Tarin Griggs

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Five years of experience in office environments, customer service, and community art spaces.
Interest in arts administration, writing, editing, publishing, education, community outreach,
nonprofit administration, coordinator roles, and management training.
#$i""s #%mmary
Windows and Mac O ! Microsoft Office "Word, #xcel, $ower$oint, Outloo%, $ublisher& 'oogle (rive
)yping * +, W$M -ustomer ervice cheduling )elephones and .eception /ul% Mailings
#diting and Formatting 0bility to Multitas% 0ttentive to (etails
(atabase Management "FileMa%er $ro, 1ac%rabbit, Mailchimp, alesforce&
ocial Media "Faceboo%, )witter, )umblr, $interest, 2in%edIn, 3ou)ube, Word$ress&
&d%cation
'asters o! &d%cation( )rts in &d%cation
*ar+ard Grad%ate #choo" o! &d%cation( ,am-ridge( 'assach%setts ,andidate( 'ay .015
/ache"or o! )rts in &ng"ish with honors( emphasis in ,reati+e 0riting( minor in 1ance ,horeography
'i""s ,o""ege( 2a$"and( ,a"i!ornia 'ay .01.
Winner of the Mary Merritt 4enry $ri5e for undergraduate poetry 6,76
-ontributing writer to award winning campus newspaper publication, The Campanil 6,77
ro!essiona" &3perience
&+ent )ssistant( 4er-a /%ena Gardens 5esti+a"( #an 5rancisco( ,) )pri" .014 6 )%g%st .014
Member of a dynamic team under direction of an event manager 4anding out event programs, administering
audience surveys, and assisting in collecting audience donations during and after performances 0nswering
8uestions and providing program information and general directions to the public upervising e8uipment
loading9set:up for large:scale festivals9events and assisting with set:up and ta%e:down of outdoor furniture
1e+e"opment ro7ect )ssociate( &ast /ay ,enter !or the er!orming )rts( 8ichmond ,) )pri" .014 6 )%g%st .014
(ata entry and database maintenance as part of transition to alesForce -reation and execution of social
media campaign for 'ive 2ocal 0merica 6,7; /ul% mailings and editing of donor lists
)dministrati+e )ssistant( &ast /ay 1ance ,enter( 2a$"and( ,) 9o+em-er .01. 6 )%g%st .014
.eceiving students and guests .egistration and processing for new students <pdating parent and student
data $rocessing donation and scholarship re8uests Managing social media channels 4ouse staff during
recitals -reation and distribution of promotional materials )roubleshooting computer related issues
1e+e"opment 5e""ow ( ,o%nter:;#&( #an 5rancisco( ,) <%"y .013 6 <an%ary .014
0ssisting with the research, development, and submission of funding proposals
upporting donor cultivation and research 0ssisting with planning and management of fund raising events
$roviding administrative and logistical support to the membership program
rod%ction =ntern( /)91);22( 2a$"and( ,) 'arch .013 6 <%"y .013
0dministrative tas%s #diting rehearsal calendars #vent promotion and fund raising =olunteer recruitment
.ehearsal assistant Flyer distribution $rop sourcing Merchandise representative
5ront 1es$ ,oordinator( 2!!ice Team( 2a$"and( ,) <%"y .011 6 <%"y .013
0nswering and transferring calls on multi:line phone systems 'eneral secretarial duties including room
reservations, copying, faxing, and mailing "$itney /owes& 0ssisting guests /illing
=erbal, electronic and written messages Ordering supplies and managing facilities re8uests
hone )m-assador( 'i""s ,o""ege :ndergrad%ate )dmissions( 2a$"and( ,) )%g%st .009 6 'ay .01.
