Katherine Stanford

Email address:
katherine@katherinestanford.com
Location:
Tallahassee, FL

Website:
www.katherinestanford.com
LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/in/authorkatherinebell/

Relevant Work Experience

10/2021 – present, Tallahassee, Florida

Academic Program Specialist & Communications Manager

Florida State University, Askew School of Public Administration

Created and managed advertising campaigns on a limited budget. Proactively increased enrollment in lagging classes by 45%.

Collaborated closely two school directors, providing strategic advice on budget management, employee retention, and further topics. Acted as a liaison with college leadership, faculty, and external partners, representing the interests of one director, both exceeding the scope of my job description.

Advised approximately 400 master’s graduate-level students per semester regarding enrollment, paths to graduation, certification, and more. Evaluated their progress upon request and guided them towards classes that would help them graduate and in their future workplaces.

Conducted student recruitment through open houses and college fairs. Created action plans and programs of study for students to encourage academic progress and academic standing. Created and managed advertising campaigns on often limited budgets. Proactively increased enrollment by 45% in several lagging classes.

Supervised one undergraduate student during preparations of materials for conferences, offering guidance and assistance. Created and updated department’s marketing brochures, flyers, and other materials, coordinating with marketing and personnel committees. Distributed visual media and written content to department’s social media outlets and engaged with followers, raising brand awareness of the school.

Assisted in bringing the department’s 75th anniversary and other events to completion, ensuring successful alumni engagement within a budget of $4500.

04/2020 – 10/2021, Tallahassee, Florida

Administrative Associate & Social Media Manager

Florida State University, Askew School of Public Administration

Acted as a liaison with college leadership, faculty, and external partners, representing the interests of the director, beyond the scope of my job description.

Distributed visual media and written content to department’s social media website and engaged with followers. Created and managed advertising campaigns, often with limited budget, increasing click-through by 26%.

Produced a twice-yearly newsletter of articles, images, and lists of faculty and graduate student publications. Wrote, edited, and published articles for newsletter. Modified text as necessary and performed final quality assurance on all materials. Researched for department publications. Sent PDF newsletters to all similar departments within the country and physical copies to persons as requested.

Supervised two federal work-study students and two non-student workers, offering guidance as needed.

04/2017 – 04/2020, Atlanta, Georgia

Administrative Coordinator

Georgia State University, University & Prometric Testing

Maintained sufficient government security clearance level to administer Internal Revenue Service (IRS) exam.

Responsible for confidentiality of testing material, including reporting security breaches. Was able to increase testing center effectiveness by 60% by training to offer additional exams.

Contributed to quality control efforts and investigation of potential issues. Administered standardized tests to college and medical students, teachers, government employees, and working professionals.

12/2010 – 08/2013, Tallahassee, Florida

Library Associate, Special Collections

Florida State University, University Libraries

Created & maintained department website using WordPress content management system (CMS). Created documentation for other users to learn to create profiles, utilize & maintain the site, & make posts. Used Adobe Creative Suite for creation of content, visual image manipulation, & publication design.

Cataloged part of Harrison Sayre Circus Collection posters.

Compiled monthly usage & reference statistics for internal & national use.

Maintained department in/out calendar. Staffed reference desk & answered patron questions. Answered patron questions in person & by phone. Conducted department tours for patrons, answering questions when asked.

Opened & closed department during specified hours. Secured rare materials & vault. Maintained reading room for collections’ safety, preventing theft. Monitored temperature & humidity of rare objects to aid in preservation.

04/2007 – 12/2010, Tallahassee, Florida

Administrative Support Assistant

Florida State University, University Libraries

Purchasing & travel representative for department of 6 full-time faculty, 4 full-time paraprofessional staff, & any incoming candidates, including booking airfare, hotel, & ground transportation, both domestic & foreign, & arranging reimbursement.

Facilitated in bringing numerous department events to completion, including arranging venues, organizing catering, & handling RSVPs for ≥300 guests. Budgets ranged from $2000 to $6000 per event.

Managed international library association, including membership lists; receiving donations & fees through Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge; creating signage for annual events in Adobe Photoshop; & troubleshooting any issues that might arise.

Produced library newsletter to be circulated throughout 2 of Florida State University’s 8 libraries.

