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Common Thread

I have experience in presenting information to and communicating with groups of people. Strong leadership skills allow me to motivate myself and others to get the job done while achieving the best possible results. I apply knowledge to situations requiring me to react creatively and efficiently.

Experience

The Kroger Company, Regional Accounting Service Center

Accounting Clerk, December 1998-May 1999, June 1999-August 1999, May-June 2000

Researching bank accounts for the Mid-Atlantic division, trainer, customer service, service charges, balancing G/L accounts

Consumers Gasoline, Inc.

Internship, May 1998-August 1998

Accounts receivable, customer service, filing, phone answering

Cone Oil Co., Inc.

Internship, June 1996 - August 1996, May 1997 - August 1997

Accounts receivable, customer service, filing, phone answering, bank deposits, bank runs, mail runs, errands

Education

Tennessee Technological University

B.S. in Business Administration, in cursu honorum, cum laude

World Cultures and Business Major, GPA 3.62

ACADEMICS/SCHOLASTIC HONORS

Cummins Diesel Reengineering Corp. Internship Recipient - declined (Memphis, TN)

Exchange Student, Centre International de Valbonne, Sophie-Antipolis, France Honors Program Leadership:

Who’s Who Among American College Students Honors Council Representative

National Collegiate Business Merit Award Honors Recruitment Representative

United States Achievement Academy All-American Scholar Collegiate Co-chair, Conference Committee

Omicron Delta Kappa Sophomore Scholarship Award Finalist Co-chair, Social Committee

The Honors Program at Tennessee Technological University Co-chair, Travels Committee

Dean's List Honors 101 Peer Mentor

Greater Nashville Area Alumni Business Scholarship English 202H Peer Mentor

University Academic Scholarship Workshop Leader: T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets

Springfield Optimist Club Scholarship Big Sibling to Incoming Freshmen

TTU 2000 Derryberry Award Finalist TTU Honors Day Planning Committee

TN Honors Conference Plan Committee

LEADERSHIP/SCHOOL ACTIVITIES Tennessee Honors Council Representative

Associated Scholars Guild Treasurer

Student Government/Campus Leadership: Article writer, Fresh!

Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Society Article writer, Honorable Mention

Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society

SGA Senator

TTU’s Harry S. Truman Fellowship Nominee

Member of College of Arts and Science Recruitment and Retention Committee

Member of the International Affairs Committee

Member of University Curriculum Committee

Member of Internal Affairs Committee

Other Leadership:

Tech Players Drama Organization - Militant Publicist

Student Environmental Action Coalition

Second Line Dance Company

French Club

Delta Gamma Fraternity

Jr. Panhellenic Representative, Delta Gamma Fraternity

Jr. Panhellenic Newsletter, reporter

Springfield High School

Graduated with Honors, 10 of 226 (GPA: 3.890), August 1992 - May 1996

ACT: English: 36, Math: 27, Reading: 32, Science: 31, Composite: 31

Skills

Computer Competency

· Microsoft Windows (95, NT, 98)

· Microsoft Office

· WordPerfect

· Lotus Smart Suite

· Universal Account Reconciliation Program

· HTML

Language Competency

·French

Papers Presented

“Seven Habits of Highly Effective Peer Mentors”

·National Collegiate Honors Conference, Chicago, IL

·Tennessee Honors Conference, Nashville, TN

"The Expansion of Multiculturalism in Honors,"

·NCHC, Chicago, IL

·Southern Regional Honors Conference, Savannah, GA

“A Comparison of the Unemployment Rate in the United States and France”

·THC, Nashville, TN

"Leggo My Ego: Honors 101 Values Clarification Model,"

·NCHC, Atlanta, GA

"The Meaning of Life,"

·THC, Cookeville, TN

·SRHC, Baton Rouge, LA

"Gnothi Seauton: Learning Values Clarification,"

·THC, Cookeville, TN

·SRHC, Baton Rouge, LA

Hobbies

Traveling, Tennis, Golf, Reading, Personal Development, Dance, Piano, et al.