Ryan Post
*** * **** **., ***. #*N, New York, NY 10036
Phone: 732-***-**** E-mail: *******@*****.***
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EDUCATION
School of Public Affairs, American University, Washington, DC
2005-2009
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Graduated May 2009
Certificate in Advanced Leadership Studies, Received May 2009
Cumulative Grade Point Average - 3.75, Magna Cum Laude; Grade Point Average
in major - 3.88
Honors: Dean's List (7/8 semesters), Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society,
National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Pi Sigma Alpha National Political
Science Honors Society
University of Adelaide, Adelaide Australia
2007
Studied abroad in Adelaide, Australia from July to December, 2007
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EXPERIENCE
President & Co-Founder, Bringing Under-resourced Schools Supplies (BUSS),
Inc., New York, NY 2010-Present
Co-founded a non-profit organization that solicits new or gently
used supplies from affluent schools and businesses and
transports the supplies to schools in need
Delivered approximately $10,000 worth of school supplies to schools
in Newark and Passaic, NJ
Corps Member, Teach for America, Newark, NJ
2009-
Present
Selected to serve as a member of a highly selective national service
corps of recent college graduates of all
academic majors who commit two years to teach in under-resourced public
schools and become lifelong leaders in a wide range of
careers
Co-chaired the Brick Committee, a Corps member driven organization
that plans community
service and social events for the Greater Newark Corps
Paired with a TFA Greater Newark Board Member as part of the Sponsor
a Teacher Program
Hosted Rose Flenorl Jackson, the national manager of Fed Ex's
Social Responsibility Program, in my
classroom as part of Teach for America Week.
4th Grade Teacher, Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School, Newark, NJ
2009-Present
Created school's math curriculum for 60 fourth grade students
Coordinated and hosted the first and second annual NJ ASK Pep
Rally at the school for 250 students; an assembly
designed to energize the students leading up to the state test
Program Intern, USAction, Washington, DC
2008-2009
Managed the organization's Congressional voting records database
and scorecard
Coordinated communication between the organization's 25 state
affiliates and the national staff
Provided support for the "Next New Deal," "Million Doors for
Peace," and "Health Care for America Now!"
Campaigns
Intern, The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Washington, DC
2008
Tracked pertinent media coverage of civil rights issues both
within Washington, DC and nationwide
Wrote several articles concerning the salient civil rights issues
addressed in Congress
Co-organized a "brown bag lunch" for interns across Washington,
DC where affirmative action issues were
discussed at length by organization members and external speakers
Research Intern, The Center for Education Reform, Washington, DC
2006-2007
Conducted research on current education policies, specifically
involving charter schools and school choice
reform, and the views of state and federal legislators on
education reform
Wrote policy briefings on state education policy changes in the
nation
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LEADERSHIP
Member, Kappa Upsilon Chapter, Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Washington, DC
2006-2009
New Member Secretary, Spring 2006
Community Service Chairman, 2006-2007
Member, School of Public Affairs Leadership Program, American University,
Washington, DC 2005-2009
Discussed leadership theory as a part of a weekly leadership
training session
Put theory into practice through service learning projects and
fundraisers