Experience

Antioch University; Seattle, WA January 2022-present

Full Time Student

nTransitioned out of full time work to pursue masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with goal of becoming a private practice therapist who specializes in disordered eating, body liberation, and multicultural counseling

nReceived ‘Intermediate Competency’ in all classes, including skills classes, multicultural perspectives, and psychopathology; preparing for practicum in Winter 2024

nExpected graduation June 2025

Charbon Salon; Seattle, WA November 2022-present

Part Time Front Desk

nResponsible for all client-facing interactions including checking in, scheduling, answering calls, consulting on services needs, and sales of salon items

nMerchandise new product and track high selling items for re-ordering

nProficient in Phorest for scheduling complex appointments, managing and importing inventory, and managing past service records and notes

The Emily Program; Seattle, WA September 2020-November 2022

Professional Relations Specialist

nResponsible for outreach and community engagement in Western Washington; drove census to 28%+ to yearly plan; surpassed monthly targets for referrals; strategized growth areas

nCoordinated educational events live and virtually at both regional and national levels; supported external providers in education about eating disorders and sharing screening tools for diagnosing

nMaintained brand awareness through meetings, presentations to large groups, community engagement, networking events, and conferences

Nordstrom; Seattle, WA September 2018-June 2020

Allocator; Off Price Women’s Apparel

nResponsible for developing allocation strategy by month in partnership with buying teams and proactively looked for opportunities to improve processes to support efficient and accurate allocations for Dresses ($80M+) and Collections ($100M+), resulting in beating sales plan +10% and 20% respectively

nActively monitored and anticipated inventory needs for 243 Nordstrom Rack US stores and 7 CA stores by running weekly reporting to understand sales trend at the store level and reacts accordingly to ensure we have the right assortment and allocation of products. Furthermore, sharing this data and insight to allow buying teams to execute data driven merchandising

nWinner of company recognized awards: Q3 2019 Buy Team of the Quarter, Fashion Authority, Leveraging Inventory, 2019 ‘Here to Win’ Award to recognize buying team of the year.

Kroger; Portland, OR September 2017-September 2018

Assistant Planner; Housewares

nResponsible for reconciling financial open to buy, reporting and analysis of $450M category to multiple buying teams and provided insights and recommendations for opportunities and risks

nPartnered with Replenishment Buyer to build a strategy to ensure balanced inventory levels during key seasonal timeframes. Responsible for allocations of promotional buys to 2,800 Kroger doors and 140 Fred Meyer doors to ensure the right assortment is at the right place at the right time

nStrategized with seasonal events team to focus on key promotional timeframes, inventory management, and risk management planning

Kroger; Portland, OR April 2015-September 2017

Assistant Buyer; Cell Accessories, Cell Phones

nIndependently managed $20M+ Cell Accessories business including building out strategic assorting, buying, tracking sales, identifying growth opportunities resulting in business +9% growth to plan

nAssorted and merchandised 100+ planograms for category in 2800 Kroger doors and 140 Fred Meyer doors.

nBuilt and maintained relationships with 20+ vendors including Belkin, Otterbox, and Speck. Successfully negotiated vendor funding for temporary markdowns, promotional advertising, and placement fees to improve profitability and sales growth

Other Experience

Proficient in JDA, Microsoft Suites, Outlook, Enterprise Planning, SalesForce, Outreach.io, Groove

The Jonas Group; New York, NY; Administrative Assistant September 2014-March 2015

Place Showroom; Los Angeles, CA; Showroom Intern June 2013-September 2013

Education

Antioch University Current – Graduation June 2025

Masters of Arts - Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Oregon State University Graduated June 2014

Bachelor of Science-Apparel Design

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