Sarah H. Wolf
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Sarah H. Wolf

SARAH H. WOLF
2588 Mayfield Road Apt 1, Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44106
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SUMMARY

With over two decades of small business management and gaining experience as a graduate-level social worker-in-training, I have a proven track record in team building and community fostering, social media/marketing, simple web and graphic design, writing and communications, sales, research, and pulling rabbits out of hats.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
MSSA candidate, Community Practice for Social Change (projected graduation: May 2021)

O2 Yoga Studio, Cambridge, Massachusetts
200-Hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT), 2012

Emerson College, Boston, Massachusetts
MFA, Creative Writing, 2005

Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
BA, English Literature with Minors in Writing & History, 2002

ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Ohio Chapter
? Student Advisor to NASW Ohio Chapter (September 2020-April 2021)

EXPERIENCE

Community Innovation Network, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Graduate Student Research Assistant (internship), August 2020-now
? Creating and implementing an on-campus voter registration/awareness campaign, including programming, outreach, and marketing materials.
? Marketing & Communications Assistant: bi-weekly newsletter writing/research, website support, and outreach strategy.
? Consultants network support.
? Assist with monthly Innovators' Meetups.
? Staff assistant to Neighborhood Conflict Resolution group working to reinvent policing and public safety in Cleveland, Ohio.
? Writing and editing community Success Stories.
? Research assistant conducting literature reviews and serving as an editorial eye.
? Staff representative with the Neighborhood Advisory Council (NAC).

FutureHeights, the CDC for Cleveland Heights, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Social Work Internship, September 2019-May 2020
? Created content for and lead two community workshops.
? Recruiter, administrator, and assistant facilitator for the Neighborhood Leadership Workshop Series.
? Co-developer of and grant writer for a brand-new Student Ambassador program.
? Founding member of the Marketing Committee. Member of the Civic Engagement, Planning & Development, and Housing Committees.
? Interviewer and writer for the Heights Observer, a monthly community newspaper.
? Social media manager, marketing materials creator, and website contributor.
? General support staff for numerous additional projects and programs.
Summer VISTA, June 2020-August 2020
? Created and implemented a social media strategy to support and amplify organizational as well as community events and news.
? Wrote a marketing starter kit for FutureHeights to use going forward.
? Trained staff on social media techniques and procedures
? Supported all FutureHeights committees by attending meetings and identifying key marketing opportunities.
? Designed marketing materials.

O2 Yoga and Wellness Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts
General Manager, February 2012-June 2019
? Managed a staff of 45 at this busy, family-owned yoga & wellness center complete with a café a few blocks from Harvard Square.
? Responsible for any and all aspects of day-to-day business, including management of retail, operations, accounts payable, and responding efficiently to all staff and customer service-related issues.
? Fostered strong community among staff, volunteers, and students.
? Mentored café manager and staff of 8-15.
? Recruiter and administrator for annual Yoga Teacher Training.
? Kept the studio and café websites up-to-date and beautiful, created all graphic and verbal content for the bi-monthly newsletter, and crafted energetic and engaging social media messaging daily.
? Managed three rental spaces for the studio’s Wellness Center.
? Studio special event and workshop booker.

Arts at The Armory, Somerville, Massachusetts
Part-Time Marketing/Communications Associate, March 2015-2019
? Social media content creator and website up-keep for a very busy community arts nonprofit center.
? Created all graphic and verbal content for the monthly newsletter.
? Event booking assistant.

Local Collection, Boston, Massachusetts
Store Manager, April 2010-September 2012
? Recruited up to 40 local artists to lease space within a storefront in historic Faneuil Hall Marketplace.
? Organized over 100 in-store events to promote the artists and their work.
? Hired and trained a staff of 6 to provide excellent customer service and represent the artists on the sales floor.
? Social media content creator and newsletter writer.

Other Retail Experience:
? Papyrus, Boston, Massachusetts
Sister Store Manager, running two locations of this national retail chain, December 2006-April 2010
? Bel Tempo, Boston, Massachusetts
Store Manager of this independently owned boutique, July 2004-December 2006
? Holiday’s Hallmark, Boston, Massachusetts
Shift Supervisor of this very busy gift store franchise, September 2002-May 2004
? Pet’s Pajamas, Fairlawn, Ohio
Store Manager & Buyer at this independently owned pet store and boutique, June 1995-August 2002

WRITING

? Since January 1, 2011, I have achieved a personal goal to write something new every single day. This goal has turned into an annual blog project that has a different theme each year.
? I was invited to speak about one of my blog projects – a choose-your-own-adventure-style novel – to a group at MIT in Fall 2014.
? Since 2011, I have written, edited, and self-published two novels, two poetry collections, two short story collections, and two nonfiction books.
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