RESUME

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Experience
Northwest Rankin High School (Flowood, MS) - August 2017 - Present
Speech and Debate Coach, Teacher
  • Planned and taught Dual Credit Public Speaking, oral communication, debate, and theatre courses for 9th-12th grade students
  • Developed a competitive speech and debate team and developed structures in which students take personal responsibility and maintain accountability to their team
  • Prepared students to compete in local, regional, and national forensics events
  • Maintained social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) and developed a website (NWRSpeaks.com) for the speech and debate team and theatre department


Professional Staffing Group (Jackson, MS) - March 2017 - July 2017
Contract Social Media and Marketing Coordinator
  • Reclaimed organization's social media accounts
  • Managed social media accounts and coordinated blog post release dates
  • Crafted and edited digital images for publication using CC0 stock and original images
  • Supported the team of recruiters by reviewing and editing resumes, writing concise job descriptions, and pre-screening potential candidates via email and telephone

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Jackson Academy (Jackson, MS) - August 2015 - January 2017
Director of Theatre Arts and Speech and Debate Coach
  • Planned and taught classes in theatre and speech for 7th-12th grade students
  • Organized and hosted a national qualifying speech and debate tournament which brought in over 200 entries in ten events by teams from twelve schools 
  • Managed a competitive theatre arts program and directed the school’s productions
  • Prepared students to compete in local, regional, and national forensics events
  • Maintained Facebook and Twitter accounts for the theatre arts program and the speech and debate team


Germantown High School (Madison, MS) - August 2011 - May 2015
French, Theatre, and Speech and Debate Teacher
  • Planned and taught classes in seven subjects for 9th-12th grade students
  • Created and developed the theatre program at Germantown High School (The school was new and did not have a theatre department when I began working there)
  • Selected, produced, and directed the school’s plays and musicals
  • Founded and coached the speech and debate team, which competed at local, regional, and national tournaments


French Deptartment Of Education (via TAPIF) (Aix-en-Provence, France) - October 2010 - April 2011
English Language Assistant
  • Worked with middle and high school French students and teachers at Lycée Vauvenargues and Collège Campra and honed my own French language skills
  • Led an English Language club for students in 6ième (11-12 year olds)


Marshall Academy (Holly Springs, MS) - August 2009 - May 2010 
Theatre, French, and Elementary Music Teacher     
  • Planned and taught classes in different subjects for students ages 4-18
  • Sponsored and directed elementary programs and high school productions


The Daily Mississippian (University, MS) - August 2007 – December 2007
Advertising Assistant                                                                                                                                                  
  • Developed advertisements for Oxford-area organizations to be printed in the Daily Mississippian
  • Coordinated with advertising sales staff to provide high quality projects for each client
 
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Ole Miss Theatre Department (University, MS) - August 2005 – December 2006
Costume Shop Worker
  • Completed tasks and achieved proficiency in costume construction skills, including patterning, stitching, cutting, dyeing
  • Supported student and faculty costume designers by realizing their work through renting, buying, or pulling and modifying costume pieces as appropriate to a wide range of productions

Education
Purdue University Online - ​West Lafayette, IN
Master of Science in Communication - December 2016
GPA: 4.0
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The University of Mississippi - Oxford, MS
Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts and French (Summa Cum Laude) - May 2009
GPA: 3.94
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Academic Recognition
  • ​Phi Beta Kappa
  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • Phi Delta Pi
  • Alpha Psi Omega

Interests
The Arts
Theatre Costuming / Cosplay
Drawing & Painting
Photography
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Communication
Public Speaking
Debate
Literature
  • Drama 
  • Prose Fiction
French Language & Culture
Technology
Video Games
Podcasts
Audiobooks

Skills
Microsoft Office Suite
Word
Powerpoint
Excel
Outlook
Adobe Creative Suite
InDesign
Illustrator
Photoshop
Audition
Premiere Pro