Experienced Office Assistant

Michelle Donaldson

**** ** ***** **, ***** FL ***78

614-***-**** **********@*****.****.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:

• Fluent in Spanish

• Experienced in fundraising for relief in the Caribbean and helping others in need

• Extremely organized, disciplined, and professional

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position in International Communication

Education

Bachelor degree in International Relations

Minor Regional Geopolitics May 2010

Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL

RELEVANT COURSES:

• International Diplomacy

• Comparative Foreign Policy

• Latin American Politics

• Philosophy

• Sociology

• Courses in: International Relations and American Studies

EXPERIENCE:

Student Administrative Services

Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL

October ‘08-May ‘08

• Prepared and sent out financial aid packets and other confidential documents for students

• Supervised SAS office when employers were in meetings

Brio Tuscan Grille

Easton Town Center, Columbus, OH

May-August 2008 and -August 2009

• Hostess in one of the busiest restaurants in Columbus, Ohio

• Organized large party reservations and made sure a party got seated by their reservation time

• Improved customer relations by calming unhappy guests

Lynn University, Office of International Student Life September ‘09- April’10

Boca Raton, FL

• Helped international students adjust to American culture by providing them with proper resources

• Ensured that international maintained a legal status by providing them with the proper documentation

• Managed confidential documents

• Creatively marketed the services of The Office of International Student Life by using Facebook, e-mail, and bulletin boards

Conscious Miami September 2010- December 2010

Miami, Florida

• Prepared Excel and Word documents of research collected

• Conducted research on progressions and accomplishments of NGO’s and their efforts and reported the information back to superiors within a timely manner

• Stayed motivated and kept an organized schedule while working from home

INTERNSHIP:

DEMCO Ltda (Import/Export Company) January 2010

Santa Cruz, Bolivia

• Took orders by phone for products to be distributed throughout Bolivia

• Excelled at understanding cultural differences while experiencing an overseas work environment

Improved Spanish

ACTIVITIES:

• International Affairs Society- Held a position in PR

• Food for the Poor

• Students for the Poor

COMMUNITY/VOLUNTEER SERVICE:

• International Affairs Society – Held a position in Public Relations

• Food For the Poor

• Students for the Poor

• Traveled to Haiti and Jamaica numerous times to do Humanitarian work, Haiti: March 2008, and Jamaica: January and March 2009

o Haiti took place in March 2008, and Jamaica in January and March 2009

o Build houses, fed the poor, played with sick children

o After this experience abroad, we came back to the United States and did multiple fundraisers

o Took the money that was raised to help build homes, send food, and build a water pump to the villages and areas that were visited.

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