Kristen Cote

Cote 1 Kristen Cote 48 Tiffany Crescent Markham,ON L3R 3V1 - kristencote@​rogers.com ___________________________________________________________________________ Education September- University of Western Ontario London, Ontario School of Advanced Studies for Arts and Humanities (SASAH) Honours Specialization in Creative Writing and English Language and Literature September 2012-June 2016 Father Michael Mcgivney Catholic Academy, Markham ON Graduated in the Honour Society with awards in English and the Arts. Employment May 2019-August 2019 and May 2018-August 2018 ● ● Organized files and databases with a high degree of efficiency in an office environment Assisted senior clerks in managing correspondence, and meeting strict deadlines May 2017-August 2017 ● ● Accounts Payable Clerk Giesecke+Devrient Markham, ON Summer Student Giesecke+Devrient Markham, ON Worked on my feet for eight hour shifts keeping up with fast paced machines Met strict production deadlines with a high degree of organization and quality Volunteer Experience​. Jan 2018 and Jan 2019 ● Creativitea Coffee House Host University of Western Ontario London, ON Organized, coordinated, and hosted a successful now annual event promoting creative writers and their work at Western at the Satellite Gallery. Cote 2 ● Worked as a team with my co-facilitator, and university program coordinators to plan and carry out the event. Feb 2018-Present ● ● Scorekeeper London Poetry Slam London, ON Recorded and tallied the scores efficiently under high stakes and a tight time constraint. Helped organize events as part of the London Poetry Slam Collective Extra Curricular Activities September 2014-June 2016 Writer for the Mcgivney Messenger (Newspaper) Father Michael Mcgivney Catholic Academy Markham ON October 2015-April 2016 Actor in Beauty and the Beast (School play) Father Michael Mcgivney Catholic Academy Markham ON November 2015-February 2016 Director/Writer: Sears Ontario Drama Festival Father Michael Mcgivney Catholic Academy Markham ON September 2016-Present Facilitator of Creativitea (creative writing club) University of Western Ontario London, ON September 2017-April 2018 Theatre Critic Western Arts and Humanities Student Council London, ON April 2018, April 2019 Published Contributor Symposium ​and​ Iconoclast ​(Literary Journals) London, ON Special Skills ● Work well under pressure. ● Accomplished at both independent and team work. ● Multitasking while remaining committed to all tasks ● Excellent reading, writing and oral communication skills. References available upon request.