Liz Smith

M.A. English

lizsmith@ou.edu
(303) 250-3954
310 Spencer Ave. Gunnison, CO 81230

Summary of Qualifications

10+ years experience in management and administration

Experience developing, publishing, and maintaining newsletters and websites for a variety
of organizations
Demonstrated success in university- and community-based fundraising
Proficient in HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Access, and Adobe InDesign

Relevant Experience
Outdoor Pool Manager and Swim Lesson Coordinator: Boulder Country Club, 2009-2013
Manage payroll, swim lesson programs, pool operations, and staff of 25 lifeguards
Develop and oversee budgets for swim lesson programs and general pool operations
($55,000)
Order, organize, and manage club logoed uniforms and apparel for staff
Generate end-of-season reporting and make future recommendations to recreational
committees
Conduct employee review sessions at the midpoint and end of the outdoor pool season
Service and Professional Development:
Editor for the Center for Applied Research and Development, University of Oklahoma, 2013present
Conference Chair for Savagism and Civilization: An Interdisciplinary Conference, University of
Oklahoma, 2011; and Step Across This Line, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2008
Curriculum Development Workshop Instructor for the University of Oklahoma English
Department, 2010-Present
Student Association for Graduates in English Studies Treasurer at the University of
Oklahoma, 2010-2012
Graduate and Professional Student Government Secretary at the University of North
Carolina at Charlotte, 2006-2008
English Graduate Student Association President at the University of North Carolina at
Charlotte, 2007-2008
Course Development and Management:
Technical Communications Instructor, University of Oklahoma, 2015
Technical Communications for Petroleum Engineers, University of Oklahoma, 2014
English Composition Instructor, University of Oklahoma, 2010-2014; University of North
Carolina at Charlotte, 2006-2008.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Instructor, University of Oklahoma, 2011-2012

Education
PhD Candidate in 19th Century American Literature and Cultural Studies, 2013
University of Oklahoma, 4.0 GPA
M.A. in English, 2008
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 4.0 GPA
B.A. in English, Minor in History, 2006
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 3.76 GPA

Awards

Dissertation Fellowship: English Department, University of Oklahoma, 2015

Graduate Teaching Assistantship: Department of English, University of Oklahoma, 2010-Present
Graduate Teaching Assistantship: Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering,
University of Oklahoma, 2014-Present
Graduate Teaching Assistantship: Department of English, University of Oklahoma, 2006-2008
Russell M. Robinson II Scholarship: Department of English, University of North Carolina at
Charlotte, 2006-2007 and 2007-2008