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Welcome to my blog! Follow my journey as I dance through my early 20s—Next stop, graduation!
Welcome to my blog! Follow my journey as I dance through my early 20s—Next stop, graduation!
Overall GPA: 3.91
President’s and Dean’s List Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020
Oversee the nine facilities used for dance class, assign volunteers to each facility to aid class check-in, ensure that students staying on campus over spring break have somewhere to live during the conference
Contributed interesting articles using SEO best practices to increase FINE Magazine readership
Contributed an article to the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club’s very first Commemorative Collector’s Edition magazine to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Del Mar Turf Club
Increased visibility of Gonzaga University English Department by developing and posting on the department’s first Facebook page in addition to recrafting and relaunching the department’s newsletter
Create digital exhibits for Gonzaga’s new Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center by researching Myrtle Woldson’s life and artifacts from her home, entering documents into a content manager, and writing exhibit content.
Wrote submissions chosen to be published in Spring 2017 and 2018
As current Boundless President at Gonzaga University, I oversee all club activities and Executive Board as well as coordinate our end-of-semester performance, the Snowflake Showcase
Increased visibility of the club as PR Chair on the Executive Board for the 2017-2018 school year
Taught a weekly ballet class to share another art form with peers freshman and sophomore years
Volunteer weekly at Dance for Parkinsons on behalf of the club teaching a dance class to seniors
Coordinate classrooms and volunteers as a current intern for the American College Dance Association Northwest Conference 2020 hosted at Gonzaga University
Facilitated relationships between upper and underclassmen by creating a mentor program and planning events as Dance Buds Coordinator for the 2016-2017 school year
Chosen to represent Gonzaga in Seattle and Oregon and to perform and choreograph for the Student Choreography and Spring Dance Concerts
Performed and volunteered at several outreach events, most notably for the American Girl Fashion Show held at Qualcomm and the Nutcracker Holiday Tea at the Grand Del Mar hotel, both benefiting Isabella’s Giraffe Club (an organization that supports babies in the NICU and their families)
Delivered high caliber performances in GU’s advanced choirs, toured to Seattle Fall 2016, Portland Fall 2017, Yakima Spring 2018
Social Media: content management, content writing, consumer insights
Photoshop, Audacity, Adobe Premiere, Reaper, Squarespace
Public speaking, teaching, writing, research, copy editing, leadership
Encouraged safety and fun while teaching ballet to all ages, backgrounds, and abilities
Planned and ran a week-long ballet camp to teach younger dancers ballet history, conditioning exercises, and technique while choreographing and rehearsing a piece performed at camp’s end
Assisted parents and educators in finding products catering to their child’s learning needs as a Sales Associate at the San Marcos, CA location
Managed seating, reservations, room service, and phone calls while assisting in cleaning and food and drink delivery, facilitated a positive dining experience by greeting guests courteously and ensuring hotel standards
Teaching a free dance class to twenty Garfield Elementary fourth and fifth graders on free and reduced lunch once a week, working with the school’s guidance counselor to ensure each students’ needs are being met
Attend music rehearsal and leadership check-ins two hours a week to lead and facilitate a powerful worship experience for attendees as a singer during weekly hour-long worship gatherings, inspire and encourage others by giving an occasional reflection talk between songs
Attend music rehearsal to contribute to a high-quality worship experience for attendees as a singer during monthly Large Group gatherings
Assist the instructor in demonstrating exercises in a dance-based movement class for people with Parkinson’s or other mobility issues, helping to foster a safe, joyous classroom environment
Dealt blackjack and led trivia twice a week while fostering a joyous, accepting, and accommodating environment and building meaningful relationships with those I served
Performed and volunteered at several outreach events, most notably for the American Girl Fashion Show held at Qualcomm and the Nutcracker Holiday Tea at the Grand Del Mar hotel, both benefiting Isabella’s Giraffe Club (an organization that supports babies in the NICU and their families
Chase Bollig, Assistant Professor of English at Gonzaga Univeristy, bollig@gonzaga.edu
Suzanne Ostersmith, Assistant Professor of Theater and Dance and Dance Director at Gonzaga University, ostersmith@gonzaga.edu
Linda Tredennick, Honors Program Director and English Professor at Gonzaga University, tredennick@gonzaga.edu
Katey Roden, Visiting Scholar in Digital Humanities and English and Women’s and Gender Studies Lecturer at Gonzaga University, rodenk@gonzaga.edu
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To see my work at FINE Magazine, click here.
To read my Charter Journal 2018 submission, click here.
