Riddhi Mehra is a 2020 graduate of Chapman University with a BA in Public Relations and Advertising. She has extensive experience in event management and planning from internships in India. Her leadership roles include heading the stage management department for a large student festival in India and founding the newspaper at her international high school. She also engaged in community service through tutoring and volunteer work with non-profits in India focused on orphans and at-risk youth.

1. RIDDHI MEHRA
Phone: +1 (714) 307-3848 Orange, CA 92867
Email: mehra109@mail.chapman.edu
EDUCATION
B.A IN PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING May 2020
Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, Chapman University Orange, CA
Recipient of the Chapman University Hesperian Scholarship
INTERN & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCES
EVENT MANAGEMENT INTERN, Ohana July 2015
An event management company for weddings, focusing on boutique flowers Bangalore, India
• Assisted in the planning, organization and management of 2 weddings
• Worked 10 hours a week to design performance spaces and set up décor
• Interacted with prospective clients to understand their requirements and special requests
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT, for Stage Management August 2015
VIVUM 2015, one of India’s largest student organized school festival Bangalore, India
• Worked 7 hours a week to design sets for theatre and musical performances
• Assigned specific time slots for performances and coordinated stage events
• Organized the student registration required during this three day event
FOUNDING MEMBER - The Inquisitor Newspaper Aug 2014 – May 2016
The International School Bangalore Bangalore, India
• Conceptualized and strategized the layout of the paper
• Worked 5 hours a week to edit and proof-read creative content and reader submissions.
• Promoted the newspaper through various social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram,
YouTube and Twitter.
COMMUNITY SERVICE
TUTOR/VOLUNTEER - Shining Star Dec 2014 – Dec 2016
Non-Profit Organization, Home for orphans with HIV-AIDS Bangalore, India
• Taught English and Math to twenty 5-7 year olds
• Designed and organized games and art activities for the children
VOLUNTEER/TUTOR - Dream a Dream May 2014 – May 2015
Non-profit Organization designed to teach life skills/career counseling to adolescents Bangalore, India
• Conducted a survey of schools for the NGO; met principals of these schools to put together a
database of the subjects offered, the required fees and the number of students
• Taught underprivileged children aged between 14 - 16 years spoken English and Computer Science
• Used theatre as a means of expression to teach valuable life skills to 14-16 year olds
ADDITIONAL SKILL SETS
THEATRE June 2010 – May 2016
Bangalore, India
• Explored and learned techniques of speech and drama, mime, improvisation and creative
movement at The Studio, affiliated to Trinity College London.
• Directed, designed and performed in 5 school productions.
DEBATOR June 2014 – July 2015
• Placed first in Debate and Extempore at Cascade, an interschool fest in 2015
• Represented school in a national debating competition held by the National Law School Bangalore
in 2015
• Participated as the delegate of Morocco in the Inter house MUN organized at school in 2014