Brenda Tracchia
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Business, Leadership, Marketing |
| Location: | brenda.tracchia@yahoo.com |
| Groups: | Oxford Entrepreneurs |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | University of Massachusetts System - Boston |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | “Helpful Hands” |
| Position: | Co-founder |
| Time period: | January 2006 - Present |
| Description: | Conceived event service to demonstrate industrious work ethic and use networking tool.
Independently marketed and managed event service in the Boston area and Essex County. Generated over thirty satisfied and repeat professional customers. |
| Employer: | Senator John Kerry’s Office |
| Position: | Intern for the MA State Scheduler and First Assistant to the State Director |
| Time period: | September 2007 - December 2007 |
| Description: | Awarded prestigious internship for university credit and learning experience.
Entrusted to speak on behalf of Senator John Kerry and handle his personal invitations. Assigned responsibility to implement diverse projects and perform duties for staff. Successfully delegated constituents’ personal issues and conflicts to various staff members for resolution. |
| Employer: | North Shore Urological Associates |
| Position: | Filer/Office Staff |
| Time period: | January 2006 - May 2006 |
| Description: | Responsible for filing and mailing sensitive, personal material.
Aided office staff with reception tasks and duties. Successfully assisted office transition regarding doctor turnover. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Massachusetts System - Boston |
| Time period: | 2009 |
| Degree: | Political Science , BA |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | Accepted and attended Monster Leadership and Diversity Leadership Programs.
Implemented and structured UMass Boston Model UN Chapter serving in the role of president. Member of UMass Boston’s exclusive Beacon Leadership Project. Successfully completed community service hours to become an AmeriCorps Student Leader in Service. Elected by the UMass Boston student body to serve as an Undergraduate Student Senator. Marketing/Promotions Director of Lux, UMASS Boston’s academic magazine. Leading participant in the Houghton Mifflin Company student focus group on textbooks. Monster Diversity Leadership Project Ambassador. |
| Awards: | Endowed with the UMASS Boston Chancellor’s Award for Excellence Merit Scholarship.
Awarded the Silver President’s Award for Educational Achievement. Granted the Stanley Z. Koplik Certificate of Mastery Award. Member and participant of the UMass Boston’s Honors Program and Phi Theta Kappa. Awarded Dean’s List for past two years at UMass Boston. Granted the Knapp Scholarship. |
