Membership Coordinator

Posted on: 2006-10-23

Alison E. Wright 10 Cloister Court Lackawanna, NY 14219 (716) 713 - 5128 [email protected] EDUCATION Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA 2002-2006 B.A. in English, June 2006 GPA: 3.38/4.00 • Honors/Awards: Service Opportunities Stipend ($3,000); First Year Academic Distinction • Activities: Wellesley Shakespeare Society; Chaucer Society; SF/F Club; Dorm Crew Coach • Coursework Includes: Shakespeare: Elizabethan and Jacobean; Chaucer; Milton; Faulkner; Social Construction of Gender; American Films of the 1970s; Computer Science; Methods & Problems in Environmental Science Lancaster University, Lancaster, England Spring 2005 • Coursework Includes: Modernism; American Literature, Women Writers of Britain & America, British Romanticism Nichols School, Buffalo, NY 1998-2002 • Honors/Awards: Cum Laude; Faculty Award; Theater Award; Community Service Awards (2); Art History Award • Activities: Yearbook Editor-in-Chief; Community Service Head; Political and Environmental Magazine Writer; Drama Club; Varsity Crew and Field Hockey WORK EXPERIENCE Shakespeare in Delaware Park, Membership Coordinator, Buffalo, NY Summers, 2004-2006 • Managed Corporate Sponsor Events • Earned record-breaking summer membership dollars Media Play Book Department, Employee, Buffalo, NY Summer, 2005 • Exhibited excellent communication and sales skills • Consistently met and exceeded sales goals Childcare Provider, Wellesley, MA 2003-2006 • Received numerous referrals and repeated business Johnny Rockets Restaurant, Server, Buffalo, NY Summers,2002-2005 • Represented restaurant as server for corporate management evaluation • Earned highest level of praise from regional management on sales and customer service skills • Coordinated the completion and prioritization of simultaneous tasks LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE Wellesley College Shakespeare Society, Vice President & Technical Director, Wellesley, MA 2004 • Organized committees and events for the Society • Oversaw all aspects of technical direction and student led technical crews • Performed in production Wellesley College Alcohol Education Initiative, Committee Member, Wellesley, MA 2006 • Communicated alcohol abuse awareness to student population • Significantly reduced number of alcohol related incidents at major semesterly event SKILLS Language: Latin Computer: Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Windows and Mac OSX; Basic HTML Keyword Competencies: Interpersonal Skills; Event Planning; Copywriting/Editing Skills; Creative Problem Solving