Elizabeth Mercado

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Shelton, CT ****4

203-***-****

adviyb@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethcarolinemercado/ Education

Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT May 2022 Bachelor of Arts, English (Professional Writing Concentration) 4.0/ 4.0 GPA Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society member, Omicron Chi Chapter Omicron Delta Kappa member, Southern Connecticut State University Circle Housatonic Community College, Bridgeport, CT December 2019 Associate of Arts, English Studies, 3.89/4.0 GPA

Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society Member, Chi Rho Chapter Work Experience

English Tutor/ Dorm Parent

The Academy at The Golf Performance Center, Ridgefield, CT August 2022-Present

● Work collaboratively with other faculty to oversee the lives of 15 boarders in grades 9-12 in co-ed residential program

● Build relationships with each student through a variety of activities including field trips and community service

● Provide safe, secure, structured dormitory experience for student-athletes

● Serve as classroom mentor and tutor, working with students on a variety of English assignments spanning grades 9-12

● Led study halls four times a week for students needing extra support in their classes

● Trained in REACH boarding management system

Substitute Teacher

Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, CT December 2021-January 2022, May- June 2022

● Assisted teachers/paraprofessionals in classrooms

● Followed lesson plans

● Worked one-on-one with students to develop classroom management skills Social Media Manager Intern

Greater New Haven Green Fund, New Haven, CT Summer 2021

● Reviewed and edited narratives written by previous intern

● Created narratives based on past grant reports to publish on website

● Built and updated “Grant Spotlights” webpages

● Wrote posts/ stories for Instagram account

● Interviewed New Haven board of education members Spring 2022

● Wrote, edited, and presented a whitepaper investigating importance of environmental education in classrooms Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT

● Crescent Magazine Editor-in-Chief Spring 2021- Spring 2022

■ Managed staff writers/ contributors

■ Pitched, assigned, and wrote articles for each edition of magazine

■ Collaborated with photographers to ensure quality photos for each story

■ Worked with academic advisor to plan spread/page flow of magazine

■ Held biweekly meetings to track article progress

Managing Editor Fall 2020

■ Collaborated with layout editors and photo editor in designing and producing pages

■ Coordinated planning of copy editing

■ Assigned deadlines for all articles

■ Copy edited assigned articles

Skills

● CRLA Level 2 certified tutor

● In-depth knowledge of social media marketing platforms: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn

● Proficient in Microsoft Teams software & Microsoft Suite

● Experience using Linktree, Weebly, WordPress

● Familiar with AP style

● Classroom management

● Copy editing

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