resume Cheryl Benion

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Nashville, TN ***** 615-***-****

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Cheryl Robinson-Benion

Objective I have a passion for assisting our teens through their adult transition.

Experience October 2007 – present

Substitute Teacher for Metro Nashville Public Schools

 High School Substitute Teacher specializing in teaching science

November 2006 – present

Owner – AV Marketing Group

 Certified Referring Travel Agency for YTB franchise – Your Imani Travel, responsible for business management, marketing and sales.

 Developed Your Imani Zone, an e-commerce business, which sells personally handcrafted earrings, ethnic jewelry and affiliate marketing. Skills include website development and maintenance, marketing and limited HTML formatting. I am proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Publisher. Grant writing, consulting and marketing development for

 non-profit organizations.

March 2006 – September 2006

Research Associate for James E. K. Hildreth, Meharry Medical College

 Assist in developing research goal timeline with PI and research staff

 Responsible for research problem examining HIV microbicide safety

 Technical advisor for lab

November 2002 – November 2005

Laboratory Manager, Research Assistant III for Fiona Yull, Vanderbilt University

 Supervise and train graduate student and other members of research staff

 Assist in developing research goal timeline with PI and research staff

 Maintain laboratory inventory

 Oversee equipment maintenance and repair

 Responsible for laboratory compliance to Vanderbilt, local, state and federal regulations

 Assist with preparation of manuscripts

 Responsible for genotyping of transgenic mice

 Tissue culture techniques

 Adenovirus propagation and purification

 Western detection of apoptotic proteins from whole cell lysates of transgenic animals

May 2002-November 2002 Southridge, SC

Senior Research Specialist, Susan Wente, Vanderbilt University

 Facilitated move of 8 member lab from St. Louis to Nashville

 Interfaced with construction team to assist in new lab design

 Obtained radiation usage permit for the lab

 Set up service contracts for major lab equipment

 Responsible for laboratory compliance to Vanderbilt, local, state and federal regulations

 Oversaw equipment maintenance and repair

 Ordered and maintained inventory system for laboratory chemicals and supplies

 Propagated yeast cultures

 Identified yeast protein using Western protocol

July 1987 – May 2002

Senior Research Specialist, Laboratory Manager, Research Assistant III, Research Assistant II, Jeffrey Holt, Vanderbilt University

 Assisted in developing research goal timeline with PI

 Maintained laboratory inventory

 Oversaw equipment maintenance and repair

 Responsible for laboratory compliance to Vanderbilt, local, state and federal regulations

 Assisted in manuscript preparation

 Presented research at national meetings

 Supervised other research assistants

 Supervised or assisted in graduate student training

 RNA & DNA extraction

 PCR & gel electrophoresis

 Develop new parameters for PCR reaction

 RT-PCR

 Design scheme for cloning the genes for BRCAI, BRCAII and rad51 from human source and performed task

 Design scheme for subcloning the above genes into retroviral and expression vectors and performed task

 Developed DNA repair assay using pulse field electrophoresis

 Extensive tissue culture techniques which included assaying serum lots for DNase activity, transfection of cells using CaPO co-precipitation and other commercially available lipid vehicles, isolation and propagation of stably transfected clones and long term storage

 Performed immunocytochemistry on cultured cell using fluorescent microscope

Education 1977–1981 Meharry Medical College Nashville, TN

 M.A. Microbiology

1973- 1977 Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA

 Graduated Cum Laude.

2007 Travel University on-line

Destination Specialist for the Dominican Republic, Hawaii and Disney,

Las Vegas, The Phillipines and Tahiti

Extracurricular

Co-Founder and Co-Director for The Nashville Birthing Project, a non-profit organization which addresses the poor birth outcomes in the African-American and Hispanic communities.

Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

Member of Project Blossom/TAPP

Advisory Board Member for ACTS Ministry

Director for Angel Food Ministry, Highland Park Church

Former Board Member of The Village Cultural Arts Center, Inc

Member of Travel Agents of Tennessee

Accredited by CLIA, Cruise Line International Association

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