Brittany Merriman

Salt Lake City, Utah - - Brittany K Merriman Objective Professional Highlights Outgoing, adventurous, dedicated, and easy-going professional seeking new experiences in like-minded work environments. Event Organization, Volunteer Management, and Public Relations ▪ Trusted to perform independent research and branded writing with minimal supervision in terms of grant writing, media content, press releases, and website content. ▪ Organized the Southwestern Illinois College Earth Day festival, 2015 ▪ Public Information Officer during 2016 Missouri Flood, representing over 200 volunteers o Utilized information management skills as well as planning and evaltuation skills to publish press releases, perform media and member interviews, update social media, publish newsletters, and perform community outreach largely unsupervised for the duration of flood response. ▪ Organized Illinois Green Economy Network (IGEN) Summit Meet and Greet, 2015, attended by collegiate Deans and Sustainability Officers. ▪ 3+ years of responsibility for weekly blog posts and social media management for environmental nonprofit by utilizing creative thinking and writing skills ▪ Created and Facilitated IGEN webinars for Sustainability professionals on a variety of green topics. ▪ Experience working remotely, as well as traveling for work when necessary. Skilled at managing a budget while supervising a team during work-travel. ▪ Skilled with SEO marketing and utilizing tools like Facebook marketing, Buffer, Mail Chimp, Constant Contact, and other forms of web technology to raise funds and awareness of nonprofit values. ▪ Attended St. Louis Higher Education Sustainability meetings as IGEN and SWIC representative. ▪ Created and Facilitated IGEN webinars for Sustainability professionals on a variety of green topics. ▪ Organized and Lead the Southwestern Illinois Community College (SWIC) Recycling Day initiative and Stream Clean initiative ▪ 2 published City Proclamations; Press Releases published in multiple newspapers; experienced in media relations and in-person interviews including television and podcasts. ▪ 4+ years in volunteer management, coordination, and leadership including in disaster situations; experience with large volunteer groups as well as with small teams. ▪ Experience managing individual volunteers and groups in high-stress situations, including during natural disasters. ▪ Represented AmeriCorps St. Louis independently on many Long Term Recovery Committees across the country, including in Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Missouri. ▪ Set up and ran multiple Volunteer Reception Centers during Missouri floods and post-tornadoes, registering and overseeing hundreds of volunteers during times of crisis. ▪ In 2018, performed grant writing requesting over $75,000 in grants on behalf of AmeriCorps St. Louis ▪ Experience researching new grant opportunities and keeping Executive team abreast of new funding availability. ▪ Achieved the completion of the first Greenhouse Gas Report for Southwestern Illinois College; collected data, organized data, created marketing materials and presented findings to a cadre of Sustainability Directors in the St. Louis Area. ▪ Responsible for answering questions and educating the public during time at the Southwestern Illinois College Sustainability Center ▪ Participated in and attended various community meetings and business summits as both an IGEN representative and Americorps St. Louis representative. Salt Lake City, Utah --▪ Over 14 years of customer service experience in the bartending/restaurant industry, including years of management experience Relevant Employment History Shift Manager 11/2019-Current Outreach Coordinator Americorps St. Louis Emergency Response Team, 08/2017- 08/2018 Team Leader Americorps St. Louis Emergency Response Team, - Administrative Assistant Education Alta Lodge and Restaurant Illinois Green Economy Network 2015 In Progress. B.S. in Sustainability Arizona State University - Online A.A. and A.S. Southwestern Illinois College Cumulative GPA: 4.0 2015. ​Dean’s List Volunteer/Community Service Experience: ● Over 5,000 Hours of elective community and national service experience to date in the fields of: natural disaster relief; habitat restoration; homelessness eradication; and more. Social Media: ● ● ● On Instagram as @BrittanyKNicol Past accounts managed include @MissouriFloodResponse and @AmericorpsSTL Past websites managed include www.acstl.org Other Certifications: ● ● ● ● ● ● Public Information Officer- Basic. Federal Emergency Management Agency. (IS-00029) Psychological First Aid. National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Disaster and Incident Command Certifications. Federal Emergency Management Agency. (IS700a; IS200b; IS100b) Firefighting Certifications. National Wildfire Coordination Group. (L180; S130; S190) WIlderness Search and Rescue Operations. Illinois Search and Rescue Council. National Sawyer Certification. US Department of Agriculture (Exp 04/12/2020)