* Sept 2003 – June 2008
: BA Politics and Government (Intl. Relations)
: University of Puget Sound
• Diverse background including: Intl. Security, Foreign Relations Law, Intl. Development, Mandarin Chinese,
Intl. Business/Marketing/Management
• Recipient of Gate’s Foundation Achievers Scholarship and Puget Sound Dean’s Scholarship
* July 2007- Sept. 2007 Mandarin Chinese Courses
: Tunghai University
• Received Freeman Asia Scholarship
• Certificate Earned in Mandarin Chinese
* Sept. 2007- Dec. 2007
: Study Abroad Program in London
: IES and School of Oriental and African Studies
• Attended Development Studies Course on NGOs and Development, UK politics, and Non-western Societies
Sept. 2004- May 2005 Beijing Language and Culture University
• Attended intensive Chinese language course
Sept. 1998- June 2003 A.C. Davis High School Yakima, WA 98902
• Served as Class President, Rights and Responsibilities Chair, and Treasurer, respectively
• Attended InternationalBaccalaureate (IB) classes
Working History
* Jan 20010 - Present
- Supervisor:
Roger Hiles
Director Hospice Friends
- Program Manager
- 401 E. Mountain View Suite 3
Ellensburg, WA 98926
• Coordinate and implement volunteer trainings.
• Teach volunteers appropriate skills related to working with patients.
• Manage office inventory control.
• Maintain level professional service to patients and their families.
• Organize annual fundraising events.
* Dec 2008 - Dec 2009
- Supervisor:
Deborah Wilson
Director WADRSVP
- (509) 574-1933
- Fall Prevention Coordinator for Yakima County
- AmeriCorps*VISTA
- 120 S. 3rs St. Suite 200b
Yakima, WA 98901
• Developed sustainable, affordable program targeted at lowering the rate of falls among seniors age 65 and over.
• Implemented free WA Dept. of Health certified fitness classes in communities with unmet need in Yakima County.
• Served on planning Committee for 2009 Wellness Conference held at Yakima Harman Center.
• Lectured to seniors and those who work with seniors on methods of lowering the rate of falls in Yakima County.
• Manage (amazing) group of volunteers, without whom the program would not be sustainable.
• Have submitted two complete grant proposals and received public funding to sustain our fitness program.
* Sept 2006 – 2008
- Supervisors:
Debbie Bergthold
- (253) 591-5042
- Diane Powers
- (253) 573-2372
- Assistant, Tacoma-Pierce County Coalition for the Homeless/City of Tacoma Human Services Contract Specialist Program Assistant
- 747 Market Street, Room 836
Tacoma, WA 98402
- Work Study Salary: $10.97/hr
• While in this role, it was my job to help with administrative duties related to the Coalition and its meetings. I assisted the various human service providers in Pierce County to connect and interact with one another in order to provide better services for the homeless, as well as those at risk for homelessness.
• Assisted Contract Specialists in completing contracts, forms, worksheets, etc.
• Successful grant writing experience. Recipient of ‘Evelyn’s Grant’ from The Timberland Company for Project Homeless Connect.
• Co-organized Tacoma’s Homeless Awareness Week.
• Updated Homeless Coalition Website and Resource Guide (Graphic/web design experience)
Personal Introduction
* Communication
• Confident, quality presentation/interpersonal skills.
• Taught graduate-level English for one year in Beijing, China.
* Computer
• Competent with Microsoft Office (including Excel, Publisher, Access, and FrontPage), Photoshop, Music/Video Editing, QuickBooks and most software programs.