-orrespondence with prospective students "telephone, written and electronic& 0ssisting admissions
counselors prior to and during admissions events and campus visits Memori5ing and providing essential
information to students and parents
TARIN ALEXANDRIA GRIGGS
CURRICULUM VITAE
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EDUCATI-N
Mast#rs o. E!/cation0 Arts in E!/cation Can!i!at#0 May 1&%$
Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts
2ach#3or o. Arts in Eng3ish ith honors0 #m"hasis in Cr#ati4# 5riting0
minor in Danc# Chor#ogra"hy May 2012
Mills College, Oaland, California
! "inner of the Mary Merritt Henry #ri$e for undergraduate %oetry 2012
! Contributing &riter to a&ard &inning cam%us %ublication The Campanil 2011
5-R6 EX7ERIENCE
E4#nt Assistant A"ri3 1&%* 8 A/g/st 1&%*
9#r:a 2/#na Gar!#ns ;#sti4a30 San ;rancisco0 CA
! Member of a dynamic team under direction of an event manager ! Handing out event %rograms,
administering audience surveys, and assisting in collecting audience donations during and after
%erformances ! 'ns&ering (uestions and %rovide %rogram information and general directions to the
%ublic ! Su%ervising e(ui%ment loading)set*u% for large*scale festivals)events and assisting &ith set*u%
and tae*do&n of outdoor furniture
D#4#3o"m#nt 7ro<#ct Associat# A"ri3 1&%* 8 A/g/st 1&%*
East 2ay C#nt#r .or th# 7#r.orming Arts0 Richmon! CA
! +ata entry and database maintenance as %art of transition to Sales,orce ! Creation and e-ecution of
social media cam%aign for Give .ocal 'merica 201/ ! 0ul mailings and editing of donor lists
A!ministrati4# Assistant No4#m:#r 1&%1 8 A/g/st 1&%*
East 2ay Danc# C#nt#r0 -a=3an!0 CA
! 1eceiving students and guests ! 1egistration and %rocessing for ne& students ! 2%dating %arent and
student data ! #rocessing donation and scholarshi% re(uests ! Managing social media channels
! House staff during recitals ! Creation and distribution of %romotional materials
! 3roubleshooting com%uter related issues
D#4#3o"m#nt ;#33o >/3y 1&%) 8 >an/ary 1&%*
Co/nt#r7ULSE0 San ;rancisco0 CA
! 'ssisting &ith the research, develo%ment, and submission of funding %ro%osals
! Su%%orting donor cultivation and research ! 'ssisting &ith %lanning and management of fund raising
events ! #roviding administrative and logistical su%%ort to the membershi% %rogram
7ro!/ction Int#rn March 1&%) 8 >/3y 1&%)
2ANDAL--70 -a=3an!0 CA
! 'dministrative tass ! Editing rehearsal calendars ! Event %romotion and fund raising ! 4olunteer
recruitment ! 1ehearsal assistant ! ,lyer distribution ! #ro% sourcing ! Merchandise re%resentative
;ront D#s= Coor!inator >/3y 1&%% 8 >/3y 1&%)
-..ic# T#am0 -a=3an!0 CA
! 'ns&ering and transferring calls on multi*line %hone systems ! General secretarial duties including
room reservations, co%ying, fa-ing, and mailing 5#itney 0o&es6 ! 'ssisting guests ! 0illing
! 4erbal, electronic and &ritten messages ! Ordering su%%lies and managing facilities re(uests
5-R6 EX7ERIENCE ?contin/#!@
7hon# Am:assa!or A/g/st 1&&+ 8 May 1&%1
Mi33s Co33#g# -..ic# o. Un!#rgra!/at# A!missions0 -a=3an!0 CA
! Corres%ondence &ith %ros%ective students 5tele%hone, &ritten and electronic6
! 'ssisting admissions counselors %rior to and during admissions events and cam%us visits
Memori$ing and %roviding essential information to students and %arents
V-LUNTEER EX7ERIENCE
Vo3/nt##r E4#nt Sta.. ?on ca33@ 1&%& ' 1&%*
San ;rancisco 2ay Ar#a0 CA
0o- Office, 2sher, Concessions, Merchandise Sales, Site*S%ecific #erformance Guide for theaters and
com%anies, including Counter#2.SE, +ance Mission 3heater, O+C 3heater, .isser 3heater at Mills
College, Oaland 0allet Com%any, 0'7+'.OO#, Sheena 8ohnson)1E0E. HOME, 3he 3hic 1ich
Ones
Vo3/nt##r Sta.. 1&%*
L/na Danc# Instit/t#0 2#r=#3#y0 CA
'ssisting &ith in house mailings, raffle ticet sales at 201/ Gala
Stag# Manag#r 1&%1
Un!#rgra! Un!#rgro/n! at Mi33s Co33#g#0 -a=3an!0 CA

5RITINGA7U2LICATI-NS
! 9,ore&ard: and 9;racing you are lost<: from What The Body Craves
