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marlee schuld 207 W 51 st Terrace Kansas City, MO 64112 CELL (913) 7106779 EMAIL [email protected] EDUCATION Master of Urban Planning – May 2017 Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies – 3.75 GPA – May 2016 University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045 SKILLS Adobe Applications | Microsoft Applications | ArcGIS | Photography WORK Main Street Corridor Development Corporation (MainCor) – Kansas City, MO – Communications and Planning Manager (July 2016 – Current) As the Communications and Planning Manager my main goal is marketing Midtown and Main Street area through various forms of social media, email communication, and photography. I am also responsible for acquiring and handling donations, attending area plan implementation meetings, composing year end reviews and other publications, acquiring funding and grants for the organization, and community engagement events and result analysis. KC Healthy Kids – Kansas City, KS – Policy Intern (July 2016 – August 2016) I served as a policy intern for a 6week period project which partnered with the Public Health Law Center to create a document about integrating food policy into comprehensive plans. The document was specifically for public health officials and advocates, involving education on comprehensive planning and the planning process, as well as areas of comp plans that can incorporate food policy. Rural considerations were researched and included. Olathe City Planning Division – Olathe, KS – Planning Intern (October 2015 – June 2016) As an intern for a city planning department, my responsibilities included providing administrative assistance, processing new applications prior to review, attending development review committee meetings, following applications through the development process in order to assure timely and adequate review, reviewing minor plat applications and writing staff reports, creating and teaching a third grade planning curriculum, analyzing street tree plans, and setting up council chambers for planning commission meetings. Jayhawk Consulting – Lawrence, KS – Student Consultant (August 2015 – December 2015) As a Jayhawk Consultant, I worked on a project based in the Argentine neighborhood of Kansas City, KS. My experience in urban planning and development helped bring a necessary opinion to issues with economic development and vitality in the area. Our final result was an assessment of the economic viability of the neighborhood and a business attraction recommendation for the area, which included a marketing pitch for our client’s use. GAP – Lawrence, KS – Sales Associate (October 2014October 2015) I was hired as holiday sales associate and asked to stay on as a permanent associate. My jobs included greeting customers, helping to meet customers’ needs by suggesting and locating merchandise, staying up to date on all products in order to properly promote the brand, and knowing computer software used to complete purchases in a timely manner.

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marlee  schuld  207  W  51st  Terrace  •  Kansas  City,  MO  •  64112  CELL  (913)  710-­‐6779  •  E-­‐MAIL  [email protected]  

 EDUCATION   Master  of  Urban  Planning  –  May  2017                                                                                                                                    

Bachelor  of  Science  in  Architectural  Studies  –  3.75  GPA  –  May  2016     University  of  Kansas,  Lawrence,  KS  66045  

 SKILLS   Adobe  Applications  |  Microsoft  Applications  |  ArcGIS  |  Photography    

 WORK     Main  Street  Corridor  Development  Corporation  (MainCor)  –  Kansas  City,  MO  –  

Communications  and  Planning  Manager  (July  2016  –  Current)     As  the  Communications  and  Planning  Manager  my  main  goal  is  marketing  Midtown  and  

Main  Street  area  through  various  forms  of  social  media,  email  communication,  and  photography.  I  am  also  responsible  for  acquiring  and  handling  donations,  attending  area  plan  implementation  meetings,  composing  year  end  reviews  and  other  publications,  acquiring  funding  and  grants  for  the  organization,  and  community  engagement  events  and  result  analysis.    

KC  Healthy  Kids  –  Kansas  City,  KS  –  Policy  Intern  (July  2016  –  August  2016)     I  served  as  a  policy  intern  for  a  6-­‐week  period  project  which  partnered  with  the  Public  

Health  Law  Center  to  create  a  document  about  integrating  food  policy  into  comprehensive  plans.  The  document  was  specifically  for  public  health  officials  and  advocates,  involving  education  on  comprehensive  planning  and  the  planning  process,  as  well  as  areas  of  comp  plans  that  can  incorporate  food  policy.  Rural  considerations  were  researched  and  included.  

Olathe  City  Planning  Division  –  Olathe,  KS  –  Planning  Intern                                                            (October  2015  –  June  2016)  

  As  an  intern  for  a  city  planning  department,  my  responsibilities  included  providing  administrative  assistance,  processing  new  applications  prior  to  review,  attending  development  review  committee  meetings,  following  applications  through  the  development  process  in  order  to  assure  timely  and  adequate  review,  reviewing  minor  plat  applications  and  writing  staff  reports,  creating  and  teaching  a  third  grade  planning  curriculum,  analyzing  street  tree  plans,  and  setting  up  council  chambers  for  planning  commission  meetings.  

  Jayhawk  Consulting  –  Lawrence,  KS  –  Student  Consultant                                                                        (August  2015  –  December  2015)  

  As  a  Jayhawk  Consultant,  I  worked  on  a  project  based  in  the  Argentine  neighborhood  of  Kansas  City,  KS.  My  experience  in  urban  planning  and  development  helped  bring  a  necessary  opinion  to  issues  with  economic  development  and  vitality  in  the  area.  Our  final  result  was  an  assessment  of  the  economic  viability  of  the  neighborhood  and  a  business  attraction  recommendation  for  the  area,  which  included  a  marketing  pitch  for  our  client’s  use.    

GAP  –  Lawrence,  KS  –  Sales  Associate  (October  2014-­‐October  2015)     I  was  hired  as  holiday  sales  associate  and  asked  to  stay  on  as  a  permanent  associate.  My  

jobs  included  greeting  customers,  helping  to  meet  customers’  needs  by  suggesting  and  locating  merchandise,  staying  up  to  date  on  all  products  in  order  to  properly  promote  the  brand,  and  knowing  computer  software  used  to  complete  purchases  in  a  timely  manner.    

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 Roosevelt  Institute  &  Chicago  Department  of  Public  Health  –  Summer  Fellow  &  DPH  Intern  –  Chicago,  IL  (June  2014  –  August  2014)  I  was  chosen  for  a  highly  selective  fellowship  that  partnered  me  with  the  Chicago  Department  of  Public  Health,  while  also  requiring  me  to  work  on  a  team-­‐based  challenge  involving  food  waste  management  within  the  city.  I  was  required  to  have  knowledge  of  public  health  and  waste  removal  ordinances,  and  be  able  to  create  more  easily  understandable  documents  for  residents’  use.  Other  jobs  included  analyzing  data  from  GIS  attribute  tables,  taking  minutes  at  board  meetings,  proofreading  grant  proposals,  researching  and  debriefing  my  supervisor,  and  general  administrative  work.  

 

EXPERIENCE   Center  for  Community  Outreach  –  Core  Member  –  Lawrence,  KS                                                (Spring  2013  –  January  2015)  Co-­‐Coordinator  of  EARTH;  Environmental  Action  to  Revitalize  the  Heartland.  We  reconstructed  and  managed  a  campus  garden,  built  an  irrigation  system,  recruited  volunteers  to  help  prepare  soil  for  planting,  and  connected  with  local  food  kitchens  for  donation  purposes.    General  CCO  Co-­‐Coordinator  jobs  included  attending  seminars  on  managing  organizations,  scheduling  meetings,  and  community  and  student  engagement.  

Environs  Club  –  Member  (Spring  2013  –  Fall  2014)  Local  Foods  committee  member:  Focused  on  eating  locally  and  educating  KU  students  about  the  importance  of  organic,  locally  grown  produce.  I  combined  committee  efforts  with  Be  Love  Too  Farm  in  Edgerton,  KS  for  educational  and  philanthropic  purposes.    Eco-­‐Justice  committee  member:  Focused  on  local,  state,  and  nation-­‐wide  social  and  environmental  justice  issues.  Attended  PowerShift  Conference  in  Pittsburgh,  PA  with  committee  to  learn  more  about  climate,  energy,  and  eco-­‐justice  issues  (October  2013).  

Sustainability  Leadership  Board  (Fall  2013  –  Fall  2015)  Combined  leadership  efforts  of  all  sustainably  oriented  organizations  on  campus  in  order  to  effectively  achieve  sustainability  goals  and  educate  students.  Responsibilities  included  holding  presentations  for  students,  weekly  meetings  for  board  members  to  organize  and  plan,  and  encouraging  attendance  of  other  organizations’  events  for  support.  

Alternative  Breaks,  Spring  Break  Volunteer  (Spring  2014)  I  worked  as  a  volunteer  with  the  National  Parks  Service  in  Zion  National  Park,  Utah  during  my  2014  spring  break.  Responsibilities  included  trail  cleanup  and  erosion  management,  camp  ground  clean  up,  general  maintenance  of  bike  fleet,  and  help  with  trail  maintenance  at  the  neighboring  Kolob  Canyons.    Alternative  Breaks  required  weekly  meetings  in  order  to  prepare  volunteers  and  team  building  exercises  to  bring  group  members  closer  together.    

 AWARDS   Certificate  of  Achievement  in  Architectural  Studies  –  May  2016                          

Awarded  by  the  Architecture  Department  to  the  graduating  B.A.  student  with  the  highest  overall  grade  point  average.    

  Graduated  with  Honors  –  Undergraduate  –  May  2016  Graduating  in  the  upper  10%  of  all  architecture,  design,  and  planning  graduates.  

  The  Mark  L.  Morris,  Jr.  New  Venture  Development  Award  –  May  2015  For  excellence  in  business  plan  preparation  and  presentation.  

  Employee  of  the  Month  –  Gap  –  January  2015    

207  51st  Terrace  •  Kansas  City,  MO  •  64112  •  CELL  (913)  710-­‐6779  •  E-­‐MAIL  [email protected]