Ashley McDaniel
Education:
Bachelor of Arts in English; Wingate University, Wingate, North Carolina
Minors in Mathematics and Professional & Technical Writing
Overall Grade-Point Average: 3.95
Skills and Qualifications:
• Training in the use of Adobe PageMaker, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, and Microsoft Office
• Leadership and communication skills resulting from a positions as an editor of the Wingate University yearbook, The Gate, and as an executive board member of Chi Omega Fraternity
• Excellent time management and organizational skills developed while working as a Job Coach for Easter Seals UCP Supported Employment
Work Experience:
• Easter Seals UCP - Supported Employment; Shelby NC (8/2007-Present)
Program Manager (3/2008-Present)
~Worked in a supervisory capacity with a team of Job Coaches and Community Resource
Trainers
~Responsibilities include managing program finances, overseeing documentation
procedures, scheduling, and other managerial tasks as needed
Job Coach/Community Resource Trainer (8/2007-3/2008)
~ Assisted clients with Developmental Disabilities in finding and retaining employment in a competitive job market
~ Helped to develop techniques which allowed clients to train and work in a manner tailored to their specific needs
• The Latin Americanist, Charlotte, North Carolina (3/2007-5/2007 & 9/2007-11/2007)
Freelance Layout Editor
~ Designed layouts for journal articles
~ Communicated with authors to edit articles for publication
• Wingate University; Wingate, North Carolina (8/2006-5/2007)
English Department Office Assistant
~ Researched topics for professors for class discussions
~ Typed memos and assignment sheets
~ Graded quizzes and journal assignments
~ Completed miscellaneous administrative tasks (making copies, procuring class materials and office supplies, answering phones, completing paperwork, etc.)
• Sagebrush; Shelby/Monroe, North Carolina (6/2006-9/2007)
Server and Hostess
• SECOLAS Annals; Wingate/Charlotte, North Carolina (1/2007-5/2007)
Assistant Editor and Student Intern
~ Designed layouts and proofread articles for journal publication
~ Communicated with authors and publisher to resolve publication issues
~ Maintained detailed records of article specifications, communication with authors, and progress towards publication
• Wingate University; Wingate, North Carolina (1/2004-5/2007)
Peer Tutor
~ Assisted fellow students in learning Math, English, and French
~ Acted as a writing assistant for students needing help with papers
Honors and Activities:
Honors: President’s List, Alpha Chi Honor Society, Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, Leadership Fellows, Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society, Wingate University Honors Program, National Merit Finalist
Activities: Chi Omega Fraternity (Personnel Chair: 2005, Vice President: 2006), English
Department Student Assistant (2006-2007), Gate Staff (Editor: 2004 - 2007), Student
Orientation Leader (2004, 2005), Peer Mentor (2006), Lyceum Committee Student
Representative (2005-2007)
References available upon request