Melinda P. Weihrich

717 NW 6th St. Grand Prairie, TX 75050  (979) 417-4797 

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EDUCATION

TexasA&MUniversity, College Station, Texas

Bachelor of Science in Sociology

Cumulative GPR: 3.39 August 2011- August 2013

University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

Bachelor of Science in Sociology

Cumulative GPR: 3.60 August 2009-May 2011

EXPERIENCE

Dallas/Plano Marriott at Legacy Town Center

Billing Coordinator November 2014- Present

  • Functioning as a general accounting to the Event Management Department.
  • Corresponding with clients, event management, and accounting to have seamless billing.
  • Utilizing CI, PMS, PeopleSoft, OnDemand, and Microsoft Office daily.
  • Maintaining payment plans for clients prior to arrival.

Front Desk Clerk. February 2014-November 2014

  • Providing excellent customer service and problem solving skills.
  • Utilizing Guestware to keep the hotel running smoothly and to monitor guest complaints.
  • Maintaining an average of $1,000 a month in sales through Marriott’s upgrade program.

Keep Brazos Beautiful (KBB), Bryan, Texas

Programs Assistant, August 2013-December 2013

  • Assisting in all event planning and production stages.
  • Assisting the Executive Director in recruiting and onboarding process.
  • Creating Monthly Newsletter using ConstantContact

Planet First UK, London, England

Intern, June 2013-August 2013

  • Promote sustainability through social media including; Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr.
  • Analyzing data from surveys.
  • Learning the process of carbon reporting.
  • Creating a public relations plan for promoting a new business.

Keep Brazos Beautiful, Bryan, Texas

Intern,May 2012–May 2013

  • Composed a monthly newsletter sent out to two school districts located within Brazos County.
  • Organized volunteers at a number of events developed by Keep Brazos Beautiful.
  • Contacted local area businesses to expand network and appeal for funding for this non-profit organization.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & ACTIVITIES

Environmental Issues Committee of Student Government Association, August 2011 - May 2013 Director of Membership, January 2011-April 2013

  • Develop strategies to bring people into the organization and maintaining member participation.
  • Record and track member’s involvement and keep members updated on events.
  • Organized social events for members.

MSC Town Hall, February 2012-May 2013.

  • Promote events, fundraise for events, established networks and contacts in the community.

VOLUNTEERING

Keep Denton Beautiful Denton, Texas, March 2010. Road side clean up.

Big Event Denton Texas, March 2011. Beautifying and cleaning University campus.

Kyle Fields Recycling College Station, Texas, Fall 2011 / Fall 2012. Collect all plastic left in Kyle Field after home football games, project of theEnvironmental Issues Committee (EIC).

Big EventCollege Station, Texas, March 2012. Cleared brush on a faculty members property with EIC.

Texas Trash-Off Bryan, Texas. April 2012 & 2013. Collect Trash in the Community.

Brazos Valley Earth Day College Station, Texas. April 2012. Ran bag painting booth with EIC to help kids understand the need to reduce waste with plastic bags.

Weeding and Reseeding in Bastrop, Texas Fall 2012 and Spring 2013. Assisting wildfire survivors.

Tree Planting Bastrop, Texas. March, 2013.

House deconstruction Bastrop, Texas. March 2013. Helped a fire survivor dispose of remains of his home.

Big Event College Station, Texas. March 2013. Helped couple clear land to reduce fire risk with MSC Town Hall.