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Peter Burgess

1st Shikha Manchanda Program Assistant at School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University Greater New York City AreaPublic Relations and Communications Current Rutgers University, Women's Health and Counseling Center, Somerville Previous Campaign for Action - New Jersey Action Coalition, Arts to Literacy Initiative, Bloomingdale's Education Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick 163 connectionsSend a messageMore options www.linkedin.com/pub/shikha-manchanda/23/95/592/ Contact Info Background Summary •Communication Skills -Spokesperson for Susan G. Komen, North Jersey Affiliate. -Event Coordinator/ Public Speaker for Women’s Health and Counseling Center, Somerset, NJ. -Health Education Committee member for Bright Pink (New York Chapter), non-profit organization providing support to high-risk young women. -Spokesperson at various self organized breast cancer awareness events. •Social Media Skills -Successfully used various public social networking sites to organize events. -Generated funds for various breast cancer related charity and social events. -Passionately involved in creating a change in the mind-sets of various minority groups on health education and cancer awareness. -Health educator and peer support provider on various cancer support social networking websites -Member of patient support website - HealthUnlocked/BreastCancerIndia •Sales and Customer Service Skills: -Always succeeded in accomplishing sales goals and went above and beyond helping customers with sales and service. -Top achiever in opening credit card accounts at Bloomingdale's. Great experience in handling customer inquiries and settlement of accounts. -Ability to work calmly under pressure, individually or as a team. Self-motivated and goal-oriented. Experience Rutgers UniversityProgram Assistant Rutgers University September 2013 – Present (3 months)New Brunswick, New Jersey As a program assistant, I work with the Chair of Communication Department My responsibilities include: - Creating documents - Writing and editing articles for the website - Web content development using Joomla - Maintaining Departmental/Program data - Organizing Events for the deparment Volunteer Breast Cancer Educator and Event Coordinator Women's Health and Counseling Center, Somerville February 2011 – Present (2 years 10 months) As a volunteer at WHCC, I have had an oppurtunity to speak at YMCA and other locations to spread awareness about Breast Cancer. I have represented WHCC at public high schools and Rutgers University to spread breast cancer awareness and awareness about the work that WHCC does to help underinsured and the uninsured. I have helped WHCC in raising funds for the Center and in raising money for Susan G Komen Walk. I was a part of Women's Health Week in May 2011 and helped in organzing the event along with getting other volunteer help for WHCC during the event. Recently, I helped the Volunteer Coordinator at WHCC in setting up information desks for awareness about woman health and mammograms at various locations in the Central Jersey area. I have been actively helping WHCC and Susan G Komen in October( Breast Cancer Awareness Month) to raise awareness on Breast Health and Breast Self Awareness by sharing survivor stories or at other social events like Survivor Fashion Shows. Communications Intern Campaign for Action - New Jersey Action Coalition May 2013 – August 2013 (4 months) As a Summer Communication Intern for NJAC, my resposibilities included: •Collaborating with the Co-Leads and the communication experts to develop a communications strategic plan for NJAC •Helping implement the strategic plan for NJAC •Developing and refining NJACs core messages to ensure organizational consistency •Identifying significant media opportunities that can leverage and support NJAC •Serving as the editor for the organization’s website •Creating e-blasts and social networking media to help expand the reach of NJAC •Developing one page fact sheets regarding NJAC for the various aspects of the work •Creating one-page summaries for funders •Creating high level talking points for all members to use •Developing a presentation for board members at all hospitals, home care agencies, and long term care facilities •Creating a logo and stationary format for the action coalition. •Coordinating round-table events for various constituencies. •Attending events and obtaining news coverage for the events through press releases and other forms of media Project Organizer Arts to Literacy Initiative June 2012 – September 2012 (4 months) Campaign manager. Launching a Kickstarter Campaign in July 2012 for ATL Bloomingdale'sCustomer Service Associate Bloomingdale's May 2005 – January 2010 (4 years 9 months) Settled customer inquiries on their credit accounts. Handled daily cash and bank