lily45708@gmail.com | crosslil@msu.edu

East Lansing, MI | Miami, FL                         

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EXPERIENCE

ComArtSci Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Intern | January 2023 - May 2023

• Gather research and news on DEI current events and discover trending topics that relate to academia and student success.

• Developing an accessible, digestible platform for organizations and opportunities to be aesthetically expressed to amplify events, student

and faculty spotlights and DEI initiatives.

• Expanded my understanding of marketing communication tactics extensively to apply in my administrative duties.

• Shared spaces with content editors to grow amongst senior leadership and peer knowledge.

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ComArtSci Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Student Assistant | August 2020 - Present

• Daily Instagram, Twitter, and Engagement Analysis and maintenance. Upkeep committee outreach and resources for students.

• Develop promotional content for DEI collaborative and stimulating events. @comartscidei on the platform Instagram.

 

National Association of Black Journalists President - Michigan State Chapter | August 2021- Present

• Perform outreach for the organization to increase membership and participation within the campus and the surrounding community

• Former NABJ Secretary (August 2021 - May 2022) Communicating events, logistics, and opportunities such as meetings, conventions, workshops, jobs, and internships.

• Former NABJ Community Service Chair (April 2020–June 2021) Booking volunteer service opportunities helping NABJ remain in touch with the Lansing community. Communicating logistics with the board to ensure dissemination of information to members ensuring engagement.

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Sales Associate - Crocs, Aventura, FL | June 2020 - June 2021

• Named Employee of the Quarter in the month of October. 

• Consistently earned Top Seller throughout the workweek, selling at a minimum of over $2,000 each day maintaining UPT, ATV, and accessory goals in regional competitions.

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Media Sandbox Street Teams Creative - College of Communication, Arts and Sciences MSU | September 2019 - April 2020

• Selected to create and contribute to content produced by our branch to improve the non-profit organization, MidMichigan Environmental Action Council.

• Responsible for creating daily social media content, a style guide, and suggesting tools to consistency for the client.

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Sales Associate - Journey’s Shoe Store, Pembroke Lakes, FL | June 2019 - August 2019

• Furthered my sales and communication capabilities to successfully meet my weekly and daily goals contributing to the improvement of past years’ records.

• Achieved sales worth $14,287 in merchandise throughout the span of four weeks. 

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Peer Assistant - Neighborhood Student Success Collaborative MSU | January 2020 - Ended due to Covid-19 Shutdown

• Supervised appointments for students seeking advising from scholar program advisors

• Consulted inquiring students with on-campus resources,  learned to refine the interruption of office staff to maintain the fluid operation of the collaborative.

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Program Assistant - IGNITE high school-to-college Summer Bridge Program. | June 2021

• Imparted knowledge of navigating MSU to incoming freshmen studying in the College of Comartsci. Assisted superiors in executing engaging events and daily agenda for students to network, prepare for classes, and settle into the college experience with resource awareness..

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SKILLS

• Microsoft Word certified. Proficient in Excel for data visualization.

• Adept with multimedia editing tools: Adobe InDesign, Dreamweaver, Premiere, PhotoShop for creative, graphic advertising on social media platforms. 

• Fluid with social marketing indicators, digital design, profound, adaptable writer

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AWARDS

MSU Student Employee of The Year - April 2023

Leadership in Diversity and Inclusion - MSU Senior Class of 2023

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VOLUNTEER WORK

• February 2020 Olivet Baptist Church for Greater Lansing Food Bank: Distributed food to the local community - 5 hours

• November 2019 Big Sister Little Sister- Woman Center of Greater Lansing: Sorted interview clothes for women in need for job interviews and donated feminine products - 4 hours

• Black History Month 2020 Organizer of the Black-Owned Book Drive: Intended for Plantation Elementary School a predominantly black populated school in need of books on diverse topics.

• Prince of Peace Moravian 2021 Updated web design for elder members of the church to easily navigate online church services during the COVID Pandemic Lockdown.- 7 hours

• MSU Pay It Forward Tours 2021 Facilitated volunteer tasks at Potter Park Zoo during their understaffed (due to COVID) Halloweekend

• Serenity Hair and Spa Content Creation Developed social media content for their growing platforms and filmed BTS content for their product’s launch day.

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EDUCATION

Michigan State University: East Lansing - Tentative Graduation December 2022 

• Journalism Major in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences

• GPA:  Fall 2021 3.69

Nova High School: Davie, FL - Class of 2019 | August 2015 - May 2019

• Honors Student (CUM GPA: 3.37 Weighted: 4.51)

• Advanced Placement Coursework Credit in English, Literature, 2D Art, Science, and Social Studies

• Class Rank: 75 of 498