Keyon Phillips
Oakland Park
Summary
Enthusiastic Program Assistant with a strong background in event planning and student leadership development. Known for effective communication and creativity, contributing to successful events and enhancing residence life experiences.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Assistant
Duke University
Durham
01.2025 - Current
- Advising a House Council—a student leadership group comprised of 10 students—in planning large-scale events and small-scale residential events for over 300 students.
- Overseeing and forecasting the House Council's $22,000 year-long budget.
- Interviewing candidates for House Council positions, and recommending candidates for other student leadership roles.
- Meeting biweekly with each House Council member to discuss their well-being and tasks.
- Leading weekly team meetings, providing agendas, and including notes on what was covered during the meetings.
- Tracking RA and House Council events by submitting them into Duke Groups.
- Presenting PowerPoint presentation for Duke University's Fall 2025 RA Soiree.
- Sending out residential community-wide emails to over 300 students, reminding them about upcoming events.
- Purchasing event items for RAs, House Council, and tracking P-Card purchases with the department budget sheet, and Expense Report Forms (ERFs).
- Interviewing candidates for resident and graduate assistant roles in residence life.
- Helping build a bridge of collaboration between the Few Quad Council on West Campus and the Gilbert-Addoms/Southgate House Council on East Campus.
- Providing updates to the supervisor regarding the Resident Assistant budget to mitigate overspending and underspending.
- Coordinating with internal and external catering vendors to accommodate small- and large-scale residential events.
- Ensured compliance with organizational policies and procedures while administering programs.
Resident Assistant
Duke University
Durham
08.2024 - 12.2024
- Spiritedly engaged with residents and brainstormed events based on their interests.
- Organized informative hall meetings for residents on dorm room etiquette and campus resources.
- Promptly submitted on-call logs, and responded to emails, group messages, and event RSVPs.
- Conveniently swapped on-call dates (when my schedule permitted) with RAs who were unable to work on particular days.
- Collaborated with RAs from East Campus, in an effort to build a bridge between upperclassmen and freshmen.
Academic Success Coach Graduate Assistant
St. Thomas University
Miami Gardens
08.2023 - 08.2024
- Informed students about Experiential Learning - a St. Thomas University has an initiative that prompts students to engage in hands-on learning tailored to their majors, which include internships.
- Offered career resources to students, such as resume reviews, and internship search assistance.
- Exemplified unique ways to phrase bullet-point sentences during resume review sessions.
- Thoroughly explained registration processes for student employment and experiential learning to interested students.
- Tracked office visits and internship registrations through Microsoft Excel data entry.
- Referred students to points of contact and internship opportunities based on degree programs, interests, aptitudes, or educational goals.
Education
Master of Divinity -
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, NC05-2027
Master of Science - Educational Leadership
St. Thomas University
Miami Gardens, FL08-2024
Bachelor of Arts - Religious Studies
St. Thomas University
Miami Gardens, FL05-2023
Skills
- Budget management
- Leadership development
- Event planning
- Resume Reviews
Certification
Stewards of Children Certificate - Informed training that teaches adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse (May 2025)
Timeline
Program Assistant
Duke University
01.2025 - Current
Resident Assistant
Duke University
08.2024 - 12.2024
Academic Success Coach Graduate Assistant
St. Thomas University
08.2023 - 08.2024
Master of Divinity -
Duke University
Master of Science - Educational Leadership
St. Thomas University
Bachelor of Arts - Religious Studies
St. Thomas University