BENJAMIN VIRGILIO
SYRACUSE, NY 13208
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EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Public Justice, May 2010
State University of New York at Oswego
WORK EXPERIENCE:
UNITED STATE MARINE: RESERVE
Consultant, Syracuse University 2010
Lecturer for Honors Program, "Resettlement and Immigration of the
Lost Boys
Sudan"
Consultant, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.
2009
. Co-presenter for "Collaboration and Facilitation" staff training
Workshop on working with new immigrants; webcast at:
http://museumstudies.si.edu/webcast_081109.html
Coordinator, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY
2005
. Assisted with public programming for immigrants from Africa:
http://www.schweinfurthartcenter.org/events/folk.html
Quality Control, Penny Curtis Bakery, Syracuse, NY
2004 - 2007
. Trained new employees to do different tasks
. Prepared orders for various stores
. Counted the number of orders
. Worked on a team of 6 people
. Loaded trucks with each store's order
Children's Aide Worker, Juja Children's Orphanage, Nairobi, Kenya 2000 -
2003
. Taught approximately 20 children to read and write
. Coached soccer skills
. Served meals to children
VOLUNTEER WORK:
Presenter, WCNY-TV, Syracuse, NY 2007
. Guest on "Food for Thought Program" with George Kilpatrick
Language Translator, Syracuse, NY 2004-2006
. Assisted Dr. Felicia McMahon with Swahili and Didinga language
to prepare publication of book on Lost Boys of Sudan:
http://www.nyfolklore.org/pubs/voic35-1-2/mcmahon.html
REFERENCES: AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.