Joelle Gendzel
Goleta
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Professional Fraternity Council Representative
Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity- UCSB
09.2024 - Current
- Collected, managed, and reported chapter dues quarterly
- Facilitated communication between chapter executive committee and PFC executive committee
- Attended weekly meetings with other organization's PFC reps and executive committee
- Served in PAD chapter cabinet and attended weekly planning meetings
- Planned social and professional development events for 30+ undergraduate students
Paralegal Certificate Program
UCSB PaCE
09.2024 - Current
- Legal research using WestLaw and LexisNexis
- Writing case briefs, legal memoranda, summarizing and presenting legal research
- Conducting discovery, calendaring and filling appropriate paperwork following appropriate deadlines
- Calendaring and filling appropriate paperwork following appropriate deadlines
- Professional communication with clients, opposing council, supervising attorneys, and court personal
Development Intern
Humanities and Fine Arts Development - UCSB
Goleta
07.2023 - Current
- Research and track 300+ prospective major gift donors using Advance CRM Software and Microsoft Excel
- Create and format donor reports in Microsoft Word
- Assist in soliciting and processing $1,000,000+ donations with discretion
- Identify and report financial successes and needs across humanities and fine arts departments
- Assist in developing and formatting annual Program Plan
- Facilitate transition of Senior Director of Development in transition to remote work
Global Intern
UCEAP
09.2024 - 12.2025
- Market UC study abroad programs to UCSB students through weekly tabling
- Produce written and visual content for UCEAP blog and website
- Present about experience abroad to meeting of prospective participants
- Advise future EAP participants in preparation for departure
Sales Associate
The Wooden Horse Toys
Los Gatos
10.2019 - 01.2022
- Created and maintained Shopify website
- Accurately processed 100+ POS transactions and balanced store ledger daily
- Supervised and trained onboarding sales associates
- Increased sales by 5% during COVID19 pandemic
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA12.2025
Humboldt University Berlin
Paralegal Certificate -
University of California, Santa Barbara PaCE
Skills
- Large donation processing
- Legal Writing
- Microsoft Excel
- Westlaw/LexisNexis
- Office Organization
- Basic Accounting
- Inventory management software
- Digital Marketing
- Professional communication
- Google Suite
- A2 German Proficiency
Timeline
Professional Fraternity Council Representative
Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity- UCSB
09.2024 - Current
Paralegal Certificate Program
UCSB PaCE
09.2024 - Current
Global Intern
UCEAP
09.2024 - 12.2025
Development Intern
Humanities and Fine Arts Development - UCSB
07.2023 - Current
Sales Associate
The Wooden Horse Toys
10.2019 - 01.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy
University of California, Santa Barbara
Humboldt University Berlin
Paralegal Certificate -
University of California, Santa Barbara PaCE