meg humphrey

* ⬝ Supervises the Programming department for GeekGirlCon, a two-day conference that celebrates the legacy of women contributing to science, technology, and pop culture. * ⬝ Orchestrates all front-facing events for 4500-4700 attendees at the convention, such as the GeekGirlConnections career fair, GeekGirlConcert, gaming floor and all panels. Coordinates and schedules over 100 hours of panels. * ⬝ Responsible for hiring and training for new Programming team members. * ⬝ Acts as year-round liaison between programming, panelists, the convention center, and various third parties (e.g. sign language interpreters), ensuring deadlines are met in a harmonious work environment. * ⬝ Maintains relationships with participants to keep all parties updated, hosting meet-and-greets and personally checking in with panelists before and during the convention. * ⬝ Develops communication materials for use between departments, professionals, and attendees.

⬝ Designed and executed the process, scheduling, coordination, and data analysis for over 300 hours of panels. ⬝ Owned entire panel submission process, designing the panel submission forms, reviewing over 200 submissions per year, answering all incoming questions, scheduling the panels, organizing timelines and room placement. ⬝ Provided feedback to all panelists through panel ratings, also conducting conversations with panelists in special circumstances, such as encouraging first time panelists or notifying panelists of complaints. ⬝ Acted as the liaison between the convention center and guest speakers, ensuring A/V and all technical requirements are met, in addition to physical requirements of the room. ⬝ Onsite to ensure everything runs smoothly and that panelists have everything they need.

⬝ Develops and executes the strategy for allocating headcount, defining sub-teams and establishing communication channels for over 100 staff members at Sakura-Con, the oldest and largest Asian culture and anime convention in the PNW. ⬝ Serves on Executive Board with other heads of departments to shape the vision of the con, such as increasing educational content, increasing attendee satisfaction, and coordinating outreach with other non-profits. ⬝ Leads the streamline of internal and interdepartmental processes using data-driven mechanisms, e.g. tracking panels attendance, participation levels, timeliness, measuring results and comparing against previous years. ⬝ Hires and trains all new department managers and coordinators. ⬝ Assists with operational and logistical details of programming like room layout, audio visual equipment, and staffing needs.

⬝ Co-hosts a podcast in production for 7 months with 30,000 total downloads. Average 4,300 downloads a month. ⬝ Work remotely with 5 co-hosts and support staff across the US to produce and distribute a weekly podcast. ⬝ Duties: Research and prepare discussion topics for show, help marketing outreach especially at conventions and events, provide written content for blog, strengthen relationships with listeners and fans through social media interactions.

* ⬝ Co-founder and writer for Have You Nerd, a blog celebrating diversity in nerds and nerdy interests, generating over 50,000 pageviews / year. * ⬝ Won 2013 Geekie Award in the categories of Retail Store/Website, Most Unique Website Content, and nominated for Best of Retail Store/Website. * ⬝ Post 2-3 times a week, often featuring guest pieces from local and out of state readers. * ⬝ Duties: Content creation, help manage brand, help with social media (Twitter and Facebook), outreach to possible guest writers.

* ⬝ Owns all records management, including updating and maintaining databases for the entire file history of the law firm; file destruction projects. * ⬝ Onboards new clerks and manages their productivity, conducting regular 1:1s to touch base on workload, projects, and job satisfaction. * ⬝ Researches active litigation case covering real estate, tax, and corporate law. * ⬝ Creates and organizes around 30 files / week for 20 paralegals and 35 attorneys. * ⬝ Manages office needs e.g. weekly orders of supplies, opening/closing firm, handling phones.