GARTH R. HARDING
New York, NY10019
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linkedin.com/in/garthharting
Professional Summary
●Graduate degree with an overall GPA of 3.87 over three years and four and half paralegal internships
●Extensive office skills with strong acumen for telephone professional voice and computer skills
●Recommended to apply to law school for disability law or seminary for disability chaplaincy
●Active alternatively for almost ten years NYS Event/ Security Officer
●Fountain House Clubhouse Culinary Kitchen preparing salads, fruit, main entrees and vegetarian meals.
Education
New York Career Institute 08/2016
Paralegal Certificate Program GPA: 3.0, Spring 2016 Deans List
NYU Tandon School of Engineering 05/2010
Master of Science, Professional & Technical Communications, GPA: 3.87
CUNY Graduate Center/CUNY Baccalaureate Program/Brooklyn College 05/2006
Bachelor of Arts,Creative Writing Major, GPA: 3.1
Experience
United States Department of State 09/2023- Temp.
Research Analyst P/T for Retired
Ambassador Gina Ambercrombie Winstanley
Consultant
Council Person Elect Helen QIU District 1,NYC 09/2023-11/07/2023
English Phone Canvasser
Lenox Hill Hospital/Maternity Ward 04/2023- 05/2023
Adminstrative Aide Intern
Collating, Filing and Unstapling
Learning Data Network for Maternity Ward Project
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest 06/2018 to 09/2018
Research Paralegal Intern - P/T; 15 to 20 hours a week
●Completed heavy legal filing
●Performed report writing and legal research
●Worked with Director of Communications to write a winning appeal for a NY Times Illustration for a Senior Attorney in a Disability Project
Chinese American Planning Council of New York City 08/2016 to12/2016
Paralegal Intern - P/T; 15 to 20 hours a week
●Assisted former NYC Councilman Alan Gerson, Esq. as a Paralegal for Chinese community org.
●Conducted legal research and writing in depth analysis of non-profit compliance law
New York City Administration Children Services 5/2016 to 08/2016
Paralegal Intern - Office of General Counsel - P/T; 20 hours a week
●Analyzed legal factors regarding employment ethics law
●Researched and organize case information potentially using Lexis-Nexis
●Managed and disseminated legal briefs using the NYCACS intranet system
●Compiled data regarding employment ethics cases
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene 10/2015 to 01/2016
Paralegal Intern - Office of General Counsel - P/T; 20 hours a week
●Attended mental health court sessions and kept observational notes for Internship Journal
●Analyzed and created analytical reports regarding social issues affecting mentally disabled Americans
●Created and disseminated a daily brief using the NYCDOHMH intranet system
New York City Housing Courts 04/2016
Navigators (Volunteer) - P/T; 5 hours
●Volunteered in NYC Chinatown Housing Courts facilitating a more peaceful process for those settling their cases with opposing partners
New York City Board of Elections, New York, NY 07/2014 to 09/2014
Assistant Trainer - P/T; 16 hours per week
●Trained poll workers to help New York City resident register to vote
●Supervised poll worker tests and
●Coordinated post testing material
Volunteer Experience
Volunteer Clerk- Bide-A-Wee Pet Shelter 03/2017 to 2019
Volunteer Clerk for Int'l Children-Compassion International 02/2017 to Present
Committee Member for Int'l Youth-Young Life 11/2016 to 2019
Volunteer Legal Desk Assistant Paralegal- Open Hands Legal Services 07/2015 to 2019
Volunteer- Brooklyn Botanical Garden and Queens Botanical Garden 09/1979 to Present
Community/Engagement Recognition
Law Student Member- New York Bar Association 07/2017 to 2018
Member, National Federation of Paralegal Associations, 07/2015 to 2018 New York City Paralegal Association
Auxiliary Member- United States Homeland Security/United States Coast Guard 09/2013 to Present
Volunteer,NYC Office of Emergency Management
Community Emergency Response Team-Cert 08/2022 to Present
Licensed Auxiliary Member - ( NYPD non-practicing) 2002 to 2006
Military Experience
United States Military Academy, West Point Congressional Nomination 09/1986 to 06/1988
US Army ROTC, one year at NYU-Poly 09/1987 to 06/1988
United States Marine Corp Active Duty swearing in membership (non-Veteran) 10/1988 to 01/1989