ZO CROFT

221 Junaluska Road Boone, North Carolina 28607 | croftcz@appstate.edu | 207.776.5030 10 Lawson Road Cape Elizabeth, Maine 04107
EDUCATION APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (ASU) B.S. COMMUNICATIONS ! NON PROFIT PUBLIC RELATIONS MINOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GPA: 3.62 Deans List Fall 2010- Spring 2014 MAY 2014 BOONE, NC

NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL (NOLS) FALL 2009 LEAVE NO TRACE CERTIFIED, WILDERNESS MEDICINE TRAINING Three months of field work: backpacking, sea kayaking and sailing WORK EXPERIENCE RETAIL & DESIGN SEA BAGS INC. 2007-PRESENT (seasonal) Handled retail sales and provided detailed customer service. Designed custom totes and accessories made from recycled sailboat sails. Traveled as the trade show exhibitor, secured accounts for Disney World, The Breakers Resort and other water lifestyle companies. MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERN SEA BAGS INC. SUMMER 2013 Created copy for online products, managed all social media and drafted press releases. Achieved publicity and product placements in Outdoor Magazine, Men!s Health, Glamour and Life and Style. ASU RESEARCH ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY SEPTEMBER 2010- SEPTEMBER 2011 Translated Guatemalan newspapers from Spanish to English. Conducted research on past and present political trends in Solol, Guatemala. LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER ASU RENEWABLE ENERGY INITIATIVE (ASUREI) SEPTEMBER 2012-MAY 2014 Oversaw the public relations team and planned semi-annual events which focused on sustainability. Lead public and educational groups on REI"s renewable energy systems. Networked for ASUREI. Collaborated with high-level administrators. Managed all ASUREI student outreach programs. SUSTAINABILITY FILM SERIES CORDINATOR ASU OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY SEPTEMBER 2013- MAY 2014 Selected environmentally conscious films and sponsors for the annual semester long film series.

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PORTLAND, ME

PORTLAND, ME

BOONE, NC

BOONE, NC

BOONE, NC

EARTH WEEK & GREEN LIVING GUIDE CONTRIBUTOR ASU OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY BOONE, NC OCTOBER 2013- MAY 2014 th Project managed the 4 annual solar powered music festival on ASUs campus. Designed the energy section of the ASU Green Living Guide which serves as a campus wide manual for energy saving and conservation. EVENT/ FUNDRAISING ADVISOR HIGH COUNTRY LOCAL FIRST BOONE, NC! SPRING 2014 Served on the Watauga County local foods board and participated in a community wide #Greening My Plate Week$. Created and implemented a fundraiser to increase grant money for local entrepreneurs. PRESENTER ASSOC. FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY IN HIGHER ED. (AASHE) OCTOBER 2013 Selected to present on the history of renewable energy in N.C. Shared effective models, policies, research and transformative actions with professionals from around the world. VOLUNTEER EXPERINCE NASHVILLE, TN

TEACHERS ASSISTANT CAMINO SEGURO/ SAFE PASSAGE GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA SPRING 2010 Assisted in teaching at-risk youth who"s families work in the largest municipal dump in Central America. Taught English, peer/ community relationship building and introduced field days for the school. SIDDHARTH SCHOOL VOLUNTEER THE SIDDHARTHA SCHOOL PROJECT LADAHK, INDIA SUMMER 2009 Fundraised for the Siddhartha School since kindergarten. Planned and assisted in classroom activities.

SOFTWARE & OTHER SKILLS - Foreign Language: Spanish (professional working proficiency) - Desktop Publishing: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign - Microsoft Office: Excel, PowerPoint, and Word - Strategic Social Media Analytics: Facebook, Twitter, Pintrest, LinkedIn, WordPress