EDUCATION:
Colorado Mesa University- B.A. in Psychology 2008/ Currently a senior earning a B.A. in Mass Communication: Broadcast & New Media 2012
Adams State College-General Education Classes
Central High School, Grand Junction, CO - Graduated 2001emphasis

WORK EXPERIENCE:
08/11-2/12- Colorado Mesa University Programming Activities Council: Planning events for students, advertising events, getting students involved with student life activities, brainstorming, management, conducting meetings, and business to business. Supervisors: Bree Meier.

08/10-04/12 Colorado Mesa University Parking Services- - Mesa State Parking Services: Data entry, ticket writing, counting parking lots for parking shifts, coning parking lots off, working with pay lot machines. Supervisor: Bryan Davis

04/10-08/10- Employment Specialist Mesa County Workforce Center. Determined weather or not individuals received food assistance, Job Placement, management, conducted orientation, and worked with people who had mental health problems, low education, criminal records, and behavioral problems. Set up workfare hours; which are community service hours clients had to complete in order to receive food assistance. Worked extensively with the Colorado Benefits Management System. Supervisor: Senior Employment Specialist David Porfirio

04/09-04/10 - Activities Coordinator for Hilltop Senior Services: Planning and Coordinating activities for the facilities residents, advertising for activities, participating in weekly activity department meetings, attending monthly all staff meetings, working with senior citizens, having a great amount of patience, Driving residents on outings within the community, communication with local businesses, use of Microsoft Office, and creating a monthly calendar of events. Supervisor: Activity Director Michele Hieser

08/08-12/08 - Mesa State Parking Services: Data entry, ticket writing, counting parking lots for parking shifts, coning parking lots off, working with pay lot machines. Supervisor: Bryan Davis

10/07-10/08 - Mesa State College Programming Activities Council: Planning events for the students, advertising for events, getting students involved in activities, brainstorming, group think. Supervisors: Norah Fisher Dain Gotto

4/05-6/07 - Ariel Services, Behavioral Skills Coach: Working with troubled youth, Developmentally Delayed adults with ADD, autism, mild schizophrenia and OCD. Teaching morals, ethics, value of money, behavior in public, safety, job assistance, recreation, art, positive communication, personal hygiene, and mannerism. Supervisor: Stephanie Stephenson

8/03-5/04 - Adams State College, Resident Assistant: Management of residents, program presentations related to current events, education, and moral support. Supervisor: Corbin Lambeth

INTERESTS/HOBBIES:
Hiking, Climbing, Biking, Camping, Photography, Skiing, Snowboarding, Snowshoeing, Drawing, Weight lifting, Canoeing, Kayaking, Reading, video editing, and writing

OTHER:
Criterion News Paper Mesa State College- Photographer
MSCtv- Cameraman/Teleprompter/Floor director/Audio
KMSAvideo- Field shooting, Final Cut Pro 7/Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, and In Design
KASF 90.9 The Claw- On-Air Talent
Horizon Magazine- Advertising sales
Crisis Prevention Intervention Training
Computer skills with word processing, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, and Excel
RA training including; conflict management, leadership, diversity, problem solving skills, and professionalism
Behavioral Skills Coach training including; patience with clients, code of morals and ethics, professionalism, creative thinking, time management
7 years 4H experience, swine, poultry, rockets
Hilltop Supervisor Training