Emily Kucera
Growth
Education
Volunteering
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
2009 - 2013
College of Journalism and Mass Communications
Advertising and Public Relations major with minors in English and psychology, concentration in history.
Community Engagement Specialist at Firespring
Lincoln, NE, August 2014 - August 2017
Face and voice of first communications with applicants, nonprofits, and current and future clients through individual meetings and inquiries via Salesforce.
Post Firespring’s B Corp recognition, acted as matchmaker between team members and volunteer opportunities within the Lincoln community.
Facilitated community outreach between team members and local nonprofits by introducing them to one another via personal testimony or summary of nonprofit’s needs.
Administered tracking of volunteer efforts.
Acted as Event Coordinator for Firespring's rental space. From sign-up to post event
clean-up, was the facility's guru for questions and requests.
When hiring new team members, met with managers for a “Kick Off” meeting, i.e., refresher course on the hiring process, discussion of what was needed to fill said position, and discussion of compensation and benefits.
Attended various career fairs and/or informational booths for Nebraska universities and applicable organizations.
Manager of First Impressions at Firespring
Lincoln, NE, September 2013 - August 2014
Face and voice of Firespring for all incoming clients.
Data entry for new SaaS, Software as a service, client leads via Salesforce.
Properly routed all incoming calls and mail to appropriate team members.
Client Engagement Intern at Firespring
Marketing Intern at Lincoln Children's Museum
Public Relations Intern at University of Nebraska State Museum
"Boo at the Zoo" Coordinator
Lincoln Children's Zoo
For three Halloween seasons,
2014 - 2016, I organized Firespring's involvement with Lincoln's largest Halloween event and the Zoo's biggest annual fundraiser. Not only acted as liaison between the Zoo staff and my team members, but also helped conceptualize the theme of our booth as well as recruit and schedule the volunteers for the five nights of trick-or-treating.
Community Volunteer
Nebraska Community Blood Bank
Acted as coordinator for all blood drives and special events. Not only recruited new donors, but also scheduled veteran volunteers and reminded them of their commitment the day of said drives.
Non-Negotiable
References
Shenanigans
I believe in the simplicity of being honest, kind, and optimistic. There should always be passion behind what you do, a fire that makes the occasional midnight conference call and/or swearword filled meeting all worth it at the end of the day. I hope to work for an organization that believes in living by the same guidelines.
Gallup strengths
Belief, Developer, Empathy, Positivity, Strategic.
Lori Gerdts
Director of Human Resources
Firespring
402.437.0000
Courtney Carpenter
Advertising Operations Project Manager
Health eCareers
402.689.0410
Nia Nielsen
Director of Marketing and Development
The Bridge Behavioral Health
402.560.4916
On my off days I consider myself a writer, publishing new work on my own poetry site, EmEKucera.com.
I have an unrivaled fondness for Cheerios and giggling, and am an aspiring beer connoisseur and current whisk(e)y drinker.
Every home should have a copy of the
All my Friends Are Dead* book series.
*May not be suitable for children.