Oversaw & ran three annual holiday parties, including heading organization committee, gathering donation prizes, & acting as master of ceremonies (MC).

06/2005 – 04/2007, Tallahassee, Florida

Sr. Library Technical Assistant

Florida State University, University Libraries

Originated, wrote for, & copyedited undergraduate library newsletter, checking volumes for corrections. Developed blogs & listservs for use in multiple departments within the library.

Compiled monthly usage statistics for department.
Staffed reference & government documents desks. Retrieved & maintained government documents.

09/2000 – present, Remote

Web Designer & Content Specialist

Utilized HTML, CSS, webFTP, concrete5, Joomla, Drupal, MediaWiki, & WordPress for web design & site publication.

Sites included: katherinebell.net, elliehicks.com, katherinestanford.com, & others.

Education

08/2023 – 12/2025 (anticipated)
Tallahassee | Florida
Specialist of Information
(Specialist of Library & Information Science)
Certificates in User Services & Information Architecture

Florida State University

GPA: 4.00

Coursework: International & Comparative Librarianship, Introduction to Reference Services, Introduction to Information Architecture, Digital Media: Concepts and Production

08/2020 – 12/2022 Tallahassee | Florida

Master of Science, Information (Master of Library & Information Science)

Florida State University

GPA: 3.98

Coursework: Digital Libraries, Introduction to Information Technology, Information Organization, Government Information, Research in Information Studies, Usability Analysis, Storytelling for Information Professionals, Introduction to Information Policy, Cataloging & Classification, Collection Development & Management, Museum Informatics.

01/2009 – 04/2011
Tallahassee | Florida

Graduate Certificate, Editing & Publishing

Florida State University

Coursework: Line-Editing, Copy Editing, Electronic Editing, Editing & Designing Newsletters, Magazine Culture.

08/1998 – 05/2002
Americus | Georgia

Bachelor of Arts in English
Minor, Sociology

Georgia Southwestern State University

GPA: 3.14

Selected Coursework: Advanced Grammar, Professional Writing, Creative Writing, Technical Writing, Advanced Composition.

Publications

Journal Publications

Bell, K. (2022) The Mental Health Systems Act of 1980. Documents to the People, 50(4), 12-15. https://doi.org/10.5860/dttp.50i4.7933.

Books

Bell, K. (2008). Amaranth: The Preterhumans Book 1. Cathoethes Publishing, LLC. Republished 2012, Lulu.com. https://amzn.to/43iGIdB.
Bell, K. (2010). Verdant: The Preterhumans Book 2. Lulu.com. https://amzn.to/3oKAmog.
Hicks, E. (2014). Tales of the Supers 1. Createspace. https://amzn.to/3N8r1jA.

Skills

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams)

Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, Premiere)

WordPress

Canva

Omeka

Slack

Google Drive

MailChimp

Hootsuite

DocuSign

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Figma

Professional Training

LinkedIn Learning

Crisis Communication (May 2023)
How to prepare an organization for crisis communication response.
Marketing Tools: Social Media (May 2023)
Learning new tools for social media automation & analysis.
SEO Foundations (April 2023)
Implementing optimation strategies & techniques to increase search engine optimization & keyword research. How to plan for a long-term SEO strategy, e-commerce, mobile audience, & local search.
Learning DocuSign (December 2017)
Creating, distributing, & managing documents requiring electronic signatures. Monitoring documents in pending status, storing & managing fully executed files, & declining inappropriate documents. Used as launching platform to learn how to make templates & teach others the platform.

Florida State University Training

PowerBI (September 2022)
Learning to develop new pages & applying filters to limit between pages in the dashboard, including how to make calculations using visualizations & how to sort axes & legends using menus.
Purchasing Card (P-Card), April 2020 (Renewed March 2023)
Proper use & allowable purchase of company purchasing card. Learning how to use in-house purchasing software.
Travel Card (T-Card), October 2020
Proper use and allowable purchases on company travel card. Processing company travel in Concur system.

Languages

Languages spoken, either through classroom learning or Duolingo.

English

Native Speaker

French

CEFR A2

Dutch

Danish

Professional Organizations

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2023-present
Student Member, Management and Marketing user group
American Library Association (ALA), 2022-present
Student member, Government Document Roundtable (GODORT) group member