Hi, I’m
Meghan N. Laakso
Bellevue,WA
Don’t postpone joy until you’ve learned all your lessons. Joy is your lesson.
Alan Cohen
Summary
PROFESSIONAL STATEMENT Creative storyteller and people-centered leader with a strong background in rhetoric, situational analysis, and community outreach. Efficient contributor who approaches each day with joy and excitement. Driven to engage with various communities; connecting and building meaningful relationships to meet goals and nurture the human spirit.
Overview
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Starbucks
Barista
05.2017 - Current
Job overview
- Serves customers and community with intention and joy
- Crafts beverages with creativity and accuracy
- Leads team to achieve daily, weekly, and monthly sales goals
- Builds joyful rapport with team through intentional and effective communication
- Creates culture of learning through positivity and identifying coaching opportunities
- Trains new employees, sharing knowledge and expertise of coffees, teas, and merchandise.
- Elevates customer loyalty by using strong communication abilities to resolve customer problems.
- Seattle Seahawks, 2022 season: Prepared coffee for players and staff in player's lounge; facilitated relationship between Starbucks and Seahawks; Actively engaged in missions and values of both brands; Creatively met needs and built meaningful relationships with team
Seattle Waldorf School
Summer Camp Lead, Young Authors
06.2022 - 08.2022
Job overview
- Inspired fifteen 4th-6th graders to create, build, and bind stories of their own invention
- Built age appropriate, engaging curriculum for camp activities
- Led with creativity in every moment
- Encouraged and promoted inclusion and diversity to foster positive and respectful camp environment and teach campers to appreciate and value differences.
- Acted as positive role model and mentor to provide campers with constructive guidance and promote healthy habits and attitudes.
- Practiced flexibility to meet demands of each day, student, and team member
Willow Springs Books, Eastern Washington University
Associate Editor
09.2020 - 04.2022
Job overview
- Vetted work for publication that met creative aesthetic of press
- Contributed to social media and marketing presence
- Managed various projects of press such as literary contests, sales, and community engagement
- Assisted managing editor through creative, operational tasks
- Determined readiness of written pieces, made changes, and approved final versions for publication.
- Supported publication by helping develop layouts and collaborating with production teams.
- Communicated directly with writers to collaboratively assess work and guide editorial improvements.
Rock&Sling, Whitworth University
Editor
06.2019 - 09.2020
Job overview
- Vetted hundreds of submissions for publication that met mission of magazine.
- Led and managed multiple projects from conceptual stage through to launch.
- Collaborated with writers, designers and other editors to deliver content of highest quality.
- Managed creative project of rebuilding website through lens of magazine's aesthetic.
- Researched topics to create accurate and engaging content.
- Wrote and created content for various topics and mediums.
YoungLife
Youth Ministry Leader
01.2017 - 05.2020
Job overview
- Collaborated with team of twelve to provide meaningful and life giving opportunities to high school kids
- Planned and delivered numerous activities and special events.
- Established and maintained relationships with local organizations to coordinate volunteer efforts.
- Gained knowledge and experience working with children in educational setting.
- Worked with community organizations and members to expand outreach.
- Mentored group of six girls through hardships and celebrations
- Facilitated biannual team workshops on DE&I.
- Engaged with local organizations to provide necessities to families in need.
Education
Eastern Washington UniversitySpokane, WA
Master of Fine Arts from Creative Writing, Poetry
06.2022
University Overview
- Thesis: An Excuse for Wine, a completed collection of poetry
- 4.0 GPA
Whitworth UniversitySpokane, WA
Bachelor of Arts from English Literature and Writing Studies, Editing and Publishing
05.2020
University Overview
- Honoree of Cum Laude
- 3.7 GPA
- Study Abroad: England, Culture and Arts
Skills
- Leadership & Teamwork
- Editing & Writing
- Rhetorical Analysis
- Engagement Activities
- Community Relations
- Organization
- Inventory management
- Communication, Internal & External
- Flexibility & Problem Solving
- Maintaining Standards
- Public Speaking
- Originality and Creativity
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Timeline
Summer Camp Lead, Young Authors
Seattle Waldorf School
06.2022 - 08.2022
Associate Editor
Willow Springs Books, Eastern Washington University
09.2020 - 04.2022
Editor
Rock&Sling, Whitworth University
06.2019 - 09.2020
Barista
Starbucks
05.2017 - Current
Youth Ministry Leader
YoungLife
01.2017 - 05.2020
Eastern Washington University
Master of Fine Arts from Creative Writing, Poetry
Whitworth University
Bachelor of Arts from English Literature and Writing Studies, Editing and Publishing