Self-directed nonprofit development and operations professional
Resume:
Megan Cook
Austin, Texas 78704
adltav@r.postjobfree.com
NORTHWEST CENTER AT AMAZON, Seattle, WA
Senior Spheres/Understory Ambassador, Oct 2018 – July 2020
·Facilitate the opening and closing of the Spheres, provided ethnocultural context and information on cloud forest conservation to visitors and Amazon staff.
·Daily presentations, workshops, and maintenance for various specimen of high altitude tropical plants, primarily found between 7,00o and 10,000 feet in the natural world.
·Execute operational assignments during scheduled shifts while actively touring visitors and answering questions about our facility’s collection.
·Acquire and maintain relevant knowledge of the plant life in the Spheres highlighting unique plants in the space.
·Assist at the front desk during special events, high-traffic periods, or on an as-needed basis. Utilize organization-specific computer programs to check-in guests and confirm validity prior to entering the Spheres.
MUSEUM OF POP CULTURE, Seattle, WA
Visitor Services Representative, April 2017 – Jul 2017
·Monitoring museum admission and daily curatorial operations.
·Quick mastery of museum technologies and machinery, including sales and membership software.
·Demonstrated knowledge of many tenets of American popular culture, and a demonstrated ability to engage guests with new information about their favorite subjects.
·Proven skills to work efficiently and independently in a high-volume, immersive, family-oriented environment.
·Utilizing interpersonal skills to give visitors the best possible experience.
·Ensured ability to quickly learn exhibition information, exhibition location.
·Proven ability in museum event organization and execution, including assisting operations on fashion shows, high school proms, and corporate receptions.
·A determination to research beyond the content of displays, to deliver and compile extensive details and knowledge of museum exhibitions, exhibition contents, and artifact context and history.
·Exhibiting great personal responsibility in providing the visitor the most educational, artistic, and enriching experience possible.
BIG DIPPER WAX WORKS, Seattle, WA
Production, Oct 2015 – Jul 2016
·Monitoring production and restocking as necessary to maintain supply inventory for products including aromatherapy, molded candles, tapers, pillars, and birthday candles.
·Proven strengths in quickly learning new processes, technologies and machinery, as evidenced by recent transition from nonprofit and retail work to the production of 100% beeswax, environmentally sustainable candles and body-care products.
·Ensured ability to maintain cleanliness and organization of a facility and production floor which filters and processes 75% of the natural beeswax in North America.
·Proven ability to work with large quantities of solid and melted beeswax, including adjusting and maintaining temperatures for production vats.
·Prepare daily production goods, including counting and setting up candle containers for wax pouring, transferring large quantities of melted wax, calculating ratios of essential oils for candle production.
BEECHER'S HANDMADE CHEESE, Seattle, WA
Cheesemonger, Oct 2013 – Aug 2014
·Monitor and order supplies or food items and restock as necessary to maintain inventory.
·Communicate with customers about vendors, types of cheese, appropriate pairings and nutritional information.
·Perform personnel activities such as training new FOH employees.
·Comfortable in a customer service oriented environment
·Communicate with customers regarding orders, comments, and complaints.
·Accept payment from customers, and make change as necessary.
·Prepare daily food items, and cook simple foods and beverages, such as sandwiches, salads, soups, pizza, or coffee using proper safety precautions and sanitary measures.
EDUCATION
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
B.A. in Women's Studies, minors in Sociology and Psychology, Jul 2015
·Served as a board member on the Coalition for Women Students at WSU, organizing for and lobbying the institution with policy change on the behalf of students and faculty who identify as women.
·Volunteered with the Women's Resource Center pertaining to Women's Transit, a no-questions asked transportation service for women who need a safe ride home and/or who are under the influence of alcohol or other drugs.
·Instructor for Green Dot, a sexual assault bystander intervention program offered to incoming freshmen and the campus Greek community.
·Assisted on WSU Student Entertainment Board in selecting and acquiring musical acts for university events, concerts and local festivals.
·Assisted in organizing KZUU FM’s Kazzufest, an alternative music festival for Washington State University students in Pullman, WA. Tasks included recruiting and scheduling acts, assisting in operations.
·Performed with on-campus acapella and choral groups and acts such as Crimson Revue, Vocal Jazz, and Chamber Choirs.
Bishop Blanchet High School, Seattle, WA
High School Diploma, May 2009
·Served on the Executive Board for the BBHS St. Vincent de Paul Society, organizing volunteer work with the homeless population at St. Martin de Porres Shelter and the University District's Teen Feed.
·Arts & Entertainment editor of the Miter, a student run publication.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
·May 2011-June 2018- Experience in Women's Advocacy work with Catholic Community Services of Western Washington, at Noel House Programs (Bakhita Gardens). Assisted in facility operations at the information desk, including meal preparation and helping to distribute hygiene, sanitary and shower supplies.
·Summer 2018 - Experience as a freelance writer for non-profit BADASS (Battling Against Demeaning & Abusive Selfie Sharing), seeking justice for survivors of non-consensual image abuse. Basic tasks include assisting in establishing the organization’s website, encouraging the evolution of community and fellowship among other survivors, curating an online space for women to reclaim experiences of trauma (submissions in various mediums including visual art, music, photography, and written word). Responsible for the regular compilation and maintenance of web-based fanzine “bad.” with said submissions.
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