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Lana Penland

Waycross,GA

Summary

Soon to be graduated, I am a committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges. I am a team player and strive to meet all goals and enhance future projects. I have a real passion for event planning and helping the community in the best way I can.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Receptionist

Woodard Pools
Waycross, GA
06.2017 - 08.2024
  • Met customers with a professional approach and provided friendly knowledgeable assistance
  • Answered phones and took messages
  • Assisted customers in finding products
  • Put out stock to make sure products were readily available
  • Ran errands for owners as needed
  • Handled cash transactions and maintained sales and payments records accurately

Marketing Director and Family Relations Director

Georgia College Miracle Children's Network
Milledgeville, GA
01.2019 - 12.2021
  • Company Overview: A student-based organization that funded the Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital in Macon, Georgia
  • I was the Marketing director and Family Relations director for Georgia College Miracle Network, and my main two jobs were to be over marketing and fundraising
  • I also helped set up appointment times with families to discuss all of their financial needs, as well as map out different support plans for each individual family
  • I myself spent a lot of time growing up in a children's hospital as I was fighting liver cancer, this made me realize how much support a family really needs
  • We never wanted a family to worry about finances
  • We also wanted each family to feel like we were a part of their families, and no matter what we would always be there to help
  • In 2019 we actually built a whole new hospital, and made it our mission for families to never pay a cent for their child's health
  • I helped raise over a million dollars while I was at Georgia College, by planning many fundraisers and events
  • I also helped market for our organization by growing our organization on campus, and throughout the community of Milledgeville and Macon
  • I also worked closely with the Children's Hospital and the National Organization (Children's Miracle Network) to grow our donation profits and help as many families as we could
  • A student-based organization that funded the Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital in Macon, Georgia

Nanny

Roxy and Derrick Sheffield
Blackshear, GA
06.2018 - 07.2019
  • Developed lasting, professional relationships with family by encouraging open communication and positive feedback
  • Offered detailed daily reports that outlined the child's day
  • Provided children with nurturing, safe environments to promote emotional, social and intellectual growth
  • Helped to clean and tidy house
  • Planned fun excursions for the kids
  • Transported children to and from school, extra-curricular activities and play dates
  • Developed strong communication with parents to provide updates on children's progress, needs, and achievements

Education

Bachelor - Marketing

Georgia College And State University
Milledgeville, Ga

High School Diploma -

Ware County High School
Waycross, Ga

Skills

  • Organization skills
  • Time management
  • Telephone skills
  • Data entry
  • Customer/Client relations
  • Office administration
  • Schedule management
  • Bookkeeping
  • Event planning
  • Social media marketing
  • Digital marketing
  • Customer relationship management (CRM)
  • Public speaking
  • Presentation skills

Affiliations

  • Waycross Service League member
  • Board member for the Jay Fund (childhood cancer organization) 

Timeline

Marketing Director and Family Relations Director

Georgia College Miracle Children's Network
01.2019 - 12.2021

Nanny

Roxy and Derrick Sheffield
06.2018 - 07.2019

Receptionist

Woodard Pools
06.2017 - 08.2024

Bachelor - Marketing

Georgia College And State University

High School Diploma -

Ware County High School

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