Alexandria Ragsdale

Current

• Volunteer Management Intern at Crisis Intervention of Houston
• Student Recruiter at University of Houston

Past

• Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow at University of Houston Office of Undergraduate Research
• SAT Prep Teacher at The Princeton Review

Education

• University of Houston

Connections

12 connections

Industry

Human Resources

Websites

• Houstonist

Alexandria Ragsdale’s Summary

Current college student with a wide variety of work experience in human resources, non-profit management, marketing and communications and teaching and tutoring. Sharp technical skills and volunteer experience in crisis counseling and ESL tutoring. Interested in obtaining an MBA in human resources or supply chain management.

Alexandria Ragsdale’s Experience

• Volunteer Management Intern

  Crisis Intervention of Houston

  (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  June 2009 — Present (2 months)

  Screen volunteer applicants through interviews and reference checks, solicit donations from local businesses to use as incentives and rewards for adult and teen volunteers, plan social events for volunteers, manage files and schedules for teen volunteers, answer phone calls on the Crisis Hotline.

• Student Recruiter

  University of Houston

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  September 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)

  Manage a structured recruitment plan through a prospective student database, interact with prospective students and parents through phone calls, mail, email and individual visits, plan and prepare for internal recruiting events, represent the college at external recruiting events

• Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow

  University of Houston Office of Undergraduate Research

  (Research industry)

  June 2008 — August 2008 (3 months)

  Participate in the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship with UH visiting professor and public artist Dr. Carroll Parrott Blue, work with Dr. Blue and her nonprofit organization The Dawn Project to build a website for Houston History magazine, explore community revitalization through digital media in Houston’s Third Ward, research copyright information for a METRO public art project, attend meetings and presentations relevant to this work

• SAT Prep Teacher

  The Princeton Review

  (Public Company; TPR; Education Management industry)

  January 2007 — December 2007 (1 year)

  Improve students' SAT scores by an average of 200 points, grade essays, proctor tests, represent the company at marketing events.

Alexandria Ragsdale’s Education

• University of Houston

  B.S. , Political Science , 2006 — 2010 (expected)

  Minors in Sociology and Spanish

  Activities and Societies:

  National Merit Organization (Secretary, 2008-2010)
  Young Democrats
  Best Buddies
  Students for Rick Noriega (Houston Regional Leader 2007-2008)

Additional Information

Alexandria Ragsdale’s Websites:

• Houstonist

Alexandria Ragsdale’s Interests:

Houston, social justice, human resources, blogs, networking, productivity, traveling, languages, baking

Alexandria Ragsdale’s Groups:

Crisis Intervention of Houston, Literacy Advance of Houston

Alexandria Ragsdale’s Honors:

National Merit Finalist, 2006
University of Houston National Merit Scholarship, 2006-2010
University of Houston Foundation Excellence Scholarship 2008-2010
University of Houston CLASS & Honors Dean's Lists 2006/2007/2008/2009

Alexandria Ragsdale’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch