Tessa A.

Frissora
62 Beach Street, Apt. 2F New York, NY 10013 Phone: (847) 691-4947 Email: frissora.tessa@gmail.com EXPERIENCE: P.S. 199; New York, NY
Student Teacher, Grade 4: Designed, planned and taught 10 lessons centered on NYC Core curriculum Assisted teacher in day-to-day preparation and teaching September 2013 - December 2013

Robin Hood Foundation; New York, NY

Robin Hood raises over $100M annually to fund 200 of the most effective poverty-fighting organizations in NYC. Over half of Robin Hoods funding goes towards education programs. Associate Manager, Development: January 2011 August 2012 Created Robin Hood Unplugged education series to highlight best teaching practices of top-performing schools Project manager for donor and prospect tours of NYC public, private, parochial and charter schools Responsible for high-touch relationships with pool of 230 top donors Project coordinator for key Robin Hood events including annual benefit which raises over $50M Associate, Development: Led annual $250k+ holiday drive campaign Project manager for family philanthropy campaign Project coordinator for Leadership Gifts ($250k+) donor meetings Managed a pool of donors and met with new potential donors January 2010 - January 2011

Associate, Leadership Gifts: July 2008 - January 2010 Wrote and maintained internal documents for development team on events and fundraising tools Assistant for all Leadership Council ($250k+ donors) meetings Conducted market research for over 100 donors annually for Robin Hood donor brochure Recorded updates in Raisers Edge and ran reports for Leadership Gifts team

The Childrens Storefront; New York, NY

The Childrens Storefront is a tuition-free independent school in Harlem serving pre-school through 8th grade. Member, Junior Board of Directors: July 2008 - January 2011 Project coordinator for fundraising events and recruitment of prospective philanthropists Supervised student field visit program

The New York Sun; New York, NY

Intern, City Desk: May 2007 - August 2007 Reported and interviewed onsite for over 20 articles covering crime, city politics, parks department Wrote and edited 12 published articles and briefs, including creating and pitching own story ideas Researched article data for reporters using online databases Accurint, LexusNexus and Property Shark

EDUCATION: Columbia University Teachers College; New York, NY MA candidate, Masters in Elementary Inclusive Education Denison University; Granville, OH
September 2012 present

August 2004 - May 2008 B.A., Double major in Economics and Womens Studies Deans Award Scholarship top 20% of class, minimum SAT score of 1300 and commitment to community service Deans List (Spring 2007) minimum GPA of 3.7 Senior Thesis: How advancements in technology affect the way women communicate in the workplace Northwestern University Summer Abroad (Summer 2006) completed 3 Italian language courses in Verona, Italy

SKILLS:
Proficient in Spanish Skilled in Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint; Raisers Edge; Adobe Pagemaker; Accurint