Caterina Mercado
Objective: To secure a responsible career opportunity to fully utilize my training
and skills, while making a significant contribution to the success of the company. 2547 124th Street
Flushing, NY 11354
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EXPERIENCE
Self Employed,Flushing, NY — Children’s Book Author JANUARY 2020 - PRESENT
Wrote, illustrated, edited, and published a children’s story picture book regarding childhood anxiety for ages 4-7 in hopes that it will help children and parents understand and create a dialogue around anxieties and how to cope with them.
The Summit School, Jamaica Estates, NY — Development and Communications Assistant
AUGUST 2017 - AUGUST 2019
Successfully created and maintained relationships with outside companies and persons to secure thousands of dollars in donated goods to the school’s annual auction fundraiser. Oversaw donation database and created all packages in the bidpal auction system for said annual benefit fundraiser. Assisted in the planning of all school fundraisers and events. Planned and executed the school college fair. Create and manage mass mailings. Produce and manage disbursement of email marketing campaigns utilizing the Constant Contact email marketing platform. Manage guest lists for events. Successfully created and maintained alumni facebook page for reunion event. Produce monthly newsletter, special edition newsletters and maintain editorial calendars. Maintaining relationships with parents and acting as liaison when needed.
The Summit School, Jamaica Estates, NY — Administrative Assistant / Job Coach
OCTOBER 2013 - JUNE 2017
My duties included but were not limited to answering a multi-line phone system, directing calls to the proper person, managing calendars, assisting in the planning and execution of our school annual fundraising benefit gala which requires me to handle mass production mailing and data entry of all of the item donations as well as processing AP payments. Performing any and all traditional clerical tasks and handling correspondence between the school and organizations, parents, students, schools etc, entering all IEP's for students in our high school. I also prepare and send out correspondences between the parent’s association and the school/ students’ families using constant contact.
Wavecrest Management, Richmond Hill, NY —Tax Credit Assistant
APRIL 2013 - SEPTEMBER 2013
Various duties including but not limited to assisting management with interviewing applicants for low income housing, running credit checks, analyzing income data, verifying income data, data entry, assembling tenant files to be sent to New York Housing Development Corporation (NYCHDC) for approval, calculating income, running employment verifications and termination of employment verifications.
SKILLS
● Customer Service
● Social Media
Management
● Social Media
Marketing
● Accounts
Receivable/Payable
● Constant Contact
● Adobe InDesign
● Calendar
Management
● Digital Marketing
● Proofreading
● Publishing
● Blogging
● Project Management
● Email Marketing
● Fundraising
● Relationship
Management
EDUCATION
Robert F. Kennedy High
School,Flushing, NY—
Advanced Regents Diploma
SEPTEMBER 2004- JUNE 2007.
Culinary Academy of Long
Island,Syosset, NY—
Certificate Baking and Pastry
Arts
JANUARY 2009- AUGUST 2009
INTERNSHIPS
Queens Courier,Bayside,
NY—Editorial Intern, 2008
La Pace Restaurant,New
Hyde Park, NY—Pastry Chef,
2009