Education

2003 - present      McNeese State University      Lake Charles, LA
Major: Mass Communications Concentration: Public Relations
•B.A. expected Spring 2007
•GPA: 3.7 overall, 4.0 in Major

2003 Hackberry High School Hackberry, LA
• Co-Valedictorian, 3.9 GPA

Experience

1/2005-Present, Mary Kay, Inc.     Hackberry, LA

4/05-present Peggy Stollsteimer Iowa, LA
Office Manager and Independent Beauty Consultant
• Generate Monthly Newsletters, other mailings, training books and promotional material
• Update unit website
• Keep up office paperwork and daily operations
• Assist and inform other consultants

5/06-7/06      Arts & Humanities Council     Lake Charles, LA
Summer Internship Program through McNeese State University
• Prepared for and attended two Regional Arts Networking meetings as well as other community events.
• Created artwork for annual Arts Fest
• Updated the Promenade Brochure. This included calling all of the Artists/Galleries in the area and getting updated information and artwork. I also updated the design of the brochure to be more inviting.

 9/03-4/05     Don Rivers & Associates     Lake Charles, LA
Office Assistant
• Developed their website, but no longer maintain it
•Created database of over 9,500 potential clients in 4 months
•Generated graphical e-mail teasers for promo “Win a Cruise for two with DR&A”
•Designed new company logo and business cards
•Assisted in organizing two separate Professional Luncheons
•Wrote Press Releases
•Generated Surveys
•Administered E-mailings to clients
•Assisted with the hiring and training of new staff
•Completed several Internet searches daily
•Directed and answered an eight line telephone 
•Created several new employee training packets

10/01-8/03     Brown’s Food Center     Hackberry, LA
•Performed Cashier duties
• Promoted to Night Manager in less than a year
• Supervised staff of 5-7 people
• Pulled reports and closed store
• Balanced store’s income nightly
• Conducted weekly Mass Mailings to promote sales
• Operated Customer Service Booth
• Trained new employees

Computer Skills

Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier Pro, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Microsoft Word, Excel, FrontPage, Outlook, Publisher, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Works Word Processor, Computer Literate, Basic to intermediate HTML, Print Shop, Print Artist, Kodak and Sony digital Photography Software, Vast Knowledge of DTP skills and techniques. I am a very fast learner at new software programs.

Typing: 70 WMP with 93% accuracy, 10 Key: 11900 KPM

Honors

Lambda Pi Eta (Mass Communication Honor Society), Former member PRSSA, TOPS, HC Drew, and Collagan Memorial Scholarship recipient