OBJECTIVE

Ensure opportunity for all young people, starting with those who need it most

EXPERIENCE

Field Coordinator, Preschool California, Oakland, CA 4/11-Present
Project Associate 4/09-4/11

• Policy maker and community partner engagement, including coordinating meetings and early learning classroom visits
• Helped to build, implement and strengthen a process for planning and coordinating successful community events
• Planning and execution of annual statewide Early Learning Advocacy Day, including scheduling a record number of legislator visits
• Manage multiple projects and relationships with timeliness, diplomacy and attention to detail

Career Development Committee Member, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, Bay Area, CA 10/09-Present

• Received 2010 Volunteer of the Year Award
• Collaborate in planning and executing informational events focusing on the nonprofit sector
• Public speaking, including addressing groups of 50+ event participants, moderating speaker panels, and leading facilitated networking activities
• Recruit panel experts, create promotional fliers and supplemental materials, outreach to event attendees, improve committee systems and practices

Kindergarten Readiness Volunteer, Jumpstart for Children, Bay Area, CA 10/08-10/09

• Worked with groups of kids in under-resourced communities on literacy activities
• Completed workshop on how to read to and engage groups of children

Sales and Marketing Assistant, Gateway Controls, Inc., Bellingham, WA 5/06-9/08
Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper 7/02-12/04

• Recruited back to Gateway to increase efficiency and help sustain company growth
• Facilitated sales process, prepared project submittals and contracts, drew gate designs using CAD
• Managed advertising accounts; reassessed, organized and redesigned advertising in multiple publications, designed advertising and created fliers for regional home shows
• Completely revamped company safety manual to comply with rigorous safety audit; researched safety standards and synthesized complex information into a practical manual
• Managed events, trainings and special projects
• Former position included bookkeeping, reception, shipping and receiving, and other administrative support

CPS Unit Volunteer, Children's Administration, Bellingham, WA 1/06-12/06

• Volunteered five to ten hours per week
• Supervised visits between parents and state-dependent children and transported children to and from visits, wrote reports for client case files
• Contacted health professionals regarding progress of CPS clients
• Participated in investigations of abuse and neglect
• Prepared written requests for donations and made fundraising calls for the annual Foster Parent Appreciation Event

Human Resources Administrative Assistant, Whatcom County Administrative Offices, Bellingham, WA 9/05-5/06

• Advertised open positions with local newspaper and on various websites
• Front desk reception and email response to inquiries
• Communicated with County employees and insurance providers regarding benefits
• Assisted with Health Promotion Program; created monthly health promotion fliers, assisted with annual Health Fair logistics and on-site coordination
• Processed job applicant data and prepared materials for all new County emloyees
• Completed "How to Say It Better," a customer service training provided by the County

Legislative Intern, Washington State House of Representatives, Olympia, WA 1/05-3/05

• Researched constituent concerns and prepared drafts of response letters for the majority of hotline calls coming into member’s office
• Conducted extensive research for legislation and prepared materials used for testimony in committee
• Assisted at weekly stakeholders meetings regarding the new high school graduation requirements
• Covered phones and reception when legislative assistants were out
• Attended numerous committee hearings on education and child welfare

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Cultural Relations Advisory Board, Garfield High School, Seattle, WA
3 Years

• Founding member of the Cultural Relations Advisory Board (still in existence)
• Problem-solved racial tensions at Garfield as a member of a team
• Spearheaded a program to survey the students and staff of Garfield on issues of race and compiled the data into a proposal to improve race relations within the school
• Planned and facilitated two week-long series’ of workshops designed to open up dialogue on race relations between students at Garfield
• Facilitated parent discussions following a shooting at Garfield
  

Regional Representative of youth group, Seattle, WA
1 Year

• Elected by peers to represent a five-state region of an international youth organization
• Planned two regional youth retreats
• Addressed groups of hundreds of youth
• Planned and led a Kids Camp counselor training weekend
• Co-created a quarterly newsletter
  

Natural Helpers, Garfield High School, Seattle, WA
3 Years

• Board member for two years
• Planned and conducted drug awareness workshops for students at Garfield
• Attended a two day training on identifying and helping peers dealing with personal problems

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• HTML - Designed and built hedyandersson.com
• Proficiency with Windows Applications, Word, Excel, Publisher, Outlook and Power Point
• Quickbooks Pro and Customer Manager
• Ability to quickly learn needed software systems

EDUCATION AND TRAININGS

Bachelors of Arts Degree, Political, Economic and Social Analysis for Just Policy, Western Washington University
2005, GPA: 3.6

Upeksha Yoga Teacher Certification, 200+ level
May 2010

What Young People Need to Succeed, six hour training on Developmental Asset Building