High School Cover Letter
Resume:
Sharon Kitzmiller
Lakewood, CO 80226 abkel5@r.postjobfree.com
Summary of Experience
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Director Career Services; Educational and Vocational Consulting; Career Counselor;
Management/Supervision/Leadership; Teaching; Sales; Marketing; Information Systems
Technology/Social Networking; Strategic Planning/Implementation; Programming; Liaison; Hiring;
Recruiting; Training
Employment History:
2010-Present Education/Vocation Consultant. Colorado Leadership Consultants (Owner). Lakewood,
CO
2009 Adjunct Professor. CCU. Lakewood, CO
2008-2009 Associate Consultant. Schneider Consulting Group. Denver, CO
2001-Current Homemaker
1997-2001 Director Career Services/Service Learning. CCU. Lakewood, CO
1995-1997 Career Counselor. Wheaton College. Wheaton, IL
Career Counseling/Consulting
• Vocational and educational consulting to high school, college students and adults
• Assist high school students with college planning
• Provided resume and cover letter critiques, taught interviewing skills, and conducted mock interviews
• Certified and trained in Vail Leadership Institute’s leadership facilitation program
Management/Leadership/Training
• Recruited, hired and trained department staff, resulting in highly effective, productive, and team-
oriented staff
• Developed vision and strategic plan for office, resulting in increased programming, staff, and numbers
of students served
• Ability to multi-task as seen in my employment as Director of Career Services
• Oversaw all aspects of budget
• Worked closely with sophomore leadership program at university and taught sophomore leadership
class
Programming
• Created and facilitated annual seminar called “Women of Excellence”
• Marketed and presented programs related to resume writing, interviewing, and networking
• Developed “etiquette” presentation and meal for social interviewing
• Curriculum development for student leadership program
Teaching and Group Facilitation
• Present strategic decision and self-discovery education/vocation processes to parents and students with
testimonials of financial and time savings
• Adjunct professor at two liberal arts colleges
• Guest speaker at DU master level class on the topic of career mapping as it relates to family business
• Facilitated discussion with all freshman classes utilizing the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey
• Facilitated freshman classes utilizing the Strong Interest Inventory
• Facilitated group discussion with adult student classes
Organization and Administration
• Developed Career Services program from the beginning stages, resulting in a highly visible, utilized,
and productive office
• Organized and oversaw Community Service program resulting in creation of new student groups
serving the Denver community
• Organized Family Business Council 6x yearly
• Oversaw the development and implementation of internship, service, and job database
Marketing
• Liaison between office and faculty, resulting in more coordinated programming
• Utilize social networking as a means to promote information
• Create and implement marketing plans using print and electronic media
• Brought awareness and promoted community service opportunities to student body
Education
Master of Arts. Family and Child Studies with emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy,
Northern Illinois University, IL
Bachelor of Arts. Psychology, Carson Newman College, TN; Minor Communication Arts
Unique Experiences/Hobbies: Attended a French school in kindergarten and a boarding school
in first grade. Spent a week with village people in Kenya, Africa. Extensive global travel. I enjoy
running, biking, hiking, traveling, and playing the flute.
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