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Taylor Thompson

Chattanooga,TN

Summary

Seeking position to utilize my adept communication, organization, and leadership skills and experience in a community or civic organization.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience

Work History

Customer Service Associate

Gordon Food Service
Chattanooga, TN
05.2023 - Current
  • Asist customers with inventory selections
  • Inventory organization & management of supply.
  • Respond to customer service inquiries.

Autozone Service Associate

AutoZone
Chattanooga, Tennessee
08.2023 - 05.2024
  • Responded to customer inquires via phone & in person
  • Organized, supply, & stocked inventory
  • Assisted customers with vehicle maintenance

Volunteer Experience

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  • Multiple youth mission trips to Hayesville, North Carolina
  • Operation Christmas Child organization and participation
  • Ushering and Sermon delivery for St. James United Methodist Church
  • Assistant establishment of Food Forest Coalition of Chattanooga community gardens at St. Elmo United Methodist Church and Emma Wheeler Homes site
  • Volunteer and Organizer for the Chattanooga Food Coalition
  • Organizing for Chattanooga mutual aid projects such as manufacturing and donation of community benches, commissioning of urban art projects

Executive Leadership Experience

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  • Chair and founder of the Student Sustainability Society organization.
  • Author of the constitution of the Student Sustainability Society
  • Executive Event planner for the Student Sustainability Society
  • Superintendent of Communications and Social Media
  • Organization of participation for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in the international 'Par(king) Day 2024' - Direction of mobile 'garden parklet' construction intended for public use and display in the festival
  • Formation of the weekly Urban Agriculture Education Day at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga
  • Inauguration of the Student Community Garden Volunteer Force and deployment to essential Chattanooga neighborhoods
  • Establishment of the Student Sustainability Society Instagram, @s3greencampus,
  • Originator of promotional materials including flyers, university-press releases, interviews
  • Management of Student compost collection program
  • Coordination of monthly Critical Mass group rides in cooperation with the Chattanooga

Education

Some College (No Degree) - History

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN

Some College (No Degree) - History

University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield, IL

Skills

  • Adept public speaking skills
  • Excellent writing skills
  • Exemplary communication skills
  • Exceptional presentation skills
  • Film Production and Editing skills
  • Effective event planning
  • Outstanding in leadership
  • Innovative
  • Dynamic
  • Ambitious
  • Forward-thinking

References

  • Dr. Susan Eckelmann: Susan-Eckelmann@utc.edu
  • Dr. Lucy Schultz: Lucy-Schultz@utc.edu
  • Dr. Jonathan Parkes Allen: jallen22@umd.edu
  • Joel Tippens: joel@wedigcityfarms.org
  • JonJon Wesolowski: jonjon@jonjon.community

Timeline

Autozone Service Associate

AutoZone
08.2023 - 05.2024

Customer Service Associate

Gordon Food Service
05.2023 - Current

Some College (No Degree) - History

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Some College (No Degree) - History

University of Illinois Springfield

Volunteer Experience

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Executive Leadership Experience

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Taylor Thompson