Gillian M.

Knoke-Staggs
1880 Viney Grove Road Prairie Grove, AR 72753 501-519-1815 cell jill.knokestaggs@gmail.com www.KnokeStaggs.wordpress.com EDUCATION Masters of Information Science

University of Tennessee (ALA accredited)

ePortfolio of education and experience: www.KnokeStaggs.wordpress.com

Knoxville, TN (Distance Learning) 2013 expected graduation Fayetteville, AR 1999-2002 2009 3 week Summer Training
(Certification not obtained due to other requirements)

BA in Journalism

University of Arkansas
Public Relations/Advertising, emphasis in marketing

Non-Traditional Licensure Training

Arkansas Department of Education

Praxiss passed: English 7-12, Business Tech 4-12 and Speech Comm. 7-12

RELATED EXPERIENCE Archive Volunteer (unpaid position) Key Projects Project Accomplishments Regularly Assigned Duties

Library Volunteer (unpaid position) Key Projects Project Accomplishments Regularly Assigned Duties

President/Owner Key Projects

Project Accomplishments

Regularly Assigned Duties

First United Methodist Church of Prairie Grove In Progress Preservation of churchs historical records Proposed digitization of records for ease of public access Increased awareness of significance of century-old documents Leading the campaign to archive church records Will scan and file primary source documents Prairie Grove Primary School Library 2012, January April Assisted in creating holiday displays Performed as Head Librarian one day Reviewed rules of the library Quizzed children about video, differentiated by age group Shelved books Worked the circulation desk Conducted reference interviews Answered reference questions Escape Media - Prairie Grove, AR 2005 Present Enlisted many new client accounts and successfully marketed them Arranged a political advertising campaign Consulted with 3 other agencies regarding their media buying Created effective and efficient marketing campaigns that grew business for my clients Developed creative commercials that attracted customers Communicated via press release to the public on behalf of my clients Composed comprehensive presentations for client pitches Managed finances and other business operations Learned current trends in technology and marketing strategies Conducted competitive, qualitative, demographic and quantitative research Lincoln High School Lincoln, AR 2009 2010

Business Education Long Term Substitute Teacher Key Projects Project Accomplishments Regularly Assigned Duties

Treasurer (unpaid position)

Developed lesson plans Built working relationships with faculty and students Established goals for special education students and traditional students. Instructed students on usage of Microsoft Office products. Created and utilized rubrics for assessing accomplishment of student goals Prairie Grove Elementary PTA 2011 2012 School Year

 OTHER EXPERIENCE Childrens Director, Kidz Club (unpaid position)

Constructed a highly documented method of accounting Orchestrated a very successful 300+ attended fundraising event with 30+ volunteers under my supervision. Established division of labor Allocated Budgeting Garnered donations

First United Methodist Church of Prairie Grove

2011 2012

Adult Volunteer (unpaid position)

Communications Chair (unpaid position)

Marketing/Research, Account Exec.

Media Buyer, Media Buyer Asst.

Digital Artist/Marketing Specialist

Organized charitable campaign for supporting local children Structured a complete Wednesday night program with curriculum, weekly volunteers, food and money donations, attended by 30+ children Practiced interpersonal relations and teamwork Girl Scout Troop 5350; Co-leader Girl Scout 2011 Troop 5212 Coordinated state awareness event with games, educational elements, crafts, food and dance instruction Designed safety course for children with nurse speaker, first aid instruction and take home kit First United Methodist Church of Prairie Grove 2010 2011 Horizons Stewardship Campaign Arranged a visually and ideologically cohesive marketing plan Created brochures, table toppers, bookmarks and other paraphernalia Composed press release Comcast Spotlight - Little Rock, AR 2004 2006 Quarterly analyzed ratings data and compiled presentations. Organized and maintained the political advertising files kept for open public access Maintained Interpersonal relations between sales force and marketing team The Moran Group Baton Rouge, LA 2002 2004 Built schedules based on client specifications. Compiled detailed market research books for new pitches. Performed complex rate negotiations Michaels Photography Baton Rouge, LA 2001 2002 Identified a need for marketing this business and developed a plan for doing so. Learned how to adjust photographs in Adobe Photoshop

COMPUTER COMPETENCIES, SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS Educated in many library utilized programs such as: Blackboard, Ancestry.com, OPAC searches, EBSCO searches, OCLC searches, Library of Congress Catalog & Authorities searches, etc. Proficient in and have taught Microsoft Office products Proficient in many Google programs (Detailed text and image searches, Translate, Scholar, Docs, Gmail, Maps, Calendar, YouTube, Picasa, Latitude, Earth, etc.) Capable in some Adobe products (Acrobat & Photoshop) Capable in multiple web applications and programs (WordPress, Social Media Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn) Practice personal reflection and evaluation of performance Commitment to public service

2011 2011

TRAINING ASIS&T Annual Conference Room Monitor Arkansas Library Association Centennial Conference Vendor Representative for UTK SIS

New Orleans, LA Little Rock, AR

2012 2012

ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS Society of Archivists Association National & Student Member Arkansas Library Association Member UTK SIS Arkansas Cohort American Society of Information Science and Technology National & Student Member

2012 President

2011 2012 2011 2012

Coordinator 2012 Vice President

2011 2012

American Libraries Association National & Student Member

2012 Secretary of Technology

2011

Prairie Grove Friends of the Library Member

2009 1997

AW ARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS Recognition of Excellence for my Principles of Learning & Teaching score (188) Recipient of the Presidents Scholarship at ASU. Member of both Golden Key and Alpha Lambda Delta honor society