Macaira O'Connell
Hi, I'm Macaira O'Connell. Welcome to my profile!
Macaira O'Connell's Bio:
Macaira O'Connell's Experience:
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Midwest Regional Leader at Regional Networking Leadership Team with Fair Trade Campaigns
December 2013 - Presento Analyze impact of campaigns using statistics to prepare for future improvements o Improve events and media coverage within region using networking and marketing tools to establish full awareness of the campaigns o Present best practices for organizing events at the Regional Gathering for fair trade campaigns I was nominated by Fair Trade Campaigns to be apart of the Regional Network Leadership Team due to my work as a lead organizer for the Fair Trade University campaign at Indiana University.
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Lead Organizer at Fair Trade Universities
2013 - Presento Orchestrate events using team members to increase awareness of fair trade and reached 300+ students o Promote products through displays at events to increase sales o Collaborate with university connections through networking to transform Indiana University into a Fair Trade University I have led our Enactus team in meeting one and a half criteria within the last academic year. I personally have also communicated the importance of fair trade to approximately 320 people during events held in Bloomington that provide awareness of fair trade.
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Artist at Self-Employed
September 2011 - November 2013o Sell artwork pieces independently o Create interior house painting/murals using skills learned in honors classes to assist independent painting company o Presented three paintings in art gallery by negotiating a consignment agreement to showcase skills I have sold four paintings. Three were in the gallery at Lifestyles in Valparaiso, IN. Additional paintings and other artwork has been created for family and friends for free. I work mainly in acrylic paint and pencil drawings. Art sparks my creativity for other areas in my personal and professional life and has been useful in serving others and sometimes their businesses as well.
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Director of Membership at Enactus
May 2013o Advocate for Enactus team through conversation and e-mail to gain more proficient members o Coordinate group dynamics by ensuring that each member has a purpose within Enactus to develop a coherent team o Devise creative, entrepreneurial solutions for needs in the community in team based projects o Research and conduct product development with artisans in Ecuador to increase sales for the artisans
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Key Volunteer at Global Gifts Bloomington
September 2012o Manage money by monitoring and processing customer transactions and balancing sales to accurately report profit o Design display of product by arranging items in a creative manner to implement an aesthetic appeal for customers o Support customers with product detail using information found in databases to form excitement about the products Featured in the "Volunteer Spotlight" newsletter in January 2014.
Macaira O'Connell's Education:
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Indiana University Bloomington
2012 – 2016Bachelor of Science (BS) -
Valparaiso High School
2009 – 2012
Macaira O'Connell's Interests & Activities:
soccer, reading, fashion, fair trade, retail, French, France, design, art, painting, drawing, textiles, crafts, sustainability