CAREER EXPER I ENCE

VIRTUAL ASSISTANT (SPECIALIZING IN MARKETING/PR)Pepper - Your Badass Business BFF Inc | November 2018 - Present Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

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P: (250)-682-2936 E: hopemikal@gmail.com W: www.hopemikal.com

SOC I A L

I am a passionate, multi-disciplinary leader with a keen eyefor detail, excellent communicationskills, and a positive outlook on life. Producing high quality contentcreation that caters to the interestsand challenges of a target audiencethrough blog posts, photography,website design, newsletterproduction and much more.  I am enthusiastic about studyingstreet art and graffiti in urbanlandscapes, supporting women of allages in STEM related careers, andcultivating community throughstorytelling.  

ABOUT

@HOPEMIKAL

EVENT MANAGER FOR TED 2018: THE AGE OF AMAZEMENTProcreation Design Works Inc | April 2018 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

EVENT ASSOCIATE FOR TED 2017: THE FUTURE OF YOUProcreation Design Works Inc | April 2017 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

EVENT COORDINATORKamloops YMCA/YWCA's Womens' Shelter | 2015 - Present  Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

DIGITAL MARKETING COORDINATOR Thompson Rivers University | 2016 - 2017  Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

GALLERIES COORDINATOR Kamloops Arts Council | 2013 - 2015 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOROkanagan Art Review | 2015 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

PROJECT MANAGERBC Living Arts | 2015 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

MARKETING & EVENTS ASSISTANTThompson Rivers University, Sustainability Office | 2015 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

HOPE MIKALCREATIVE PROFESSIONAL SPECIALIZING IN EVENT MANAGEMENT, PROJECT MANAGEMENT & MARKETING CONSULTANCY

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PRODUCTION & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGERJoy Factory Films Inc | May 2017 - February 2019 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

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VO LUNTEER EXPER I ENCE SEO and Google Analytics Social Media Strategy Brand Development and Consulting Marketing Web Content Development Digital Content Creation  Copywriting Ghost Writing Corporate Blogging Project Management  Layout Design Photo and Video Editing Market Research Experiential Service Design Client and Member Relations Proficient with Mac and Windows

PROFE S S I ONA L

SK I L L S

Creative Spirit Curious Accountable Dedicated Professional  Punctual Flexible Genuine  Team Player  Motivated  Adaptive Learner Reliable 

PERSONA L   SK I L L S

EVENTS & ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTKamloops Arts Council | 2013 - 2014 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

MENTOR & SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTJunior Achievement of British Columbia | 2018 - Present Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

DIGITAL MARKETING COORDINATORPCMA Canada West Chapter | 2017 - 2018 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

EVENTS & MARKETING ASSISTANT United Way Gen-Next | 2017 - Present Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

EVENTS & MARKETING ASSISTANT Startup Weekend | 2017 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

MARKETING COORDINATORPCMA TRU Chapter | 2016 - 2017 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

MARKETING CONSULTANTAmsterdam Street Art | 2016 Amsterdam, Noord Holland, The Netherlands

MEMBERSHIP RELATIONS COMMITTEE MEMBERPCMA Canada West Chapter | 2016 - 2017 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

RESEARCH & ENGAGEMENT COORDINATORTourism Kamloops Visitor Centre | 2014 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

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DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & BOARD DIRECTORPCMA Canada West Chapter | 2018 - Present Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

MARKETING COMMITTEE MEMBERKamloops Film Festival | 2018 - Present Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

MARKETING & RESEARCH ASSISTANTThompson Rivers University, School of Business | 2014 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

RE F ERENCES

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JAMES MATOSEVIC Events Associate  TED Talks LLC jamesmatosevic@gmail.com (250)-981-5341 

EAMONN CLARKE Senior Events Associate TED Talks LLC  eamonn@pdw.ca (778)-251-5952

SHAWN YIH-HSIANG CHENG Senior Project Coordinator MCI Canada shawn.cheng@mci-group.com ALAN CORBISHLEY Executive Director BC Living Arts alancorbishley@hotmail.com (250)-819-7373 JACQUIE BRAND Director of Programs Kamloops YMCA/YWCA jbrand@kamloopsy.org (250)-374-7684 WILLIAM COLLINS Tenured Lecturer Thompson Rivers University bcollins@tru.ca (250)-318-9354 JUDITH CHOMITZ Sessional Lecturer Thompson Rivers University jchomitz@tru.ca (250)-377-6165

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BOARD DIRECTOR & VICE PRESIDENTKamloops Arts Council | 2013 - 2014 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

CHAPTER SECRETARYPCMA TRU Chapter | 2014 - 2015 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

CHAPTER PRESIDENTPCMA TRU Chapter | 2015 - 2016 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

EDUCAT I ON

EVENTS & CONVENTION MANAGEMENT DIPLOMAThompson Rivers University | 2015 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada 

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN INTERNATIONAL TOURISM MANAGEMENT &CONSULTING, WITH A MAJOR IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETING &COMMUNICATIONSNHTV Breda University of Applied Sciences | 2016 Breda, Noord Brabant, The Netherlands

BACHELOR OF TOURISM MANAGEMENT IN GENERAL STUDIESThompson Rivers University | 2017 Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada 

AWARDS

PCMA DIGITAL EVENT STRATEGIST SCHOLARSHIP2017 PCMA EDUCATION FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP2017 KEN LEPIN AWARD FOR TOURISM EXCELLENCE2016

DUTCH & CANADIAN LIBERATION SCHOLARSHIP2015

NOMINATION FOR TOURISM INNOVATION THESIS AWARD2016 ONE WORLD INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP 2015