Marion Smith 1255 University Ave Sacramento, CA 95825

(925) 759-0977 missmarimae@aol.com

O B J E C T I V E

I am currently a student pursuing my undergraduate degree in Public Relations from California State University, Sacramento. I am a focused and committed student seeking to use my years in customer service and other experiences to excel in a fast paced work environment in the communications field through my devotion to generating professional quality work.

E D U C A T I O N CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO; Sacramento, CA Bachelor of Art in Communications emphasis in Public Relations

Minor in Communication August 2010- December 2016 !——————————————————————————————————————————

W O R K E X P E R I E N C E

March 2015 - Present American Literacy Corporation, Brentwood, CA; Marketing Outreach !• Creating and sending mailing flyers for ALC to different school districts about different

awards and school grants being offered. • Experience in, but not limited to, Excel, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Google Docs. • Assisting the President of ALC as needed. • Building Awareness about ALC and its goals as a non-for-profit organization. !

August 2012 - Present Michael’s Arts and Crafts., Brentwood, Sacramento, CA; Florist

• Greeting and giving excellent customer service and using effective two-way communication practices with shoppers.

• Being responsible for generating sales and achieving production goals by designing professional, top quality, creative floral and custom arrangements upon requests from customers.

• Giving exceptional product knowledge to guests while also providing demonstrations and one-on-one interaction with customers, in addition to providing world-class service to customers.

• Merchandising floral arrangements. • While working at Michael’s I have also held the following positions: Sales Associate,

Cashier, Replenishment and Kids Events. !April 2012-August 2012 Minnairie’s Under the Sea Swim School, Antioch, CA; Swim Instructor !

• Teaching children and adults to be safe around water, while also introducing them to life skills such as self-confidence, self-discipline and integrity.

• Teaching basic swimming technique. • Plan and effectively organizing class time for maximum practice efficiency. This was

accomplished through weekly lesson plans. • Promoting good public relations by talking with parents before and after class. !

October 2011- April 2012 Pacific Sunwear, Antioch, CA; Sales Associate

!• Providing customer service to guests including ringing up transactions, answering

questions about products, services, and store merchandise, and ensuring customer satisfaction.

• Visual merchandizing; creatively filling space in a way that is eye-catching and puts the best, newest and most popular items front and center.

A C T I V I T I E S !

January 2016-Present Teachers Assistant to Dr. Jacqueline Irwin at CSUS • Teacher Assistant for COMS 166 Persuasion and Attitude Change at Sacramento State University. • Grade weekly assignments, papers and exams. • Follow instructions from Dr. Irwin to help run the course, help students meet course objectives and

understand the materials and learning objectives. August 2015-Present Public Relations Student Society of America; Active Member

• I am on the networking committee, implementing ways to do networking nights with new members, professionals and potential PRSSA members.

• Attend weekly meetings and recruit new members by helping promote outreach

A W A R D S / H O N O R S !• Haley Bone Bliss Memorial Scholarship • Tammi Brazil Memorial Scholarship • Oakley Women’s Club Scholarship • 4 consecutive Presidential Service Awards Gold Level • Highest State Award for 4-H Presentations

V O L U N T E E R E X P E R I E N C E

• Liberty Athletic Boosters Spirit Gear Sales & Snack Trailer • Garin School Carnival • United Methodist Church • Memorial Day Flag Ceremony • 4-H over 2,000 Community Service hours • Boy Scout Eagle Projects over 50 hours • State Assembly Jim Frazier Crab Feed (waitress) • Marsh Creek Clean Up • Santa Wagon Rides • B&B Quarter horses riding lessons • Salmon Walks on the Delta

R E F E R E N C E S Joni Smith President of American Literacy Corporation (925) 858-6110 !Dr. Jacqueline Irwin Associate Communications Professor at CSUS (916) 278- 6638 !Don Dunn Manager at Michaels (916) 485-1006 !!

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