Resume

Bethany Catherine Alvare

Bethany Alvare majored in the School of Media Arts and Design with a concentration in Corporate Communications. She also double majored in the School of Art and Art History with a concentration in Studio Art. She has completed an extensive range of courses including but not limited to photography, computer graphics, advertising, corporate media writing, and web communications.
Bethany has recently graduated from James Madison University in May 2010 with a Bachelor of Science degree. She wishes to pursue a career in Corporate Communications, Public Relations, and/or Event Planning and will use her friendly, creative, and hardworking personality to do so.
From an early age, Bethany engaged herself in many activities and clubs. She is a well-rounded individual and is able to adapt quickly to new environments. Her ability to create and build strong relationships has landed her many positions of leadership throughout her educational career.

Contact

alvare [dot] bethany [at] gmail [dot] com

Education

Work Experience

The National Investment Company Service Association

Bethany currently holds the position of Association Administrator with the National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA) located in McLean, Virginia. NICSA is the leading provider of independent education and networking forums to professionals in the global investment management community. Bethany is one of a 6 person staff and enjoys the intimacy of a small team. Along with everyday administrative work such as answering the phone and checking emails, Bethany assists with the preparation for conferences. NICSA holds a series of conferences across the U.S. every year as well as educational webinars monthly. Bethany helps with the entire registration process which includes sending marketing emails, registering members, and creating name-tags, agendas, etc. Bethany also enjoys traveling for NICSA. She has worked the registration desk at conferences on multiple occasions and enjoys meeting NICSA’s plethora of constituents: Board Members, Committee Members, Association members and non-members, etc.

Last Fall Bethany completed an internship with The Alliance to Save Energy in Washington, D.C. She served as the Public & Corporate Relations Intern as well as the Executive Affairs Intern. Some of Bethany’s tasks for the Public & Corporate Relations team included, but were not limited to, providing aid with general Associate member tracking and correspondence, researching and compiling contact information for prospective Associate members, and compiling membership packets. Bethany also spent time creating invitations, managing RSVP’s, and writing event reviews. While assisting the Executive Affairs team, Bethany helped with scheduling, arranging travel plans, and preparing for ASE Board meetings, Policy Perspectives, and other membership events.

Mallards at the Wharf Restaurant

For four consecutive summers (2007-2010), Bethany worked as a waitress for Mallards at the Wharf Restaurant in Onancock, Virginia. Here, she waited on customers in a timely manner in order to ensure exemplary customer service. She also provided assistance with the up keeping of the restaurant and its grounds. She enjoyed the friendly atmosphere of the local family owned restaurant located on a creek just off of the Chesapeake Bay. However, Bethany returned to the restaurant each summer because of the fondness she developed toward the exemplary staff.

In Fall 2007, Bethany ran for and was elected the Social Chairwoman on the Executive Board of James Madison’s Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority. The position was a 2-year position that began in the Spring of 2008. Throughout her term, Bethany planned and organized celebrations for the members of her sorority while also coordinating events with other campus groups and clubs. She functioned as a liaison and worked with third-party vendors and sponsors within the Harrisonburg, Virginia community to host events. The opportunity to work and plan events with external constituents helped Bethany to further her communication skills. She served as an integral member of the sorority’s Executive Board to represent the members of the sorority and provide necessary information pertaining to planned events. Bethany worked closely with her Executive Board to ensure successful events.

Panhellenic Rho Gamma

From Spring 2007 until Fall of 2008, Bethany served as a Rho Gamma for James Madison’s Panhellenic Council. Bethany essentially played the role of a recruitment counselor for female students going through the University’s Panhellenic Recruitment process. The process is quick, lasting only one week, and therefore it can be overwhelming and tiresome. In Spring 2007, Bethany along with 30 other Rho Gammas, attended leadership workshops to train for the week of Recruitment. During Recruitment, Bethany provided guidance, mediation, and mentoring to potential new members of the campus’s sororities, while directing and supervising students throughout the week. Bethany also had to disaffiliate her membership in her own chapter to ensure presentation of unbiased information to potential new members.

Attributable Quotes

“Bethany was my assistant during the year that I was Head Social Chairwoman for Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority and helped me plan over 35 events throughout the year. Not only did she help me come up with fun ideas for on-and-off campus events, she helped me book the events, correspond with other organizations, and budget each aspect of the event. The following year, she became Head Social Chairwoman and did an amazing job! I am sure that she will put forth the same enthusiasm and dedication that she had throughout this position toward any career that she pursues.”

-Leilani Ching, Executive Assistant, Stella McCartney

“Bethany Alvare was my Rho Gamma during Fall 08’ Recruitment. From the very first day, Bethany displayed leadership and enthusiasm that encouraged me to be myself. In an environment of unfamiliar faces it is normally hard to feel comfortable, but Bethany focused on everyone’s needs and made sure that everyone felt part of the group. She gave equal attention to all of the members of our group and encouraged every girl to turn to her for help. Her support through the process pushed not only me, but every member of our Rho Gamma group to keep our heads held high while she assured us everything would work out in the end. If it was not for all of her hard work and dedication to the process, I may not have had the positive and fulfilling experience through recruitment.”

-Jaimie Ogle, Student at James Madison University

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