Resume

• 2016

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

  My doctoral research focuses on power and difference in organizations and organizing

  with particular attention to how culturally normative practices of professionalism discipline queered

  gendered

  and racialized bodies. In engaging this work

  I draw from scholarship in the areas of critical organizational communication

  queer theories

  intersectional feminist theories

  critical race theories

  affect and sociomateriality.

  Organizational Communication

  University of Colorado Boulder

• 2009

  M.A.

  My thesis work included original qualitative research on student experiences with classroom participation at the university. Generally my master's work focused in instructional communication

  pedagogy

  critical theories of social justice

  and social constructionist theories.

  Communication

  College of Humanities Partnership Board; \nGraduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC)

  University of Utah

  Student Affairs Diversity Certificate

  University of Utah Student Affairs Diversity Council

  Meyer's Briggs Type Certified Facilitator

  CPP

  Inc.

  Career Coaching Intensive Certificate

  National Association of Colleges and Employers

• 2007

  Jordan Commons

  LLC

  University of Utah Career Services

  Utah Career Development Association

  University of Colorado Boulder

  I planned

  coordinated

  and co-managed event logistics Bike MS and Walk MS. Some of my favorite highlights included working with 300+ and 8 special event leaders to execute these large scale events.

  National Multiple Sclerosis Society

  Graduate Teaching Fellow

  Developed and maintained curriculum that challenged and excited undergraduate students to engage communication theory in a way that is relevant to their personal and professional lives. \n\nInstructor of Record:\nCOMM 1010: Elements of Speech Communication \n (Spring 2010

  20 students; Fall 2010

  15 students)\n\nCOMM 1020: Principles of Public Speaking \n (Summer 2010

  15 students)\n\nCOMM 1270: Analysis of Argumentation\n (Summer 2010

  40 students)\n\nCOMM 3330: Negotiation and Interviewing\n (Fall 2010

  35 students; Spring 2011

  40 students)\n\n\nGraduate Teaching Assistant:\nCOMM 1270: Analysis of Argumentation \n(Fall 2009

  80 students; Spring 2010

  80 students).

  University of Utah

  University of Utah Department of Communication

  Salt Lake City

  UT

  Advised undergraduate students in major application

  graduation requirements

  course content

  navigating the university system

  and working toward graduation

  Peer Advisor

  University of Utah

  Develop and maintain curriculum and activities that challenge and excite undergraduate students to engage student and career development theory in a way that is relevant to their personal and professional lives. \n\nHUM 3960: Humanities Career Compass\nHUM 3970: Humanities Mentors & Me\nSBS 3960: Successful Career Planning

  Adjunct Instructor

  I help students find their mojo by exploring jobs and internships that are a great fit for the individual. Through one-on-one and group coaching session I assist students to develop a rockstar resume and cover

  polish their interviewing and networking

  practice negotiating

  and navigate the job search and professional development process. \n\nI partnered with campus offices to coordinate efforts across academic advising

  study abroad

  and service and international experiences. \n\nI am most proud of the work I did to establish the Career Ambassador program in our office. Working with student leaders is a passion of mine and I loved the opportunity to strategize

  initiate

  advise

  and assess this student led

  student run peer mentor program.

  University of Utah Career Services

  Utah Career Development Association

  Utah

  After realizing that the State of Utah did not have a statewide career development association

  and had robust professionals in the industry

  I initiated the process to start the Utah Career Development Association as a state chapter within the National Career Development Association. \n\nI coordinate with national executive officers so that we can establish a UCDA chapter that will act as a professional resource for practitioners across higher education

  technical and vocational schools

  secondary ed

  private practice

  and agencies. \n\nAs president

  I have the great opportunity to strategize with 12 executive board members from across the state to conceptualize a mission statement

  develop goals

  and program association conferences.

  President and Founder

  Boulder

  CO

  I am currently a graduate teaching assistant for the Department of Communication where I design and teach undergraduate courses in Business & Professional Communication

  Intercultural Communication

  and Communication Theory. \n\n

  Graduate Teaching Instructor

  University of Colorado Boulder

  University of Utah

  I had three primary objectives in my role as program manager: develop programming and assessment initiatives for first- and second-year students; strategize and implement training content for the professional staff to maintain our edge; manage educational initiatives including assessment

  career course curriculum

  chair the Career Education and Development committee

  and supervise graduate assistants.

  Program Manager

  Career Education and Development

  University of Utah Career Services

  Orem

  UT

  It was my pleasure to take a one-year faculty position at Utah Valley University. In this role I taught four classes for each semester: fall

  spring

  and summer. The majority of my classes were Public Speaking

  but I also spent Spring 2016 with two sections of Interpersonal Communication. Teaching at UVU is a joy and I loved spending time with students talking about the foundations of communication theor(ies) as we explored how to apply those theories to our personal

  political

  and social lives.

  Faculty Lecturer

  Utah Valley University

  I managed a team of 4-6 recruiters for a mid-level corporation of 1

  500 team members across 4 theatres and 3 specialty restaurants. Additionally

  I established a application tracking system for the department to manage the hundreds of applications generated daily and entered two new markets for new talent recruitment. \n\nTambien

  tuve la opportunidad a construir las iniciativas de la oficina de recursos humanos en espanol. I developed and taught the weekly spanish-language orientation and training programs and also conducted all interviews with spanish-speaking applicants.

  Jordan Commons

  LLC

  English

  Spanish

  MBTI-Certified

  GS Consultants & CPP

  B.A.

  Peer advisor in the Department of Communication. Top 5 Paper Award at the undergraduate research conference for the Western States Communication Association.

  Speech Communication

  Conflict Management

  Peer Advisor

  Department of Communication\nStudent Advisory Committee (SAC)\nDean's List

  University of Utah

• 2002

  N/A

  Elected as Activities Vice-President and managed a $95K budget to plan and execute university events for the student body. In this role

  I led a team of 10 members comprising the student activities board (STAB) and managed a variety of activities including advertising

  planning

  security

  and assessment of the events.

  Communication

  ASUSU Activities Vice President; ASUSU Executive Council; Student Coordinator

  New Student Orientation; Member of A-Team (New Student Orientation); Recruitment Chair

  Alpha Chi Omega.

  Utah State University

• OutSources: Queering Organizations with Kathryn Leslie

  Interview with diversity and inclusion specialist

  Kathryn Leslie. Kathryn is a doctoral student in the Department of Communication at the University of Colorado Boulder

  and her interests lie in s…

  OutSources: Queering Organizations with Kathryn Leslie

  Strategize and carry out logistics for The Utah Pride Festival parades

  The Utah Pride Center

  Special Events Leader

  As a Special Events Leader I worked with a team of lead volunteers to facilitate event logistics at Bike MS

  Walk MS

  Dinner of Champions

  and Women on the Move. This included volunteer management

  morale boosting

  and operational support for logistics.

  National MS Society

  Career Counseling

  Professional Communication

  Event Planning

  Event Management

  Advising

  Public Speaking

  Teaching

  Guest Lecturer

  Counseling

  Psychotherapy

  Legal Advice

  Student Affairs

  Resume Writing

  Marketing Strategy

  Recruiting

  Training

  Higher Education

  Interviews

  Online Marketing

  Online Advertising

  Leslie

  Kathryn

  Leslie

  University of Utah Department of Communication

  Utah Valley University

  National Multiple Sclerosis Society

  University of Utah