Ishara Nanayakkara

* ****** ******, ***. ****, Orono, Maine, 04473 703-***-**** adk304@r.postjobfree.com BACHELOR OF ARTS: POLITICAL SCIENCE COMMUNICATION BEREA COLLEGE, KY, USA CLASS OF 2020

Education

• Minors:

1. Law, Ethics, and Society

2. Broadcast Journalism

• Cumulative GPA: 3.84

• Political Science GPA: 3.94

• Communication GPA: 3.90

• Dean’s List: Fall 2016 - Spring 2020, consecutively

• Languages: English, Sinhalese

• Skills: Teamwork, Public Speaking,

Communication, Leadership, Problem-solving,

Planning/Organizing, Negotiation/Persuasion,

Attention to Detail, Time Management.

Awards and Honors at Berea College

• The Seabury Award - One male and one female graduating senior who have demonstrated outstanding scholarship and community leadership.

• Gough Communication Scholarship – Awarded to Communication majors/minors with the most outstanding academic and performance record. Chosen by the Communication department.

• The C. Louis Smith Scholarship – Awarded annually to the senior student in Political Science who has demonstrated outstanding qualities of citizenship and scholarship. Chosen by the Political Science Department.

• Albert G. Weidler Memorial Scholarship in Social Studies – Awarded to graduating seniors for excellence in Social Studies. Chosen by the Political Science Department.

• Lamda Pi Eta, Communication Honors Society

• Conferences:

1. Chair, Model African Union, Howard University, Washington D.C., 2020. 2. Vice Chair, Model African Union, 2019.

3. Michelle Tooley Outstanding Delegate Award, Model African Union, 2018. 4. Delegate, Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR), 2019. 5. Representative for Berea College, Sullivan Ignite Retreat, 2017. 6. Performer, Middle Eastern Dance, Somerset Community College, 2019.

• Speech and Debate:

1. 1st Place, NPDA Varsity Debating, John G Fee Memorial Debate Tournament, 2017. 2. 1st Place, IPDA Debate, Owensboro Community and Technical College, 2017. 3. 1st Place, IPDA Debate, University of Kentucky, 2017.

• Dance:

1. Ballroom and Latin American Dance: Honors: Level 1 and 2, Dance Lanka. 2. Berea South Asian Fusion Dance Team: 2016-2019

3. Berea Middle Eastern Dance (BMED): 2018-2019

4. Hip Hop, Deanna School of Dancing, Sri Lanka: 2007-2016 Leadership (At Berea College)

• Executive President - Student Government Association, 2019 - 2020

• Speaker of the Senate – Student Government Association, 2018 - 2019

• President – Political Science Association, 2018 - 2020

• Vice President – Asian Student Union, 2018 – 2020

• Board of Residents – Student Government Association, 2016 - 2017 Experience:

Rhodes Scholarship Finalist 2020

Licensed Life and Health Insurance Producer

Summer Intern United Nations June – August 2019

• Represented Sri Lanka at meetings at the UN headquarters Executive President Student Government Association May 2019 – June 2020

• Represented the student body to trustees, donors, and all external organizations

• Implemented and enforced legislation

• Served as voting member of General Faculty Assembly

• Student representative on the Berea College Executive Council

• Organized and Chaired Executive Branch meetings

• Planned and hosted events for 1000 students

Teaching Assistant Political Science Department January 2018 – May 2019

• Classes: American Government, Introduction to Politics, Writing Seminar: America Imprisoned

• Reviewed research papers and assignments

• Created and graded quizzes, papers, and homework

• Proctored Exams

• Reviewed material with students one-on-one and in small groups News Anchor Berea College News and Radio 2019-2020 Radio Show Host WBER Berea College Radio 2018

• Co-hosted weekly radio show

• Proficient in using broadcasting equipment and software Summer Intern Habitat for Humanity Summer 2017

• Carried out research to include inadequate access to clean water as criteria to provide subsidized housing

• Assisted Fund Development Director in creating a more efficient donor database management system

• Customer Service

• Represented Habitat for Humanity at events

News Anchor and Translator The Buddhist Channel Sri Lanka 2011 – 2014

• Translated Buddhist News from Sinhalese to English

• Reported weekly news as News Anchor on national television Tutor Learning Support Unit, Asian International School Sri Lanka 2015 – 2016

• Taught Edexcel IGCSE Ordinary Level English and Math to students who needed special attention Educational International Experience

• Poland, Germany, and Netherlands 2018 – Legacies of the Holocaust: Visited Holocaust sites such as Auschwitz, the Schindler factory, Topography of Terror, Sachsenhausen, Reichstag, the Wannsee House, the Anne Frank House, and the International Criminal Court.

• Sri Lanka: Born in VA, USA (1997). Raised and educated in Colombo, Sri Lanka (2004-2016).

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