Enthusiastic, Motivated College Grad
Resume:
Brittany
Piper
East Peoria, IL 61611
309-***-**** cell
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PROFILE
-Created a new organization system for client files and
information at State Farm Insurance
-Instituted the Civic Engagement Center at National-Louis
University
-Coordinated 30+ nonprofit organizations for a citywide
volunteer fair at National-Louis University
-Organized civic engagement symposium for faculty at
National-Louis University and other universities
-Positively affected the city’s water billing procedures at
East Peoria Public Works
EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL 2004-2008
-Bachelor of Arts in Sociology & Anthropology
-Minor in Linguistics
EXPERIENCE
Vista Associate, Corporation for National and Community Service,
Americorps*VISTA Program
Chicago, IL 2008-2009
-Assigned to work at National-Louis University in Chicago, IL as Civic Engagement Coordinator
-Contributed to the planning, research and development of a new Master of Sciences program in Organizational and Community Change
-Coordinated service trip to New Orleans, LA in Summer 2009
-Developed training manual for new student employees
-Trained Summer Americorps*VISTA Associate
-Managed the Faculty Development Grant budget for the Service-Learning Team
-Conduct meetings with faculty and staff to implement service-learning projects in courses
-Served as committee liaison for students, faculty and external constituents
-Designer/web content writer for the new Civic Engagement Center website
-Editor/writer for the student newspaper, The National
-Fostered relationships between the university and organizations in the community
-Hosted program about sexual violence awareness and prevention
-Responsible for promoting and marketing events to students at National-Louis University and the public
Transcriptionist, Kartemquin Films
Chicago, IL 6/2007-8/2007
-Transcribed audiovisual materials of film footage for directors’ use
-Served on two film projects: At the Death House Door and Prisoner of Her Past
-Completed task independently off-site
-Perfected data entry skills
-Ensured weekly deadlines were met in a timely manner
Office Representative, State Farm Insurance
Peoria Heights, IL 6/2006-8/2006
-Updated and maintained the filing system in the office
-Managed client accounts
-Responsible for making daily deposits
-Maintained client relationships
-Answered phones and scheduled appointments for the agent
Office Assistant, East Peoria Public Works
East Peoria, IL 6/2005-8/2005
-Updated and maintained the filing system in the office
-Dispatched incident reports to city personnel
-Market analysis of water billing procedures
-Wrote a proposal for the city council, which was accepted
ACTIVITIES
-Writing Tutor for a student at National-Louis University 2009
-Social Justice & Community Change Coordinator, Project E.A.T (Educate and Teach) 2009-present
-Commencement Speaker Committee Member, National-Louis University 2009
-Finance Board, Illinois Street Residence Hall 2005-2006
-Programming Board, Illinois Street Residence Hall 2005-2006
-Habitat for Humanity 2004-2006
SKILLS
-Adobe Photoshop & InDesign, CommonSpot Web Design, Grant Writing, Mac-OS, Microsoft Office including Access, Outlook & PowerPoint, Multi-line Phones, PASW/SPSS (Predictive Analytics SoftWare)
-Online marketing experience with digg, Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube
REFERENCES
Andrew Cusick
Associate Director, Career Services
National-Louis University – North Shore
5202 Old Orchard Rd.
Skokie, IL 60077
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Kathy Engelken
Executive Director
Illinois Campus Compact
DePaul University
25 E. Jackson Blvd.
Lewis Center, Suite 1400
Chicago, IL 60604
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Tom Gramkow
Agent, State Farm Insurance
4713 N. Prospect Rd.
Peoria Heights, IL 61616-6439
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Virginia Jagla
Assistant Professor, College of Education
National-Louis University – Wheeling
1000 Capitol Drive
Wheeling, IL 60090
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James Opon
Director, Career Services
National-Louis University – Chicago
122 S. Michigan Ave. Suite 2015
Chicago, IL 60603
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Karen Roth
Assistant Professor, College of Education
National-Louis University – North Shore
5202 Old Orchard Rd.
Skokie, IL 60077
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