Environmental Specialist

VICTORIA ANN VELE

*** *** ********* ****** • Staten Island, NY 10301 • *******@*****.*** • 917-***-****

EDUCATION

FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE, Lancaster, PA

Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies and Fine Arts, May 2011

Cumulative GPA: 3.3/4.00

Honors: Dean's List, Fall/Spring 2007, 2009, 2010;

Honors List, Spring 2011

Activities: Kappa Delta Sorority: Vice President Standards, Sustainability Chair, Social Chair

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION

Danish Institute For Study Abroad, Copenhagen, Denmark

Public Health Student, Spring 2010

• Livability in a Modern City- Took part in selecting and analyzing case studies in order to document how green space and architecture affect human health and the livability of a city

• Greenland: A Scientific Expedition- Attended climate related seminars leading up to a week long field expedition to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, where I studied the aurora borealis phenomenon and how climate change is affecting the environment in the arctic

EXPERIENCE

Living City Block, Brooklyn, NY

Social Media & Water Research Intern, June 2011- August 2011

• Conducts baseline water research of the Gowanus Canal to create an organized data base of reference

• Handles and updates the Living City Brooklyn Gowanus website, blog postings, and other social media outlets

Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA

Environmental Independent Researcher, August 2010-May 2011

• Co-facilitating a research project with adviser, Dr. Sarah Dawson, on green building designs and techniques for the remodeling of the Wohlsen Center for Sustainability

• Independently researches and designs course work that will prepare me for writing a final senior thesis

Ben’s Underground, F&M College Lancaster, PA

Executive Advertiser, August 2010-May 2011

• Worked from an entry level position to assistant manager to finally manager of 30 student employees

• Communicates directly with the executive board and event programming committee to develop attention grabbing and creative advertising campaigns

• Leads a committee of advertisers, by scheduling weekly meetings and helping advertisers manage their time in order to fulfill all necessary duties for this student-run organization

Kopali Organics, Manhattan, NY

Intern, June-August 2009

• Directly involved in the opening of new accounts, sales, and marketing of organic and fair trade certified snacks

• Incorporated the company’s mission of sustainability into building business relationships with small organic stores

• Represented Kopali to Whole Foods Market in the form of doing demos and weekly sales calls to a specific region of the country to ensure that all products are in stock and selling at a steady basis

PRESENTATIONS

Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA

Closer Look Research Fair, April 2011

• Presents year-long research project to students, faculty, and perspective students by designing a scientific poster and answering questions and inquiries about the topic of Green Architecture

COMPUTER SKILLS

Adobe Package, Microsoft Office, Google SketchUp, Sales Force, WordPress, Windows and Macintosh Proficient

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