Angela Jia Sun
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EDUCATION
Angela Jia Sun
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Current Address Permanent Address
#11, 19A Via Dandolo 28C Block 8, Castello
Rome, Italy Shatin, Hong Kong
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Cornell University, Ithaca NY
Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Studies, May 2012
Minors in International Relations and Law & Society
Cumulative GPA: 3.55
HONORS AND AWARDS
Dean’s List • United World College Scholar • Hong Kong Speech Competition Runner Up
WORK EXPERIENCE
Research Intern Summer/ Fall 2010
Ithaca Town Board Planning Department, Ithaca, NY
• Conducted research on 15 sustainability comprehensive plans from Tristate region and extracted optimal methods
that could be applied to Town of Ithaca.
• Produced final report detailing proposed methods and short term and long term goals for 2012 and 2015.
• Participated in local Town Board comprehensive plan meetings and worked with the Town Supervisor.
Assistant Program Coordinator Summer 2010
Center for Teaching Excellence, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
• Planned International Teaching Assistant Program for 100 incoming graduate students by preparing materials and
organizing orientation reception, information sessions and final closing dinner.
• Coordinated communication between students, instructors, and various departmental staff.
• Compiled final report detailing successes, expenditures, and timeline of 2010 program.
Management Consulting Intern Dec. 2009–Jan. 2010
Citysmart Consultants, Hong Kong
• Attended meetings with clients specializing in fields such as education and architecture; completed necessary
paperwork and reports.
• Assisted finance staff in creating spreadsheets detailing annual budgeting expenses and revenues.
Marketing Intern Summer 2009
Arquitectonica, Hong Kong
• Worked with marketing department to develop and distribute promotional materials.
• Proposed and developed marketing image portfolio showing completed projects; now used by four Asia offices.
• Provided administrative support to urban design and marketing staff.
• Created PowerPoint presentations and image slideshows for meetings with clients.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Fluent Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese • Conversational Italian and French • Basic Spanish
Adobe Photoshop • InDesign • ArcGIS •Microsoft Office Suite • Microsoft System • Mac OSX • Linux
Angela Jia Sun
******@*******.*** 607-***-****
Current Address Permanent Address
#11, 19A Via Dandolo 28C Block 8, Castello
Rome, Italy Shatin, Hong Kong
******@*******.***
ACTIVITIES
GCAT – Global Concerns Actions Team, Hong Kong (President from 2006 2009)
• Organized and ran annual fundraising events that raised up to $10,000; used to fund GCAT projects that combat
leprosy in Sichuan, China and the Happy Tree Orphanage in Cambodia.
• Designed and produced promotional items for distribution on campus and in Hong Kong.
Asia Pacific Americans for Action, Cornell (Program Coordinator from 2010 Present)
• Promote awareness of social and political events regarding Asian Americans in the news.
• Organize campus wide events such as the 2011 Celebration of Asian American Women event to be held at Cornell
University in April.
Organization of Urban and Regional Studies Students, Cornell (2008 Present)
• Manage inter departmental events and relationships between professors, students and alumni.