Roxanne D. Foster
www.roxannefoster.com   ●   Email: rdfosterphotography@gmail.com    

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CORE COMPETENCIES 

• Proven ability to supervise, mentor and lead
• Detail-oriented, with excellent organizational skills
• Flexible and able to adapt easily to uncertain situations and unforeseen detours
• Capable of effectively working in individual- or group-oriented environments
• Experience working with databases, Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher), Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Lightroom, Dreamweaver, Audition, InDesign, Acrobat), Final Cut Express, Soundslides and Mac OS X

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EXPERIENCE

​Graduate Research Assistant to Jacqui Banaszynski (January 2012 – current)
University of Missouri School of Journalism, Columbia, Missouri
• Conducted research to enhance and expand the Interviewing Essentials course
• Coordinated logistics and provided administrative support to professor Jacqui Banaszynski and the Public Insight Network Reporting Project’s team of 10 multi-disciplinary students
• Facilitated communication between newsrooms involved with the project, university staff and students
• Managed project blog, social media strategies and marketing of produced news content

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Reporter for the Columbia Missourian (Aug. 2011 – Dec. 2011)
Daily print and online community newspaper, Columbia, Missouri

• Wrote stories as a member of the newspaper’s enterprise beat
• Generated story ideas for publication with focus on underrepresented groups in the community
o Clips available at www.roxannefoster.com/stories

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Administrative Assistant with Mount Moriah & Freeman Funeral Home (Aug. 2010 – Jan. 2011)
A Dignity Memorial® service provider, Kansas City, Missouri

• Provided support for sales department by managing resource materials, scheduling events and interviews, preparing training materials and maintaining communication with the sales team
• Utilized various sales and performance tracking software applications to prepare daily, weekly and monthly status reports

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Haven House Manager with Masiphane Projects (Jan. 2008 – July 2009) 
Community development non-profit organization, Johannesburg, South Africa    

• Provided administrative support to Directors of Haven homes by maintaining mailing lists, preparing newsletters, creating/revising documents and processing receipts
• Supervised daily care for at-risk children living in Baby/Child Haven orphan houses, including the oversight of between 2 and 10 full-time/part-time staff and volunteers

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Office Administrator with Joseph Project (Feb. 2007 – Dec. 2007)
Inner city youth project, located in Johannesburg, South Africa       

• Provided administrative support for Project Director through handling correspondence, creating marketing materials and developing after school program materials
• Maintained project calendar to ensure project continuity and clear communication of Project priorities between leadership and staff/volunteers
• Coordinated travel, accommodation and service opportunities for volunteers (domestic and international teams)

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Project Analyst with Service Corporation International (May 2005 – Dec. 2006)
Corporate headquarters for Dignity Memorial® Funeral Homes, located in Houston, Texas

• Coordinated efforts of sales managers, field presenters, call centers and corporate management to increase sales through the Seminar Process
• Performed problem resolution through handling customer service calls
• Assisted with organizing semi-annual training sessions targeting top sales representatives on topics such as program management, sales reporting and marketing techniques

 

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EDUCATION

MA, Journalism (Print & Digital News), University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri (2013)

BBA, Management (Summa Cum Laude), University of Houston, Houston, Texas