Olesya Shambur
Prov. Metalystiv, bud.1, pom.201
Kyiv, 252052 Ukraine
phone: (044) 457-3664
e-mail: olesya_shambur@yahoo.com
PERSONAL
INFORMATION
Date of Birth: March 8, 1980
Place of Birth: Mariupol, Ukraine
EDUCATION
| 1997-current | International Economic Relations, Kyiv National University of Economics, Kyiv, Ukraine. Degree expected in 2001. |
| 1995-1996 | Bismarck High School, Bismarck, ND,USA |
| 1986-1995 | Mariupol school # 60, Mariupol, Ukraine |
| 1988-1995 | "Lingua" English school, Mariupol, Ukraine |
EMPLOYMENT
| Jan. 2000 - current | Tranee, Parliamental Committee on International Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Aug. 1999 - current | Freelance Journalist, Eastern Economist Weekly Magazine, Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Feb. 1998-July 1999 | Secretar- interpreter on information, French Medical Center, Kyiv, Ukraine |
| May 1998 | Registration clerk, On-floor coordinator, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) annual meeting, Kyiv ,Ukraine |
| Summer 1996 | Foreign delegation coordinator, interpreter, "Charivnycia" textile factory, Poltava, Ukraine |
| April 1996 | Paging assistant, on-floor coordinator, Democratic convention, Fargo, North Dakota, USA |
SOCIAL WORK
| 1997-2000 | Class representative, Kyiv National University of Economics, Kyiv, Ukraine |
| 1996-1997 | Assistant English teacher for seven graders, Mariupol school #60, Mariupol, Ukraine |
| 1996-1997 | Social events coordinator, Mariupol school # 60, Mariupol, Ukraine |
| 1995-1996 | Guest speaker at schools and cultural clubs in Bismarck, North Dakota, USA |
| 1995-1996 | "Hi-Harold" special correspondent, Bismarck, North Dakota, USA |
ACHIEVEMENTS
| April 2000 | Rajk Laslo College of Economic Studies, Budapest, Hungary, Central European Conference, certificate of participation |
| Fall 1998 | Irex PRO-media center, Western Journalism Courses, certificate of completion |
| June 1997 | Mariupol school # 60, Mariupol, Ukraine, gold medal for academic achievements |
| June 1997 | Donetsk Regional English Language Olympiad, Donetsk, Ukraine, first prize, diploma |
| 1995-1996 | FSA scholarship recipient, exchange student in Bismarck, ND |
| 1995-1996 | National Honor Society, USA, member |
| May 1996 | North America Enterprise Speech Contest, local level, third prize, certificate |
| April 1996 | North Dakota Regional Speech Contest, Dickinson, ND, dramatic interpretation, third prize, certificate |
| May 1996 | Science Olympiad, Minot, ND, Physics, Metric Mastery, second prize, silver medal |
| May 1995 | "Lingua" English school, Mariupol, Ukraine, diploma with honors |
| May 1994 | "Asla" English Language courses, London, Great Britain,certificate of completion |
| Feb. 1993 | Donetsk Regional Mathematics Olympiad, Donetsk, Ukraine, second prize, diploma |
| Aug. 1992 | Language camp, Saloniki, Greece, certificate of completion |
LANGUAGES
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE
Word, FoxPro, Excel, HTML, Internet.
HOBBIES
Tennis, ice-skating, history of Art, cat.
References available upon request