ALEXA POSEY

477 Upland Road, Redwood City, CA 94062

palexa@umich.edu​ • ​LinkedIn​ • (650) 863-7577
EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN​ ​Ann Arbor, MI
2017-Present College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Bachelor of Arts: Organizational Studies and Psychology, May 2021
● GPA: 3.8/4.0, University Honors
● Awarded Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship, receiving $20,000 in financial aid
● Michigan Community Scholar: students committed to community service and diversity
EXPERIENCE
Summer 2019 PLUG AND PLAY TECH CENTER Sunnyvale, CA
Travel & Hospitality Intern
● Sourced Pre-Seed to Series C startups for leading Travel & Hospitality corporate partners
to increase revenue and operational efficiency, lower costs, and build brand loyalty
● Collaborated and hosted a 2-day university alumni pitch & networking event with 20
interns to connect startups, corporations, venture capitalists, and faculty alumni from 16
top universities to help startups raise funding and/or acquire corporate clients
● Assisted with logistics and operations for annual Spring and Summer Summits, 3-day
events with 500+ attendees per day that connect startups, venture capitalists,
corporations and industry leaders to promote innovation
● Planned and hosted C-Level executive visits to Plug and Play for events and private
dealflow sessions to ensure productive and worthwhile visits

2018-Present EMOTION & SELF CONTROL LAB, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor, MI
Psychology Research Assistant
● Collecting data for a study examining the psychological implications of Facebook use
including recruiting, scheduling and running participants through experimental protocol
● Designing Qualtrics survey and launching it in Amazon Mechanical Turk to gather data
● Cleaning and analyzing data using Python and R Studio programming to interpret results
● Wrote and submitted Institutional Review Board proposal for a study investigating
motivations for and outcomes of Instagram usage to protect the rights of participants

2018-Present WOLVERINE SUPPORT NETWORK Ann Arbor, MI

Group Leader
● Leading weekly groups of 20 students to address and promote their emotional and
mental well-being and allow students to form an inclusive and supportive community

2018 AVALON HOUSING Ann Arbor, MI

After School Program Volunteer
● Mentored 20 underprivileged children through tutoring and team-building activities

Summer 2018 LADERA OAKS SWIM & TENNIS CLUB Portola Valley, CA
Lead Summer Camp Counselor
● Managed daily operations including planning and leading camp activities
● Supervised 30 children weekly ages 5-13 to ensure safety, learning and enrichment

2015-2017 A CHANCE TO DANCE Menlo Park, CA

Co-Founder and Lead Instructor
● Co-founded a free dance program for underprivileged children aged 10-16 and taught
weekly dance classes to boost students’ self-confidence and encourage self-expression