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Community Service
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Kourtney Drew

Durham,NC

Summary

Passionate aspiring editor and creative writer with a solid background in English language, storytelling, and communication. Skilled in crafting compelling content, refining narratives, and aiding others in expressing their ideas clearly. Eager to make a meaningful contribution to the realms of publishing, copywriting, and education through a detail-oriented and imaginative approach.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Personnel Organizer, Assistant Manager

04.2020 - Current
  • Provide comprehensive travel planning and coordination, including creating, organizing, and distributing documents pertaining to financial planning and travel arrangements.
  • Coordinate lodging and manage personnel through events.
  • Manage financially conscious itineraries. Answer questions concerning lodging, travel, and events.

Legal Intern

Smith, Graham, and Crump
01.2024 - 04.2024
  • Created and published interactive documents for a practicing lawyer.
  • Interacted with clients about ongoing cases.
  • Opened and managed lines of communication between the practice and medical offices.
  • Retrieved and organized information for cases.
  • Assisted and annotated arbitration and court proceedings.

Stagehand

Westcoast Black Theater Troupe
07.2021
  • Coordinated backstage planning for a leading theater organization.
  • Arranged, cleaned, and organized costumes, set pieces, and props.
  • Managed technology and equipment.
  • Managed artist movement and positioning, costumes and other pre-and-post-show activities.

Education

BA - Legal Communications

Howard University
05.2024

Diploma - undefined

Campbell High School
05.2020

Skills

  • Professional Writing
  • Creative Writing
  • Editing
  • Organizing
  • Team Organizing
  • Google and Microsoft Suite
  • Canva Design
  • Slidesgo Presentations

Community Service

  • St. Wilfred’s Episcopal Church
  • Sarasota Chapter Holidays, Lots of Fun Book Club Technology Support

Affiliations

  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated
  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  • League of Women Voters
  • Association for the Study of African American Life and History

Training

  • Zora Neale Hurston Advanced Writers Workshop, Undergraduate Member
  • 2022
  • Read, analyzed, and discussed literary pieces across a variety of genres while developing relationships with professionals within the literary and publishing field.
  • Wrote and shared pieces with fellow students. Critiqued and edited students’ shared work.

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kourtney-drew-575a3b223/

Hobbies and Interests

  • I bake and develop original recipes with ingredients sourced from across the country
  • I play the cello and have capabilities with other string instruments.
  • I sing and have a background in musical theater.

Timeline

Legal Intern

Smith, Graham, and Crump
01.2024 - 04.2024

Stagehand

Westcoast Black Theater Troupe
07.2021

Personnel Organizer, Assistant Manager

04.2020 - Current

BA - Legal Communications

Howard University

Diploma - undefined

Campbell High School
Kourtney Drew