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About
I started seriously painting when I was 8. I took 10 years of art classes from a renowned artist, focusing heavily on oil painting and portraiture. In high school, I completed four years of art classes, including Advanced Placement art, where my portfolio was given the highest markings. Since then, I have been attending UCLA as a Gender Studies and Political Affairs student and running a small Etsy business on the side. I create custom pet and human portraits in all mediums and have been quite successful.
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Education
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Bachelor's Degree Gender StudiesUniversity of California, Los Angeles2013 - 2015
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Experience
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AssistantMalaika for LifeOct 2014 - Present (10 years 2 months)•Assistant to Founder Kristen Kenney
•Fulfilled orders- handled the processing and completion of all orders including attaching charms
•Quality control- checked each bracelet for damages in transit and in production
•Handled communications- responded to customer emails, handled order issues, and communicated with the publicist, webmaster, and large group orders -
Media and Research7000 in Solidarity/Bruin Consent CoalitionOct 2014 - Present (10 years 2 months)
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Managing EditorFEM Magazine2013 - Present (11 years)•Online contributor- responsible for personal articles and current events
o Created A-Z Feminism section
o Created May is Women’s History Month section
o Created April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month section
o Has the most online articles written out of every staff member
•Social media- responsible for the running and success of FEM’s tumblr account. Femucla.tumblr.com
•Managing Editor- double checking work done by content editor (fact checking and having accurate sources of information), making comments on each piece and suggesting areas that could be improved, and suggest changes in language choice, paragraphs, and layouts
•App Design- Reformat all online articles using localresearch.com, reformat all designer art using Photoshop, and make sure that all questions and images posted by users are addressed.
•FEM’s Instagram account- came up with original idea and continue to help run the account in conjunction with another managing editor. @femnewsmag -
Call Center RepresentativeTilly'sJun 2014 - Sep 2014 (3 months)•Handled phone calls from around the world from customers who had difficulties placing online orders, issues with their credit cards, and saw fraudulent charges on their credit cards.
•FedEx-dealt with issues featuring missing or lost packages, filed claims,
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Lead Cashier and SalesBanana Republic / Gap Inc.Nov 2011 - Jan 2014 (2 years 2 months)Involved in sales, cash wrap, floor layout, and fitting rooms.
•Prepared store floor for customers- folding, organization, and layout of store and individual tables
•Assisted customers with sizing, hemming, and complete wardrobe makeovers
•Lead cashier- focused on customer satisfaction, cleanliness and organization of register areas, and held a leadership role for fellow employees
•Brand Ambassador- embodied the Banana Republic brand in both dress and actions
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Awards
•Photography and actor for Long Beach Rocky Horror Picture Show
•Participate in outside activities with group- guest performances across southern California and participation in Long Beach Gay Pride Parade (2013 and 2014)
•Saddleback College- Dean’s List 3 semesters and completion of Honors Program upon graduation
•Girl Scouts- Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards totaling over 70 hours of community service and volunteering
•University of California, Irvine- Honors Conference paper and presentation comparing women and marriage in “The Canterbury Tales” and “Anna Karenina”
•Laguna College of Art and Design- summer scholarship for winning a high school competition
•Dana Point Marine Institute- summer camp with offered year-long internship that focused on summer camp programs for K-6 and a knowledge of native California plants for an off-site facility
•Volunteering at Laura’s House- Thrift store cleaning and organization with all proceeds going towards women and children affected by domestic abuse
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Affiliations
UCLA, FEM Magazine, OutWrite, Bruin Consent Coalition, and Long Beach Rocky Horror.
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Skills
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@shannonrichards, member since 2015