Lucia Ruscitto
J.D. Candidate, Wake Forest Law
Summary
Self-motivated writing professional with a devotion to the pursuit of knowledge and creating new connections. Passionate storyteller with a heart for exploring the narratives of those without a voice and that go untold. Interests of practice areas include environmental law and justice.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President of Recruitment
Baylor Panhellenic Council
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Responsible for overseeing, planning and managing the spring recruitment process for a week in January prior to spring semester beginning; spoke to over 1,400 women the rules and process of experiencing a successful recruitment; hosted multiple Q&A panels for potential new members in the fall semester; mitigated multiple recruitment rule breaks and violations, compromising conflicts; facilitating bimonthly meetings with over 20 recruitment chairs and advisors, taking suggestions to create an inclusive Panhellenic community at Baylor.
Public Information Intern
Brazos River Authority
08.2022 - 12.2022
- Attended local government meetings to prepare Request for Proposal (RFP) documents; worked closely with each individual service line to generate and write RFPs; mastered and utilized program RFP360 to create RFPs for cities requesting them; drafted final proposals for cities requesting RFPs; designed advertisements for local publications and company booklets via InDesign; created advertisements for local publications and company booklets; learned how to develop short video advertisements; organized and generated social media posts for company Facebook, LinkedIn.
Marketing Intern
HdL Companies
06.2021 - 08.2021
- Attained experience in HTML coding; curated and sent out weekly newsletter via HTML program; conducting interviews with alumni from social work school to write feature articles; created and scheduled social media posts via Canva and Hootsuite; increased engagement via analytics tools.
Marketing & Communications Intern
Garland School of Social Work, Baylor University
01.2021 - 05.2021
- Attained experience in HTML coding; curated and sent out weekly newsletter via HTML program; conducting interviews with alumni from social work school to write feature articles; created and scheduled social media posts via Canva and Hootsuite; increased engagement via analytics tools.
Staff Writer
Baylor Lariat
01.2020 - 11.2020
- Pitched minimum of 2 stories per week with occasional opinion piece or column; interviewed professionals, students and adults; wrote press releases, features and news stories; met 2 to 3 deadlines per week.
Marketing Intern
HdL Companies
06.2020 - 08.2020
- Attained experience in HTML coding; curated and sent out weekly newsletter via HTML program; conducting interviews with alumni from social work school to write feature articles; created and scheduled social media posts via Canva and Hootsuite; increased engagement via analytics tools.
Education
Juris Doctor -
Wake Forest School of Law
Winston-Salem, NCBachelor of Arts -
Baylor University
Waco, TX 05.2023
Organizations
- J.D. Candidate at Wake Forest Law
- Women in Law at Wake Forest Law, 1L Representative
- If/When/How chapter at Wake Forest Law, Social Media Coordinator
- Transactional Law Competition, Participant, 2023
- Environmental Law Society
Timeline
Public Information Intern
Brazos River Authority
08.2022 - 12.2022
Vice President of Recruitment
Baylor Panhellenic Council
01.2022 - 01.2023
Marketing Intern
HdL Companies
06.2021 - 08.2021
Marketing & Communications Intern
Garland School of Social Work, Baylor University
01.2021 - 05.2021
Marketing Intern
HdL Companies
06.2020 - 08.2020
Staff Writer
Baylor Lariat
01.2020 - 11.2020
Juris Doctor -
Wake Forest School of Law
Bachelor of Arts -
Baylor University