KIRA REID

(678) 525-4566 DOUGLASVILLE, GA KIRAKAHANNA@GMAIL.COM

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SUMMARY
Innovative, corporate-minded professional with experience leading projects in design,
program coordination, and education which have led to gaining widespread recognition,
nominations for leadership roles, and being assigned to nationally televised opportunities.
Objective is to build and support an organization through effective planning and coordination
that will challenge the current track of progress for the purpose of business development and
growth. Areas of expertise include:

Project Management
Efficient Note-taking
Curriculum Planning & Writing
Graphic Design Conceptualization

Event Coordination
Document Editing
Website Content Writing
Organization Startup& Leadership

EDUCATION
Certification- Professional Event Planning
Master of Science- Education
Bachelor of Arts- English

Courses for Success, Online Training

Walden University, Minneapolis, MN
Spelman College, Atlanta, GA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Event Coordinator, Initials Events
Event Planning Consulting

Metro Atlanta, GA 2002-2015

Organize professional, social, and educational events like empowerment seminars,

educational retreats, student organizations, weddings, bridal showers, and intimate
social gatherings.
Align vendor contract agreements with client budget needs, while maintaining a
professional standard of excellence.
Engage in consistent communication with vendors and clients to analyze and reassess
event needs.
Increase event attendance by establishing and designing effective marketing
strategies, followed by products.
Sketch visual concept of event venue design.
Select colors, patterns, and textures for event stationary and venue dcor.
Provide on-site day-of coordination services including equipment installation, menu
review, venue design, attendant check-in, and venue restoration.

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(678) 525-4566 DOUGLASVILLE, GA KIRAKAHANNA@GMAIL.COM

Event Staff, Ask April Love LLC

Boutique Marketing and PR Firm

Atlanta, GA

Atlanta, GA

2009-2015

Established a successful start-up business promoting the custom needs of women in

apparel, accessories, and home dcor items.
Provide personalized wardrobe consultations for businesswomen to aid in career
advancement, business professionalism, and overall image awareness.
Analyze budget to ensure profitable margins to offset potential financial risks.
Visually conceptualize graphic and website design for promotional products and
overall marketing for the exposure to target and reach groups.
Surpass sales goals by creating new marketing strategies.
Write eye-catching, yet brief website content and memos to maintain and establish
client communication.
Enable over 65% return customer sales by providing superior customer service.

Educator, Charlotte Mecklenburg & Metro Atlanta Schools

2015

Designed and setup venue for a nationally televised event hosted by TV Ones Hello
Beautiful in Los Angeles, California.
Met and greeted celebrity registrants for highly promoted social events hosted by Hello
Beautiful.
Provided on-site, day-of coordination.
Executed prompt breakdown and cleanup of equipment and venue dcor to restore
venue to original condition.

Creative Director, Fassion Fruit

Fashion Consulting and Design Small Business

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2001-2015

Nominated and selected content team lead for 9th grade English Language Arts in
Atlanta Public Schools, and World Literature in Clayton and DeKalb County School
Districts.
Enabled 100% pass rates on statewide standardized testing through strategic instruction
of common core standards.
Awarded English Teacher of the Year for 2012-2013 school year.
Mentored at-risk youth for the purpose of self-empowerment, building relationships,
tutoring for academic advancement, and research of post-secondary career options.
Facilitated professional learning seminars, and attended workshops on curriculum
writing and development.

SKILLS
Microsoft Office Note-taking Organizing Customer Service Creative Writing Sewing
Website Design Event Planning Bilingual (Spanish) Limited Creativity & High Energy