EVA HAUKSDOTTIR NEILL
Walla Walla
Summary
Qualified project manager with solid experience in supporting project tasks and contributing to team goals. Assisted in successful execution of various projects, showcasing organizational and multitasking skills. Demonstrated proficiency in communication and time management.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Intern in Community Engagement / Event Coordination
Save Our Wild Salmon: NextGen Salmon Collective
10.2024 - Current
- Supported staff members in their daily tasks, reducing workload burden and allowing for increased focus on higher-priority assignments.
- Responsible for helping students and community members gain a robust understanding of the socio-political and ecological issues surrounding salmon endangerment in the Pacific Northwest.
- Community outreach and development, event organization, effective collaboration with pre-existing community organizations, and conducting independent research.
- Part-time
Server
BonAppetit
09.2021 - 05.2025
- Boosted repeat customer rates, remembered regular guests' preferences and greeted them by name.
- Adapted to diverse customer needs, providing personalized service that increased guest satisfaction.
- Ensured accurate cash handling and processed transactions swiftly, contributing to restaurant's financial accuracy.
- Maintained high standards of personal appearance and hygiene, reflecting positively on establishment.
- Displayed enthusiasm and promoted excellent service to customers, successfully increasing referrals, and walk-in business.
- Part-time
Note Taker
Whitman College Academic Resource Center
09.2023 - 12.2024
- Promoted academic success for diverse learners by delivering comprehensive notes that catered to different learning styles.
- Consistently produced legible and organized lecture notes pages on complex material.
- Part-time
Outdoor Program Trips Leader
Whitman College Outdoor Program
08.2022 - 11.2024
- Led over fifty undergraduate student wilderness trip participants through austere environments. Used GPS systems, traditional maps, institutional vehicles, and using specialized recreation equipment. Utilized tactful decision-making skills during stressful events.
- Followed leave-no-trace principles. Responsible for the safety of others. Applied wilderness first responder and DEIA trainings.
- Identified team weak points and implemented corrective actions to resolve concerns.
- Part-time
Waittress
Marcy's Bar and Lounge
03.2024 - 09.2024
- Handled high-pressure situations with composure, maintaining excellent service standards even during busy shifts.
- Exhibited strong multitasking abilities, balancing multiple tables and orders while delivering prompt service.
- Maintained a clean and welcoming dining environment, ensuring a positive guest experience.
- Remained calm and poised when dealing with difficult customers or during busy shifts.
Summer Activities Coordinator
Walla Walla YWCA
06.2024 - 07.2024
- Coordinated, planned, developed and implemented activities designed to enrich lives of children from underprivileged areas.
- Developed ideas for child-friendly summer activities and programs. Worked with a group to execute new activities. Successfully mentored over two hundred kids.
- Adhered to a schedule and followed suggestions from the YWCA office in Walla Walla.
- Full-time
Volunteer Coordinator
Whitman College Career and Community Engagement Center
03.2023 - 12.2023
- Recruitment and training of new volunteers on program goals and objectives.
- Provided ongoing support to volunteers throughout their affiliation, addressing any concerns or issues promptly to ensure satisfaction and commitment to the Walla Walla Alliance for the Homeless's goals.
- Community outreach, timely communication between volunteers, and bookkeeping of materials.
- Part-time
Summer Camp Counselor
YMCA of Youngstown Camp Fitch
06.2023 - 08.2023
- Worked with children of varying age, interest, skill, and developmental levels.
- Led groups of children safely through variety of camp activities.
- Responsible for the safety, well-being, and emotional development of campers.
- Upheld YMCA values of health in mind, body, and spirit. Utilized wilderness first responder and DEIA trainings.
- Full-time
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Studies - Art
Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA05.2025
High School -
Cleveland High School
Portland, OR01.2021
Skills
- Efficiency, patience, leadership, teamwork, time management, communication
- Creative, compassionate, and flexible thinker Self-motivated with excellent interpersonal skills
- Problem-solving
- Flexible schedule
- Creative and resourceful
- Initiative
- Event planning assistance
- Project Support
- Interpersonal and social skills
- Attention to detail
- Client relationships
- Professionalism and etiquette
Languages
English - Native proficiency
Spanish - Limited working proficiency
References
Tom, Parker, YMCA Summer Camp Director, tomparker@campfitchymca.org, +1 814-844-6360
Certification
- Wilderness First Responder, NOLS- Jan 2023-Jan 2025
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Accomplishments
- Gathered six signatures for a bill to help restore salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest by tabling and collecting information from students.
Timeline
Intern in Community Engagement / Event Coordination
Save Our Wild Salmon: NextGen Salmon Collective
10.2024 - Current
Summer Activities Coordinator
Walla Walla YWCA
06.2024 - 07.2024
Waittress
Marcy's Bar and Lounge
03.2024 - 09.2024
Note Taker
Whitman College Academic Resource Center
09.2023 - 12.2024
Summer Camp Counselor
YMCA of Youngstown Camp Fitch
06.2023 - 08.2023
Volunteer Coordinator
Whitman College Career and Community Engagement Center
03.2023 - 12.2023
Outdoor Program Trips Leader
Whitman College Outdoor Program
08.2022 - 11.2024
Server
BonAppetit
09.2021 - 05.2025
Bachelor of Arts - Environmental Studies - Art
Whitman College
High School -
Cleveland High School
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