Cara Christensen

582 N 500 E Provo, Utah 84606 Phone: 503-929-0227 E-Mail: Caracae2010@gmail.com

Experience
Edelman Public Relations Public Relations Intern 5/2013-Present Los Angeles, California

Tabled polystyrene foam ban legislation by procuring letters to state senators from restaurant owners Created and implemented Clean Up California, an anti-littering program for elementary school children Collected and analyzed comparative data from cities with polystyrene foam bans versus non-ban cities 9/2012-Present Provo, Utah

Ouelessebougou Alliance Public Relations Intern Created content for a donor kit including a video, brochure, fact sheets and donor card

Brigham Young University Student Service Association (BYUSA) Public Relations Program Director

9/2012-Present Provo, Utah

Conducted primary and secondary research, profiled publics and performed SWOT and stakeholder analyses for the Activities Area 6/2012-8/2-12 Provo, Utah

The Universe Campus Desk Reporter

Performed research and one-on-one interviews to write 14 articles for the student newspaper with a circulation of 10,000 copies and an audience of students, faculty, and alumni Received the award for for best overall writer 5-8/2011, 5-6/2012 Portland, Oregon

Dialogue Direct Fundraising on behalf of Children International Dialoguer/Fundraiser

Approached passers by on busy street corners and committed more than 150 one-on-one sponsors Personally fundraised more than $90,000 on behalf of Children International Co-managed and trained a team of five dialoguers 2009-2010 Portland, Oregon

Kids Making Miracles for Doernbecher Childrens Hospital Executive Council Co-Chair

Presented at 15 school assemblies across the Pacific Northwest regarding fundraising for Doernbecher Childrens Hospital Helped raise more than $12,000 for Doernbecher through Kids Making Miracles

Education
Brigham Young University 2010-Present BA, Communications Provo, Utah Public Relations emphasis Minor in Nonprofit Management Member of BYU Public Relations Society of America since August, 2012 Member of BYU Nonprofit Management Student Association since August, 2012,Vice President March 2013-Present

Skills
Knowledge of Photoshop and InDesign Knowledge of Qualtrics, SPSS and Wordpress Conversational Spanish