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CONFERENCES •
<br />National American Planning Association Conference, April 2008, Las Vegas
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<br />Economic Development Association of Minnesota, Winter Conference, January
<br />COURSEWORK
<br />2008, Bloomington, Minnesota
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<br />Minnesota American Planning Association Conference, September 2007,
<br />Rochester, Minnesota
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<br />National American Planning Association Conference, April 2007, Philadelphia
<br />PROFESSIONAL •
<br />Public speaking and presentation experience
<br />PROFILE •
<br />Microsoft Works, Word, Excel, Publisher & PowerPoint Proficiency
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<br />Geographic Information Science (GIS) skills
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<br />Field research experience
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<br />Spanish language skills
<br />• Economic Development Association of Minnesota Kent Robertson Scholar
<br />SCHOLARSHIPS/ Award, 2008
<br />AWARDS . Halenbeck Scholarship, 2005
<br />• Honors Scholarship, 2005
<br />• Kopp Investment Advisors Presidential Merit Scholarship, 2005
<br />• Gunner Isberg Student Scholarship (MN American Planning Association)
<br />COMMUNITY
<br />Cities, Small Towns, and Suburb Land Use and Zoning
<br />DEVELOPMENT
<br />Studying Communities Site Planning
<br />COURSEWORK
<br />Community Development Theory Community Heritage
<br />Urban Planning Aging & Housing Options
<br />Downtown Development Principles of Geog. Systems
<br />Housing Policies and Programs Latino/a Communities
<br />Transportation in Communities Society and the Environment
<br />RESEARCH
<br />St. Joseph, MN Research Paper 9th Ave Expansion
<br />Identified assets and community A case study of the 9`h Ave expansion
<br />PROJECTS
<br />development issues within the city project process in St. Cloud, MN
<br />St. Cloud Downtown Council Site Planning (Rice, MN)
<br />Researched the impact of the Researched Little Rock Lake &
<br />St. Cloud Downtown Council created a site plan for potential
<br />on downtown businesses new development
<br />Lakeshore Development District del Sol (St. Paul)
<br />Researched the effects of lakeshore Researched how the District del Sol
<br />development has created a Latino sense of place
<br />WORK
<br />• Server, Buffalo Wild Wings (St. Cloud & Roseville), August 2007 — Present
<br />EXPERIENCE
<br />• Server, Park Diner (Waite Park), June 2007 — August 2007
<br />• Server, Perkins (Sauk Rapids), March 2005 —June 2007
<br />Serving requires great customer service, attention to detail, hard work, problem -
<br />solving skills, and the ability to multi -task
<br />EXPERIENCE
<br />• Study Abroad Program Participant, Center for Cross -Cultural Studies, Seville,
<br />ABROAD
<br />Spain, June 2007
<br />VOLUNTEER
<br />• HandsOn Twin Cities, Project Coordinator for the Sabathani Community Center
<br />ACTIVITIES
<br />Stock the Shelves Project
<br />• St. Cloud Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Annual "Paint the Town" event
<br />• Habitat for Humanity, 2007, Helped to a build a family home in St. Cloud
<br />• Hands on Gulf Coast, 2007, Hurricane Katrina Relief in Biloxi, Mississippi
<br />• Good Shepherd Nursing Home, 2007, Service Learning Student
<br />• Big Brothers Big Sisters, 2005 — 2006, Mentored youth
<br />0 Fast Forward Youth Program, 2004, Mentored Latino youth in Willmar,
<br />Minnesota
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