Teresa M.

Rende
(708) 612 4624 | teresa.rende@gmail.com
1706 W Sunnyside, Chicago, IL 60640
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 2007
• Major: Cultural Anthropology - Cumulative GPA: 3.5 - Dean's List: Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006
• Commencement Speaker, 2007: Department of Sociology and Earth Sciences at the University of Illinois

EXPERIENCE
Education and Community Engagement Assistant and Internship Coordinator, The Goodman
Theatre, 5/10 – present (Served as Goodman Education Intern, 6/07 - 9/07)
• Lead administrator on all Goodman education initiatives – 7 programs serving over 2,000 Chicagoland
teens as well as numerous schools, teachers, and individuals
• Internship coordinator for the Goodman, duties include processing approximately 1,000 applications for 15
departments annually, marketing, organizing professional development, and aiding interns’ personal needs
while at Goodman and living in Chicago
• Use Word Press platform to develop and run a multi-page blog, message board, online educational
resource hub and lesson plan database for teachers, students, and theatre enthusiasts nationwide
• Project manager and writer for educational resources including online content and written study guides,
developed and designed in-house for every Goodman Student Subscription Series production (35-50 page
guides, approximately 5 new guides created per year)
• Work closely with Goodman Development department, provide data for grants, individual and institutional
giving campaigns, audience development, and endowment opportunities
• Administrative assistant to Goodman education director, Willa Taylor

Associate Auctioneer/Gallery Director, NCL Gem via Park West at Sea, 9/09 - 2/10
• Wrote and conducted seminars and events on art collection, art history, and Park West artists
• Organized and managed a team of 10 on the set up, deconstruction, and re-set of weekly auctions, VIP
events, and the gallery
• Conducted sales both on the floor during auctions as well as directly with clients in the gallery
• Created and distributed general and direct marketing daily to rotating clientele and engaged with other
shipboard managers to create cross-promotional revenue generating opportunities

Collections and Registration Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 1/06 – 8/09
Collections Assistant, Illinois Transportation Archeological Research Program, 6/08 – 8/09
• Created and executed a two year plan, as per the National Endowment for the Humanities grant, for the
cataloging and rehousing of ITARP's Cahokia Mounds collection
• Researched, identified, photographed and sorted archeological materials
• Maintained collections management database
Registration Assistant, Spurlock Museum, 1/06 - 6/07, 9/07 - 6/08
• Wrote physical description, measured, weighed, and photographed researched artifacts
• Scanned, categorized, and described prints, slides, and artifacts in databases
• Took detailed notes, video recorded, and photographed during collection reviews with scholars and donors

SKILLS
Windows and Mac Operating Systems, File Maker Pro, MS Office Suite, Adobe Suite, Conversational German

ACTIVITIES AND HONORS

Fundraiser and Member: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Staff Writer: The Buzz Arts and Entertainment Magazine
Performer, Board Member, Publicity Coordinator, and Artistic Director: The Penny Dreadful Players Theatre
Company at the University of Illinois