Lexie Perry
Huntington Beach
Summary
Strategic and mission-driven professional with a strong background in the social sciences, cultural engagement, and educational equity. Experienced in donor communications, stewardship writing, and cross-sector coordination across academic, nonprofit, and international settings. Skilled at producing high-impact outreach materials, streamlining program operations, and supporting relationship-based fundraising. Committed to advancing inclusive access to the arts and building community partnerships that align with institutional growth and cultural impact.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Administrative Assistant
Center for Educational Partnerships, UC Irvine
09.2024 - Current
- Directed onboarding and HR coordination for 250+ student assistants and 50 limited staff annually, ensuring seamless integration across all summer programming teams
- Managed personnel life cycle in collaboration with campus HR, including hiring, separations, and compliance documentation for a multi-program department
- Initiated and led a large-scale digitization project for over 3,500 personnel files spanning 25 years, designing an efficient archive system for long-term HR operations
Course Facilitator
Prison Education Project
08.2022 - Current
- Designed and facilitated 8 interactive 10-week workshops in carceral settings, promoting critical dialogue and learner engagement
- Built partnerships with correctional staff and outside volunteers to support educational continuity and program expansion
- Developed outreach materials and proposals that supported the renewal of program funding and institutional access
Digital Media Intern
Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
08.2023 - 01.2025
- Created 20+ digital assets for global campaigns, contributing to a 15% increase in social engagement across key platforms (Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn)
- Aligned visual storytelling with donor messaging priorities, collaborating with international teams to ensure consistency across fundraising touchpoints
- Supported digital rollout of annual donor appeals, helping increase campaign visibility to 80K+ international viewers
Payroll & Purchasing Assistant
Center for Educational Partnerships, UC Irvine
08.2023 - 09.2024
- Coordinated procurement efforts across 10+ academic programs, ensuring timely and budget-conscious acquisition of educational materials and operational resources
- Processed purchase orders and tracked vendor fulfillment using university procurement systems, supporting program launch and continuity
- Maintained comprehensive documentation of all transactions, creating audit-ready records and improving fiscal transparency
- Served as a reliable point of contact between program coordinators and external vendors, upholding high standards of responsiveness and client service—skills transferable to donor relations and stewardship
Research Assistant
UC Irvine Department of Political Science
12.2023 - 05.2024
- Conducted archival research on over 1,000 congressional candidates (1980–present) to support faculty-led electoral behavior studies
- Synthesized findings into policy briefs and visual datasets used in public-facing reports and grant applications
- Contributed to the design of research proposals that secured funding for future political analysis projects
Student Assistant
Center for Educational Partnerships, UC Irvine
08.2022 - 08.2023
- Created a structured onboarding and intake system that unified staff hiring timelines across 10+ programs, helping eliminate duplicate processes and reduce miscommunication
- Standardized onboarding procedures in collaboration with program leads, reducing last-minute hiring by over 40% during high-volume summer periods
- Implemented shared protocols across teams, enhancing communication, ensuring alignment on deadlines, and facilitating a smooth, coordinated hiring experience
Creative Writing Lead
Greenpeace International – Greenzine Platform
11.2019 - 02.2023
- Wrote and edited 30+ published articles advancing narratives around environmental justice, food equity, and indigenous rights
- Increased readership by contributing to a 10% growth in monthly site traffic through targeted, advocacy-driven content
- Collaborated with a 12-member international editorial team to align regional storytelling with global donor messaging campaigns
Special Project Coordinator
Pu‘a Foundation
01.2021 - 12.2022
- Organized and delivered 75+ culturally tailored care packages for women post-incarceration, supporting dignity-focused reintegration
- Secured $3,000+ in in-kind donations by cultivating new relationships with local businesses and community donors
- Created bilingual outreach materials to increase community participation and visibility of reentry initiatives
Education
Master of Arts - Philosophy, Political Science, And Economics
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA06-2024
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University of California, Irvine
06-2023
Skills
- Donor Engagement & Cultivation Proposal & Letter Writing Event Planning & Execution Cross-Team Collaboration
- Microsoft Office Suite Data Entry Coding and Statistical Analysis Software (RStudio & Python) CRM/Database Systems (Tessitura equivalent)
- Strategic Storytelling Prospect Research Stewardship Communication
- Administrative Support HR & Personnel Operations Documentation & Recordkeeping
Certification
- CITI Program Certification in Social and Behavioral Responsible Conduct of Research, April 2021.
- CITI Program Certification in Information Privacy and Security (IPS), April 2021.
- CITI Program Certification in Human Subjects Research (HSR), April 2021.
Conferences & Speaking Engagements
- "Empowerment as Causal Learning, Causal Learning as Empowerment: A Bridge Between Bayesian Causal Hypothesis Testing and Reinforcement Learning,” Logic and Philosophy of Science Department at UC Irvine, 2024
- “To Build a Black Future: The Radical Politics of Joy, Pain, and Care - Book Salon,” Political Science Department at UC Irvine, 2023
- "Reentry for Women, Trans Women & the LGBTQIA+ Community," Prison Policy Initiative, 2022
- "Courageous Conversations," Hawai‘i State Judiciary Center for ADR, 2021
- "The New Climate War," University of Hawai‘i, 2021
Timeline
Administrative Assistant
Center for Educational Partnerships, UC Irvine
09.2024 - Current
Research Assistant
UC Irvine Department of Political Science
12.2023 - 05.2024
Digital Media Intern
Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
08.2023 - 01.2025
Payroll & Purchasing Assistant
Center for Educational Partnerships, UC Irvine
08.2023 - 09.2024
Course Facilitator
Prison Education Project
08.2022 - Current
Student Assistant
Center for Educational Partnerships, UC Irvine
08.2022 - 08.2023
Special Project Coordinator
Pu‘a Foundation
01.2021 - 12.2022
Creative Writing Lead
Greenpeace International – Greenzine Platform
11.2019 - 02.2023
Master of Arts - Philosophy, Political Science, And Economics
University of California, Irvine
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University of California, Irvine
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