Angela Rakis

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My philosophy has always been that your career isn’t a straight line. I started as an…

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  • Favorite Daughter, LLC

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Volunteer Experience

  • PYRAMID ATLANTIC ART CENTER Graphic

    Executive Board Member

    PYRAMID ATLANTIC ART CENTER

    - Present 7 years

    Arts and Culture

    I serve on the board and executive committee of Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center. I am currently Vice President of the board. I support art openings and fundraising activities. I am a member of the HyBall party committee helping to create one of the best events in Prince George's County - Maryland.

    Pyramid Atlantic is a nonprofit contemporary art center fostering the creative disciplines of papermaking, printmaking, and book arts within a collaborative community. We equip, educate, and…

    I serve on the board and executive committee of Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center. I am currently Vice President of the board. I support art openings and fundraising activities. I am a member of the HyBall party committee helping to create one of the best events in Prince George's County - Maryland.

    Pyramid Atlantic is a nonprofit contemporary art center fostering the creative disciplines of papermaking, printmaking, and book arts within a collaborative community. We equip, educate, and exhibit in our historic Hyattsville home. https://www.pyramidatlanticartcenter.org/

  • Volunteer

    Art Works Now

    Arts and Culture

    Art Works Now remains committed to teaching art technique, encouraging each student to 'see' in their own way, and providing multiple opportunities to explore, express and demonstrate their vision.

    I organized my company to host service day activities at Art Works Now for two years - building gardens, painting and providing other support.

Courses

  • Academy for Conscious Leadership: Preparing leadership from a place of service and identifying higher purpose

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  • The Energy Project People Fuel Program: Learning behaviors that fuel physical energy, increase resilience, sharpen capacity for focus, strengthen sense of purpose

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Projects

  • Small Business Pivots

    - Present

    Supporting small business during COVID 19 pandemic. Interviewed business owner on Instagram Live garnering interest from NBC Washington

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  • Mosaic District Fashion Week

    Building awareness of Mosaic fashion offerings and driving traffic to our small businesses.

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  • Mosaic District: Washington Post Hot Neighborhood

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  • Whole Foods Market: Cooking @ Home

    Launched the company-wide Cooking @ Home program encouraging home cooks to explore dried grains and beans as away to begin their food adventure. This was a comprehensive that we launched including:

    - In-store design
    - Product mix and merchandising
    - Team Member hiring & training
    - Marketing - in-store/external
    - Public Relations outreach
    - In-store experience/classes

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  • Whole Foods Market New York Times Press

    As Whole Foods Market Columbus Circle began to put the brand on the map nationally, we took this opportunity to challenge price perception. In this article, I challenged the reporter to comparison shop - to an excellent outcome. We knew our prices and we knew the perception vs the reality.

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  • Whole Foods Market CBS Sunday Morning

    As Whole Foods Market brought organic and natural foods to the mainstream, there was still confusion about what this meant among consumers. In this segment on the nationally televised CBS Sunday morning program, I was tapped to speak to what 'organic' actually means and showcase all the items the store had to offer.

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  • The Blairs Mural Festival

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    Scope: Design, Manage, Market & Execute The Blairs Art Mural Festival
    Objective: Create an engaging, festive and fun event that brings together the Silver Spring community to celebrate newly unveiled public art. Showcase eight artists and their work beyond the residential community, to the larger Silver Spring area.

    Goal Attendance: 300 Actual Attendance: ~500

    Favorite Daughter, LLC Responsible for:
    Client Management/Event Design + Marketing/Graphics + Signage/Public…

    Scope: Design, Manage, Market & Execute The Blairs Art Mural Festival
    Objective: Create an engaging, festive and fun event that brings together the Silver Spring community to celebrate newly unveiled public art. Showcase eight artists and their work beyond the residential community, to the larger Silver Spring area.

    Goal Attendance: 300 Actual Attendance: ~500

    Favorite Daughter, LLC Responsible for:
    Client Management/Event Design + Marketing/Graphics + Signage/Public Relations + Influencers/All Vendors including Food Trucks, Games, Music and Rentals

    Event Received Public Art Proclamation from Montgomery County & County Council President, Tom Hucker

    Other creators
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Honors & Awards

  • Attendee/Awardee

    MAKERS

    Launched in 2012, MAKERS is a storytelling platform for the trailblazing women of today and tomorrow. MAKERS Conferences are positioned as 36-hour action plans on women in the workforce. This is an invitation only event and I was honored to be awarded this opportunity to participate in the conference and be part of the larger movement.

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Greek

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Limited working proficiency

Organizations

  • Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center

    Board Member

    - Present

    Current board member for non-profit focused on prints, handmade paper and book arts.

  • American Marketing Association

    Member

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  • Southern Foodways Alliance

    Member

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    The Souther Foodways Alliance documents, studies, and celebrates the diverse food cultures of the changing American South.

  • International Council of Shopping Centers

    Member

  • Women Chefs & Restaurateurs

    Member

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