Michaela Hayes Resume
MICHAELA HAYES
Fort Collins, CO · ------------
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Personable, hard-working, and able to learn new information quickly. Ability to excel under pressure as evidenced by forensics and dance performances, umpire experience, and writing workshops. Strong writer in all domains with an ability to transfer knowledge to others. Adept at interacting with those of all ages and all walks of life.
EXPERIENCE
JULY 2019 – OCTOBER 2019
FARMER’S MARKET SALESWOMAN, MASONVILLE ORCHARDS
Set up and operated apple stand. Tended to customers in a friendly and welcoming manner, kept track of earnings and performed minor bookkeeping, and noted daily performance of apple varieties.
JULY 2018 – MAY 2019
LITERACY INTERN, COMMUNITY LITERACY CENTER
Though my primary duty was crafting and facilitating weekly writing workshops for incarcerated women, I also attended bi-weekly meetings and trainings, kept office hours, edited submitted work, and provided written feedback. At the end of the year, I co-hosted a special reading event for the writers to share their work. I was chosen as one of seven interns, selected from both graduate and undergraduate students.
MAY 2017-AUGUST 2018
NANNY AND HOUSESITTER
I cared for children between the ages of six and thirteen for two summers. My responsibilities included driving them to and from activities, spending time with them, making lunches, and caring for animals and plants.
JULY 2017 – MAY 2018
COMMUNICATIONS INTERN, ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
I wrote articles and created social media content for the English department website, as well as attended regular events, readings, and weekly meetings with my team. I was chosen as one of two interns, selected from both graduate and undergraduate students.
EDUCATION
DECEMBER 2020
PHILOSOPHY, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
Generalized study of the history and future of philosophy with a special interest taken in environmental ethics. 3.9 in-major GPA.
DECEMBER 2020
ENGLISH LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
The study of English literature with a concentration in creative writing. Emphasis on the research and development of personal arguments regarding texts, authors, and theory. 3.9 in-major GPA.
JANUARY-MARCH 2020
FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE, AIX-MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY
Immersive study of the French language, unfortunately, cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, but still instrumental in cementing B2 language proficiency. Attended school full-time and lived with a French host family.
SKILLS
• Creative and academic writing
• Public speaking
• Customer service
• Analytical thinking • Research and development
• Written and spoken French
• Editing
• Problem solving
ACTIVITIES
A well-rounded and passionate person, I tend to throw myself into new projects. I am currently working on a start-up literary magazine centered on women and gender, baking and selling homemade bread, and dancing with an amateur hip-hop troupe based in Fort Collins. I have also been working on short films with other undergraduates who share an interest in the visual arts. Previously, I have volunteered with Save the Poudre as well as the Youth Volunteer Corps, the latter of which I worked my way up to the position of president.
MICHAELA HAYES
Fort Collins, CO · ------------
M------------ · ------------/users/7473218
Personable, hard-working, and able to learn new information quickly. Ability to excel under pressure as evidenced by forensics and dance performances, umpire experience, and writing workshops. Strong writer in all domains with an ability to transfer knowledge to others. Adept at interacting with those of all ages and all walks of life.
EXPERIENCE
JULY 2019 – OCTOBER 2019
FARMER’S MARKET SALESWOMAN, MASONVILLE ORCHARDS
Set up and operated apple stand. Tended to customers in a friendly and welcoming manner, kept track of earnings and performed minor bookkeeping, and noted daily performance of apple varieties.
JULY 2018 – MAY 2019
LITERACY INTERN, COMMUNITY LITERACY CENTER
Though my primary duty was crafting and facilitating weekly writing workshops for incarcerated women, I also attended bi-weekly meetings and trainings, kept office hours, edited submitted work, and provided written feedback. At the end of the year, I co-hosted a special reading event for the writers to share their work. I was chosen as one of seven interns, selected from both graduate and undergraduate students.
MAY 2017-AUGUST 2018
NANNY AND HOUSESITTER
I cared for children between the ages of six and thirteen for two summers. My responsibilities included driving them to and from activities, spending time with them, making lunches, and caring for animals and plants.
JULY 2017 – MAY 2018
COMMUNICATIONS INTERN, ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
I wrote articles and created social media content for the English department website, as well as attended regular events, readings, and weekly meetings with my team. I was chosen as one of two interns, selected from both graduate and undergraduate students.
EDUCATION
DECEMBER 2020
PHILOSOPHY, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
Generalized study of the history and future of philosophy with a special interest taken in environmental ethics. 3.9 in-major GPA.
DECEMBER 2020
ENGLISH LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
The study of English literature with a concentration in creative writing. Emphasis on the research and development of personal arguments regarding texts, authors, and theory. 3.9 in-major GPA.
JANUARY-MARCH 2020
FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE, AIX-MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY
Immersive study of the French language, unfortunately, cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, but still instrumental in cementing B2 language proficiency. Attended school full-time and lived with a French host family.
SKILLS
• Creative and academic writing
• Public speaking
• Customer service
• Analytical thinking • Research and development
• Written and spoken French
• Editing
• Problem solving
ACTIVITIES
A well-rounded and passionate person, I tend to throw myself into new projects. I am currently working on a start-up literary magazine centered on women and gender, baking and selling homemade bread, and dancing with an amateur hip-hop troupe based in Fort Collins. I have also been working on short films with other undergraduates who share an interest in the visual arts. Previously, I have volunteered with Save the Poudre as well as the Youth Volunteer Corps, the latter of which I worked my way up to the position of president.