LOTTIE BROOKS

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EDUCATION
Carthage College o Communications Major, with Spanish and PR minors
09/2015 – 05/2018 o Studied J-Term ’16 in Guatemala with Spanish immersion
o 3.9 cumulative GPA; 4.0 major GPA
o Relevant Classes: Public Speaking, Communication Survey, Mass Communication,
Principles of Public Relations, Human Communication, Visual Communication,
Communication Management, Statistics, Behavioral Research Statistics
Disney University o Studied as part of the Disney College Program Internship
08/2016 – 01/2017 o Relevant Classes: Corporate Communications

EXPERIENCE AND RELATED EXPERTISE

Development Intern o Assisted with outreach and promotional material for fundraiser events
Special Olympics WI o Formed relationships with local schools and businesses to participate in fundraisers
09/2017 – 04/2018 o Ran Facebook page and Facebook events for Region 7 Polar Plunges and UW-
Parkside Run with the Cops event.

Special Events Intern o Wrote press releases on behalf of the city

City of Kenosha o Organized applicants and their forms for the annual 4th of July parade
05/2017- 08/2017 o Recruited new parade participants from Kenosha and surrounding areas
o Filled out and filed legal paperwork required of all public events

Disney College o Achieved monthly sales goals and maintained minimum sales requirements
Program: Vacation o Provided a strong knowledge of the WDW® Resort and its ticket media
Planning Intern o Understood guests and helped them select the right-fit tickets through excellent
Walt Disney World® customer service and product knowledge
08/2016 – 01/2017 o Worked under pressure and overcame all guest objections with a smile
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President of Abled and o Planned and events to fundraise for organizations that benefit those with disabilities
Differently Abled o Boosted average meeting attendance by 200% compared to prior year’s president,
People Together and initiated 3 new annual fundraiser events on campus, as well as applied for and
(ADAPT) accepted as an official chapter of Special Olympics College
Carthage College o Ensured the organization met all requirements as per our student government
01/2016 - Present o Reached out to local businesses to collect donations for various fundraising events
o Ran our Carthage ADAPT Facebook page

Head Student o One of two students that scheduled tours and coordinated all ambassador events
Ambassador o Conducted meetings with 150 ambassadors to assign guides for upcoming visit days
Carthage College and scholarship contests (promoted to this position from being an ambassador)
04/2017 - Present o Gave presentations to prospective families on the college life and experience

TECHNICAL SKILLS MEMBERSHIPS AND AWARDS PERSONAL SKILLS

o Efficient user of Microsoft
Office, including Excel
o Video Editing: Proficient with
iMovie and GoPro Studio
o Working knowledge of Adobe
Photoshop and Adobe
Illustrator
o Omicron Delta Kappa: Academic
Leadership Fraternity member (ODK)
o Public Relations Student Society of
America affiliate (PRSSA)
o Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Student Advocate of the year (2017)
o Member of Alpha Chi Omega social
sorority
o Excellent public speaking and
presentation skills
o Able to write press releases,
marketing plans, and create press kits
o Frequent Social Media User (all main
platforms)