Lila Taylor
Charlotte,VT
Summary
I have been lucky to have had a variety of both work experiences and volunteering experiences. These experiences have helped me better cultivate my strengths as well as helping me to improve upon my weaknesses. I see myself as a good bridge builder and someone who is not afraid of conflict and can address it with both tact and empathy. Through my experiences in both volunteering and working I have learned how to create meaningful connections with a wide variety of people and have developed strong interpersonal skills. I have a detail oriented eye and am very design and aesthetically oriented. I am a hard worker and have no problem staying organized and meeting deadlines. I am very group oriented and will think of what needs to be done for the success of the organization I am apart of and the wellbeing of my colleagues before I consider my personal needs. I have always thrived off of being dedicated to something larger than myself whether in the context of competitive team sports, work, or volunteering.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Volunteer
Overby Sheppard Elementary
09.2023 - 12.2023
- Provided assistance to students with math problems and group work
- Strove to give students emotional support wherever possible throughout class when I could tell they were going through something
- Created strong personal connections with the students
- Made conscious efforts to encourage and praise the students for the work they were doing
- Assisted the teacher in resolving behavioral issues
Volunteer
Virginia Interfaith Center
09.2023 - 11.2023
- Researched FQHC’s to connect them with in order to expand healthcare access for underprivileged people in the area
- Found contact info for local officials and church clergy members to invite them to a prison graduation in order to increase support for education in prisons
- Helped with details of student day of action planning (such as bus cost research, talking through options from a students perspective in terms of activities and lodging)
- Gave student perspective for events, engaged in critical conversations about how certain issues have played out on campus and what VIC’s event planning should look like as a result
- Researched backgrounds and stances on relevant issues of new members of the Virginia Assembly and compiled the information for VICPP’s use
Market Team Member
Philo Ridge Farm
05.2022 - 08.2023
- Answered customers' merchandise questions and located specific items to enable their purchases.
- Completed POS purchase transactions and bagged items.
- Cleaned and sanitized work areas, equipment and display cases to adhere to the market and restaraunts upscale standard
- Answered customer questions about products and services, helped locate merchandise, and promoted key items.
- Developed strong rapport with customers and created positive impression of business both on the phone and in-store.
- Wrapped, boxed and weighed produce and pastries
- Developed a strong rapport with my colleagues in all different departments (livestock, kitchen, pastry, garden, ect)
- Completed plating orders and food running in a fast paced professional manner
- Trained new employees and got them accustomed to the market team member role
- Created visually appealing and engaging signs for events the farm was holding
- Took inventory of our products frequently
Cashier
Shelburne Meat Market
06.2020 - 06.2022
- Greeted customers entering store and responded promptly to customer needs.
- Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
- Worked flexible schedule and extra shifts to meet business needs.
- Stocked, tagged and displayed merchandise as required.
- Assisted customers with returns, refunds and resolving transaction issues.
- Performed cash, card and check transactions to complete customer purchases.
- Checked personal identifications during alcohol and tobacco sales.
- Incased burgers and other meat products and labeled them for purchase
- Organized the produce case and ensured everything out was fresh
- Developed a strong rapport with all my colleagues
- Made signage for new products and organized new products in a visually appealing manner to promote customer purchases
- Frequently lifted 50+ pound boxes of meat and produce
Volunteer
ACLU Vermont
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Used strong interpersonal communication skills to call all the existing members of ACLU Vermont at that time who had expressed an interest in volunteering with the organization and had not yet been reached back out to.
- My role was to see if they were still interested in volunteering; if yes get them connected to opportunities, and if no ask careful questions to understand why and then report this back to the program director.
- I had many very positive conversations with the members I called as well as some difficult ones, which included the members no longer supporting the organization or having gotten sick during COVID and being no longer healthy enough to volunteer and in some cases actually no longer being alive.
Education
In Progress - Global Studies & Law
University of Richmond
Richmond, VA05.2026
High School Diploma -
Champlain Valley Union High School
Hinesburg, VT06.2022
Skills
- Effective Communication
- Conflict Resolution
- Telephone Etiquette
- Google Suite
- Detail/Design Oriented
- Deadline Adherence
- Organized
- Interpersonal Skills
- Dependability
- Adaptability
- Teamwork and Collaboration
Timeline
Volunteer
Overby Sheppard Elementary
09.2023 - 12.2023
Volunteer
Virginia Interfaith Center
09.2023 - 11.2023
Market Team Member
Philo Ridge Farm
05.2022 - 08.2023
Volunteer
ACLU Vermont
05.2021 - 08.2021
Cashier
Shelburne Meat Market
06.2020 - 06.2022
In Progress - Global Studies & Law
University of Richmond
High School Diploma -
Champlain Valley Union High School
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