Education

2005—2009: Carleton College in Northfield, MN                

International Relations/Political Science Major with a Concentration on Political Economy; Chinese Language Certificate Holder         

2001—2005: Walter Payton College Prep in Chicago, IL

November 2009—Present: LMG Entertainment and Lucky Link, MC and hostess

Responsibilities include: hosting patrons of special events at several venues, announcing points of interest throughout, promoting many different brands and locations

January 2010—February 2010: Wilson Dow Group, Production Assistant

Responsibilities include: office management tasks, answering phones, photo searches in several different web subscription archives, event planning preparation, working with the Adobe and Office suites, conducting proposal research, editing video presentation

June—September 2009: KaplaniKid Productions, Video Editor

Responsibilities included: video editing for a the director of a documentary, including audio work, coordinating conceptualization per segment and troubleshooting

Fall 2007—2009: Carleton Varsity Athletics, Video Design Web Assistant  Responsibilities included: creating promotional videos about Carleton sports teams, which involved choosing athletes to interview, filming b-roll material at games, researching team history, creating and promoting a 7-minute video biweekly

Fall 2005—2009: Carleton College, Media Technologies Assistant    Responsibilities included: working with the Final Cut Pro Studio, the iLife bundle and other audio/video software; filming campus events; media equipment set up and troubleshooting; media conversions including digitizing reel-to-reel audio, etc.

Summer 2006, 2007: City of Chicago 43^rd Ward, Aldermanic Intern     Responsibilities included: front desk work providing information to constituents face-to-face or on the phone, providing legal permits; office duties including working with the 311 nonemergency report system; internship workshops 

Summer 2003—2004: Score!, All Subjects Tutor

Responsibilities include: tutoring grammar school children using progress tracking software, assessing student progress and articulating it during parent conferences, creating an energetic, positive atmosphere using a sophisticated rewards system and public recognition when goals are achieved

Summer 2008                                                                                      United Planet in Chengdu, CN: Volunteer English Teacher as an Initiative for Service Internships Fellow

Spring 2008                                                                                             Carleton College International Relations Study Abroad Program in Maastricht, Netherlands: European Political Economy Studies

Winter 2007                                                                                                La Fundación Ecuador Volunteer in Quito, EC: Art and Corporal Expression Volunteer Teacher

Fall 2006                                                                                                         Southwest University for Nationalities in Chengdu, CN: Intensive Chinese Language Program