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Marisa Kaugars

Marisa Kaugars

New York, NY, US

 

About 

A recent graduate of Yale University, I am looking to launch a career in architecture. I am interested in all aspects of design and am looking for a studio that would allow me to gain valuable skills and experience while gaining credit for certification.

Employment 

Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA, Business Management Assistant

• Served as liason between Production Department and Business Office in budget reporting and financial requests
• Completed accounting functions, including purchase order and check request tracking and verification and monthly credit card and petty cash reconciliation
• Managed office organization: manned phones, sorted mail, spearheaded filing
• Processed contracts and employment documentation and verified payroll changes

Jun 2015 - current
 

Yale University Office of Development, New Haven, CT, US, Major Gifts Student Worker

• Performed prospect career research for approximately 1000 potential donors
• Compiled fact sheets and events information for gift officers
• Managed, maintained and revised the office filing system

Sep 2014 - May 2015
 

Freelancer, New Haven, CT and New York, NY, Costume Designer

• Designed and constructed costumes for three professional productions: Dust Can’t Kill Me (NYC Fringe), Pterodactyls (Teatro Circulo, NYC), and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Yale)
• Designed and constructed 14 additional undergraduate productions
• Assistant designed two additional professional productions

Jan 2012 - May 2015
 

Second Stage Theatre, New York, NY, US, Major Gifts and Individual Giving Fellow

• Compiled approximately 50 prospect research profiles for $50 million capital campaign
• Proofed and drafted donor correspondence
• Identified lapsed donors and brainstormed creative solicitation methods

Aug 2014 - Dec 2014
 

Second Stage Theatre, New York, NY, US, General Management Intern

• Drafted contracts and visa applications by AEA and SDC agreements
• Coordinated tickets for visiting artists
• Assisted in schedule management and travel arrangements
• Managed a literary workshop in collaboration with other GM intern

Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
 

Sterling Memorial and Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University, New Haven, CT, US, Exhibit Design Assistant

• Prepared, organized and coordinated exhibits within the library
• Consulted, collaborated and negotiated with exhibit curators and library administrators

Jan 2012 - May 2013
 

Education 

Yale University, New Haven, CT, US, Bachelors, Architecture

Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, Concentration in Design
Non-studio Coursework includes: Materials in Architecture, Advanced Topics in Computer Graphics,
Multivariable Calculus, Fractal Geometry, Urban Life and Landscape, Costume Design

Sep 2011 - May 2015
 

Students in International Training: World Learning Study Abroad, New Delhi, India, Himalayan Buddhist Art and Architecture

Summer travel-based study abroad program that included site-specific research, interviews with practicing monks, and completion of independent research project.

Jun 2012 - Aug 2012
 

Awards 

Publication in Retrospecta 38, Award

Annual journal of student work at Yale University--includes primarily graduate work with some undergraduate studio selections. My design for Music Haven was chosen for publication.

2015
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills