ALEXIS DIDZEREKIS

2636 Dupont Avenue S Upper § Minneapolis, MN 55408 § (612) 810-8015 § lec66@juno.com § www.freewebs.com/alexisdidzerekis/

CAREER GOAL 

I am an artist and administrator with a passion for art and learning. I am currently looking for a place where I can apply my skills and experience to benefit the art community in the Twin Cities.

EDUCATION  

AUGUSTANA COLLEGE, Rock Island, IL 

Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art, May 1999

• Minors: Art History and Psychology
• Dean’s list; Art and academic scholarships.

ANOKA RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Coon Rapids, MN

Glassblowing program; 7 semesters completed (2000 – Present)

EXPERIENCE

June1999 – Present                    AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, Minneapolis, MN

Health Initiatives Manager, Patient Services Specialist, Assistant

• Developed and managed business plans and budgets to implement community tactics supporting goals/outcomes.
• Managed community development and strategic relationship building with systems.
• Developed, implemented and marketed service and educational programs.
• Standardized methods for data collection and reporting for $1.4 million United Way contract.
• Recruited/ hired, trained, supervised and provided strategic direction to volunteers, staff and interns.
• Grant writing and fundraising.

 September 1995 - May 1999           AUGUSTANA COLLEGE, SAGA Art and Literary Magazine, Rock Island, IL

Art Editor 

• Critiqued artistic submissions and selected pieces for publication; Organized, scheduled and led committee meetings

      May - December 1998                   MARK FOLWER, Glass Artist, Rock Island, IL              

Apprentice/ Assistant

• Built “Hot Shop”; Did repairs, drywall and welding; Polished sculptures and poured plaster molds.

      May 1997 – September  1998                AUGUSTANA COLLEGE, Art Department/ Kaleidoscope, Rock Island, IL

Student Art Assistant 

• Learned about glazes and operating/ loading kiln; Prepared art projects and assisted children ranging in ages from 4 to 11.

COMPUTER SKILLS

• MS-Office, MS-Word, MS-Access, MS-Excel, MS-Publisher, MS-PowerPoint, PhotoShop 5.0, PageMaker 6.0, Quark Xpress, WordPerfect, Windows, CD-ROM Indexes, Lotus Notes R5, and World Wide Web

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES/ HONORS

INTERMEDIA ARTS, Minneapolis, MN

• Volunteer 2000 – Present; Original artwork in “Minneapolis 55408” and “Involved” exhibitions.

THE ROCK CHURCH, Minneapolis, MN

• Member of Creative Art Team and 40 Days Ministry Team.
• Leader of Drawing Souls ministry

PILLSBURY HOUSE, Minneapolis, MN

• Art show with two local artists featuring original artwork. (May 2001)

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, St Paul, MN

• Freelance graphic design work for multicultural cancer education brochures.

HONORS                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

• Senior Studio Exhibition/ Vaky Art Award; Friendship Manor Student Art Series Award; Art published and awarded in SAGA
• Art and Literary Magazine; Left Bank Art League Scholarship.

REFERENCES

Available upon request.