Isabel Leigh Skarzynski has experience organizing events through graduate assistant roles in Women's Studies at Southern Connecticut State University. She holds a Master's in Women's Studies and Bachelor's in Media Studies from Southern Connecticut State University. Her skills include planning conferences, creating promotional materials, and coordinating campus committees.

1. Isabel Leigh Skarzynski
92 Church Street 3rd Floor, Hamden, CT 06514 203-383-9658 Isabelskarzynski@gmail.com
Education Master of Arts, Women's Studies May 2017
Southern Connecticut State University,New Haven, Connecticut
Thesis: "The U.S. Food System in Crisis: the health of future generations."
Bachelor of Arts, Media Studies Minor: Psychology May 2015
Southern Connecticut State University,New Haven, Connecticut
Senior Thesis: “How Seventeen Magazine Told Me to Be ‘Me’: How Does Seventeen Magazine’s
Advice Impact Teen Girls’ Sense of Self and What are the Potential Consequences ofRepeatedly
Viewing the Advice?”
Professional Graduate Assistant, Women's Studies Program August 2015 - December 2016
Experience Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut
Plan, coordinate, and execute special events on a monthly basis,including booking speakers and
organizing a national conference. Set up meetings among different campus committees, groups,
and outside organizations. Create in-house flyers and event promotional materials. Liaison among
students and faculty.Acting secretary to the program, corresponding with faculty, staff, and
students reading and meeting their needs and requests.Write, produce,and circulate the monthly
Women’s Studies newsletter.
Sales Associate, Cutco June 2016 - July 2016
Vector Marketing
Attending sales training, participated in weekly sales team appointment phone scheduling,and
worked as an appointment based sales associate.Total sales earned: $3,173.00.
Student Worker, Media Studies Department October 2014 - May 2015
Southern Connecticut State University,New Haven, Connecticut
Worked under the department chair and with the department staff. Handled clerical tasks,copying,
printing, arranging appointments, intercampus communication among different departments.
Student Worker, Liberal Education Program October 2014 - May 2015
Southern Connecticut State University,New Haven, Connecticut
Compiled information and drafted documents for the program director. Corresponded among
different program staff and faculty.
Karate Instructor, Monroe Martial Arts Academy Sept. 2014-Sept.
2015
Responsibilities included running students through warm ups and teaching, demonstrating, and
applying new forms and techniques. Paid close attention to proper technique, stances, body
positioning, and hand orientations during practice. Prepared students for belt gradings, under belts
and black belts. Teaching focused on personal relationships with the students and self-esteemand
confidence building. Focused on promoting one’s best self and a positive attitude. Created a
comfortable and constructive student-driven environment for success.
Lead Karate Instructor, Superior Karate May 2012-July 2014
Responsibilities as lead instructor included overseeing the class and monitoring student progress.
Also, running students through warm-ups and leading class in technique demonstration while
delegating other duties to assistant instructors. Paid close attention to my own performance and
demonstration to provide an example for students to model. Assisted in group practice with hand
pads and heavy bags. Communicated with parents about their child’s progress.
Cashier/Cash Office Coordinator, TJ Maxx May 2007-April 2012

2. Responsibilities included greeting customers in a friendly manner, ringing customers up at the
register and the solicitation of the TJX credit card promotion, processing returned merchandise,
organizing and maintaining the front end of the store. In other departments, responsibilities
included maintaining organization and cleanliness. Mainly worked in the jewelry, shoe, and
accessory departments, often creating and changing clothing, purse, and jewelry displays.
Received more responsibilities in 2011 from the store manager. Became alternative cash officer
and was responsible for counting and recording the daily sales, processing profits, and preparing
registers for the day.
Organizing
Experience
*+November 9, 2016: Multicultural Crockpot Cook Off
*+November 7, 2016: Trump Talk: Locker Room or Sexual Assault?
*October 5, 2016: Social Justice for All: A Forum on Gender and Sexual Diversity/Equality in
Connecticut
*September 22, 2016: New Haven/Leon Sister City Project Women’s Rights
*+October 2015 - December 2016: Women’s Studies Newsletter
*+April 21-22, 2016: 22nd SCSU International Women’s Studies Conference
-Hosted/Organized
-Presented personalresearch on media depictions of female athletes
64 Days of Nonviolence February-May 2016:
*+May 5, 2016 O.W.L.: Opportunities for Women’s Leadership
*April 23, 2016: Commemoration of Armenian Genocide
*+March 31, 2016: Slutwalk SCSU
*March 29, 2016: The 7th Annual “Z Experience,” in Memory of Zannette Lewis, in
Conjunction with Women’s Appreciation Day
*March 15, 2015: NDN (American Indian) Women’s Cultural Production: Sustaining
Turtle Island
*March 7, 2016: Chops Beyond the Practice Room
*March 3, 2016: Portraits of American Moms: #BlackLivesMatter and #SayHerName
*February 24, 2016: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
*November 9, 2015: Gender Identity, Multiple Oppressions,and Intersectionality
+October 30, 2015: Substitute First Year Experience course
*October 15, 2015: Title IX and The Campus Anti-Sexual Violence Movement: A Panel
Discussion
*October 1, 2015: Women’s Movement: Women’s Liberation in New Haven
*September 30, 2015: “He Hits Me the Normal Amount”: Confronting the Culture of Violence
and Impunity in Nicaragua
*September 23, 2015: Sarah Rizzuto on LGBT and Disability Rights
*Organized +Participated
Skills Computer: Windows, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop,Google+,
Skype, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Mailchimp, Wordpress,Organizational skills, Organizing
skills, Works well in teams and independently,Manages multiple tasks, Excellent written and
spoken communication skills
Activities Coordinator, Social Justice Coalition October 2016 - Present
Delegate, Graduate Student Affairs Committee September 2016 - Present
President, SCSU Iota Iota Iota August 2016 - Present
President, SCSU Media Studies Club August 2014 - May 2015
Secretary, SCSU Media Studies Club August 2013 - May 2014