1. Plan and coordinate 40 leadership presentations per semester
Lead monthly meetings for over 100 members of the Student Leader Fellowship Program
Assist in recruitment efforts for the highly competitive Student Leader Fellowship Program (55%
acceptance rate)
Interview and select incoming members
Committee head for the Alumni Relations Committee
Conduct Center for Student Enrichment informational presentations to freshman first year experience
classes
Lead hour-long workshops for mentors who participate in the leadership program
Train Leadership Scholarship Competition facilitators
Savannah Mallo
Education
Bachelor's of Science, Summa Cum Luade (May 2015)
Northern Michigan University, Marquette Mich.
Major: Public Relations
Minor: Sustainability
Contact
1904 Clark Street
Marquette, MI 49855
906-458-4431
savannahmallo22@gmail.com
Experience
Center for Student Enrichment Leadership Program Coordinator (Dec. 2013 - May 2015)
Northern Michigan University (Marquette, Mich.)
Visitor Liaison (May 2015-present)
Marquette County Convention & Visitors Bureau (Marquette, Mich)
Respond to requests for information about Marquette County events, literature and questions from
visitors, property owners and businesses
Greet and assist visitors to the office
Fulfill requests from potential visitors via First Class Mail
Assist in forming and maintaining relationships with local and regional business owners, publication
editors and other media
Coordinate the dissemination of promotional videos to specified lists of local and regional business
owners, publication editors and other media
Approve and update requested additions to the website events calendar
Compile bags of literature as requested for conferences and other local events
2. • Wrote press releases distributed to statewide media outlets
• Helped plan and implement the Oregon Wilderness Conference
• Represented Oregon Wild at community at eight events in Bend and Portland
• Created and edited web content on the Oregon Wild website
• Authored a weekly Oregon Wild Wilderness Area of the Week blog
• Wrote an article that was published in the Oregon Wild Fall Newsletter
• Attended a Social Media Platform Training session
• Attended a Wilderness Global Position Systems (GPS) Field Training
• Gathered wilderness boundary field data for the Crater Lake Wilderness proposal
• Attended Hood River Collaborative meeting which made land use recommendations to the U.S Forest
Service
Community Service Public Outreach Wilderness Intern (May - August 2014)
Oregon Wild (Portland, Ore.)
Community Service Public Outreach Intern (May 2013-May 2014)
Marquette Food Co-op (Marquette, Mich.)
• Co-coordinated event planning for three Fall 2013 Upper Peninsula Food Summits that attracted 300
attendees
• Assisted with outreach at 2013 local farm tours which attracted a total of 385 people
• Wrote press releases that distribute to 55 media outlets and articles for the co-op publication which has
2,846 subscribers
• Managed the Central Upper Peninsula Food Hub Facebook page which averages 50 views per post
• Assisted with cooking classes that range from 7-20 attendees
Senior Student Assistant/ Public Relations Specialist (Sept. - Dec. 2013)
Northern Michigan University Archives (Marquette, Mich.)
• Supervised daily activities of five student employees
• Hired and trained new employees as well as planned and facilitated weekly office staff meetings
• Planned and implemented semester events which had a 10 percent increase in attendance in 2013
• Attended Drupal website training session
• Assisted with reference desk management and patron research requests
• Primary researcher for university departments’ semester history presentations
Public Relations and Publicity Specialist (Sept. 2011 - Aug. 2013)
Northern Michigan University Archives (Marquette, Mich.)
• Managed the reference desk and assisted patrons with research requests
• Planned, promoted and implemented semester events
• Wrote weekly blogs about new collections and archival processes
• Updated Facebook page which reaches an average of 111 people per post
3. Activities
The Student Leader Fellowship Program is a two-year program that aims to develop competent, ethical
and community-centered leaders. It requires a two-credit leadership course and a 100-hour community
service internship.
Public Relations Student Society of America Vice President of the Treasury (May 2014-Present)
Northern Michigan University (Marquette, Mich.)
•Manage budget of over $18,000
•Public Relations Student Society of America National Conference attendee in Philadelphia, PA in 2013 and
Washington D.C in 2014
•Hometown Pizza Taste-Off Fundraiser Sponsorship Committee Chair for event that raised $800 for the
Northern Michigan University Student Flexible Aid Fund
Student Leader Fellowship Program