transactions for the branch and maintained ledgers and journals. Assisted with special in-store events. Assisted sales associates with (sales) register inquiries. Bloomingdale'sSales Specialist Bloomingdale's May 2003 – March 2005 (1 year 11 months) Maintained and exceeded daily sales goals. Managed and maintained an extensive clientele base. Mentored new hires with register training, account opening and sales techniques. Excelled in opening company credit card accounts. SITATravel Coordinator SITA August 2000 – June 2002 (1 year 11 months) Coordinated travel packages to India for international travelers, predominately from the United States. Negotiated with major hotels to secure best rates on behalf of international clients. Updated travel-articles on company's web-page for their E-Holiday Department. Provided international clients with all the desired information on local customs and culture to ensure a successful and pleasant visit. Coordinated internally with other departments for ticketing, hotel reservations, and transportation. Supervised 3 associates who were responsible for customer service and correspondence with international clients. Volunteer Experience & Causes Opportunities Shikha is looking for: Joining a nonprofit board Skills-based volunteering (pro bono consulting) Causes Shikha cares about: Education Environment Health Social Services Courses Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick Corporate Social Responsibility e-Public Health Critiquing Marketing Communications Health Communication Communication Research Persuasion Social Media Languages Hindi Professional working proficiency English Full professional proficiency Skills & Expertise Most endorsed for... 10Public Speaking 9Event Planning 8Social Media 5Research 5Customer Service 4Health 4Microsoft Office 4Press Releases 4Email Marketing 3Psychotherapy Shikha also knows about... 3Project Management 3Social Media Marketing 2Public Relations 2Community Outreach 2Editing 2Marketing 1Counseling 1Customer Relations 1Communication 1Training 1Strategic Planning 1Social Networking 1Sales 1Blogging 1Marketing Communications See 3+ Education Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick MCIS, Communication 2012 – 2014 (expected) (Open)7 courses (Open)1 recommendation Malaika Carpenter Malaika Carpenter Professional Healthcare Representative at Pfizer I have taken a number of classes with Shikha and have had the pleasure of working with her on group assignments. Shikha is the person who stays well-read and well-informed and it shows in her the quality of her work. She's an asset to any team...View South Delhi Polytechnic Diploma, Advertising and Public Relations 2000 – 2002 Delhi University Bachelor of Commerce, Marketing and Human Resources major 1997 – 2000 Father Agnel High School 1991 – 1997 Recommendations Received (1)Given (2) Peter, would you like to recommend Shikha? Recommend Shikha MCIS Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick Malaika Carpenter Malaika Carpenter Professional Healthcare Representative at Pfizer I have taken a number of classes with Shikha and have had the pleasure of working with her on group assignments. Shikha is the person who stays well-read and well-informed and it shows in her the quality of her work. She's an asset to any team because her analysis is always well-researched, insightful and on-point. Even better is her fun and personable attitude and her...more August 11, 2013, Malaika studied with Shikha at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick Groups #hcsm (Health Communications & Social Media) #hcsm (Health Communications & Social Media) Join Bloomingdale's Alumni Bloomingdale's Alumni Join Breast Cancer Survivors Breast Cancer Survivors Join Breastcancer.org Breastcancer.org Join Changemakers Changemakers Join Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility Member Global Executive Assistants Global Executive Assistants Join Healthcare Volunteer Administrators Healthcare Volunteer Administrators Join Healthcare marketing, communications and education professionals Healthcare marketing, communications and education professionals Join Journal of Health Communication Journal of Health Communication Join Marketing Communication Marketing Communication Join Nurse Practitioner Nurse Practitioner Join Phifer & Co - Advertising, Public Relations, Marketing, and Digital Network Phifer & Co - Advertising, Public Relations, Marketing, and Digital Network Join Public Relations and Communications Jobs Community Public Relations and Communications Jobs Community Join Rutgers Networking Rutgers Networking Join Rutgers University Rutgers University Join Senology.org - International Senologic and Oncologic Scientific Community (ISOSC) Senology.org - International Senologic and Oncologic Scientific Community (ISOSC) Join Susan G. 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