1. Jordan Reid Ridge
3180 Parthenon Ave, #102 Nashville, TN 37203 · (423)413-1595 · Jordan.r.ridge@gmail.com · www.linkedin.com/in/jordanridge
EDUCATION
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN August 2010 – May
2014
Bachelors of Science in Human and Organizational Development
Focus in Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish
WORK EXPERIENCE
The Navigators EDGE Corp Intern at Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA May 2014 – May
2015
• Fostered, managed and tracked a fundraising portfolio with 200+ contacts.
o Created personal, phone call, group, and organizational presentations and pitches for fundraising purposes.
o Maintained and monitored a fundraising campaign of $38,000 through above avenues.
o Wrote and sent quarterly newsletters and fundraising letters.
• Mentored and counseled five students through personal, leadership, and spiritual development content.
• Recruited students and initiated conversations through various planned outreach opportunities and events.
• Attended two trainings led by organization’s headquarters involving personal and leadership development.
Room In The Inn Community Development Intern – StreetSmart Campaign, Nashville, TN Fall 2013
• Pitched StreetSmart campaign to local community via social media, in-restaurant visits, and email communication.
o Initiated in partnerships with local blogs, magazines, universities, and restaurants to promote and participate.
• Initiated contact with over 10 restaurants in 4 different regions of the Nashville area for the first time.
o Helped my supervisor in bringing our total number of restaurant/foodtruck partners from 20 to 45
• Refocused and encouraged social media efforts leading to:
o Creation of company Pinterest page and overhaul of website and individual webpages
o Increased twitter campaign page from 8 to over 150 followers
o Boosted involvement of followers from 1 “favorited” tweet and 0 retweets to over 100 individual favorites
and 30 retweets in 2 month period.
• Developed or executed various professional skills and deliverables including, but not limited to:
o Organizational Analysis Report using SWOT format and my own Personal Development Portfolio
o Social Media Effectiveness and Efficiency Project for the Room In The Inn organization
Vanderbilt University, Peabody School Research Assistant, Nashville, TN Spring 2012 –2013, Fall 2013-May 2014
• Worked part time 6-12 hours a week during the school semesters, full-time during summer of 2012.
• Organized technology responsibilities of MIST 2 Research Project.
• Constructed new filing systems and created training manual for new staff members.
LEADERSHIP
BYX Fraternity Leadership 2013 Calendar
Year
• Vice President of Fraternity Nu Chapter, Nashville, TN
o Responsible for social development and presence of the Fraternity.
Coordinated 3-5 on-campus and 2 off campus events per semester; networked for venue selection.
o Responsible for the delegation of fraternity tasks and responsibilities across five different chairpersons.
o Worked with six-person officer team created and executed yearly vision, mission and purpose for fraternity.
Co-Founder of New Ministry Midnight Worship, Vanderbilt Campus, Nashville, TN Fall 2010 – Fall 2012
• Co-directed weekly leadership team meetings that organize and plan the weeks’ events.
2. • Established and trained a leadership team of five students to take over responsibility after I stepped down.