Tractor Supply Company

In this role, I engage in all aspects of Learning and Development (L&D), still in support of our 6000+ leaders in Supply Chain & Distribution, including administrative tasks, content creation & design, course facilitation & delivery, engagement with key stakeholders, coaching, and special projects as needed.

Learning and Development Coordinator

As a T&LD Intern, I support Distribution Operations and Supply Chain talent & leadership development for 6000+ leaders and team members across 10 Distribution Centers (DCs). My major project is to help enhance the Manager Development Program for DC leaders through creating a competency assessment to evaluate strengths and gaps in performance. In addition to this project, I co-facilitate leadership development courses, help curate course content including graphic design, and complete other mini projects as needed.

Talent and Leadership Development Intern

Vanderbilt University

As my 4th time as a teaching assistant, I have learned I absolutely love the classroom. This semester, I was asked to be the TA for Evaluation of Organizational Performance, a graduate-level course for 21 first-year Leadership and Organizational Performance (LOP) students. In this role, I assist in presenting course content, facilitating activities, managing the Brightspace course page, and serving as a resource to meet with students and answer any questions as needed.

Teaching Assistant - Evaluation of Organizational Performance

I am a part of a lab team working on multiple projects centered around organizational learning in various settings, using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Our current project is focused on utilizing measurement-based care as a way for behavioral health practitioners to make data-driven decisions. We are also exploring elements of coaching and human-centered design, with the goal for all of our projects being to better inform practice.

Graduate Research Assistant

I was asked to be a teaching assistant for an advanced undergraduate course called Leadership Theory & Practice. As a teaching assistant, I facilitate undergraduate students’ understanding of class concepts by attending classes and answering questions as needed. I also assist the leadership development lab, supporting students in connecting course material to real-world applications. This position allows me to be fluid in both understanding leadership as a concept and being able to apply it in practice.

Teaching Assistant - Leadership Theory & Practice 

The Wond'ry is Vanderbilt's center for innovation and design. I am specifically working in the Social Innovation Practice, where I assist the center on its current projects using human-centered design and systems thinking on efforts to implement new ideas to create needed social change. This position involves helping develop program content for the Map the System Competition, Social Changemakers Program, and Climate Innovation Accelerator, constructing and implementing a streamlined interview process for team leads, and working directly with program participants to help them frame their research questions, manage differing group dynamics, and successfully lead teams.

Social Innovation & Process Improvement Intern at the Wond'ry

Dewey's Pizza

In addition to serving, bartending, and manage assisting, I now lead shifts on my own as one of Dewey's youngest store managers. Tasks include leading the shift, handling customer issues, coaching staff, performing opening & closing work, and helping the kitchen as needed.

Manager

Manage Assist

Server

I have worked at Dewey's Pizza as a part-time job throughout high school and college. I began as a server assistant, moved up to a manage assist, became a server, and I now bartend as well. I have been given the title "team leader" and now "team mentor" to train new employees in performing at a high level.

Bartender

Server Assistant

Furman University

As a student coordinator for the Furman's Office of Student Involvement, I work closely with the Director of Student Involvement on various projects pertaining to student engagement. Tasks include administrative work like updating systems, managing student organization rosters, creating organized spreadsheets, as well as project management tasks such as working to update the website, finding ways to effectively communicate with student organizations, conveying information about fraternity and sorority life to various audiences, and working on projects as needed. My experience as Panhellenic and FGSA president gives me a unique perspective in improving administrative contact with student organizations on campus.

Student Coordinator, Office of Student Involvement

This summer, I am a summer research fellow working on two projects within two academic areas. In May, I am working with the business department on a consumer behavior project that I plan to present at the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis (FABA) Conference in September. From June to August, I am working with the psychology department on a project entailing organizational perceptions of sexual harassment, a project I am designing from the ground up myself to serve as my senior seminar & thesis for my created major in Organizational Behavior. During this time, I will build upon my prior research skills through completing the full research process from beginning to end, while learning the statistical program, R, to better prepare me for graduate school. 

Both projects are being continued into my senior year, one of which is serving as my thesis.

Undergraduate Research Fellow

In May, I was asked to be a teaching assistant for the religion department. More specifically, I am assisting Dr. Teipen in his Religions of the World course, which is mostly made up of first-year students. This summer, we prepped for the fall by reviewing the syllabus, course materials, and scheduling details. This past fall, I served as a resource for students in the course by being a point of contact for any questions or concerns, holding study sessions for them, and even teaching one to two classes throughout the semester. Since my studies within my Middle East and Islamic minor has focused on gender, this was my focus for the classes I led.

