Manager High School

Education

Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

**** - ****

College of Arts and Sciences

Bachelor of Arts

Major in Psychology; Focus in Social Psychology

Minor in Sociology

Cumulative GPA: 2.7

Dean's List (GPA: 3.6) Spring

Semester 2007

St. Ursula Academy, Toledo, Ohio

2001 - 2005

High School Diploma

First or Second Honors every semester

Work Experience

Childtime Learning Center, Akron, Ohio January

2010 - Present

School Age Lead Teacher / Floater

. Provide a balance of organized and self-selected activities.

. Maintain a positive and supportive atmosphere.

. Stimulate emotional, intellectual, and social growth in children.

. Responsible for implementing play-based curriculum.

. Keep children safe on a daily basis by adhering to and complying with

all state licensing requirements.

. Communicate daily with parents and other staff member to keep everyone

apprised on how the educational goals of the children are being met.

. Handle all logistics and paperwork pertaining to Lead Teacher

position.

. Aid in training new hires and give direction to Assistant Teachers.

. Achieved certifications including: Heartsaver CPR with AED, Heartsaver

Pediatric First Aid, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention and Reporting,

Communicable and Common Childhood Diseases.

Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio Summers of 2003, 2004,

2005, 2006, 2007

Manager and Director of Pool

Summer of 2007

. Helped maintain a family-friendly environment for members, keeping

members first in mind.

. Hired a lifeguard staff 15-20 people.

. Managed general operation of the pool.

. Managed scheduling of guards for each week.

. Organized and conducted meetings.

. Handled logistics and paperwork.

. Achieved certifications including: Lifeguard Training and First Aid,

CPR for the Professional Rescuer, and Automated External Defibrillator

(AED) Essentials.

Head Swim Coach Summer

of 2007

. Hired a coaching staff of seven people.

. Trained coaches and set up practice schedules; days, times, and

workouts.

. Kept track of all swimmers' times throughout the season.

. Organized line-ups for swim meets.

. Managed problems between parents and coaches.

. Handled logistics and paperwork.

. Organized and conducted meetings.

Swim Instructor and Swim Coach Summers of

2005, 2006, 2007

. Coached daily swim practice and weekly swim meets.

. Organized line-ups for swim meets.

. Taught private swim lessons.

Lifeguard Summers of 2003, 2004,

2005, 2006, 2007

. Helped maintain a family-friendly environment for members, keeping

members first in mind.

. Helped out with general operation of the pool, which included

lifeguard rotation, maintenance, and cleaning.

. Performed all pool maintenance including (but not limited to):

vacuuming the pool, cleaning of restrooms, sweeping the deck, keeping

track of pH and chlorine levels, taking care of problem materials.

. Achieved certifications including: Lifeguard Training and First Aid,

CPR for the Professional Rescuer, and Automated External Defibrillator

(AED) Essentials.

Waitress Summers of 2003, 2004,

2005, 2006

. Served food and drinks at the Halfway House, Tenth Tee, and the Pool

Snack Bar.

. Helped set up for a banquet and catered to a business luncheon.

Valet Parking Attendant

Summer of 2003

. Provided valet parking services for the 2003 U.S. Senior Open golf

tournament.

Leadership Experience

Miami University Diversity Affairs Council, Oxford, Ohio September

2008 - May 2009

ONE Campaign President November 2008 -

May 2009

. Establish ONE Campaign as a student organization on campus.

. Oversee ONE (as a student organization) at large, as well as all of

Executive Board.

. Preside over meetings, reaffirming the mission of ONE regularly.

. Liaison to ONE Campaign at the national level.

. Record and distribute pertinent information to members.

. Keep accurate membership lists.

. Set up events such as Documentary Series and Letters to Senators of

Ohio.

. Establish relations with other student organizations and have

collaborated on events with them.

. Nominated for the "Student Organization Diversity Award 2009".

ONE Campus Challenge (OCC) MU Leader September 2008 -

March 2009

. In charge of leading, organizing, and empowering people to become

advocates of ONE.

. Organized events to spread awareness about ONE and to earn points for

the challenge, i.e.: presidential rallies, tabling (information pass-

out), etc.

. Attended a 3 day conference (Power 100 Summit) in Washington D.C. in

February for being in the top 100 schools in the challenge.

. Lobbying for a day in D.C. at the Senate House with Senator Sherrod

Brown's staff.

Miami University Department of Psychology, Oxford, Ohio

August 2007 - May 2009

Undergraduate Research Assistant; Focus in Cognitive Psychology

. Gain knowledge and experience in Psychological Research.

. Run experiments as an undergraduate experimenter.

. Acknowledged as the lead undergraduate experimenter and researcher for

a study on the Perceptual Quantification of Postural Motion

St. Mary Church, Oxford, Ohio December 2006

- May 2009

Vice President for CSAB (Catholic Student Advisory Board)

School Year of 2008 - 2009

. In charge of planning and running meetings.

. Take care of logistics and paperwork.

Co-Director for the Kairos weekend retreats January 2008

- November 2008

. Director over the leaders for planning and directing of the retreats.

. Plan and lead meetings for 3 months of preparation.

Secretary for CSAB School Year

of 2007 - 2008

. Wrote the Weekly Email for Campus Ministry.

. Recorded notes from every meeting to be sent out to members.

. Took care of logistics and paperwork.

. Helped plan meetings.

