
PR, Marketing/Sales/Advertising; Student, Golden Gate University
San Francisco Bay Area

PR, Marketing/Sales/Advertising; Student, Golden Gate University
San Francisco Bay Area
Bachelor of Arts, Management program; Completed undergraduate certificate in Integrated Marketing Communications . Current GPA is 3.80.
RELEVANT COURSEWORK & ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Public Relations
Analyzed a variety of media releases in order to determine best outlet for specific reasons; active discussion of all types of media, including trade publications, radio, television, alternative newspapers, mainstream newspapers, community (local) papers; evaluated the different publics, together with government relations, employee relations, addressed in scores of press releases; prepared final paper on one specific company's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges from a PR perspective in tandem with the current advertising campaign, etc.
Sales/Marketing
*Created sales presentations; discussion regarding the development and application of marketing and sales principles in business-to-business setting; learn skills necessary to analyze business buying behavior, industrial product planning, channel decisions, promotional applications and pricing practice in business-to-business context;
*Closed sales in retail women's clothing store
*Notable mention for sales first month employed
*Exceeded and met sales goals
Customer Relations
*Built and maintained in-depth and professional client relationships by contacting and meeting with clients for initial meeting and ongoing meetings throughout case
*Educated clients in person with product information
*Established strong relationship with managers by building trust and demonstrating proficiency in administration
Organization/Administration
*Maintain database on legal office software in order to track clientele and other data
*Utilize linked data for purposes of case and calendar management.
*Manage office regarding case management, work flow, and all appointments for owner
*Trained and delegated work to staff in all office procedures
Proficient in numerous software applications, including word-processing, accounting, and legal form pgrams, a partial list of which includes the following: Windows 2000, XP, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Apple OS 9.2, Apple OS 10.2.8, WordPerfect 9, MS Outlook, Quicken, QuickBooks, Martin Dean, Legal Solutions, Lacerte, Summation, HotDocs 5, ProLaw, TimeSlips, Interbill, Abacus, ACT!
(Legal Services industry)
2003 — Present (6 years)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Retail industry)
2005 — 2005 (less than a year)
Closed sales in retail women's clothing store
Notable mention for sales first month employed
Exceeded or met sales goals
(Legal Services industry)
1997 — 2002 (5 years)
Manage office for sole practitioner in various aspects, train staff in legal secretarial procedures, delegate work to legal staff, perform legal secretarial duties for sole practitioner, propose first draft letters, discovery pleadings and litigation documents, judicial council forms, word processing, transcription, responsible for processing and routing of all incoming and outgoing correspondence and legal documents, calendar all items (appearances, events and tasks), create and maintain case records in database, answer telephones, greet clients, notarize documents, trial preparation, provide litigation support, utilize active literacy in legal terminology, procedures and practices. Areas of law consisted of plaintiff personal injury, estate planning, contract law, and criminal defense.
B.A. Management , Integrated Marketing Communications Certificate , 2010 (expected)
Current GPA 3.80
Advertising 2007 — 2007
public relations, advertising sales, social media, freelance work, internships, online publishing, networking events, volunteer events.
GGU Chapter, SFAMA Volunteer, Member, 2007
SFBIG Member, 2007
Arthur & Margaret Kanzee Memorial Endowed Scholarship