Anna Faye Chalfin

Location: Chicago, Illinois • Email: afchalfin@gmail.com • Phone: 319-750-4850 • LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/annachalfin

Professional Summary ← Maybe cut this entirely? Show, don't tell!

Relationship-driven professional with 10+ years of experience fostering community, facilitating engaging learning experiences, building trusted partnerships, and leading high-impact programs across healthcare technology, higher education, and consulting. Skilled at making unfamiliar processes and experiences feel approachable, strengthening engagement, building confidence, and helping people successfully navigate change.

Core Skills

Facilitation & Training Program Management Community Building Event Strategy & Execution Stakeholder Engagement

Professional Experience

Too many bullets! Try to keep it to 2-3 power statements per role.
Associate Director – MBA Student Life July 2023 – Present
Evening & Weekend MBA Program, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business Chicago, Illinois
  • Advise 17 professional and social MBA clubs, providing strategic guidance on leadership, programming, budgeting, and engagement
  • Develop student communications, staff email templates, and engagement resources that support seamless consistent leader messaging
  • Facilitate new student leader onboarding by developing training materials, toolkits, and planning resources to strengthen club continuity ← Be more direct!
  • Plan, collaborate, and deliver signature student events including graduation celebrations, family programming, and annual Dean's Award
Director of Community Development & Chicago Chapter Director (Freelance) December 2022 – Present
The Women's Social Club Chicago, Illinois & Virtual
  • Founded and grew Chicago chapter to 85+ members via digital community building (Circle), communication plans, and curated events
  • Design, host, and oversee ~5-10+ monthly in-person experiences that strengthen connection and ensure long-term participation
  • Partner with local vendors to create programming, volunteer opportunities, and networking events aligned with community needs
  • Created scalable resources and led trainings for 25+ U.S. chapter leaders Brought on by founder as Director of WSC Community to create scalable resources, lead trainings, and advise 25+ U.S. chapter leaders
Corporate Event Sales & Workshop Facilitator February 2022 – July 2023
Crockd, Corporate Teambuilding Workshops Chicago, Illinois (Remote)
  • Managed relationships with 350+ corporate clients; proactively supported, designed high-quality employee engagement experiences
  • Cultivated sales partnerships via personalized outreach strategies, contributing to record quarterly revenue exceeding $40,000
  • Facilitated 100+ virtual and hybrid workshops for teams of 5-60 participants, creating dynamic experiences across diverse industries
  • Earned 50+ top client reviews recognizing exceptional facilitation and relationship building, resulting in repeat business and referrals
Campus Recruiter – Undergrad and MBA Pipeline September 2021 – August 2022
Kearney, Management Consulting Chicago, Illinois
  • Executed full-cycle campus recruiting for 500+ undergrad and graduate applicants through relationship and stakeholder management
  • Hosted virtual workshops for 100+ participants to increase applications , translating recruiting processes into clear, engaging experiences to increase applications
  • Coordinated cross-functional onboarding aligning on timelines, content, and delivery to ensure a seamless new hire transition experience
  • Coached early-career candidates on resumes, networking, and application strategy, strengthening engagement and recruiting confidence
Associate Director – MBA Student Recruitment October 2018 – September 2021
Full-Time Admissions, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business Chicago, Illinois
  • Led presentations for 10-300+ prospects using targeted messaging and relationship-building strategies to support admissions outcomes
  • Managed alumni volunteer database and engagement workflow for Admissions programs, serving as the department's sole alumni liaison
  • Partnered with Forte Foundation to implement events and initiatives supporting the women-identifying MBA candidate pipeline
  • Evaluated 500+ candidates annually through extensive application review; yielded 70+ admits per year , structured application review; served as adviser and yield 70+ admits per year
Senior Assistant Director – Employer Relations & Development February 2018 – October 2018
Assistant Director – Employer Relations & Development December 2016 – February 2018
Office of Career Advancement, The University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois
  • Managed 300+ employer relationships; advised on early-career hiring , while expanding student opportunities and employment outcomes
  • Oversaw $300,000 budget to supplement STEM internship opportunities best-supplement valuable STEM internship opportunities and build relationships with key organizations
Professional Services Healthcare IT Consultant July 2013 – July 2015
Women's Health L&D EMR Team, Cerner Corporation Kansas City, Missouri
  • Trained 200+ clinicians and admin staff on EMR tools and workflows , translating complex systems into accessible, role-specific learnings
  • Created unique user guides and documentation for clients, recognizing gap in training materials for niche specific unit EMR adoption

Additional Community & Facilitation Experience ← Keep it brief

  • Online Virtual & Chicago Event Facilitator – Skip the Small Talk August 2022 – Present
  • English Teacher – James Cook Languages September 2015 – October 2016

Tools

Canva, Circle, Google & MS Suites, Event Management Systems, Notion, Pipedrive, Salesforce (working), and industry-specific CRMs

Education

The University of Iowa – B.A., Communication Studies; Certificate, Fundraising Communication May 2013
Note: The cool kids now put their resume online. Maybe simplify the resume and then have a website link for a longer form resume in case anyone wants to take a deeper dive. (I know this guy who has this burner website if you need a place to host it, i.e. pocz.cc/resume)
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