Mills =uarterly > Mills College alumnae maga$ine #oems, %ublished ,all 2012
! 9.anguage and Gender in ?Shit Girls Say@: Essay, 2012
What The Body Craves, Senior 3hesis in Creative "riting #oetry, 2011
! 9Movement and Mechanics > Avonne 1ainer@s Trio A: Essay, 2011
! 9'ltered Bmages and 3ransformations * .oie ,uller and #erformance: Essay, 2011
! 93hursday, 'ugust 2C
th
, 200C: 3he "alrus, Mills College .iterary 8ournal #oem, %ublished 2011
! 91estrained, 0ut 7ot 2naffected > Characters in the Short Stories of 1aymond Carver
and .orrie Moore: Essay, 2011
Italicize That Truth #oetry cha%boo, 2010
! 9Gender and .anguage at the 2010 Olym%ic Games: Essay, 2010
The Most Important Thing #oetry cha%boo, 200D
DANCE TRAINING
2a33#t %++B'1&%*
0onnie Sita 5East 0ay +ance Center6, Sonya +el&aide*7ichols 5Mills College6, 'bra 1udisill 5Oaland
0allet, 'lameda 0allet 'cademy6, Erica Hartono Eolodny, +aniela Shambaugh, Serena Orloff,
1ebecca Ha&ley, 8odi 'llen 5Oaland 0allet6
Mo!#rn Danc# an! Chor#ogra"hy 1&&,'1&%1
Molissa ,enley 5Molissa ,enley and +ancers6, Shinichi Bova*Eoga 5in0oat6, Silvia Martins 58ose
.imon, Mel "ong, 'lon$o Eing6, Sonya +el&aide*7ichols 5'ssistant +ance +e%artment Head, Mills
College6, Sheldon Smith 5Smith/"ymore +isa%%earing 'cts6 Auie ,uFimoto 5O+C6, .inda EG 8ohnson
5Conduit6, 1achel 0erman 5#aul 3aylor +ance Com%any6
Danc# Th#ory 1&&,'1&%1
'nn Mur%hy 5+ance +e%artment Head, Mills College6, 8udith 1osenberg 5'rtist).ecturer and former
+irector of Music in the +ance +e%artment, Mills College6, Sheldon Smith 5Smith/"ymore
+isa%%earing 'cts6
>aCC Danc# 1&&*'1&&,
8ac(ueline 0urgess 5El Cerrito High +ance #roduction6, 'ntoine Hunter 5Savage 8a$$ +ance
Com%any, 2rban 8a$$ +ance Com%any6
7ER;-RMANCE EX7ERIENCE 8 DANCE
;r##3anc#
+ivision of .abor ,estival 5&ith Half of Half6 +uet &ith Eristin 3oro 5Mills College M,' H116 8une 201I
Mi33s Co33#g#
9Eallos:
Eletra +itto 50' H1/6, Senior 3hesis '%ril 201/
9Bntrinsic Motion:
'drienne Cherry 5M,' ?1I6, Graduate 3hesis '%ril 201I
9,lores amarillas (ue brotan del vientre 5Aello& ,lo&ers 3hat #our ,rom Aour 0elly6:
Carmen 1oman 5M,' @1I6, Graduate 3hesis '%ril 201I
9the s%ace bet&een:
Heather Stocton 50' @1I, M,' H1J6, Senior 3hesis '%ril 201I
9Sha%es:
'ngel Aang 50' @126, Senior 3hesis +ecember 2012
9#lush SatelliteK Seen Bt at ,enton@s:
'shley Mason 50G'G ?126, Senior 3hesis '%ril 2012
93he #reservation of 3imeK #art 1 > 0lac)#art 2 > Aello&:
Cuauhtemoc #eranda 5M,' @126, Graduate 3hesis '%ril 2012
9#aralla- 5in the Man$anita forest6:
Erica #inigis 5M,' @1I6, Signal ,lo& M,' Music #erformance 5guest artists6 '%ril 2012
Grou% Choreogra%hy ,inal +ecember 2011
'drienne Cherry 5M,' @1I6, Grou% Choreogra%hy ,inal +ecember 2011
7ataly Morales 5M,' @1I6, Grou% Choreogra%hy ,inal +ecember 2011
9#lus One:
Sarah Haertig 50G'G ?126, Choreogra%hyK Construction #roFect ,inal +ecember 2011
Magee #age 50G'G @116, Choreogra%hyK Construction #roFect ,inal '%ril 2011
9Solivagant:
Mary Grimes 5M,' @116, Graduate 3hesis '%ril 2011
Sheila Coleman 5M,' @106, Studio One +ay #erformance '%ril 2010
8ohanna Suare$ 50' @106, Senior 3hesis '%ril 2010
En 7oint# 9o/th Danc# Com"any
,ounded by 8oanna #o$*Molesy and 'nnie 1igney, 0ereley, C'
Com%any Member 2002*200L
E3 C#rrito Digh Danc# 7ro!/ction Tro/"#
+irected by 8ac(ueline 0urgess
Com%any Member 200/*200L
East 2ay C#nt#r .or th# 7#r.orming Arts
Student, 1esident Com%any Member 51ichmond 0allet 3heater6, 1ichmond, C' 1DDI*200/
CD-RE-GRA7D9A5-R6S 7RESENTED
97arro& Stretch:
Mills College, Senior Solo '%ril 2012
9+on@t 1un Bnto Other 0odies in S%ace:
Mills College, Culminating #roFect for Choreogra%hyK Construction #roFect +ecember 2011
9S%in S%in Sugar:
Mills College, 2ndergrad 2nderground
Choreogra%hed and %erformed &ith 'lana Orti$ 50G'G @1I6 ,ebruary 2011
9Slee% to +ream:
El Cerrito High +ance #roduction '%ril 200L
9O%us B: 5solo6 and 9O%us BB: 5solo6
El Cerrito High +ance #roduction 8anuary 200L
9.ight:
El Cerrito High +ance #roduction '%ril 200C, re*staged 7ovember 200C