MY STORIES:

• Human Dignity Rally Urges Utahans to Be Politically Active
• ASUU Elections Lead to Election of the “Passionate” Open Party
• Trayvon Martin Police and Incident Reports Released
• ‘Silent House’ Movie Review

MY RESUME:

PROFESSIONAL/WORK

Office, Volunteer + Development Assistant Utah Pride, Salt Lake City, UT, August 2010-present

• Organize and supervise room rentals and group usage
• Maintain room rental schedule
• Answer phones and take messages
• Assist in training and managing volunteers
• Retain hundreds of files containing sensitive donor and sponsor information
• Keep meticulous records using several computer programs, including Excel and DonorPerfect
• Assist in sponsorships, special events organization and logistics

Utah Pride Center Special Events Intern Utah Pride, Salt Lake City, UT, July 2009-August 2010

• Assist in special events logistics
• Maintain payment records
• Answer phones and take messages
• Use Microsoft Excel to retain event registrations

EDUCATION

University of Utah

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Bachelor of Arts in Communications

Projected Graduation Date: May 2013

OTHER RELEVENT SKILLS/VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

• Proficient in Microsoft Office and many forms of software documentation
• Excellent written and oral communicator
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Optimistic, positive and driven
• Volunteer as VIP Assistant, Twilight Concert Series
• Member of the Junior Board, Affiliate Program of Utah Pride
• Democratic Party of Utah Volunteer
• Steering Committee Member, Utah Pride Festival

ABOUT ME:

I am a 21-year-old junior at the University of Utah, double majoring in Psychology and Communications, and I am expected to graduate Spring 2013. My goals after I receive my undergraduate are to attend graduate school and receive a Ph.D in Developmental Psychology, so that I can eventually either become a professor or open my own clinical practice.

Individual differences and what makes a person who they are have been points that have always interested me, and Developmental Psychology addresses these things. Developmental Psychology is a field of study that tracks psychological, emotional and perception changes in human beings over a lifetime, and includes issues of aging, identity formation, adolescence, cognitive development and social contexts.

Community involvement has always been important to me, and I believe that we should all contribute to the world around us somehow. I work as the Office and Volunteer Assistant at the Utah Pride Center, working closely with development and fundraising, event planning and the volunteers. I have volunteered in various capacities over the years, and I am currently on the Steering Committee of the Utah Pride Festival for the third year, as well as volunteering at The Sharing Place and Summer Twilight Concert Series in downtown Salt Lake City.