ChristinaSerra

115ThePlaza,Athens,Georgia30606 404.394.9103|cserra2@gmail.com

EDUCATION
TheUniversityofGeorgia,CandidateforMasterofPublicAdministration,May2014 Athens,GA ConcentrationinNonProfitAdministration,GPA3.50/4.0 CandidateforCertificateofNonprofitManagement,InstituteforNonprofitOrganizations,The UniversityofGeorgiaSchoolofSocialWork Relevantcoursework:IntroductiontoNonprofitOrganizations,FundraisingforNonprofit Organizations,PublicPersonnelAdministration,LeadershipinPublicService,ResearchMethods inPublicAdministration RelevantResearch o Conceptualizedanddevelopedahypotheticalnonprofitorganization. o Workedalongsidealocalnonprofitorganization,TheCircleEnsembleTheatre, developingorganizationalstructure. o PolicybriefonlocalfoodsystemincorporationintoTitle1schoolsinAthens,GA. o Policymemoonstandardizedtestscoresinrelationtoincentivestructuresfor AtlantaPublicSchoolteachers. TheUniversityofGeorgia,GraduatedAugust2011,CumLaude Athens,GA BachelorofArtsinEnglish,GPA3.54/4.0 HopeScholarshipRecipient,20072011 TheUniversityofGeorgiaStudiesAbroadProgram,Cortona,Italy,January2010April2010

PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE
MamasBoyRestaurant Athens,GA Server April2011Present Efficientinmultitaskingdevelopedfromworkinginafastpacedandchallengingenvironment. Continuallydevelopingcustomerserviceskillsandtheabilitytoworkwithandforawidevariety ofpeopleandpersonalities. TheUniversityofGeorgiaWesleyFoundation Athens,GA MinistryAssociate:FreshmenMinistryStaff August2011May2012 Organizedandexecutedweeklyserviceforacongregationof1,000studentsaswellasan additionalweeklyserviceforacongregationof400freshmenstudents. Executedadministrativetasksforfreshmenministry:organizedcommunicationbetweenstaff andstudentleaders,maintainedcontactdatabase. Organizedandledweeklyministryareameetingsfor60studentleaders;developedand executedleadershipcurriculum. PlannedandexecutedFreshmenRetreatwith200students:developedandexecutedmarketing plan,coordinatedbudget,oversawregistration,developedretreatcurriculumandschedule; managedstudentleaders. SelectedtoleadaweeklongservicetriptoJamaicawith64studentsinMarch2012:developed andexecutedmarketingplan,oversawtripregistration,organizedandledweeklypreparation meetings,managedstudentleaders,organizedcommunicationbetweentripparticipantsand staffleaders,plannedtripschedule.

AssistedwithAnnualFundraisingdinnerwith300attendeesraising$50,000. Experiencedspeaker:chosentospeakduringFreshmenretreat,freshmenministryservices,and Jamaicatrip.

YWCOofAthens Athens,GA AfterschoolProgramStaff,OconeeCountyElementarySchool August2011May2012 th Mentor,tutor,andguideKindergartenthrough6 gradestudents SummerDayCampCounselor May2011August2011 Coledaclassof30kindergartenandfirstgradestudents;executedweeklyschedule;developed andexecutedcurriculumforpersonalgrowth TheGeorgiaMuseumofArt Athens,GA InternfortheCuratorofEducation May2011August2011 ResearchedandwroteeducationalmaterialsavailabletoK12teachersbasedonthemuseums permanentcollection;plannedandimplementededucationalprogramsandevents. OrganizedandledtoursforGMOAsArtAdventureoutreachprogram,whichwonEducation ProgramoftheYearbyGeorgiaAssociationofMuseumsandGalleries

COMMUNITYINVOLVEMENT
TheUniversityofGeorgiaWesleyFoundation Athens,GA StudentLeaderandMentor August2008Present Presentlymentortwocollegeagedwomen;developandexecutecurriculumforpersonal growth. Previously,coledagroupof15collegewomenweeklyplannedandfacilitatedministryevents. TheGeorgiaMuseumofArt Athens,GA DocentandActiveVolunteer January2011May2012 OrganizedandledtoursforK12andUniversitystudentsbasedonthemuseumspermanentand temporaryexhibitions. Furtheredknowledgeinnonprofitorganizationoperations;enhancedpublicspeakingand teachingskills. CAREforAIDS Athens,GA FundraisingCoordinator August2010December2010 Organizedandexecutedwintertextbookdriveraising$1,200forCAREforAIDScentersin Kenya;managedstudentvolunteers. StudentVenture Athens,GA CampusCoordinatoratMadisonCountyHighSchool January2008May2010 WorkedalongsideStudentVentureAtlantastafftodevelopachapterofStudentVentureat MadisonCountyHighSchool. Organizedcommunicationbetweenschoolfaculty,AtlantaStaff,andAthensareacollege volunteers. Developedandexecutedsemesterlongtrainingcourseforcollegevolunteers. Developedweeklycurriculumforhighschoolmeetings.

HeartforAfrica Alpharetta,GA TripParticipantandFundraiser January2008July2008 Organizedandexecutedpersonalfundraisingcampaignraising$6,000toattendamonthlong triptoNaivashaandNairobi,Kenya;workedalongsidetwolocalchildrenshomesaswellas withinthesurroundingcommunity.Moneyraisedalsowenttowardfundinganewchildrens homefororphanslivingwithinaNairobislum. UGAHEROs Athens,GA FreshmenCouncilMember August2007May2008 PlannedandexecutedHEROfundraiser;coordinatedfooddonationsfromvariouslocal restaurants;organizedandexecutedmarketingplanforevent. Namedatop10fundraiserforthe20072008schoolyearraisingover$1,000forUGAHEROs.

RELEVANTSKILLS

ProficientinMicrosoftWord,Excel,andPowerPoint ProficientinSocialMedia:Twitter,Facebook,YouTube,Flikr,WordPress,BlogSpot,Weebly,etc. Proficientinwritingandediting Experiencedpublicspeaker Experiencedeventplanner