Portrait of Ashlynn

Hi, I'm Ashlynn.

I'm a young professional in
Denver, CO.

About

I'm Ashlynn Bryant. I'm a proud Texas-Ex. Looking for administrative opportunities in Denver, Colorado.

Education

The University of Texas at Austin — B.A. in Government; B.A. in Women and Gender Studies — 3.6 GPA.
August 2015 — May 2019
  • Minor in Philosophy.
  • Dean's List Honors: Ampla Cum Laude.
The University of Melbourne
February 2018 — June 2018
  • Study abroad; applied government and women's and gender studies to an international scale.

Experience

City of Fort Collins
Executive Administrative Assistant in Information Technologies
April 2020 — July 2020
  • Supports administrative duties for the CIO of the City of Fort Collins, including managing busy calendar, note-taking during meetings, and composing and editing department-wide and company-wide correspondence
  • Leading projects to promote camaraderie and positivity, contributing to the department’s response to COVID-19 and preparing city employees to work from home by ensuring effective communication in staff meetings
Fort Collins Municipal Court
Deputy Court Clerk
November 2019 — July 2020
  • Manages court docket, scheduling arraignments, show cause, and disposition hearings, and ensures all paperwork is filed properly before defendants appear, coordinating with prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges
  • Strong computer skills including transaction support, experienced data entry skills by processing citations into court system, ensuring accuracy upon entry; managing electronic and paper court records throughout case completion
  • Effective and professional communication interacting with defendants from varying socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, accurately explaining court policies and procedures during court, via phone, and email
State Representative Ryan Guillen Capitol Office
Administrative Assistant
January 2019 — May 2019
  • Consulted with over 500 constituents to independently research, develop, and recommend unique and actionable solutions for a multitude of issues based on complex legal state codes, managing cases through completion
  • Answered and directed phone calls taking detailed messages when necessary, and ensured excellent customer service experiences for guests and constituents in person, digitally, and via phone
  • Trained and developed 27 new interns from on-boarding to collaboration on a day to day basis to ensure an efficient work environment
The Law Office of Lloyd Muennink and Associates — Legal Assistant
June 2017 — January 2018
  • Drafted, proofread, and revised correspondence for distribution through E-File to various courts, organized exhibits, documents, evidence, and briefs, assisted attorneys with discovery requests, summarizing relevant data for court
  • Maintained the expenses log for firm, including submitting tax information for all employees, drafting an annual budget, and billing clients

Research

Clark Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies — Research Assistant
June 2017 — February 2018
  • Collaborated with a team of undergraduate and post-graduate students at UT Austin by collecting and analyzing data about the High Court of Australia to understand public information regarding cases that reach the High Court of Australia for other scholars to utilize and expand research on subject.
  • Evaluated over 400 articles from The Australian and Sydney Morning Herald for relevancy operating on LexisNexis, summarizing each article for future reference.
Undergraduate Thesis, The University of Texas at Austin — How Women Representatives Impact Reproductive Rights Legislation: A 2017 State-Level Analysis
Spring 2019
  • Designed an independent research project studying how the percentage of women on all 50 state legislatures impact the quality of each state’s reproductive rights policies utilizing a regression analysis on R-Studio.
  • Accumulated data of dependent and primary independent variable, controlling for voter turnout in each state, women’s labor force participation, attitudes about abortion in each state, and party affiliation of legislatures, analyzing overall data to determine hypotheses.