Charity OConnor

Email: oconnocm@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE

May 2015 graduate seeking purposeful work in sexual assault prevention, non-profits,
and advocacy.

EDUCATION

James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA

Bachelor of Arts, Graduated May 2015
Major: Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication
Minor: Substance Abuse Prevention

WORK & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Collins Center Development Associate, 12/14-05/15
Harrisonburg, VA
Receive donations via check, Pay Pal, and credit card transaction
Input donations into the DonorSnap donation database in a timely manner
Write and mail personalized donor acknowledgements to each donor
Track donations over time to understand trends in giving/impacts of outreach campaigns
Compile and run donation reports
Campus Assault Response President, 05/13-05/15
JMU, Harrisonburg, VA
Run weekly meetings
Oversee advertisement efforts, educational programs, and coordinate club social events
Seek out and bring speakers on sexual assault and intimate partner violence
Coordinate and plan awareness and survivor-friendly events
Manage social media presence
Meet weekly with the Campus Assault Response Graduate Assistant
Serve as point of contact for student and staff inquiries
Oversee general running of the club, including educational programming and the helpline
Student Coordinator for Sexual Assault Prevention, 05/14-05/15
JMU, Harrisonburg, VA
Coordinate and plan JMUs Take Back the Night and Red Flag Campaign
Coordinate and implement educational and preventative campus events focused on sexual
assault and intimate partner violence
Hold weekly meetings with the task force members
Work with other students and staff to raise awareness
Seek out and contract speakers
Writing Team Co-Lead, Office of Technology and Design, 02/14-05/15
JMU, Harrisonburg, VA
Run weekly meetings
Receive, assign, and oversee writing projects
Point of contact for ongoing projects
Write stories and edit others stories
Collins Center Intern, 05/14-08/14
Harrisonburg, VA
Writing intern; worked to create and design documents
Developed hotline training materials
Observed multi-disciplinary meetings and forensic interviews
Created reports to educate staff on diversity
Wrote grants to fund community awareness projects and events
Input VADATA
New Directions Center Intern, 12/13-05/14
Staunton, VA
Writing intern; worked with the NDC to write and implement an anti-bullying curriculum into
Staunton City Schools
Designed and edited documents for the curriculum
Attended weekly meetings to discuss progress and solicit input

ADVOCACY
Educated JMU on sexual assault by facilitating programs on sexual assault and intimate
partner violence to students and staff
Participated in an on campus panel on sexual assault response, prevention, and resources
Completed a 30 hour Campus Assault Response hotline training as a freshman; worked
hotline from freshman year up until the present
Planned and carried out multiple successful years of Campus Assault Response helpline
training
Served one year as Campus Assault Response President as a junior, re-elected for the 20142015 school year as a senior
Member of the JMU Campus Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Attendee of UVAs Dialogue at UVA, Sexual Misconduct Among College Students Conference
Member of the JMU Campus Climate Survey Committee, the goal being to develop a
university wide climate survey on sexual assault and intimate partner violence
Member, JMU Madison Equality
Invited attendee of a White House Roundtable on Sexual Assault
RECOGNITIONS
Chris L. Gatesman Service Award 2015
Given in recognition of outstanding dedication and support of James Madison University's
LGBT & Ally Education Program
Award for Outstanding Student of JMUs WRTC major 2015
Outstanding Individual Contribution to a Student Organization 2013 Dolley Leadership Awards
For making education, prevention, and outreach about sexual assault and intimate partner
violence a priority
Outstanding Student Organization 2013 Dolley Leadership Awards
For making education, prevention, and outreach about sexual assault and intimate partner
violence a priority on campus through Campus Assault Response
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Document Design
Professional Editing
Writing for Non-Profits
Health Behavior Change
Program Planning and Evaluation
ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Crew Leader/Ice Cream Maker Brusters Ice Cream Harrisonburg, VA 08/10-08/14
Server ONeils Restaurant Harrisonburg, VA 08/13-02/14
OTHER SKILLS
Microsoft Office Suite event planning customer service blogging social media editing
writing program planning

References available upon request