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Alexandra L. Rosenberg

*** **** **** ****** *** * | New York City, NY 10024 |631-***-****| **************@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Resourceful self-starter with strong creative and organizational skills seeks an event planning or programming position for a dynamic non-profit or company

EXPERIENCE

Program Coordinator– Temple Israel of the City of New York 09/2010 – Present

o Successfully organized and ran multi-generational programs:

• Boosted congregational morale with 140th Anniversary Celebration- an eighteen-month long project to commemorate the American Jewish Experience

• Increased membership by creating successful city-wide programs including Ellis Island, Lower East Side, and Harlem

• Doubled attendance for annual carnival two years running (600 attendees)

• Developed innovative programs for new membership including concerts and scholars-in-residence events

• Generated community interest by organizing tours for schools and organizations to view a special exhibit, “From Haven to Home” which depicted 350 of Jewish History

• Organized extensive travel itinerary for congregational trips

• Efficiently scheduled all life cycle events (all ceremony and celebrations) including room rentals and catering arrangements

Intern – Disability Services for Students 2009 – 2010

o Founder of P.U.M.P (Peer Undergraduate Mentor Program), Indiana University’s first peer mentor group for students with disabilities.

o Successfully coordinated new networking resource for 40 undergraduates; developed promotion and orientation materials; created monthly events; held bi-weekly office hours; managed event planning committee to execute programs

Committee Member – Indiana University Dance Marathon 2007 – 2009

2nd largest Dance Marathon in the county.

o Organized hospital tours, oversaw communication with families and staff and assisted with record-breaking fundraising efforts that raised over $1.5 million through year long fundraising

o Developed and led family-oriented programs and events for outpatients of Riley Hospital for Children (Indianapolis) in association with Indiana University Dance Marathon

HONORS

• Winner, Division Student Award, Indiana University Division of Student Affairs (2010 Recipient)

• Winner, City of Bloomington Self Advocacy Award from the Council for Community Accessibility (November 2009) for creating P.U.M.P.

• Deans List: Summer 2008, Fall 2009, Spring 2009

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Applied Health Science and Human Development and Family Studies, 2010

Indiana University; Minor: Recreation and Park Administration

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