Spenser Willden

Background

About Spenser Willden

IT Contractor, Elite Customer Centered Solutions. 2022-2023Worked with rural schools throughout NM to support their IT needs, primarily centered on installation and troubleshooting; installed phones, sounds systems, cameras, and more.Senior Teacher, UNM Honors College. 2023 Senior-taught a 300-level course on the history and art of stand-up comedy, encouraging engagement with the art as a literary form through various interdisciplinary lenses. Planned classes, gave lectures, and evaluated student work. Culture Editor, The Daily Lobo. 2022-2023Pitched, wrote, and edited articles on a weekly basis. Interviewed sources, assisted editor-in-chief on organizational responsibilities, and coached reporters on their writing. Managing Editor, Conceptions Southwest. 2022-2023Organized weekly meetings, solicited submissions, and taught various elements of magazine production to staff members at varying levels of experience. Co-Editor-in-Chief, 2021-2022. Staff member, 2020-2021. Scribendi Fine Arts and Literature MagazineResponsibilities included piece selection, copy-editing, and graphic design. As an editor, additional responsibilities related to staff management, marketing, planning, mentorship, and utilizing the Adobe suite. Vice-President. Treasurer, 2020-2021. UNM SCRAPParticipated in the planning and execution of weekly meetings of UNM student theatre organization and co-created a festival of original full-length student works. Resident Advisor, UNM Residence Life and Student Housing. 2021-2022Built a community through intentional interactions centered on a model, responded to policy violations, performed mediations, de-escalated high-intensity situations, and supported my fellow staff members through leadership and collaborative effort. Interacted with residents and customers, responded to emails, answered phone calls, and handled emergency situations.Freelance Handyman, Self-Employed. 2019-2021Layed tile, painted, fixed roofs, spread gravel, cleared dirt lots, worked with plumbing, electricity, carpentry, and more.Administrative Assistant, Zia Data Search. 2018-2019Handled data entry, secretarial duties, filing, client communication, and monthly tax utilizing the Paradox Database System and Microsoft Office Suite.