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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
United States Peace Corps, Senegal, West Africa March -March
Primary/Rural Health Extension Consultant
• Designed and lead health demonstrations, advised local health partners, taught Life Skills, English, and art lessons at partner schools
• SeneGAD (Gender and Development) Communications Coordinator, -. Managed relations and communications with Peace Corps administration, non-governmental organizations, volunteers and GAD members in other countries of West Africa. Assisted in maintenance of the official SeneGAD website (www.senegad.org). Facilitated national scholarship application process, application review and scholarship allocation for middle school girls.
• DOS (description of service) document available upon request/ certified non-competitive status
Revolver Film Company, Los Angeles, California -
Intern; Interim Executive Assistant; Production Assistant
• Expedited, organized and maintained frequent contact with directors, production teams and assisted production managers. Assisted in production of music videos and public service announcements.
Central Valley Automotive, Modesto, California -
Seasonal Office Assistant: directed all calls/paging in dealership, worked in the business office: heavy filing, data entry, assisted controller with office duties
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Alpha Phi Omega-Service Fraternity. Los Angeles, California September -December
Member; Finance Vice President
• Organized and arranged group outings, led group discussions, researched opportunities for community service
• Recruited, trained, and managed organization members, established and exceeded fundraising goals
• Actively recruited new members via flyers, email, and social networking with other groups on campus, increasing membership successfully
Asian American Tutorial Project. Chinatown, Los Angeles, California -
Member/Tutor
• Tutor immigrant children in the hopes of providing them with the skills and guidance necessary to assimilate into mainstream society and to gain access to a higher education
PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
Audio/Video Project for Peace Corps, Senegal, West Africa October -Present
• Established a production team named Peace Only Productions (Jam Tun Productions). Current projects include: “Elle travaille, Elle vit!” (She works, She lives!) documentary, Bakel Eye Clinic, Bema School Presentation
Tango project, UCLA School of media and design February
EDUCATION
University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California –
• B.A., French and Francophone Studies; Minor: Political Science
• Summer Travel Study Program in France
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
Languages: High proficiency in Pulaar (one of Senegal\'s national languages), fluent in French, proficient in Vietnamese
Computer: Microsoft Office applications, knowledge of editing software ULEAD video studio, and Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop, Dreamweaver and FTP program Filezilla, proficient in Macs and PCs
Public Speaking: member of National Forensics League from ; coached under Ron Underwood- Speech, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Oratory and Expository Speaking
Interests: dance, flute, photography, travel
**REFERENCES- Available Upon Request
