Project High School

Jason A. Briggs

***** ***** ******, ***** ****, SD 57383

Phone: 605-***-**** / Email: **********@*******.***

Work Experience

Peace Corps Ancash, Peru August 2008 -

February 2011

. Youth Development Volunteer

o Initiated Healthy Communities project together with provincial

municipality and local authorities seeking to improve health of local

youth in two communities with the implementation of improved stoves,

eco-refrigerators, and storage shelves in homes of participating

families. Project includes a budget of 80,000 soles to work with 208

families.

o Initiated and operated a local recreation center / English Club

providing a safe and fun after-school environment for children.

o Designed and implemented a youth social theatre group for local

secondary art students covering the social themes of: friendship, work

ethic, hygiene, nutrition, environmental protection, alcoholism,

family violence, and gang affiliation.

o Directed youth leadership club motivating students to actively and

positively participate in their school and community.

. Ancash Regional Warden

o Informed volunteers from region of potential safety hazards including

earthquake preparedness as well as informing volunteers of safety

procedures to be enacted in the case of such an emergency

Upward Bound University of South Dakota February 2008 -

August 2008

. West River Advisor

o Assisted students in gaining entrance to their post-secondary

institution of choice, and also helped to provide them with the

necessary skills to have a successful post-secondary career.

o Helped students to prepare for participation in the summer component

of the Upward Bound program or other related summer educational

experiences.

Wagner Community School Wagner, SD August 2007 -

January 2008

. Substitute Teacher

o Taught middle school and high school classes in a variety of subjects

including: math, science, social studies, language arts, and reading.

o Substituted for the faculty working with students sent to in school

suspension, the behavior room, or the alternative room.

Midwest Interpreting / Translation Services Oakdale, MN

September 2005 - June 2007

. Spanish Interpreter / Translator

o Interpreted and translated between health care professionals and

Spanish speaking patients at various locations throughout the Sioux

Falls area.

o Insured that patients felt comfortable and confident that their needs,

questions, and/or concerns were being precisely relayed to health care

professionals.

Volunteer Experience

USD Track and Field, Volunteer Men s Hurdles Coach, Vermillion, SD,

Fall 2005

. Assisted in development and implementation of practices for men s

hurdlers.

Tau Kappa Epsilon, Community Service Chairman, Vermillion, SD, Fall

2003 - Spring 2004

. Oversaw a 200 hour increase in community service hours for the house.

. Coordinated a joint project between TKE and Habitat for Humanity to help

build a home for a low-income family in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Higher Education

University of South Dakota Fall 2000 -

Spring 2005

. Bachelor of Arts received in May of 2005

. Majors: Political Science and Spanish - Minor: Criminal Justice

Study Abroad

Costa Rica: South Dakota State University / University of Costa Rica

Summer 2004

. Participated in an intensive Spanish language program

Foreign Language

Language Proficiency Interview Certificate

February 2011

. Spanish : Superior

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