PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

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• Experience in media relations, crisis communications, internal/external communications, social media, and event planning gained from three co-op positions

• More than three years of effective customer service experience in a fast-paced work environment

• Reliable, consistent and displays passion in the workplace

• Impressive written and oral communication skills gained from public relations course work and demonstrated in the work place

• Extremely efficient and timely completing projects, which has been praised as extremely effective when facing tight deadlines or during crisis communications

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EDUCATION

 

Bachelor of Public Relations                                                                                                                   2014 - Present  (Minors in History and Religion)                                                                                          

Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS                                                                              

                                                                                                                                                           

High School Diploma                                                                                                                           Graduated 2014

(Graduate with High Honours)

Duncan MacMillan High School, Sheet Harbour, NS

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PUBLIC RELATIONS EXPERIENCE

 

Public Affairs Assistant (Co-op III)                                                                                                                           2017

Department of National Defence – Maritime Forces Atlantic, Halifax, NS

• Completed media monitoring of the organization’s public relations issues

• Coordinated and organized day-to-day public affairs events and supporting elements

• Created public affairs products including communications plans, media response lines, media advisories, news releases, articles, speeches, etc.

• Developed and implemented social media plans and activities

 

 

Event Assistant (Co-op II)                                                                                                                                        2017

Skills Canada, Dartmouth, NS

• Facilitated in-class presentations and activities for high school students

• Coordinated 50+ volunteers for the Nova Scotia Skills Competitions

• Planned and implemented school visits for the NS Skills Competitions, which attracted 1200 students and welcomed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

• Created social media content for Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

• Compiled media kits for the Nova Scotia Skills Competition

• Developed graphic design materials using Adobe InDesign

 

 

Communications Assistant (Co-op I)                                                                                                                      2016

Canada Border Services Agency, Halifax, NS

• Assisted with media relations and conducted media monitoring and analysis

• Lead coordinator of a bi-lingual awards ceremony, attracting 200+ people at multiple locations across Atlantic Canada

• Developed content for regional Intranet site and assisted with the web renewal

• Planned and assisted with internal video production

• Summarized regional issues for the purposes of issues management

• Wrote content for speeches, media pitches, news releases and backgrounders

• Designed materials using InDesign, such as event programs and posters

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ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

 

 

Receptionist                                                                                                                                             2017 - Present

Tommy Guns Original Barbershop, Halifax, NS

 

Waitress                                                                                                                                                         2015 - 2016

Shore Road Seafood, Hillsburn, NS

 

Sales Associate                                                                                                                                              2015 - 2016

Lush, Halifax, NS      

 

Fashion Associate                                                                                                                                                   2014  Reitman’s, Dartmouth, NS

 

Youth Leader                                                                                                                                                 2012 - 2014

Halifax Regional Municipality Parks & Recreation, Sheet Harbour, NS

 

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VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

 

Communications Volunteer                                                                                                                    2017 - Present

Wrestling Nova Scotia

 

Wrestling Coach                                                                                                                                      2017 - Present

Sprawlers Wrestling Club, Bayers Lake, NS

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Wrestling Coach                                                                                                                                           2013 - 2017

Sheet Harbour Wrestling Club, NS

 

Centre Assistant                                                                                                                                            2011 - 2014

LEA Place Women’s Centre, Sheet Harbour, NS

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FILM AND MODELING

 

Television
Mr. D (Season 6)
Trailer Park Boys (Season 12)

 

Photography
Ashley Drake Photography – Horror Photography
Sherill Inglis Photography – Horror Photography
Rachel McGrath Photography – Mermaid Photography
Branches Photography – PROJECT: Normalize Mental Illness

 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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Graduate with High Honours 2014 – Duncan MacMillan High School
Deans List, First Class 2015-2016 – Mount Saint Vincent University

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CLASSES & CERTIFICATION

 

Business:

BUSI*2230 Principles of Marketing

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Communications:

COMM*3017 Ethics in Public Communication

COMM*3022 Visual Design & Communication

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Cultural Studies:

CULS*3310 ST: Horror Films

CULS*3311 ST: History of Rock and Roll

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English:

ENGL*1171 Intro to Lit: Reading Hist'cal

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History:

HIST*2200 History of Greece

HIST*2201 History of Rome

HIST*3314 Witches Witch-Hunters Scholars

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Math:

MATH*2208 Intro to Statistics I

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Public Relations :

PBRL*1010 Foundations of Public Relations

PBRL*1188 Co-op Term I

PBRL*2012 PR Writing: Theory & Practice

PBRL*2013 Communication:Theory &Practice

PBRL*2014 Organizational Context of Pr

PBRL*2015 Audiovisual Communication

PBRL*2211 Intro to Public Speaking

PBRL*2288 Co-op Term II

PBRL*3012 Persuasive PR Writing

PBRL*3013 Mass Media & Public Opinion

PBRL*3014 Managing Organizational PR

PBRL*3020 Strategic Writing for PR Practitioners

PBRL*3388 Co-op Term III

PBRL*4015 Media Relations

PBRL*4101 Employee Relations

PBRL*4107 Advanced PR Writing

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Psychology:

PSYC*1110 Intro: Psychology as a Science

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Religious Studies:

RELS*1020 Eastern Religious Traditions

RELS*2201 Evil

RELS*2203 Love

RELS*3306 Religion and Popular Culture

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Sociology:

SOAN*1103 Introduction to Sociology

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Womens Studies:

WOMS*2223 Women and Politics

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Additional Certification:

Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research

                       Involving Humans Course on Research Ethics

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