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Myranda Isobelle Snyder

Mesa,AZ

Summary

Graduate student in Arts and Humanities, interested in work that influences the community with creative expression, art showcasing, and providing positive community resources. Working towards relocating out-of-state. Experience interning at multiple non-profit art organizations, teaching, and participating in hands-on arts activities with individuals in under-served populations.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Foster Care Family Specialist

RISE Family Services Inc.
08.2023 - Current
  • Developed rapport to create safe and trusting environment for care.
  • Reported child abuse in accordance with legal standards of mandatory reporters.
  • Built solid and trusting rapport with children and families, fostering trust and communication to meet case needs.
  • Documented data and completed accurate updates to case records.
  • Assisted families in navigating social services system, including applying for benefits, accessing resources and connecting with other family support services.
  • Developed and implemented strategies to reduce and prevent family conflict.
  • Interviewed clients and verified all information provided to determine eligibility for assistance.

Shipping and Handling Seasonal Associate, Retail Associate and Facilities Technician

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation at Taliesin West
11.2019 - 06.2023
  • Used Shopify and Counterpoint to ship and receive the store's merchandise
  • Kept control of inventory, helped restock the store with merchandise, and assisted customers
  • Made the architectural spaces cleaner in new ways, rearranged furniture, and added décor.

Security Guard and Dispatch

Heard Museum
04.2021 - 05.2022
  • Created spreadsheets, PowerPoints, and organized data charts for Security department to maintain information on all staff
  • Answered phone calls, staff questions, and museum inquiries
  • Tracked packages for Museum's employees
  • Started innovating new ideas for startup dispatch position.

Long Term Art Substitute Teacher - PreK to 5th Grade

Rancho Solano Preparatory School
08.2020 - 10.2020
  • Taught art Full-Time, Preschool - fifth grade, twenty-four classes per week
  • Created art lesson plans referencing Arizona State Standards
  • Decorated and organized classroom
  • Assisted students and answered parent's questions
  • Participated in Teacher training, meetings, and evaluations.

Exhibit Design Intern and Independent Contractor

The West Valley Arts Council
01.2020 - 07.2020
  • Worked as a contractor | Painting | Galleries | Assisted in Retail | Creative ideas and planning.

Curator and Museum Intern, Contract Event Arts Teacher

The Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum
01.2019 - 05.2019
  • Assisted with curatorial and educational tasks (i.e., assemble docent packets, developed PowerPoint presentations for juried exhibitions, updated artist information in databases, organized artist files and photo document exhibitions), assisted with installations during heavy exhibition rotations (i.e., paint gallery walls, handle artwork, pack and unpack objects, and aided with general exhibition maintenance)
  • Photographed guests and artists at opening receptions and participated in jurying submitted artwork for upcoming exhibitions.

Box Office Representative

Ballet Arizona
10.2018 - 02.2019
  • Used Tessitura to oversee and sell tickets for Ballet events
  • Worked at the booths at the events, greeting and assisting customers
  • Sold the most extra event packages for the Winter shows.

Family Care Coordinator

Vista Colina Emergency Family Shelter for CASS Central Arizona Shelter Services
05.2018 - 08.2018
  • Used HMIS, Homeless Management Information System used to collect client-level data and data on provision of housing and services to homeless individuals and families and persons at risk of homelessness
  • Assisted shelter and clients in variety of duties and created community resource books for shelter clients, remodeled and organized spaces and shelter units
  • Called prospective clients for intakes and interviews, scheduled meetings and collaborated on new projects and ideas.

Assistant Chef, Line and Prep Cook

Café Allegro at the Musical Instrument Museum
11.2015 - 04.2018

NCLB No Child Left Behind Title 1 Paraprofessional Teacher

Paradise Valley Unified School District
09.2014 - 01.2017
  • Established relationships with staff teachers and assisted them, relationships with students and would mentor them one-on-one helping special needs students which were cross-category with homework and classwork.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Arts And Humanities, Emphasis in Education

Prescott College
Prescott, AZ
08.2020

Master of Arts - Museum And Gallery Management (on Hiatus)

Western Colorado University
Gunnison

Some College (No Degree) -

Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ

Some College (No Degree) - Education

Paradise Valley Community College
Paradise Valley, AZ

Timeline

Foster Care Family Specialist

RISE Family Services Inc.
08.2023 - Current

Security Guard and Dispatch

Heard Museum
04.2021 - 05.2022

Long Term Art Substitute Teacher - PreK to 5th Grade

Rancho Solano Preparatory School
08.2020 - 10.2020

Exhibit Design Intern and Independent Contractor

The West Valley Arts Council
01.2020 - 07.2020

Shipping and Handling Seasonal Associate, Retail Associate and Facilities Technician

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation at Taliesin West
11.2019 - 06.2023

Curator and Museum Intern, Contract Event Arts Teacher

The Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum
01.2019 - 05.2019

Box Office Representative

Ballet Arizona
10.2018 - 02.2019

Family Care Coordinator

Vista Colina Emergency Family Shelter for CASS Central Arizona Shelter Services
05.2018 - 08.2018

Assistant Chef, Line and Prep Cook

Café Allegro at the Musical Instrument Museum
11.2015 - 04.2018

NCLB No Child Left Behind Title 1 Paraprofessional Teacher

Paradise Valley Unified School District
09.2014 - 01.2017

Bachelor of Arts - Arts And Humanities, Emphasis in Education

Prescott College

Master of Arts - Museum And Gallery Management (on Hiatus)

Western Colorado University

Some College (No Degree) -

Arizona State University

Some College (No Degree) - Education

Paradise Valley Community College
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