Resume For Teach For America

Rock C. Tolman 164 North 400 West #10

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PROVO, UT 84601

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CELL: (832) 671-4046

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[email protected]

Highly motivated Philosophy major/Economics minor with a solid education and background in Writing/Editing, Math, and History, seeking to enhance my teaching experience while helping to build the movement to eliminate educational inequity as a Teach for America corps member. EDUCATION BA in Philosophy Minor, Economics Brigham Young University Maintained 3.9 major GPA while attending school full time Received academic scholarships for 4 semesters

Graduation 4/2010 Provo, UT

Relevant Courses: Advance writing and rhetoric, World History, Calculus in it’s general discipline as well as applied to economic price theory, and Formal Mediation Processes Activities and Leadership: Active member of the Pre-law Student Association, Philosophy Club, Economics Club, and acting President of the Pre-law Student Association—elected Fall, 2009 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE President of the Pre-law Student Association 2009-2010 School Year Brigham Young University Provo, UT • Planned, organized, and managed 10 activities aimed to prepare pre-law students for the law school application process—making them the most competitive applicants possible • Preformed appropriate financial analysis for activities ranging between $100 and $200 per activity • Organized 4 publicity projects that resulted in the year’s largest PLSA membership compared to years past—over 200 members • Organized the means to produce t-shirts for all association members—the design being a product of my own creativity Legal Internship (Corporate Compliance) Summer, 2008 Smith International, Inc. (Fortune 500) Houston, TX • Assisted in coordinating efforts on Web-Based Business Ethics Training—over 5000 completions • Prepared visual graphs to be presented by Chief Compliance Officer in quarterly board meeting—10 members • Recorded appropriate data in preparation for future audits—1000 entries • Relayed information between subsidiary companies, joint-venture administrators and mother company • Configured 5 data workbooks to illustrate numbers of ethics training incompletes in accordance with location and business unit to be presented to business unit presidents and legal councils • Used proficiency in MS Office Suite (expertise in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook) Therapeutic Assistant/Shift Supervisor Summer, 2007 Oxbow Academy (youth residential treatment center) Wales, UT • Coordinated daily activities for resident through delegation to general staff members • Responsibility for the safety and well-being of each resident totaling ~20 residents aging from 13-18 • Administered Medication in a professional manner • Contributed in 10 board meetings discussing treatment measures • Certification in CPR, First Aid, and Restraint Procedures VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Volunteer Representative 10/2003-10/2005 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Spokane, WA • Held leadership responsibilities over geographic boundaries totaling 600 square miles and up to 20 other representatives • Trained 3 representatives—3 months per training—in interpersonal communication, problem solving, and working strategy skills • Planned, organized and taught 10 workshops on goal setting, relationship building, leadership skills, and smoking cessation

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Participated in 5 Leadership Councils, lecturing in 2

Scout Master/Merit Badge Councilor 2005-2008 Boy Scouts of America Provo, UT • Earned Eagle Scout Award as a youth • Coordinated camp outs in which scouts were able to practice survival methods, fire safety, environmental science, and camping etiquette • Merit Badge Councilor for the Life Saving, Swimming, Shotgun Shooting, Rifle Shooting, and Archery Merit Badges