Illuminating Your Path to Success
About Me
Avalon McMullen, MBA
As a lifelong creative with a background in community health education, I’ve spent the last 10 years sharpening my project management, event coordination, and workshop facilitation skills to further mission-driven objectives for the various non-profits I’ve worked with.
In the past 4 years, after becoming a certified professional coach, I’ve utilized client-centered approaches to help individuals and organizations realize and action upon their potential, facilitating countless breakthroughs and subsequent action plans to efficiently achieve their goals.
Even more recently, I’ve married my professional knowledge and passion for building community with my creative storytelling and video editing skills to share what I’ve learned via social media.
Below are examples of my work in each of my areas of expertise—if you’re interested in working with me, feel free to book a meeting with me, and thanks so much for spending time at my little corner of the internet!
Skills & Services
Including Examples of My Work
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10 years of experience of leading and completing projects at mission-driven organizations, two recent examples of this work includes:
Developed a comprehensive new hire onboarding checklist that has now been adopted across Duke University.
Managed a 1-year catalyst grant funded project, developing a network of CAOs, HR, and EDI leaders called MOSAIC to improve processes at the intersection of operations, EDI, and climate across Duke’s School of Medicine.
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7 years of experience coordinating and hosting high-visibility professional and community events including:
Hosting a combination of in-person, hybrid, and virtual departmental town halls, retreats, state of the department events, and socials for 150+ people for Duke’s Department of Population Health Sciences.
Created a local Latin dance organization, Big Lick Latin Underground with 5 friends, and host multiple events monthly. Our events are consistently the most well-attended Latin dance events in the area with our largest event to date selling 325 tickets.
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10 years of workshop facilitation experience, creating effective learning environments and delivering educational materials and experiences for youth, young adults, and professionals including:
Provided life-saving water safety instruction to second graders in partnership with YMCA of Virginia’s Blue Ridge and 29 local elementary schools.
Provided remedial parenting workshops for parents who have had their children removed by CPS.
Facilitated 20+ internal professional development workshops for Duke’s Department of Population Health including this series, as an example.
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Over the past 2 years, I’ve successfully assisted 7 individuals find new jobs within 6 months of beginning their search, specializing in administrative, operations/logistics, and project management roles for academic, non-profit, or similar industries.
See below for testimonials from those I’ve worked with!
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Over the past year, I’ve created and shared content online, primarily on Instagram, with great reception from followers, co-creators, and local businesses:
For examples of my work in front of the camera, see my Instagram page.
For examples of my behind camera work and editing, see examples on Big Lick Latin Underground’s page, specifically this general event advertisement, this event promo, and this spotlight video.
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When I’m not coaching specifically for career development, my favorite scope for coaching is a holistic approach: centering my client in all of the dynamics they are navigating in their personal and professional life to illuminate the path forward that is right for them, and empower them to take steps towards actualizing their goals on their own terms.
See below for testimonials from those I’ve previously worked with!
Testimonials
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