Following my fall term, I was asked to continue being the TA for this course in the spring, having the opportunity to lecture more frequently.

Teaching Assistant

The First Generation Student Alliance advocates for first generation students on Furman's campus. I am one of the founders of this organization, as I am a first generation student myself. I began as the secretary, then the vice president, and I have now been elected as the president for the 2022-2023 school year. As president, I will take on more responsibility by attending all meetings, representing the organization at events and national conferences, and serving as the voice for FGSA to Furman's Student Government Association, Furman's administration, and others.  As a founder, my responsibilities will go beyond this, as I will continue to be involved in the day-to-day of building an organization from the ground up.

President of the First Generation Student Alliance

As president of the Panhellenic Council, I oversee the 7 sororities on Furman's campus. In this role, I am responsible for guiding our Council of 11 women in creating a positive experience for Greek life on campus.

President of the Panhellenic Council 

As public relations coordinator, I am responsible for recruiting new psychology club members, informing psychology majors, club members, and faculty about upcoming events, posting events on Furman's event page, sending out the proper communication about events, and create posters for such events.

Public Relations Coordinator for the Psychology Club

The First Generation Student Alliance advocates for first generation students on Furman's campus. I am one of the founders of this organization, as I am a first generation student myself. I began as the secretary, and I have now been elected as the vice president for the 2021-2022 school year. As vice president, I will take on more responsibility, by assisting the president, serving in place of the president when unavailable, reviewing constitution and bylaws, and overseeing any disciplinary proceedings for members. As a founder, my responsibilities will go beyond this, as I will continue to be involved in the day-to-day of building an organization from the ground up.

Vice President of the First Generation Student Alliance

As the Vice President of Communications, I oversee a team of four women to run all communication and public relations for Delta Gamma. My responsibilities include overseeing all social media, apparel, and PR efforts. I create the chapter & parent newsletter, design the PR plan & calendar, keep attendance, and run the bylaw revision process.

Vice President of Communications for Delta Gamma Fraternity 

After 5 months as a content writer for my school newspaper, I got asked to take the role of the Assistant Sports Editor. In addition to writing articles, I now help to organize the sports section, aid in the newsletter, and edit articles as well.

Assistant Sports Editor for the Paladin

As secretary, I run all of the communication, including sending out emails and groupme reminders. I take notes during all of the meetings and prepare meeting notes for our executive team. I also run the Instagram page, and have taken on other responsibilities such as putting together the designs and orders for t-shirts and merchandise.

Secretary of the First Generation Student Alliance 

As Director of Rituals, I conduct both the formal and informal rituals which are a key part of our sisterhood. This specific position requires both planning and public speaking skills.

Director of Rituals for Delta Gamma Sorority

I am one of the writers for my school newspaper, which is entitled "The Paladin." I currently write in the sports section, but I have published articles in the news section as well. This consists of generating content to write & publish articles, sometimes involving conducting interviews with various coaches or individuals for specific stories.

Content Writer for the Paladin

HTI - Human Technologies, Inc.

As a project recruiter intern, I am responsible for screening applicants, scheduling orientations, recruiting for staffing, filling industrial orientations within timeframes set by my project leader, generating candidates through the recruiting call center, participating in daily management meetings, working on specific recruiting projects for client sites, reviewing resumes, running hiring events, and completing any other assigned duties. In addition to being a project recruiter intern, I also work in the accounting department as a compliance intern, assisting in other areas of project management, including running all unemployment for 6 different states, submitting appeals & attending appeal hearings, completing wage audits, insurance policy updates, tax credit screens, and various notices, recording & presenting metrics, and assisting in other areas of human resources. Following my summer experience, the company decided to hire me on to intern part-time during the school year.

Project Recruiter and Compliance Intern

Wake Forest University

I am pursuing research at Wake Forest in Industrial Organizational Psychology, with a focus on workaholism and its impacts.

Research Assistant

Van Allan Communications

Van Allan Communications provides keynote speaking, workshops, MC & announcing work, and communications coaching. As director of outreach, I am in charge of both podcast bookings and appearances, being the means of communication for such efforts.

Director of Outreach

+ Enthusiastic life-long learner with a background in business, psychology, and organizational behavior. 

+ Currently pursuing an M.Ed. in Leadership and Organizational Performance at Vanderbilt University.

+ Striving to continue my career in human capital management, to integrate leadership and organizational performance with my interests in positive psychology and executive coaching, eventually earning my doctorate degree with the goal of bridging theory and practice.

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