN WORD MENTOR (URBAN WORD NYC)

• Urban Word Digital Team: Social Media

• All aspects surrounding the planning and execution of UW workshops.

• Integrating the UW workshop model and structure into said planning and execution.

• Host a semi-final bout during the New York City Youth Poetry Slam (March/April).

• Attend and participate in Urban Word’s twice-annual mentor training.

• Build a strong cohesive team/teen culture that reflects core Urban Word values

• Actively recruit young people from residencies to Urban Word’s programs.

• Assist the administrative team in collecting all relevant data and information about participants. VICE MEDIA (TEMPORARY CREATIVE ASSISTANT FOR PROJECT)

• assist in scriptwriting

• attend creative workshops ( brainstorming sessions)

• documenting project updates

HI ARTS NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION (Hip Hop Theater Festival Intern) October

• General Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director and Administrative Associate

• Assisting with updating calendars and documents.

• Assisting with the organization and upkeep of all files.

• Assisting in planning and executing all events and/or productions.

• Availability for all performances or events.

• Completing research as needed

November 2014-Present

December 2015 - Present

Administrative Assistant

October 2014 - February 2015

16P)

NOTABLE APPEARANCES

• Adobe Youth Voices Finalist : Music Video for Poem entitled “ Poverty’ – Fall 2014

• Grand Slam Winner at the Apollo : “ Urban Word Poetry Slam’- Fall 2014

• AOL PANEL: Guest Speaker along side Mark Peikert, Rosie Perez, and Phillip Courtney- Summer 2015

• 24 Hour Plays on Broadway: Feature poet at American Airlines Theater for the 24 Hour Plays

– Fall 2015

• Nagler Scholarship Recipient – Spring 2015

• Adobe Youth Voices Live Event : Performance Poet School of Visual Arts Theater – Fall 2014

• New York Live Arts: Featured Playwright Off Broadway Production called “ Flaw(ed)Less” Fall 2014

REFERENCES

• Joshua Stevens – Media Tutor- 3 years – Contact: 908-***-****

• Mikal Amin Lee – Mentor/Former Employer – 2 years – Contact: 917-***-****

• Ariana Alias- Guidance Counselor – Guidance Counselor- Contact: 917-***-****

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