Manager Project
Resume:
Charles Messinger
Ritzville, WA **169
*********@*****.***
CAREER STATEMENT
I am an internally motivated,
eternally driven, and hopelessly
optimistic student of life with the
refined career goal of helping
student populations advance into
and through academia for
professional success and personal
development.
Prior careers in hospitality, business
management, nonprofit
development, philanthropy, and
education have paved the way for
this ultimate career goal.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Academic Research
Advocacy
Business Management
Child Welfare
Civic Engagement/Philanthropy
Diversity Training
Drug Intervention Counseling
Grant Writing
Nonprofit Management
Program Development
Student Counseling
Volunteering Coordinator
HIGHLIGHTS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Cusick School District, Kalispel Tribe of Indians 2017 Social Work Intern/Community Development Coordinator Serving small portfolio of struggling students in developing life skills and educational goals. Teach weekly Life Skills classes, focusing on the benefits of civic engagement and business management skills. Developed the Cusick Cares program, a student-led sustainable community development program designed to help promote community awareness and develop community mentors and partnerships.
UWT Institute for Global Engagement 2015-2016
Chairman, Student Leadership Council
Served the entire student body as a civic engagement coordinator, creating business partnerships in community and promoting volunteering events. Functioned as mediator between global honors cohort and administration, communicating recommendations for policy amendments to promote honors program development. Served as the UW representative at the National Collegiate Honors Council conference in Chicago, conducting research on successes in other university honors programs for consideration in honors program enhancement and policy reform.
Tacoma Public Schools 2015-2016
AVID Tutor/Paraeducator
Facilitated small group learning sessions with “academic middle” students at underserved schools in district. Focused on development of academic skills, empathy building, communication, and college preparation skills. Conducted regular program assessments and helped to develop long-term academic strategies with individual students.
Extended Stay Hotels 1998-2007
Regional Director of Operations
Started as a part-time associate and promoted aggressively through organization, finally functioning as part owner and manager of a portfolio of 27 hotels in 5 states. Personally trained all line-level and management associates for each location. Honored by organization for the best staff retention three years in a row. Assisted in development of organization’s diversity training and standardized operating guidelines.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Eastern Washington University
2016-2017 Master of Social Work Candidate
University of Washington Tacoma
2014-2016 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
VOLUNTEER WORK
Kalispel Tribe of Indians
Community Volunteer 2017
Doc Maynard Historical Society
President 2001-2017
Toys for Tots
Toy Collector 2007- 2017
Fort Nisqually Living History
Museum Volunteer Manager 2009-
2017
Vancouver Old City Cemetery
Project Manager 2016-2017
Tacoma Metro Parks
Beach Cleanup 2010-2016
Tacoma Rescue Mission
Food Service 2013-2016
World Affairs Council
Event Volunteer 2014-2016
Fish Food Banks
Volunteer 2014-2016
Mary Bridge Festival of Trees
Volunteer, 2014-2016
Northwest Railway Museum
Volunteer 2009-2011
March of Dimes
Fundraiser 2008-2010
Wounded Warriors
Fundraiser 2008-2010
Orcas Island Fire Department
Firefighter 1991-1994
Natural Helpers Society
President 1988-1991
Cum Laude, Minor in Global Honors
Tacoma Community College
2013-2014 Associate of Applied Science Degree
ACADEMIC AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
2016 University of Washington Student Volunteer Award 2016 City of Tacoma’s MLK Jr. Student Dream Award
2015 Fuchs Scholarship Recipient
2015 Global Scholar Award
2015 UW Alumni Scholarship Recipient
2014 President’s Award
PRESENTATIONS
University of Washington Honors Colloquium
2016 Honors Thesis Presentation: “Say Your Prayers, Eat Your Vitamins: Complications with Reliance on Western Nutrition Standards”
Western Psychological Association Conference
2016 Poster Presentation: “Urge Surfing as Aftercare for Alcohol Frequency Reduction in Adolescents”
University of Washington Spring Colloquium
2016 Presentation: “Filipino Immigration: A Historic Look at the Modern Transnational Family”
RESEARCH
Eastern Washington School of Social Work 2016-2017 Graduate Service Appointee
Research includes focus on discrimination in police traffic stops and wellness practices in nursing homes. Developed web site from the ground up for the Global Institute of Social Work. University of Washington Tacoma 2014-2015
Project READY Interventionist
Intervention and research in Tacoma high schools conducting mindfulness and urge surfing techniques as a method of substance intervention.
University of Washington Dept. of Psychology 2015-2016 Undergraduate Research Assistant
Developed metrics and online survey distribution methodology for evaluating wellness in undergraduate student. Primary grant writer and final editor on publication submissions.
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