EDUCATION

The Art Institute Online, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Courses and formal training in Residential Planning
• President’s List for Academic Excellence; G.P.A.: 4.0

Equipped to Serve Lay Counselor Training, Charlottesville, Virginia
Certified - October 2005
• Completed 21 Hours Training

VIRTUS, Charlottesville, Virginia
Certified - March 2005
• Certified for the Diocese of Richmond in “Protecting God’s Children”

University of Dallas, Irving, Texas Bachelor of Arts in Politics - May 2004
• Dean’s List for Academic Excellence; cum laude; G.P.A.: 3.623

CAREER & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

American Life League
Assistant to the Vice President
Stafford, Virginia ; August 2007 - May 2008
• Redesigned and maintained ALL’s Charitable Gift Annuity Program for high donors
• Brought in $66,000 in CGAs from August 2007 through May 2008
• Researched, wrote and designed new annuities package to send to donors
• Arranged hotel rooms for 200+ youth and adults for the 2008 Training and Activism Weekend during the March for Life
• Worked with hotel staff during the 2008 Training and Activism Weekend to secure banquet rooms for events, concerts and talks; various audio/visual needs; several catered events; and negotiated price breaks for ALL when needs were not met
• Compiled and maintained 2008 Training and Activism Weekend master schedules, budget analysis, attendee database and meeting minutes
• Gave a talk on sidewalk counseling during the 2008 Training and Activism Weekend
• Wrote and edited blog content and feature articles for www.ALL.org
• Assisted the Vice President of Human Resources in writing, organizing and maintaining all Human Resource documents and materials; including, but not limited to: personnel files, orientation packages and COBRA materials
• Assisted various members of staff with their daily tasks when assigned, usually consisting of : filing, writing, editing, reception duties, note taking, meeting minutes and interior design for executive offices

Pregnancy Centers of Central Virginia
Volunteer, Assistant Manager of Support Services
Charlottesville, Virginia; April 2005 - July 2007
• Designed picture and text ads for postcard mailings, buses, billboard, door hangers, and fliers
• Prepared materials for the center to mail to the public
• Trained as a pregnancy center counselor
• Maintained multiple databases for volunteer information, donor information, and development information
• Processed daily cash and checks

Holy Comforter Catholic Church
Assistant to the Christian Formation Minister
Charlottesville, Virginia; July 2005 - May 2006
• Completed assigned computer tasks such as mailings, database maintenance, poster and bulletin board displays, maintaining various Religious Education calendars, student registration, and volunteer registration
• Built and maintained Adult Formation calendars and materials to be distributed to Holy Comforter Catholic Church and the two other area Catholic churches
• Maintained account books for the Christian Formation Minister
• Retyped various handouts and ensure that they are updated in both computer and hard-copy files

Albemarle County Public Schools
Special Education Teaching Assistant (Severe and Profound)
Albemarle County, Virginia; March 2005 - June 2005
• Worked one on one with a preschool student who has severe behavioral problems and other special education needs
• Worked on preparing the child to handle the current classroom setting of ten children
• Worked on preparing the child to handle her next year in a larger kindergarten classroom setting
• Assisted the teacher and other teaching assistants in the classroom with the other children as needed

St. Thomas Pro-Life Committee
Chair/Volunteer
Charlottesville, Virginia; October 2004 - July 2007
• Served as Committee Chair from June 2005 to the July 2007
• Helped to bring Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, to the Charlottesville area for a weekend of praise and worship
• Arranged ‘Rosaries for Life’ where members of the group prayed for the lives of mothers, fathers, and children outside of Planned Parenthood
• Put together displays for the committee to highlight different life issues
• Arranged for clothing and other durable goods donations to be made from St. Thomas Aquinas Church to the Pregnancy Centers of Central Virginia
• Planned nine month Spiritual Adoption project that depicted in-utero development of a child; the project cumulated in a “baby shower,” which was used to collect items for the Pregnancy Centers of Central Virginia
• Worked closely with the Pregnancy Centers of Central Virginia and the Central Virginia Family Forum

University of Dallas
Student Assistant to the Office of Academic Information Systems
Irving, Texas; August 2002 - May 2004
• Provided assistance to students working in the computer labs
• Monitored computers for Academic Information Systems staff; monitored printers to ensure printing for students; fixed minor problems with computers

University of Dallas
Student Assistant for the Institute for Religious and Pastoral Studies
Irving, Texas; August 2000 - May 2002
• Provided office support for the professors and staff of the department
• Assisted in typing, filing, categorizing, organizing, and completion of errands
• Maintained the Institute library, which consisted of procuring books for the collection, entering their respective Library of Congress code into the library database, and checking out books to students of the Institute

Plano Independent School District
Teaching Assistant and Personnel Assistant - Summer Program
Plano, Texas ; Summers 1997 - 1999
• Summer 1999 - Assisted teachers in four elementary summer school classes and worked in PISD security department printing and issuing clearance/identification badges
• Summer 1997, 1998 - Assisted personnel in filing, typing, data entry, copying and various office tasks

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office
• Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Front Page, Publisher, Outlook

Corel
• Word Perfect

Adobe Suite
• Photoshop, Go Live, Illustrator, Acrobat

REFERENCES

May be obtained upon written request.