Marketing & Outreach Worker CORA Beacon Center
Posted on: 2006-04-17
Rachel McGonigle 215-745-2088 329 Borbeck Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa 19111 [email protected] CORA Services, Inc March 2003 – September 2005 Marketing & Outreach Worker CORA Beacon Center, school based community center • Designed & executed unique fundraisers, monthly community events; daily programs • Created activities to increase financial support & community awareness • Recruited new members by organizing new clubs, seminars, and summer camps • Developed media publications (newsletters, mailings, brochures, flyers & calendars) • Mentors middle school youth in a new initiative called “Students Run Philly Style” • Managed the reception desk, customer service calls, registration paperwork • Oversaw staff, problem solves, trouble shoots with community issues • Interacted effectively with diverse groups and individuals. Site Director for CAMP CORA (season 2005) for 65 children ranging from 1st – 7th grades • Reinvented a traditional camp with new multimedia activities in a new location on short notice • Hired and supervised employees and volunteers; handled transportation , money transactions & payroll • Communicated with the families, Outreached to the community • Coordinated schedules, weekly field trips, guest speakers, incentives, and closing ceremonies • Problem solved with technology; discipline, the daily routines of a summer camp • Produced closing ceremonies for each camp session and a final camp carnival Education Management Corporation, August 2000 – February 2003 High School Recruiter for the 21 Art Institutes and the New York Restaurant School • Initiated teacher contacts with 5 New Jersey counties , 3 Pennsylvania counties & 2 Delaware counties • Traveled the regions for in-person visits & created relationships with students, parents, & counselors • Conducted career presentations with portfolios, & multimedia CD-ROMs at schools, college fairs, open houses, Attracted senior applications on a monthly goal plan • Coordinated a “teen week” workshop at the Art Institute of Philadelphia for 200 High school students; Organized transportation, sleeping arrangements, coursework & supplies, and evening social activities; demonstrated hands on by living the dorm life with the students Producers Management Television, December 1999 – August 2000 Crewing Coordinator for corporate, entertainment and sporting events for the broadcast medium. • Maintained budgets and accounting; hired and managed crews for events, coordinated travel arrangements; scheduled several events in multiple cities on a weekly basis. Freelance Experience: • Created, organized & staffed a Haunted Theater ; Spa Pamper Party; health fairs, back school nights, Spring Community Unity Day ; March Madness Basketball tournament; Double Dutch Competition; Easter egg hunt; Murder Mystery Dinner Parties, Mock Bachelorette Parties, Sunset Cruises, • Marketed and facilitated the Calendar Kid Contest raising over $7,000 in funds • Coordinated a “Alex Lemonade Stand Competition” raising over $2500 in three days • Volunteer for “2005 Hair of the Dog” Banquet and other Metrospect Events • Photographer for Sears Portrait Studios and appeared as the WPHL Channel 17’s Michigan J. Frog mascot • Originated AIPH Video & Film festivals & Resident Assistant for the Art Institute • Catering at Pen Ryn Mansion Education: Temple University, Ambler, PA Currently completing a degree in Elementary Education Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Associate Degree in Specialized Technology, March 1999 Major: Video Production Cum Laude Millersville University, Millersville PA September 1994 – 1997 Studied courses in Broadcasting and Public Relations