Amy Davis

3424 45^th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55406

amydvs55@gmail.com (608) 338-2910

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

·               Extensive experience in program coordination with emphasis on low-income populations and youth.

·               Experience engaging with community agency partners, high school and college staff/faculty, and local employers.

·               Facilitated training and professional development sessions for new staff in various roles.

·               Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to federal and state policy changes and utilize technical skills as job demands change.

·               Proficiency with Microsoft Office software and various databases.

·               Experience building new program models and implementing program structures and protocols.

 

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

August 2012- PresentWorkforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin  Madison, WI

Program Assistant

·               Assist in the coordination of the Middle College Program serving over 80 youth each year

·               Create and implement Middle College policies, handbooks, and best practices

·               Track student participation and outcomes and help package information to present to board members

·               Train new partner staff on Workforce Investment Act programs, the Department of Workforce Development’s reporting system (ASSET), and federal performance measures

·               Meet with high school principals, counselors, and school psychologists to coordinate participation in Middle College and identify eligible students

·               Recruit students for the program and manage case loads when needed

·               Over two years helped increase Middle College participant retention from 20% to 60%

April 2012-August 2012GE Healthcare  Madison, WI

Dispatch

·               Received service request orders and assign field engineers to each site

·               Paged and called engineers to accept service requests

·               Completed service request orders to send to the engineers onsite

·               Helped triage fax orders for GE equipment

 

August-December 2011UW, UM, and Duke Study Abroad                                         Sesto- Fiorentino, Italy

Administrative Assistant                                                      

·               Planned events and assisted in organizing excursions for over 50 American college students in Florence, Rome, Venice, and Tuscany

·               Monitored students and helped them adjust to daily living in a foreign country

·               Organized and updated the library database program and relabeled and organized books and resource materials

·               Implemented a language-partner program for students and local Italians in Sesto

·               Worked directly with the Program Director to enact and communicate program policies

 

 

June 2009 – August 2011Old Navy                Madison, WI

Cashier         

·               Helped train new employees on sales floor practices

·               Maintained sales floor and assisted customers

·               Opened over 50 Old Navy credit card accounts with customers

 

September 2008 -August 2009UW-Foundation Telefund              Madison, WI

Student Caller                                    

·               Researched current campus projects

·               Persuaded UW-Madison Alumni to donate to current campus projects

·               Raised over $5,000 in donations for campus projects

 

 

EDUCATION

May 2011University of Wisconsin-Madison                 Madison, WI

Bachelor of Arts Degree                                                      

Double Major

International Studies-Global Security, Political Science          

Overall GPA: 3.465/4.0

 

 

ACTIVITIES

January-April 2010Study Abroad Program                             Sesto-Fiorentino, Italy                                          Advanced Italian language, Cinema, Art History, Sociology

 

January-April 2010Primary Schools of 1st Circolo Sesto Fiorentino               Sesto-Fiorentino, Italy August-December 2011                             English Language and Culture Teacher/intern                   

·               Participated in three English instruction internships for elementary and middle school Italian students

·               Prepared weekly lesson plans and planned activities

·               Certified as having obtained excellent results as an expert at English Language teaching

 

October 2010-June 2011AIESEC                Madison, WI

Outgoing Exchange Team Member        

·               Contacted AIESEC committees and businesses abroad interested in hosting interns

·               Interviewed possible exchange participants for acceptance into the program

·               Counseled participants on working abroad and helped them complete work requirements for their host country

 

May-December 2009 Wisconsin State Capitol                Madison, WI

Intern                            

·               Answered phone and directed calls for State Representative Sandy Pasch

·               Addressed questions from constituents by letter

·               Researched legislation and other issues in the district