Last Updated December 28, 2023
*Greetings! I’m Viki and I spent much of 2022 deeply engaged in the work of self awareness + professional development. In doing so, I realized just how vast and wide my own feelings + stories of inadequacy, imposter syndrome, and modesty run.
This page has two folded purpose, it acts as: 1️⃣ an exposé of my knowledge, experience, and competencies for your perusal and 2️⃣ as a credibility timeline to directly squash my previously noted, base feelings.
So with that, I am thrilled to share with you a glimpse 🧿*
<aside> ☝🏾 Where to Find Me Website Follow me on: LinkedIn || Instagram
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<aside> ☝🏾 TL;DR *🧠 Personal + professional learnings *****🧞♀️ Adventure + school of life 🖌️ Creative forays 🐡 Fails
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<aside> 🎓 Studied: University of Maryland, CP BA in Government & Politics | Intl. Development Minor
Tutor Counselor for high school students
Semester at Sea ‘09 | Alt. Spring Breaks | USA Rugby [wing]
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<aside> ✈️ Witnessed history by being in Middle East during Arab Spring Jordan, Israel, Egypt
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<aside> <img src="/icons/fish_orange.svg" alt="/icons/fish_orange.svg" width="40px" /> Learning: Didn’t land full time job right after college
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<aside> 🗣️ Improv study at the Barrow Group Theater | NYC
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<aside> 👩🏽🏫 Long Term Relief Teacher: New Jersey, USA Certified History teacher | Grades 6 - 12
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<aside> <img src="/icons/fish_orange.svg" alt="/icons/fish_orange.svg" width="40px" /> Learning: Wasn’t hired at alma mater
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<aside> ✈️ Solo Backpacked: Central America, Australia, Balkans Work exchanged, Couchsurfed, Hitchhiked, learned immensely
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<img src="/icons/fish_orange.svg" alt="/icons/fish_orange.svg" width="40px" /> Learning:
Rejected from Peace Corps due to unexpected hurdle
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<aside> ✍🏾 Blogged: adventuresOFv was born Travel, social opinion, life learnings
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<aside> 🍉 Engaged in a stretchy summer with youth | KC,K & Western Mass Volunteered & learned about inner city urban farming with UFG Coached & counseled at Camp Kinderland
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<aside> 📞 Volunteered as night shift, sexual assault survivor hotline advocate
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<aside> ✍🏾 First blogging feature on Black & Abroad
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<aside> 💼 First big girl job at Tunnel to Towers Foundation | New York Community Outreach Coordinator Oversaw 10 accounts | Added 20 national events
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<aside> 🇦🇺 Got Australian working visa approved + moved! Sold everything & planned to move to Oz for foreseeable Spent 1 month with Mom around the country Work exchanged at a home in the bush
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<aside> 🏂🏾 First board member position | Evolve Creative Alliance Secretary
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<aside> 🎙️ Considered voice over work as a passionate outlet ****Remote Year | Rethink the Road | Osmosis 🌟 Still into it → let’s chat
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<aside> ⛵ Achieved dream job as Program Leader @ Remote Year ****Living in Oz was cut short → moved to Croatia to begin ****Co lead Earhart Program RY13
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<aside> <img src="/icons/fish_orange.svg" alt="/icons/fish_orange.svg" width="40px" /> Learning: Unable to foster cohesion with group following a traumatic event in Portugal
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<aside> 🗺️ Friendly competition Finally got within 10 countries in country count competition with my mom! I hit 65; she’s still winning … 😬
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<aside> 📺 Produced Anderson Street | The Web Series ****3 full seasons of spicy, controversial dialogue Raised $30K+ Hosted, facilitated, produced 20+ episodes 2x finalist in web series festivals Curated an interactive panel event at The Assemblage NYC
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<img src="/icons/fish_orange.svg" alt="/icons/fish_orange.svg" width="40px" /> Learning: Anderson Street goes national on the way to the 2018 election
****Lost sight of the vision due to the funds + time needed
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<aside> 🔮 Began learning tarot
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<aside> 🗣️ Recognized patterns in: love of connecting people + facilitation + entrepreneurship
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<aside> 💚 Met boyfriend Dušan
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<aside> 👩🏾💻 Voice over artist to Community manager with Osmosis ****Began at Osmosis; thanks to Remote Year community Quickly migrated to Community Manager of global med students First time having direct reports [10+]
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<aside> 📰 Features in the community world Podcasts, blogs, conferences, workshops
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<aside> 😷 Pandemic + cabin fever
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<aside> 🎤 First IRL speaking gig CLIX Memphis
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<aside> 🚐 Embarked on dream of van life
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<aside> <img src="/icons/fish_orange.svg" alt="/icons/fish_orange.svg" width="40px" /> Learning: ****After 3y of dreaming about & planning #vanlife, got quickly depressed + chose to persevere simply for the sake of ‘finishing’ & nearly broke myself to maintain that identity
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<aside> 💡 Founded adventuresOFcommunity Community development consulting Speaking + workshop facilitation
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<aside> 🤝 Collaborated on passion projects ****Coven: community consultants mastermind Community Alchemy: podcast [releasing 2023!]
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<aside> 🦮 Began dog boarding via Rover app as joyous life infusion! ****15+ doggos and 5 ⭐ reviews!
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<aside> 🧞♀️ Accepted into Badassery | A speaker marketplace Bookable for workshops, panels, & keynotes
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<aside> 😷 Got COVID
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<aside> 🧞♀️ Life forever changed with transformational leadership program Continued transformation with commitment to long term service
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<aside> 🧞♀️ **Systems Saved Me Business program**
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<aside> 🧞♀️ Launched dream of marrying travel 🔄 community Disconnect to Reconnect Retreat | DR 2023
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<aside> 🧠 Certified Leadership Coach || Focus: Transformation Atlas: SF19 Coach Radiant Coaches Academy | ICF Accredited
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<aside> 🧠 Certified || Workshop Design & Facilitator
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<aside> 🧠 Certified || Breathwork Facilitator
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<aside> 🖌️ **Launched events **Monthly talk series: Speakeasy IRL: Women’s Circles, Community Breathwork
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<aside> 🖌️ Published! Radiant Energies
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