2008                   Oxford Seminars                                   Columbus, OH

                     TESOL/TESL certification

2002 - 2007         The Ohio State University                      Columbus, OH

Bachelor of Arts - International Relations and Geography

Sep 09- Present  Nanchang Hangkong University                    Nanchang, China

                     English Teacher

-          Teaching ESL Business English to International Trade and Hospitality majors.

-          Perform additional tutoring and English corners for the University.

-          Helping students with competitive speaking contests both local and provincial, and also judging various competitive events.

Dec 07 - Present       JP Morgan Chase                                 Westerville, OH

Automated Statement Processing Associate.

·         Process a variety of products in statement form on Pitney Bowes Flowmaster and APS machines.

·         Process checks and other miscellaneous items on Bell and Howe machinery.

Jul 07 - Dec 07            Huntington Bank                              Columbus, OH

Mail/ File Clerk

·         Sorted and delivered internal mail.

·         Responsible for tracking and sending Fed-Ex, UPS and DHL packages.

·         Operated on Pitney Bowes machines to track and stamp mail and OPIE Bell and Howe machines.

July 05 - Sept 07           OSU- Dept of Transportation                        Columbus, OH

Student Attendant

·         Worked with events conducted with OSU that involved selling, distributing parking permits, traffic direction, directional signage and reserving specific parking areas for events.

May 04 – Mar 05          Tech Mart Inc                                Lewis Center, OH

                    Customer Service Associate

·         Called, confirmed and scheduled appointments with clients.

·         Made travel arrangements for deliveries, maintained database, filed and created spreadsheets in Microsoft EXCEL for attendance and payroll purposes

Jul 02 - Aug 03   Ohio State Medical Center                            Columbus OH

Student clerk

·         Carried out data base entry of medical information and billing of patients. 

·         Filed insurance claims and performed light mailroom duties. 

Mar 06 – Present       B.E.S.T Schools                             Columbus, OH

                     Volunteer (Non-profit organization)

·         Develop grant writing skills and providing minor secretary work.

·         Conduct field work finding various sponsors.

·         Help with an adult literacy program that operates out of this facility

Feb 04 – Present       America Votes                                       Columbus, OH

                     Campaign Volunteer

·         Provided candidate and issue information to registered voters during all election seasons

Oct 03 – Present       Amnesty International                            Columbus, OH

                     Volunteer

·         Attended meetings where various issues were discussed and information was doled out.

·         Performed field work to alert the public regarding various global issues

Jan 02 – Jun 02 Ohio Reads                                     Columbus, OH

                     Reading Tutor

·         Worked with children aged 6-9 by helping to develop their reading skills and gain confidence in their school work

Sept 01 – Jun 02       Blacklick Elementary School                        Gahanna, OH

                     Teaching Assistant

·         Helped fourth graders with their English comprehension by helping their homeroom teacher create activities and lesson plans

Jan – Mar 99              Worthington Library                               Worthington, OH

                     Library Assistant

·         Helped the librarians organize reading and media material and handled miscellaneous task filing, sorting mail and database entry.

·         Actively assisted children with their reading

Oct – Sept 98             Whetstone Nursing Home                            Columbus, OH      

                     Volunteer

·         I worked with activities with members of the home and facilitated light secretarial work

Languages:         French (Intermediate) and Arabic (Intermediate)

Travel Experience:      I lived in Saudi Arabia for 13 years. Also I have also traveled to UAE, Egypt, Malaysia, Singapore, Morocco, Kenya, England, Switzerland and France, Thailand and Cambodia for vacations.

Interests:                     I enjoy reading mainly non-fiction. I also write poetry and do yoga to stay     healthy

Memberships:            Since 2003 – Present: Amnesty International

                     Since 2001- National Forensics League

                     Since 2007: Ohio State Alumni Association

                     Since 2003: Urban League Member

                     Since 2003: America Votes Association