Kimberly Yarbrough Carpenter seeks employment as mamiesshosho the author of MamiesShosho Storytelling the Funk Upstairs for content, writing/editing, visual art, while managing The Sho: Traveling Creative Workshop for good new music and collegial bliss and doll clothing and jewelry styling.

1. KIMBERLY YARBROUGH CARPENTER
kyarbroughcarpenter@icloud.com | (347) 581-7239 | Brooklyn, NY
EDUCATION
Master of Arts, Liberal Studies, May 13, 2012
Certificate of Achievement, African and African-American Studies
Duke University, Durham, NC
Bachelor of Arts, English, May 27, 2007
Independent Study, African and African-American Studies/Theater
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
RELEVANT SKILLS
• Project management, research, analysis, contracts/grants
• Accounting, budget forecasting, expense reports, travel, sales/cash handling, jewelry, handcrafts
• QuickBooks, Salesforce
• Creative and critical analytical writing editing/publishing, WordPress, Adobe, iBooks
• MS Office, Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Keynote presentation packaging, typing 65wpm
• Social media and content management
• Transforming creative ideas into potential proposals, projects, reports, bulletins, newsletters
• Strong interpersonal and written communication while maintaining confidentiality
PUBLISHING/PUBLIC RELATIONS/MEDIA
Kimberly Y Carpenter/Critical Creative Consultant/Author/Artist 2003-Present
Writer of independent projects, management, social media, event planning.
Proposals, grant funding through higher education resources.
Behavioral modeling and organizational improvement leading to future customer bliss.
Creating new projects with interesting storytelling:
The Sho: Traveling Creative Workshop Summer/Fall 2014
Good talks, hugs, handcrafts, jewelry, sales and sharing love on the road.
MamiesShosho Storytelling the Funk Upstairs
Writer/Artist/Visual Storyteller (Made for iBooks).
southsidesoul.wordpress.com 2011 - Present
Blogger/Digital Content Manager.
Multicultural Women’s Network 2003 - 2004
President/Event Management Holyoke, MA
Directed communication and funding of strategic plan in collaboration with executive team and
college Marketing, Culinary and Business departments. Planned student & community
programming related to Women’s leadership and community diversity. Events included top
industry representatives, authors, food, media and live music.
Assistant Online Editor Fall 2004, Issue II
Blackstick Literary Review, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION/INTERNSHIP
Marketing Intern
Kimberly-Clark Professional Fall 2011
Increased brand awareness--maintaining interest while creating avenues for distribution of Kimtech
Professional surgical gloves and supplies.

2. Assistant to the Project
University of Louisiana at Monroe 9/12/2007-6/30/2010
Responsible for communications both in-person/online and through mailings with students, staff and
alumni. Coordinated department sponsored events such as tailgates for Homecoming and superintendent
legislative meetings. Small staff of work-study students reported to me for faculty assistant assignments.
Administrative Specialist
UCLA AIDS Institute, Los Angeles, CA 3/15/1999 – 4/21/ 2000
Maintained positive contact with community facing sensitive health concerns in person and through
health fairs. Coordinated Eighth Annual UCLA AIDS Institute Scientific Symposium, think tanks,
executive board, and fundraising orientations. Assisted media outreach and distributed press releases.
Human resource liaison/recruiter and supervisor of volunteer student workers. Lead training sessions,
maintained departmental and clinical trials website, meeting announcements using email lists, bulletin
boards monthly newsletter and calendar. Prepared contract and grants renewal.
Administrative Assistant (Temporary)
University of California Riverside Anderson School of Business, Riverside, CA 8/1996 –10/1996
Duties included preparing hiring paperwork for student assistants while assisting faculty with
administrative requests while representing the Dean’s Office in a professional manner.
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GOVERNMENT
Executive Assistant to Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President
Imperial Bank (dba Comerica California Bank) 11/30/00--5/07/01
Duties involved relationship building, customer service; administrative logging/updating of investment
product certificates-stock/warrants and secure transfer to warrant administrator. Arrangement of travel,
conference calls, maintained calendars and composed time sensitive correspondence. Provided Federal
Labor & Employment compliance related to Human Resource applicant data reporting using EEO
statistics.
Administrative Assistant
RAND Corporation (Temporary) 6/01/00--8/14/00
Supported Senior Economist and Director of the RAND Corporation, Child Policy Project. Duties
included correspondence, calendar, web and library research, coordination of complex travel
arrangements, and conference calls, relationship database maintenance, and statistical spreadsheets.
Purchasing Agent
Navy Public Works Center (Material Management) 3/1989--8/1990
Certified procurement of defense department equipment valued up to $100,000. Solicited bids and
authorized contracts for goods and services from small business vendors utilizing approved department of
defense procurement procedures.