Samantha Renke

Associate Game Producer at Wizards of the Coast

Samantha Renke has a diverse range of work experience in various industries. Samantha is currently an Associate Project Manager at Wizards of the Coast since April 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Microsoft as an Accessibility Program Support from February 2019 to April 2022. Samantha also worked at the Washington State Department of Health as an Antibiotic Resistance Program Microbiologist from December 2017 to February 2019. Earlier in their career, Samantha worked at ActivMed Practices & Research, Inc. where they served as a Certified Clinical Research Coordinator/ Laboratory Lead from January 2016 to February 2017, and as a Research Assistant from June 2015 to January 2016. Samantha gained experience in customer service as a Front Desk Coordinator at Hampton Beach Resorts from June 2014 to June 2015. In addition, Samantha worked as an Undergraduate Hematology Teaching Assistant at the University of New Hampshire from September 2014 to December 2014. Samantha also held roles at Target as a Planogram Team Member/ Guest Services Team Leader from January 2011 to May 2014, and at EXPRESS as a Seasonal Sales Associate from November 2013 to January 2014. Samantha started their career with positions at LabCorp as a Phlebotomist Intern in August 2013, and at Association Of Blind Citizens as a Camp Counselor for ABC Camp Pride in August 2012. Throughout their career, Samantha has gained experience in project management, program support, microbiology, clinical research, customer service, teaching, and camp counseling.

Samantha Renke completed their Bachelor's Degree in Biological and Biomedical Sciences/Medical Lab Science from the University of New Hampshire between 2011 and 2015. Samantha then pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus on Project Management at Johnson & Wales University, although the specific start and end years are not provided.

Additionally, Samantha has obtained several certifications. In 2022, they completed the "Nonprofit Management Foundations" course at LinkedIn and "The Data Science of Nonprofit Service Organizations, with Barton Poulson" course, also at LinkedIn. In 2020, they completed the "Human-Computer Interaction" course at edX, as well as the "UX Foundations: Research," "UX Research Methods: Interviewing," and "UX Research: Lean Experimentation" courses at LinkedIn.

Furthermore, Samantha obtained the "Accessibility in Action" course from Microsoft Accessibility in 2019, and the "Accessibility for Web Design" and "UX Foundations: Accessibility" courses at LinkedIn. In 2017, they completed the "Transporting of Dangerous Good" course at Mayo Clinic and became a Certified Clinical Research Coordinator through ACRP. In 2016, Samantha obtained the "CPR/BSL" certification from the American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, and in 2015, they completed the "Protecting Human Research Participants" course offered by The National Institutes of Health.

While it is mentioned that Samantha obtained a "Good Clinical Practice" certification, the specific details such as the institution, month, and year are not provided.

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Timeline

  • Associate Game Producer

    December 1, 2023 - present

  • Associate Project Manager

    April, 2022