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Leah Hughes

Leah Hughes's Background

Leah Hughes's Experience

Director of Junior Sailing at KBIA Sailing School

May 2011 - August 2011

Created and applied syllabi for sailing programs for children from ages 4-13. Coached and traveled with Optimist Race Team and led classes for both beginning and intermediate sailing. Managed a junior staff of 7-10 instructors while maintaining the highest standards of safety on and off the water. Held a similar position from 2008-2009 at Kennebunk River Club.

Student Assistant at Alumni Relations at Bowdoin College

May 2009 - May 2011

Prepared for the upcoming reunions; worked with design programs and archived images to create presentations and compilations; for Reunion 2010 and 2011, worked as one of two students who were directly in touch with housing plans at all times; worked as a student ambassador with Alumni and persons connected to Bowdoin. Also corresponded with businesses across the country to organize college specific events, worked with alumni on several different forms of social media, designed and edited images and documents, kept correspondence with several notable alumni, and developed a stronger student-alumni connection for the College through discussions and various projects.

Marketing Intern at Safe Passage

June 2010 - September 2010

During the summer of 2010, worked at the US office of the Guatemalan non-profit, Safe Passage. Responsible for organization of the programs first international multi-location 5K. This position required graphic design, web page design, use of fundraising software, contacting local race organizers on a weekly basis, corresponding with vendors, publicizing, creating templates and specific documents in various electronic formats, translating documents in both English and Spanish, a high level of attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.

Research Assistant at the George Mitchell Oral History Project at Bowdoin College

March 2008 - November 2009

Selected to be the premier student assistant for the George Mitchell Oral History Project at the Bowdoin College Library. Duties include conducting extensive research on Senator George Mitchell, scanning and indexing government documents for the Oral History Project, editing documents, as well as listening and editing interviews (1-2 hours) and their respective transcripts. http://library.bowdoin.edu/arch/mitchell/oralhist/

Sales Development Specialist at LinkedIn

August 2011

LinkedIn Corporate Solutions (LCS) provides corporations and recruiting agencies with direct sourcing tools to acquire talented active and passive candidates by leveraging its 150 million member network. This position requires highly developed communication skills, strong knowledge of business functions, teamwork skills, and a drive to succeed.

Leah Hughes's Education

Bowdoin College

2007 – 2011

B.A.


Universidad de Sevilla

2010 – 2010

Intercambio

Concentration: Filologia y la historia politica


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