Tanner S.

VanDrisse
N4226 3rd RD
Pound WI, 54161
tnt1232@gmail.com 920.591.0780

Career Objective
I wish to obtain a position in marketing to utilize my knowledge in communicating with
others while engaging an organization with the community. I feel my ability to work reliably in
an office setting while also maintaining confidentiality makes me a well-qualified candidate for
this position.

Education

University of Wisconsin – Whitewater

Whitewater, Wisconsin Anticipated Graduation: May 2018
Corporate/Health Communication Major Major GPA: 3.764/4.0
Public Health Minor

Work Experience

Fort Memorial Hospital Marketing Intern

Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin 01/2018-Present

Fort Memorial Hospital is an inpatient/outpatient hospital that cares for three counties of citizens.
Report to the Marketing Director. Responsibilities include creating marketing materials highlighting
healthy living choices, educating citizens on how to decrease stress levels, creating social media blogs regarding
how to lose weight, and participating in local events to promote Fort HealthCare.
 Successfully created a Facebook page to be used by weight loss challenge participants.
 Effectively promoted “SlimDown” challenge to local citizens.
 Implemented healthy drinking choice to be offered at an on-sight café.

University Health and Counseling Services Wellness Peer Educator

Whitewater, Wisconsin 09/2017-12/2017

UHCS is an on-campus clinic that serves the health and wellbeing needs of UW-Whitewater students and staff.
Report to the Wellness Educator. Responsibilities include educating peers on how to be physically,
mentally, and socially healthy, find common health concerns among given population via epidemiologic studies,
present on health topics of concerns in classroom settings as needed, and create social media blogs regarding healthy
lifestyle choices.
 Successfully led an education of students on the topic of sexually transmitted infections.
 Effectively promoted the importance of receiving the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine.
State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services Program and Policy Analyst Intern
Madison, Wisconsin 06/2017-09/2017

DHS is a government office that oversees the public health of Wisconsin.

Report to the Bureau Director. Responsibilities include reading and interpreting the new Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rule to offer support to affected health care providers, create informational
guides regarding the CMS rule requirements and connected information with the Wisconsin Health Care Coalitions,
and manage the Wisconsin Emergency Assistance Volunteer Registry and connect members with local public health
organizations.
 Successfully provided information to health providers across Wisconsin to maintain their
funding of CMS.
 Promoted safety regarding Ebola, Zika, and the Flu via social media posts.

Rock River Free Clinic Research Volunteer

Jefferson, Wisconsin 02/2016-06/2016

RRFC is a free health clinic which provides health services to financially burdened citizens of Jefferson County.
Report to the Executive Director. Responsibilities included surveying Jefferson County residents on
emergency centered information, seeking to understand why residents are not using RRFC resources via surveys,
offer tactics to RRFC on how to increase patient volume, and inform RRFC community on the resources they have
to offer.
 Effectively uncovered the fact that many residents did not know the clinic existed.
 Successfully increased the number of patients visiting RRFC.

Student Organizations
Communicating Health In Practice (CHIP) 09/2016-Present
CHIP is an on-campus organization focused on building health communication skills.
 Served as Secretary in 2016-2017 and Treasurer from 2017-Present.
 Attended Civic Engagement Conferences across Wisconsin.

Future Business Leaders of America (Phi Beta Lambda) 09/2015-05/2016

FBLA-PBL is an on-campus organization focused of building connections with professional companies.
 Served as Reporter in Spring 2016.
 Attended Business Development Workshops at several University of Wisconsin campuses

Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) 09/2015-05/2016

PRSSA is an on-campus organization focused on building connections with professional agencies.
 Attended several conferences on building public speaking skills.
 Performed analyses on startup companies in the Whitewater, WI area.