Eucharistic Minister during Mass

August 2007 - May 2009

Member of CSAB December 2006 -

May 2009

. Part of a group of students, staff, and resident parishioners who

collaborate on ideas to promote Catholic Campus Ministry.

Retreat Team Leader December

2006 - May 2009

. Women's Retreats, Senior Retreats, Freshmen Retreats, Guided Prayer

Retreats, and Kairos Retreats.

Volunteer Experience

CASA Guardian ad Litem Program of Summit County

February 2010 - Present

Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Guardian ad Litem Volunteer

. Attend 40 hour training program.

. Pass a screening process, which includes reference and background

check.

. Sworn in by the Judge of Summit County's Juvenile Court.

. Trained to serve as the informed, independent, and objective voice for

an abused or neglected child by telling a child's story in court by

filing a written report and giving an oral testimony.

. Talk with the child, parents, family members, social workers, school

officials, health providers, and others who are knowledgeable about

the child's history.

. Observe interactions between the parent(s) and the child, visit the

parents' home, and review all documentation on the child.

. Provide a judge or magistrate with a carefully researched background

of the child to help the court make a sound decision about the child's

future.

. Make recommendations to the judge or magistrate about placement and

services for the child and parents, and follow through on the case

until it is permanently resolved.

Alternative Spring Break, Lake Charles, Louisiana Spring

Break - March 2008

Community Service Worker

. Worked on demolition and restoration of a home that was wrecked by

Hurricane Rita.

. Skills used: paneling of exterior walls, demolition, insulation, and

painting.

St. Mary Church and Catholic Campus Ministry, Oxford, Ohio Spring

Break - March 2007

Mission Trip to Over-the-Rhine in Cincinnati, Ohio

. Service work through day care center, soup kitchen, homeless shelter,

halfway house for ex-convicts, and restoration of apartments.

Language Skills

Spanish 1998 -

2008

Proficiency: Intermediate

St. Joseph School

1998 - 2001

. Grade school basic Spanish for 3 school years

St. Ursula Academy

2002 - 2005

. Spanish for 3 school years

Miami University Summer

2008

. Two 200-level Spanish courses taken

French

2006

Proficiency: Beginner

Miami University Fall

Semester 2006

. French 101

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Minitab Statistical Software and SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social

Sciences)

References

Work References:

Mr. Robert Stone

General Manager of Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio

. Phone: 419-***-****

. Email: abi13l@r.postjobfree.com

. I worked under Rob Stone during the summers of 2005-2007.

Mr. Terry Awls

General Manager of Sylvania Country Club, Sylvania, Ohio

. Phone: 419-***-****

. Email: abi13l@r.postjobfree.com

. I worked under Terry Awls during the summers of 2003-2006 when he was

the Pool Manager at Inverness Club.

School References:

Dr. Leonard James Smart

Professor of Psychology at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

. Phone: 513-***-****

. Email: abi13l@r.postjobfree.com

. I worked in Dr. Smart's Lab (SPCCL - Smart Postural Control and

Coordination Laboratory) for 2 school years as an Undergraduate

Research Assistant.

Mr. Adam Strang, M.A.

Graduate Student and SPCCL Lab Director of the Psychology Department at

Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

. Phone: 513-***-****

. Email: abi13l@r.postjobfree.com

. I worked under Adam as an Undergraduate Research Assistant when he was

Lab Director.

Dr. Joseph Johnson

Professor of Psychology at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

. Phone: 513-***-****

. Email: abi13l@r.postjobfree.com

. I took a class with Dr. Johnson and remained in contact with him

following that class.

Dr. Janardan Subedi

Professor of Sociology at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio

. Phone: 513-***-****

. Email: abi13l@r.postjobfree.com

. I have taken two classes with Dr. Subedi and remained in contact with

him.

Ms. Amanda Johnston, M.A.

Graduate Student of the Psychology Department at Miami University, Oxford,

Ohio

. Phone: 513-***-****

. Email: abi13l@r.postjobfree.com

. I took a class with Amanda, and remained in close contact with her.

Also, she is my supervisor for the ONE Campaign, which I started up as

a student organization.

College Campus Ministry / Church References:

Fr. John Ferone

Weekend Associate Priest at St. Mary Church, Oxford, Ohio

Vocations Director of the Jesuits, Cincinnati, Ohio

. Phone: 513-***-****

. Email: abi13l@r.postjobfree.com

. I have worked with Fr. Ferone on many retreats, as well as interacting

with him for personal faith sharing and spiritual direction from

Winter of 2007 to the present.

Fr. Jeff Silver

Pastor of St. Mary Church, Oxford, Ohio

. Phone: 513-***-****

. Email: abi13l@r.postjobfree.com

. I have worked with Fr. Jeff through Catholic Campus Ministry from Fall

of 2007 to the present.

Mrs. Pam Burk

Business Manager at St. Mary Church, Oxford, Ohio

. Phone: 513-***-****

. Email: abi13l@r.postjobfree.com

. I have worked with Pam through Catholic Campus Ministry from Fall of

2007 to the present.

High School Campus Ministry Reference:

Mr. Kevin Shannon

Campus Minister at St. Ursula Academy, Toledo, Ohio

. Phone: 419-***-****

. Email: abi13l@r.postjobfree.com

. I have worked closely with Mr. Shannon throughout high school for

different events, specially the Kairos Retreat in the Spring of 2005.

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