CAREER SUMMARY

Business student with experience in community involvement, social entrepreneurship, and not for profit.

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EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration

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Huntsman School of Business, Utah State University

Expected Graduation Date: July 2012. Nominated for best paper: In Search of Engaged Scholarship: A Content Analysis of Collaborative Research in the Harvard Business Review

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

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Brigham Young University, Graduated in April 2010.

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AmeriCorps, Wilson Elementary                                                                                     August, 2010 – current

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•  Facilitate, train, and coordinate tutoring programs for AmeriCorps, Wilson, and PAWS <o:p></o:p>
•  Organized and assembled clothing drive and food packages for needy and homeless populations of Logan City School District<o:p></o:p>
•  Mentored students toward students towards graduations requirements, college preparation, and study skills<o:p></o:p>
•  Assessed reading level of students to determine participation and placement in tutoring programs<o:p></o:p>

Training/Finance Intern, Help International                                                              January 2010 – July, 2010

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•   Standardized fundraising letters template, volunteer handbook template, and year-end reports templates
•   Found locations for trainings, kept track of volunteer attendance, and sent reminders to volunteers about payments and trainings
• <o:p></o:p>  Made deposits, entered payments in Quickbooks, sent invoices, and prepared and sent tax receipts to donors.<o:p></o:p>

Customer Service Representative, BYU Bookstore                                     September 2007 – April 2010

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• Answered phones and fielded questions about merchandise, orders, and returns
•  Made orders for specialty books such as FARMS and BYU Studies
• <o:p></o:p>Returns specialist for online orders, helped customers with problems such as tracking orders, merchandise and returns process<o:p></o:p>

MSP Intern, Scottish Parliament                                                                                       May 2008 – July 2008

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• Researched and wrote speeches about oil prices and consumption, the judicial system, and environmental concerns
• Wrote responses to constituents concerning birthdays, anniversaries, Borders TV, and NHS Borders Hospitals
• Escorted school groups and other community groups on tours of the parliament building

MBA PROJECTS

Market Analysis, Proofwriting Inc.                                                                 September 2011 – December 2011<o:p></o:p>

• Market analysis of proofreading industry, particularly for university students
• Created pricing plan for Proofwriting Inc.
• <o:p></o:p>Run focus groups, and produced survey to see the market for online proofreading market<o:p></o:p>

Ghana Chicken Farm SEED Project, SEED Program                                     January 2012 – June 2012

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• Team lead for project, responsibilities include coordinating schedules and planning and setting up meeting
• Create business plan for proof of concept chicken farm
• <o:p></o:p>Implemented plan in Ghana (expected July 2012)<o:p></o:p>