Amy Tarnowski Education

2010 present University of Lethbridge BA/ BEd Majoring in English & English Language Arts Minor in CTS: Community Health GPA 3.9/4.00 Graduated from Calgary Christian High School Honors Student University of Lethbridge Housing Services Lethbridge, AB Resident Assistant (RA)

June 2010

Related Experience
Aug. 2013 present Aug. 2012-April 2013 & Aug. 2011-April 2012

Currently co-supervising a section of about 95 residents. Co-supervised a student residence facility of approximately 200 second through fourth year students (Aug. 2012 April 2013). Independently performed RA duties on a floor comprised of 50 first-year students during the 2011 school year. Working with the team of RAs on various projects and acting council member for the Organization of Residence Students (ORS). Monthly duties like maintaining buildings, Resident Assistant on Duty shifts, hosting teambuilding events etc. Engaging residents and encouraging them to develop a healthy and holistic work-life balance. Enforcing the Universitys rules and regulations for Residences, Conflict resolution and community building. Participated in a Request for Proposal focus group responsible for awarding a new contract to a Food Service Provider for the University. Between Friends: Camp Bonaventure Otter Group Leader Worked with 5 other Group to provide supervision, care and programming to groups of up to 20 children with special needs for two week camp sessions. Children were 9 and 10 years old and had disabilities ranging from physical paralysis to learning disabilities, global developmental delays or mental disabilities.

July 2013 Aug. 2013

May 2013 July. 2013 Calgary Safety Council May 2012 Aug. 2012 Pedestrian Program Instructor & Bike Camp Leader & May 2011 Aug. 2011 Led Kindergarten-age children in safety activities, specifically learning road signs, safety rules, and how to be responsible and safe pedestrians. Independently ran the Summer Bike Program and led bike hikes around the Glenbow reservoir. Office work, faxing receipts, interacting with parents and teachers. June 2011 Aug. 2011 Montanas Cookhouse Server Waiting and cleaning tables and processing bills and payments. June 2010 Aug. 2010 Scrapbookers Bliss Calgary, AB Led kids scrapbooking camp classes. Customer service and stocking shelves and cashier duties.

Transferrable Skills
Communication Skills Strong written skills developed through University-level essays and research papers. Strong presentation skills developed though numerous presentations such as high school science fair, University projects, seminar presentations etc. Led a Communication Styles Workshop for the 2012 and 2013 RA Fall Training Session. Organizing / Coordinating Skills Resident Assistant for two years: responsible for creating and hosting events and leading extracurricular campus-wide activities. Head of the Health and Wellness Committee: responsible for organizing intramural sports, coordinating fundraising efforts, leading committee members in their individual tasks. Volunteer captain and manager for a co-ed intramural soccer team and Volunteer head coach for the Middle school soccer team at CCS Co-planned and organized a church Vacation Bible School summer program. Responsible for registration of participants and preparing materials for the week-long program, supervising the participants and volunteers, managing and coordinating separate group schedules, drama productions, coordinating craft and snack volunteers, and running team leader meetings. Technical Skills Competent on both PC and Macintosh computers and familiar with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook and Notebook. Proficient with Smartboard technologies. Familiar with Internet and Internet research strategies. Numerous awards and scholarships. -National Level UC Beyond Crohns Scholarship (Prizsm Public Affairs) -Provincial Level - Laurence Decore Award 2012, Residence Students Award 2012, Jason Lang Scholarship 2011, 2012, 2013 Rutherford Scholarship. -University level - ORS Council Excellence Award 2012, Deans Honor List Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2013. -High school scholastic, citizenship, and service awards. Hobbies include: reading, soccer, badminton, spending time with friends and family, camping and other outdoor activities. Went on a humanitarian trip to Belize in April 2009. Worked at the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Base Camp cleaning buildings and other miscellaneous jobs, visited a local orphanage and travelled into Belmopan for a day to purchase new shoes with the children, spent a day at the orphanage playing games with the children, and volunteered at a school. Member of the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship Club at the U of L. Completed Emergency First Aid and AED (Automated External Defibrillator) training and certification August 2012, Mental Health First Aid August 2013.

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