Tara Sargent

I am currently in charge of writing one article a week about any topic I want. I chose to focus my topics on personal issues and life lessons that people like myself go through. The Odyssey Online is essentially a blog site written by college students, for college students and I am excited to finally be able to use my love and passion for writing to help and inspire others.

My role at RKG includes providing support to the sales and marketing teams in their day-to-day activities. In addition to assisting in the execution of client and prospect mailings, I also work closely with the sales and marketing teams to maintain and update Salesforce and Cloudingo. I am responsible for coordinating with the Marketing Administrator to provide phone coverage as well as assisting the Marketing administrator in updating all of the names in the CRM System, Salesforce, and collaborating with the Direct Marketing Manager to leverage this list for RKG marketing activities. This includes monitoring and correcting mailing lists based on returned mailings and changes identified by other RKG team members. Aside from the usual duties, I had the privilege to take photographs of the annual RKG Summit in May. I have also had the chance to shadow and work along side the creative brand manager to gain knowledge in her day to day duties as well as attending weekly meeting with the marketing team members.

Performs a variety of duties related to supervising and effectively leading camp and recreational activities; does related work as required. Camp Leaders provide a safe, fun and nurturing environment for participants, are actively involved, have a positive attitude and serves as a role model. Assists the Site Director in the management of the overall camp operation. • Assists in planning, designs and implementation of daily activities/lesson plans. Leads, teaches, demonstrates and officiates activities such as a variety of sports, games, arts and crafts environmental education and trips. • Ensures participants know and follow safety and educational procedures. • Assists in the management and care of the facilities and equipment in all program areas. • Assists in the management of program supplies. • Serves as an effective group leader and acts as a positive role model to participants. • Set up and break down rooms/areas or activities • Assists in cleaning and general maintenance. • Perform customer service duties such as greet guests; explain Parks & Recreation programs and activities; conduct center tours.

My day to day duties at Effort were to ensure the safety of the children, provide snacks, and help with any daily activities as scheduled.

My responsibilities included monitoring the open dining sections of the restaurant for empty and cleaned tables, estimating wait times for guests, monitoring the guest waiting list, and ensuring that the needs of the guests are met while they are waiting. I was also responsible for answering the telephone, booking reservations and moving tables together to accommodate large parties.