Social Media Office Assistant

Sukainah Abid

***********@**********.*** / 540-***-****

Education

Agnes Scott College Decatur, GA

Bachelor of Arts intended in English Literatur Expected Graduation May 2023

GPA: 3.8

Recipient of the Elizabeth Kiss Trailblazer Scholarship Recipient of the McDonald’s Scholarship

Recipient of the Aramark Scholarship

Global Journeys, Agnes Scott College

GBL 102: Bulgaria: “Transitions” (intercultural course with one-week immersive travel)

● Focuses on transitioning from occupation to independence and the confrontation of corruption in the government

Eastern Mennonite High School Harrisonburg, VA

Honors: National Honors Society, English Honors Scholar Award, May 2019 Spanish Honors Scholars Award

Leadership and Academic Projects

Interdisciplinary Leadership Course, Agnes Scott College Decatur, GA LDR 101: Gender and Music August-December 2019

● Wrote a six-page research paper focusing on the influence of women in the punk-rock movement of the 1970s and 1980s. This paper particularly looked at the exclusion of women from receiving music honors such as awards and hall of fame inductions. Work Experience:

The Harrisonburg Citizen(Local Newspaper) Harrisonburg, VA Intern May 2020-August 2020

● Coverage of local and state-wide events

● Primarily focused on covering COVID-19, local protests on racial injustice, and environmental events in the Shenandoah Valley

● Learned to work around uncertain deadlines

● Learned to write quickly and efficiently to produce stories in a timely manner

● Link to website profile: https://hburgcitizen.com/author/sukainah-abid-kons/ Agnes Scott College Department of Development Decatur, GA Office assistant (work-study position) August 2019-present

● Assist with various office tasks, mostly associated with fundraising for the college.

● Prepare fundraising materials for mailing and calling sessions throughout the semester.

● Run errands across various departments, often involve handling confidential information about student or alumnae accounts.

Starbucks Coffee Company Harrisonburg, VA & Decatur, GA Supervisor, Barista, and Cashier April 2018-present

● Work behind the bar making drinks and food orders for sometimes 6+ hours at a time

● Running shifts; this includes distributing breaks, pulling food, facilitating orders, and a variety of other rasks

● Take orders and run the register both in the front of the store and the drive-thru for similar time lengths

● Occasionally help with running shifts and determining the placement of the staff

● Help with solving disputes or issues between customers and employees Chick-fil-A Harrisonburg, VA

Cashier July 2016-April 2018

● Ran the register and took orders at the front of the store and in the drive-thru

● Helped with stocking and general maintenance and cleaning of the store Campus and Community

The Collins Center & Child Advocacy Center Harrisonburg, VA Organized Annual Fundraiser April 2017-April 2019

● Organized a yearly bake sale fundraiser at my high school in order to raise money to donate to the Collins Center, the local sexual assault crisis center. Organized, promoted, and ran bake sale for 1-2 weeks each year.

Music Department at Thomas Harrison Middle School Harrisonburg, VA Volunteer Assistant Music Teacher August 2017-May 2019

● Helped run the weekly after-school music class for strings, helped with organizing music, tuning, and keeping the class on track

● Also gave individual lessons to the students who were cellists The Windsock (school newspaper) Harrisonburg, VA

Writer and Head Editor August 2016-May 2019

● Wrote several articles for each edition, there were 1-2 per month, mostly focused on current events-- both local and international

● Was head writer and editor during 2018 and 2019, significantly increased article load during this time

● Organized printing and distribution of each edition from 2018-2019 Skills

● Social Media Savvy- very skilled in promoting organizations/events through social media

● Poster Design- skilled in designing posters to promote events

● Fundraising- skilled in organizing and working fundraising events, from large-scale social events to mailings and callings

● Writing- proficient in writing about current events from a wide variety of subject areas, as well as writing articles in a timely manner

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