Alexis I. McDonald
Laurel
Summary
Results-oriented achiever with proven ability to exceed targets and drive success in fast-paced environments. Combines strategic thinking with hands-on experience to deliver impactful solutions and enhance organizational performance.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Direct Support Assistant (Contractor)
(ARC) Fello - Disability Services
06.2021 - 05.2025
- Help facilitate services and opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Support with promoting independency, self-advocacy, and decision-making skills.
- Assisting with building opportunities in building relationship with the community, through fitness, art, cooking, and volunteering.
Registered Behavior Technician
Abria Therapy
Owings Mills, MD
02.2023 - 10.2023
- Implemented individualized treatment plans to enhance client development and behavioral outcomes.
- Conducted behavior assessments to identify needs and establish effective interventions.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure cohesive support for clients' progress.
- Trained and mentored new staff on best practices in behavior intervention strategies.
Behavior Technician
Sparks Learning Center
Lanham, MD
07.2022 - 03.2023
- Assists children with Autism with ABA therapy for sensory and education purposes
- Helps develop social skills for the children to prepare for school.
- Monitored student progress, documenting behavioral changes and adapting approaches accordingly.
Lead Producer/Writer of Bulldog News Now Television Show
South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, SC
09.2018 - 05.2020
- Edit and write news stories from information collected by reporters
- Monitor post-production processes, ensuring accurate completion of all details
- Perform management activities such as scheduling, planning, and marketing
- Compose and edit scripts, or provide screenwriters with story outlines from which scripts can be written
- Review film, recordings, or rehearsals to ensure conformant to production and broadcast standards
Marketing Internship
The Cleaning Authority from Authority Brands
Columbia, MD
06.2019 - 08.2019
- Focused on social media marketing initiatives that grew awareness of house cleaning services.
- Worked with Director of Marketing of The Cleaning Authority to develop and implement social media and marketing strategies including, research development, implementations, and recommendations for ongoing maintenance on associated advertising.
- Assisted with social media advertising campaigns with blogging.
- Researched new areas of the local marketing space and developed presentations on findings.
- Provided administrative support as needed.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mass Communications/Journalism
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD12-2026
Skills
- Microsoft Office: Word, Power Point, Excel
- Microsoft Publisher
- Photoshop
- Adobe
- All Facets of Social Media- FB, Instagram, Snapchat, etc
- Patience and tolerance
- Active learning
- Problem-solving
- Daily living support
- Behavioral support
- Active listening
Accomplishments
- South Carolina State University, National Honor Society of Leadership
- Only 10% of the student body is invited for this honor
- South Carolina State University Presidential Scholar Award (Silver) – Scholarship
Certification
Registered Behavior Technician
Timeline
Registered Behavior Technician
Abria Therapy
02.2023 - 10.2023
Behavior Technician
Sparks Learning Center
07.2022 - 03.2023
Direct Support Assistant (Contractor)
(ARC) Fello - Disability Services
06.2021 - 05.2025
Marketing Internship
The Cleaning Authority from Authority Brands
06.2019 - 08.2019
Lead Producer/Writer of Bulldog News Now Television Show
South Carolina State University
09.2018 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Science - Mass Communications/Journalism
Morgan State University
COMMUNICATIONS – STUDENT SPEAKER
- Hand selected to deliver speak by the English Department Chair at the Fifteenth Annual Claflin University Conference on English and Language Arts Pedagogy in Secondary and Postsecondary Institutions; Subject: Gender Equality for Women
- Represented South Carolina State University at the University of South Carolina, Columbia for a symposium discussion on being successful as a journalism student.
RELATED COURSEWORK
- Media Production
- Black American Writers
- Social Media and Mass Communications
- Journalism Reporting
- Writing for Mass Communications
- Fundamentals of Speech Communication
- Introduction to Broadcasting
- Introduction to Public Communications
JOURNALISM – STUDENT JOURNALIST
- Student Journalist with the South Carolina State University Newspaper (The Collegian) researching, photographing and write articles covering South Carolina State University events for print.
- Articles:
- A. Greek Life: Probate Spring 2017- The Introduction of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
- B. The 50th Anniversary of the Orangeburg Massacre