Sarah M. Trentacoste 930 Cricklewood Drive Apt. 335, State College, PA 16803 570-269-3037 sarah.trentacoste@gmail.com ______________________________________________________________________________________ Objective To obtain a position where I can use my public relations training, communication skills, and leadership abilities to advance the goals of Penn State. Summary of Qualifications ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Excellent working relations with the public, co-workers and employers Well-organized, focused, and thorough in coordinating projects Successful in promoting an organization and generating donations/funding Effective team member who is comfortable with leading or collaborating Frequently asked to train new employees Skilled with Microsoft Office 2010, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access Expertise with data collection software, including Wincati, Voxco and Cases College course work experience with news releases, media advisories, media plans, campaigns, PSAs, fact sheets Education B.A. in Public Relations with a Minor in Political Science The Pennsylvania State University – University Park, PA May 2007, GPA: 3.4 Cumulative, Dean’s List Spring 2005 Work History and Employment Research Misconduct/Conflict of Interest Assistant Penn State Office for Research Protections - University Park, Pa 2013-present ● Provides direct administrative support to the Associate Director ● Assists with the management and review of institutional conflict of interest disclosures ● Provides support to the Institutional Conflict of Interest Committee ● Assists the Associate Director with research misconduct investigations and proceedings Data Assistant/Supervisor Penn State Survey Research Center – University Park, PA 2008 - 2013 ● Supervising interviewers including monitoring data collection and quality for various Penn State research projects ● Data cleaning including recoding open-ended responses ● Writing SPSS syntax and programming documentation ● ● Opening and closing shifts, communicating issues to project managers, reporting respondent recruitment and training new interviewers Answering project emails and phone calls and creating weekly reports Project Coordinator ConneXion360 – State College, PA 2009 - 2010 ● Manage temporary employees and set up special events ● Compile program progress reports and send to clients on a regular basis ● Communicate goals and supervise deadlines for project management team Internet Assistant/Lead Person Family Clothesline – State College, PA 2006 - 2008 ● Overhauled store website, assembled and sent out orders ● Set up effective retail displays, inventoried merchandise, and initiated new organization system in warehouse ● Received many letters of personal gratitude from customers regarding special orders PR Captain/Supply Logistics Captain Penn State's Dance Marathon – University Park, PA 2005 - 2007 ● Planned and executed campus-wide 100 Days till THON event, pre- and post-THON press conferences ● Contacted and built relationships with THON donors, sent corporate packets, press kits, additional information ● Managed donated supplies and distributed to proper committees Resident Assistant (RA) Penn State – Hazleton, PA 2004 - 2005 ● Organized and hosted community events for residents ● Created promotional material for events, such as information packets, bulletin boards, and contests ● Mediated conflict and counseled residents in groups or individually Lion Ambassador Penn State – Hazleton, PA 2004 - 2005 ● Gave tours and discussed the benefits of my campus to prospective students and their parents ● Planned and hosted events for the campus community References Madelyn Wagner Project Manager, Penn State Survey Research Center (425) 220-8492 Robert Schofield Operations Manager, Penn State Survey Research Center (717)332-7178 Joan Lingenfelter Broadcast Network Manager, ConneXion360 (814) 280-5705