CASSANDRA

EDUCATION

College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA
¬Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, May 2011
¬Major: Psychology Minor: Marketing Overall GPA: 3.92
Skills: Proficient in SPSS (computer program for statistical analysis). Proficient in Spanish.

EXPERIENCE

Senior Interviewer, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, June 2010-August 2010
• Interviewed prospective William and Mary applicants, mainly rising high school seniors, and composed written evaluations on each student to be inserted into their file and considered by the Deans of Admission during the application reading process
• Maintained lobby operations, lead information sessions with deans, and completed a final summer project
• Composed blogs twice a week published on the William and Mary Admissions website
Intern for VP, Public Relations for the Retail Stores, Marc Jacobs, New York, NY, June 2009-August 2009
• Presented and sold merchandise to hundreds of elite customers over the summer, managing transactions and trunk show orders by processing new orders, sending out invoices, and tracking shipments and received payments
• Collaborated with the VP Public Relations to coordinate a staff meeting to encourage team building, increased communication, and improved customer relationship management
Research Assistant, Psychology Department, Professor Todd Thrash, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, Fall 2008-Spring 2010
• Worked on a research team and conducted research experiments studying approach and avoidance temperament as basic dimensions of personality, implicit versus explicit motives, and inspiration and the promotion of well-being
• Handled subjects in the experiment setting and performed data entry
• Investigated and acquired proper coding and scoring skills for motive imagery in running text (TAT)

ACTIVITIES

Orientation Area Director (OAD), College of William and Mary New Student Orientation Program, 2009-2010
• Oversaw, supported and directed a staff of 39 Orientation Aides and a total of 400 freshmen during orientation
• One of 10 OADs who hired 180 new student, transfer, and parent Orientation Aides through an application and interview process; coordinated their training in the spring and the fall
• Currently continuing weekly meanings formerly for planning and now for hiring and transitioning new OADs
Tour Guide, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, College of William and Mary, 2008-present
Treasurer, Order of Omega, College of William and Mary, Fall 2009-Spring 2011
• Collect, monitor, and allocate organization funds, as well as cooperate with the other members of the executive board
Member, Recording Secretary, and Alumnae and Foundation Liaison, Kappa Alpha Theta, 2007-present
• Created a weekly agenda and monthly calendar distributed to all 90 members
• Recorded and submitted to Headquarters attendance and minutes of weekly chapter meeting
• Manage a budget, communicate with alumnae, and plan an alumnae brunch including invitations, venue, and logistics
Matching Chairman, Student Advisor Program, College of William and Mary, Spring 2010-present
• Directed and oversaw the matching of 1,400 freshmen with student advisors based on online survey data
• Follow up with freshmen and student advisors who need special attention or information
Teach for America Service Trip member, Office of Community Engagement and Scholarship, College of William and Mary, Spring 2009
• Participated in a course with 15 team members on the educational inequalities in America, and then applied the course to a service trip partnered with Teach for America, working in a low-performing, low-income high school to gain hands-on teaching experience with a classroom of 30
• Developed and executed individual and class lesson plans and additional programming, such as an after school program
¬Freshman Orientation Aide, College of William and Mary New Student Orientation Program, 2008 and 2009

NOTABLE HONORS

• Psi Chi Honor Society (Psychology Honor Society), Fall 2010-present
• Dean's List, Fall 2007-Fall 2010
• Phi Eta Sigma and Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Fraternities, Spring 2007-present
• Outstanding Greek Scholar, Fall 2007