Karissa M.

Karissa M. has worked in a variety of roles in the past decade. In 2010, they were a Marketing Representative/Barista at Top Leaf Yerba Mate, where they helped create brand, product, and process consistency, implemented an inventory tracking system to improve efficiency, stabilized a perfected “message” of the brand and the product, and created recipe and menu design. In 2013, Karissa M. worked as a Server Hostess at Flat Tail Brewery, where they were responsible for representing a local company in the ways that they wish to be portrayed and truly stand for the vision of the local brew culture. That same year, they also worked as a Marketing Strategist at Carts and Tools, where they wrote blogs with Wordpress with an emphasis on SEO, meta tags, schemas, and schema tags, worked with Google AdWords to create sponsored links and side bar ads, and created a CRM database that was used for targeted email marketing. In 2014, Karissa M. was a Project Manager at Ivey Marketing, where they were responsible for planning and managing a wide array of marketing related projects. In 2015, they were a Marketing Contractor at Invision International Affiliates, where they helped create subscriber bases for major companies and lead the path in helping companies transition online. That same year, they were a Project Manager at Wright Business Graphics, where they supported clients in any step of the process on the front end including Estimating, Planning, Customer Service, Purchasing, and Shipping Logistics. In 2017, Karissa M. was a Western Territory Sales at Rubber & Plastics, Inc., where they had to know the process of creation, growth, and innovation for every product. Finally, in 2018, Karissa M. became an Executive Assistant/Project Manager at Salvo Software, where they established structure and expanded the company as quickly as possible. Some major projects they accomplished in this role include redesigning the office for a better work environment, more employee amenities, better presentation to clients/future employees, and to match the company brand.

Karissa M. obtained their Diploma from Bend Senior High School in 2010. Karissa then attended Oregon State University from 2010 to 2014, earning their Bachelor's Degree in Marketing. In 2013, they received the Dean's Scholarship Award from the Dean of the OSU College of Business. Additionally, in 2010, they received the Diversity Achievement Award from the Dean of the College of Business.