Mackenzie Marsaw
Portland
Summary
Recent College Graduate with a well-rounded work history and education. My experience as a childcare provider, receptionist, and former student worker, make me an adaptive and versatile candidate. I excel with work involving social justice advocacy, clerical responsibilities, humanitarian focused research, data assessment, communication , and project management,.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Nanny/Housekeeper
Private Employers, Various
01.2021 - Current
- Provided and suggested up-to-date child development resources to concerned parents
- Aided in the achievement of a child's developmental milestones , by improving sleep, hygiene, speech, socialization, and providing healthy meals
- Built long-lasting professional relationships through honest communication and informative feedback
- Administered varying forms of first aid dependant on medical emergency and medical history of child
Teaching Assistant
Atlas Immersion Academies Les Petites
11.2022 - 01.2025
- Complied with local, state, and federal regulations regarding childcare education and safety
- Provided necessary assistance to students experiencing a medical emergency
- Managed school materials, alongside, weekly inventory checks for all school necessities
- Developed, in collaboration with head teacher, personalized quarterly reports, for guardians, of child's developmental progress, behavioral health, and attendance
- Communicated daily updates of child's wellbeing with written and photographic record keeping
- Organized school events celebrating the diverse backgrounds and cultures of entire the Atlas Immersion Academy community
Seasonal Receptionist
Dental DeLite
05.2021 - 08.2022
- Scheduled patients, answered telephones, assisted up to 30 patients per day
- Managed schedules for medical professionals based on length time of dental procedures
- Maintained and kept confidential the records of patient procedures, health history, and financial payments/plans
- Acted as an advocate for patient care when handling insurance companies
- Practiced deescalation techniques with distressed patients
Student Body Senator
Reed College
01.2022 - 05.2022
- Advocated and drafted legislation supporting policies that provided BIPOC, first-generation, low-income, and LGBTQ+ students the necessary resources to succeed at Reed College
- Practiced equitable hiring decisions, in collaboration with other representatives, for senate funded student jobs
- Raised and allocated roughly 100,000 dollars of student body funds to clubs and events serving the needs of students
- Facilitated public senate meetings and weekly office hours addressing the concerns and frustrations of the student body
Community Safety Officer Liaison
Reed College
01.2021 - 05.2021
- Discussed with Community Safety Officers (campus police) the impact of various policies and approaches to campus safety that left community members feeling unsafe
- Established yellow cards, informative cards concerning medical amnesty in cases of substance use, alongside, emergency numbers
- Encouraged campus safety reform across campus, focusing on less punitive models of relating to vulnerable populations and tackling of substance abuse on campus
- Intervened in conflict between CSOs and distressed community members
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Religion
Reed College
Portland, OR12-2024
Skills
- Languages: English - Native Speaker; Spanish - Working Proficiency
- Computing: Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, most Point Of Sale systems
- Social Media: Canva, Instagram, Squarespace
- First Aid: AED and CPR certified; Red Cross Standard First Aid; Naloxone administration
- Customer Service
- Race, Class, and Gender Advocacy
- Research, Writing, and Data Analysis Comprehension
- Community Engagement and Event Planning
- Organization and Inventory Management
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Timeline
Teaching Assistant
Atlas Immersion Academies Les Petites
11.2022 - 01.2025
Student Body Senator
Reed College
01.2022 - 05.2022
Seasonal Receptionist
Dental DeLite
05.2021 - 08.2022
Nanny/Housekeeper
Private Employers, Various
01.2021 - Current
Community Safety Officer Liaison
Reed College
01.2021 - 05.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Religion
Reed College