I am looking to work in a sustainable business, social enterprise/venture, or to help a company improve upon their sustainability efforts.
Kira Garvin
MBA Candidate 2014, Human Rights Intern
EILEEN FISHER, INC.
New York, Other
I am currently attending Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business to receive my MBA May 2014. I offer a strong knowledge base in corporate social responsibility and social enterprise; drawing upon both my human rights background and my MBA.
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Working with a team to develop new policies, methods, and/or systems to improve sustainability efforts.
EILEEN FISHER, INC.
Human Rights Intern
January 2014 — Present
U.S. Fund for UNICEF
Marketing & Communications Coordinator
December 2010 — January 2013
• Hired, trained, and supervised marketing interns; created workplans to support their education
• Initiated, spearheaded, and fully operated a system for ethically sourcing branded merchandise for entire organization
• Oversaw Marketing’s multi-million dollar budget and finances
• Assisted in planning, development, and implementation of marketing brand strategies for Believe in ZERO, Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF, UNICEF Tap Project, and the EndTrafficking Project
• Supported multi-million dollar campaigns by handling partner and vendor relationships, inter-departmental projects, social media campaign coordination; producing handbooks, presentations, and post-campaign internal and corporate partner reports
• Led department legal support including contracts and assisting production of cease and desist letters to brand violators
Career
American Red Cross
Disaster Planning & Response Volunteer
May 2010 — August 2011
• Trained to assist in preparation for, response to, and support after emergencies
• Progressive Response On-Call (PRO) Team Member
• Assisted at emergencies and emergency shelters
Career
U.S. Fund for UNICEF
Program & Strategic Partnership, Assistant and Coordinator
August 2010 — November 2010
• Organized speaking events at schools, and conducted training programs for the speakers
Hands On Disaster Response
Disaster Relief Volunteer
June 2010 — June 2010
• Relocated an Internally Displaced Person (IDP) Camp
• Assisted doctors at the University of Notre Dame’s field hospital
United States Fund for UNICEF
Assistant to Program and Strategic Partnerships
November 2009 — June 2010
• UNICEF Tap Project: Managed over 4,000 volunteers, conducted training programs, maintained UNICEF extranet, completed year-to-year campaign comparison and volunteer data
• TeachUNICEF: Copyedited lesson plans, procured & vetted educational multimedia
Career
Care for the Homeless
Assistant to Director of Social Services
September 2009 — November 2009
• Streamlined tracking & data systems
• Conducted daily client triage
United States Fund for UNICEF
Intern
February 2009 — June 2009
• Daily management of over 24,000 volunteers
• Selection of United States' youth delegation to Global Eight forum
• Conducted feasibility research to explore program expansion
Career
Institute of International Education
Seasonal Hire - Placement
December 2008 — February 2009
• Facilitated applications of Foreign Fulbright Grantees
ATCO Residential
Office Manager
July 2008 — July 2008
• Organized and distributed new real estate listings.
• Created a streamlined database system.
Barnard College - Academic Technologies
Senior Academic Computing Expert
February 2006 — May 2008
• Troubleshot student operating systems, software, & basic hardware problems
• Trained new staff & consulted on difficult electronic & customer service issues
Redlight Children Campaign
Intern
May 2007 — December 2007
• Managed data collection, research, & analysis for grassroots organizations focused on ending child prostitution & trafficking
• Organized and implemented social media marketing for film Holly
Career
City of New York - Administration of Children's Services
Intern
May 2005 — August 2005
• Monitored efficiency of foster care agencies by tracking materials sent to potential foster care parents.
• Contributed to agency development meetings.
• Assisted with Wednesday’s Child filming for NBC News.
• Formulated Excel spreadsheets for presentations.
Career
ATCO Residential
Office Manager
May 2005 — August 2005
• Organized and distributed new real estate listings.
• Created a streamlined database system.
ATCO Residential
Office Manager
May 2004 — August 2004
• Organized and distributed new real estate listings.
• Created a streamlined database system.
City of New York - Administration of Children's Services
Intern
May 2003 — August 2003
• Monitored efficiency of foster care agencies by tracking materials sent to potential foster care parents.
• Contributed to agency development meetings.
• Assisted with Wednesday’s Child filming for NBC News.
• Formulated Excel spreadsheets for presentations.
Career
City University of New York-Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Sustainable Business
2014
Barnard College
BA, Sociology & Human Rights
2008
Columbia University in the City of New York
2008
Boston University
2005
Horace Mann School
High School
2004
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