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Amanda Pearson

Current Cities: Naperville & Chicago IL

Email: Apearson19@gmail.com

Phone: By request

Education

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign                                                May 2012

  • B.S. in Psychology                                                                                        Cumulative GPA 3.6/4.0

  • B.A. in Sociology                                                                           

Member of the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society    

Work Experience

Shannon Gail Weddings and Events                                                                                                        Chicago, IL

Wedding & Event Coordinator                                                                                                        2012-Present

  • Communicate with vendors and create a timeline for the wedding day

  • Assist couples and vendors on site for event coordination

 

Office for University Relations – University of Illinois                                                                    Urbana, IL

Student Office Assistant                                                                                                                     2008-2012

  • Nominated for “Student Employee of the Year” award (spring of 2010)                                           

  • Facilitated media calls

  • Conducted daily research on how the university was perceived in the news

  • Compiled daily summaries of media’s coverage of the university

 

Bath & Body Works                                                                                                                                           Naperville, IL

Sales Lead (Part-Time)                                                                                                                         June 2013-Present

Sales Associate                                                                                                                                       May 2011-June 2013

  • Received Associate Spotlight Award for Quarter 1 sales (May 2013)

  • Won Bath & Body Works Hero Award, Voice of the Customer (Dec. 2012)

  • Assist customers with questions regarding products

  • Maintain company’s standards for branding

  • Create product displays following company’s handbook

 

Nannying Position                                                                                                                                            Naperville, IL

Responsible for two children ages 8 and 11                                                                                Summer 2010

  • Drove children to daily activities

  • Conducted household needs of the family

  • Created games and activities for children’s development

 

Shoe Carnival                                                                                                                                                       Aurora, IL

Sales Associate and Cashier                                                                                                              2007-2008

  • Received “Employee of the Month” award (November 2007)

  • Helped customers with fittings and styling                                                                                 

  • Maintained organization of the store

 

Family Studies Lab –SHARE Project                                                                                                           Urbana, IL

  • Researched middle-school children’s behaviors regarding bullying                                            2011-2012

  • Administered surveys to 12 schools in the Champaign-Urbana area

  • Collected, entered and sorted data

 

Illinois Rip Chords A cappella – University of Illinois                                                                        2008-2012

  • President (2010-2011), Vice President (2011-2012) and Business Manager (2009-2010).

  • Managed group through first two rounds of acceptance in NBC reality TV show 

Leadership & Activities 
 
Computer Skills

Microsoft Word (Advanced), Microsoft Excel (Advanced), Microsoft Publisher (Advanced), Microsoft PowerPoint (Advanced), Adobe Acrobat (Intermediate), Google Docs (Intermediate), Microsoft Access (Basic), and SPSS (Basic).

Awards & Honors

  • Received Bath & Body Works Associate Spotlight Award for Quarter 1 sales (May 2013)

  • Won Bath & Body Works Hero Award, Voice of the Customer (Dec. 2012)

  • Nominated for “Student Employee of the Year” award at University Relations Office (2009-2010)

  • Member of the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society (2009-2010)

  • Member of the Tri-M Music Honor Society (2007-2008)

  • Received “Employee of the Month” award at Shoe Carnival for November 2007

  • Indian Prairie Scholar (2005-2006)

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