Christina Elaine Coles

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2504 Pacific Ave. #1, Venice, CA 90291

CAREER OBJECTIVE: As a motivated, hard-working and critically thinking student, I seek an opportunity to utilize career experience, skills, and education to contribute to employer objectives, productivity, and success within a company offering potential for challenge and growth. I am most interested in a Public Relations position at an organization that maintains socially responsible practices and creates a positive impact on our community and environment.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Business Development Intern, Eyes of the World Media Group, Culver City, CA January-May 2010

  • Assisted in the production, promotion and marketing of media projects associated with socially-responsible companies which

deal with social, environmental and political issues

  • Acquired skills in web development, research, educational program development, marketing and outreach

NCLB Tutor, Academic Advantage, Los Angeles Unified School District 2007-2009

  • Provided children from low income families with free tutoring services through the No Child Left Behind Act
  • Tutored children ages K-12 in Math and English/Language Arts
  • Acquired skills in working with special needs children

Research Assistant, Institute of Neurology and Brain Imaging, Queen Square, London 2008-2009

  • Participated in research on human perceptual encoding of auditory sequences
  • Trained to scan patients using MEG technology
  • Organized data, executed experiments and wrote research reports

Program Development Intern, Make a Better Place, New York City 2006

  • Worked with the nonprofit organization to develop arts and learning programs which develop essential communication skills,

social awareness and appreciation for the arts

  • Worked with sponsors such as Goldman Sachs and youth service professionals to design programs and execute public exhibitions

and publications

Sales Representative, Abercrombie and Fitch, Bellevue Square, WA 2005

Sales Associate, Café Fonté, Seattle, WA 2003

EDUCATION:

University of Southern California, Los Angeles May 2010

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Minor in Fine Arts – Two Dimensional Studies, Cum. GPA: 3.8

University College of London, London: Undergraduate 3rd year Affiliate Student Spring 2009

Emphasis: Developmental Psychology

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE:

Los Angeles Community Impact, Consulting Team Member 2009- 2010

  • Consult for a student-run non-profit organization which strengthens small businesses in LA by addressing theirbusiness-

related challenges

  • Develop improved marketing materials, create surveys and research data from the community to improve business plans

KIVA Microfinance Lending, Vice President of Outreach 2009-2010

  • Plan and execute marketing and outreachefforts for the USC chapter of KIVA’s micro-lending website
  • Empowerindividuals to lend to unique entrepreneurs around the world in a variety of business fields
  • Coordinate with local businesses to help fundraise for the USC lending team

USC Joint Educational Project 2007-08

  • Served for one of the oldest and largest service-learning programs in the country at St. Raphael Middle School as a non-credit

volunteer tutor for math and reading

Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society 2006-present

  • Recognized by one of the oldest and most prestigious honor societies for academic excellence in the U.S. with 240 chapters

worldwide

USC Entrepreneur Club 2006-08

  • Networked with business scholars, attended meetings to hear from entrepreneurs, and connected with speakers and business

consultants

Explore USC Student Host 2006–07

  • Selected to serve as a student volunteer host and participated in programs offering prospective freshman information about USC
  • Gave informal tours of campus and residence halls

HONORS:

  • USC Dean’s List Student, Cumulative GPA: 3.8 2007-present
  • Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society member 2006-present
  • Recognition by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation 2003

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:

Food Bank Volunteer, Northwest Harvest, Seattle, WA 2003-06

  • Distributed meals to homeless and packaged lunch for children at local food bank

Service Volunteer,Overlake Service league & St. Thomas Church, Bellevue 2002-07

  • Delivered food and donated gifts to the homeless during Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays