Valerie Sanchirico
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EDUCATION
Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont
June 2009-August 2010
Master of Arts: Spanish Concentration: Linguistics
Degree completed in: Madrid, Spain and Guadalajara, Mexico
Language skills: Near native fluency in Spanish (Strong communication
skills, both written and verbal)
Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas
2005 - 2009
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language and Literature, with Honors
Recipient of 2009 Betty F. Bumpers International Leadership and
Fellowship Award
Junior Year abroad: University of M laga, M laga, Spain
2007 - 2008
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CASTILLA TOURS, MADRID, SPAIN: Marketing Development and Public
Relations Intern October 2009 - May 2010
Research travel accommodations and provide findings with a budget for
individual and group travel requests
Lead advertising efforts as well as managing the company's networking sites
Participate in hotel tours within the Madrid community to assure Castilla
Tours' standards are maintained
Prepared and executed Castilla Tours' informative business luncheon, March
2010
Manage phone calls, organize paper work, as well as aid in any other
special request made by the director and/or her clients
HENDRIX COLLEGE, CONWAY, ARKANSAS
Admissions Office: Paid Internship: Overnight Visits Coordinator
2008 - 2009
Directed overnight stays for prospective students, organized training
programs for student volunteers, worked campus visit days, tours &
discussion panels
Spanish Department: Student Representative, Faculty Search Committee
2008 - 2009
Nominated by the Spanish Department to assist in conducting a search for an
Associate Professor of Peninsular Literature
Reviewed job applications, choose finalists for interviews, finalized
selection with the committee
Students for Latin and Iberian Cultures: President
2008 - 2009
Oversaw all programming/financial matters, directed fundraisers & all major
events (faculty dinners, Spring concert, dance classes)
Hendrix College Conduct Council: Board Representative
2008 - 2009
One of three students nominated by the Student Senate Assembly
Served during board hearings and worked collectively with others to
determine case outcomes
Campus Kitty (charity organization): Assistant to 2nd Vice Chair (Hendrix
Pageant Coordinator) 2008 - 2009
Directed campus-wide ticket sales, obtained alumni and local donations for
the pageant's program, monitored try-outs
Campus Kitty: First-Vice Chair (Hendrix Pageant's Formal
Coordinator) 2006 - 2007
In addition to coordinating the Formal, served as liaison between CK and
charity organizations in the Conway and Little Rock area
Compiled and presented research on twenty charities in order to aid the
committee in choosing recipients of funding
Veasey Hall Council: President
2006 - 2007
Directed all programming and financial matters, delegated council cabinet,
coordinated hall fundraisers and Fall/Spring Formals
Campus Kitty: Veasey Hall Liaison,
2005 - 2006
Organized the Annual Veasey Hall/Martin Man Charity Auction, responsible
for all advertising and promotion within the hall
College Council on Residence Life: Treasurer
2005 - 2006
Ensured communication among various living units on campus, formulated the
yearly budget and dispersed funds accordingly
UNIVERSITY OF M LAGA, M LAGA, SPAIN: Full-time English Tutor
2007 - 2008
MR. D'S RESTAURANT, WILDWOOD, NEW JERSEY: Waitress/Interpreter
Summer Season 2006, 2007[pic]