Allison Burke Resume

Allison M. Burke

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Proficient in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, CS3 Design, and Dreamweaver.

Education

Miami University, Oxford, OH

Bachelor of Arts, Strategic Communication

Graduated May 2009

Summer Abroad Luxembourg: Miami University Summer 2008

Traveled through Europe incorporating intercultural communication studies in foreign field studies.

Experience

Chamber of Commerce, Springfield MA Summer 2009

• Collected and analyzed property and tax information in various Western MA towns.

Business Shadowing Tour, Boston MA Summer 2008

• Hill/ Holliday: Explored various aspects of advertising for Liberty Mutual Insurance.

• Aigner/Prensky Marketing Agency and Monster.com: Developed professional marketing experience in both marketing departments through working with various clients

• Jefferies & Co. and Wedbush Trading Desks: Spent time gaining knowledge on stock trading and finance.

• Comcastsports.net: attended news rooms which helped show the different aspects of national news casts, its intricacies, and processes.

Server, Tonic Sushi Bar, Oxford OH 2007-2008

Nantucket Athenaeum, Nantucket MA Summer 2007

• Intern: Assisted in the planning, development and dissemination of information about the Nantucket Library’s major annual fundraisers - Circus Flora and Opening Night Gala

Sales Associate, J. McLaughlin Clothing, Nantucket MA Summer 2007

Server, Straight Wharf Restaurant, Nantucket MA Summer 2007

Teaching Assistant, World is Our Classroom, Holyoke MA Winter 2006

• Worked with fifth-grade students to deliver a community education program focused in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math.

Extra Curricular Activites

Oxford Martial Arts & Fitness Winter/ Spring 2009

• Developed a PR campaign to increase customer base and expand business.

Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority, Oxford OH 2006-2009

• Reference Chair: Work with fellow sorority sisters to facilitate recruitment events, maintain alumni relations, and used electronic data base to import new member information.

• Philanthropy Chair: Organized fund raisers for Court Appointed Special Advocates.

Bicentennial Ball Event Planning Committee, Oxford OH 2008- 2009

• Planning the largest event of the 2008-2009 academic year by orchestrating the different aspects of the event planning process. Responsibilities include choosing menu options, decorations, entertainment, photography, and alumni relations.

Member, Public Relations Society of America, Oxford OH 2006-2009

Volunteer, Adopt- a School Program, Oxford OH 2007

• Helped to increase reading ability and classroom involvement in second grade children.

References Available upon request

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