Annika Benton

Compassionate and dependable healthcare professional with extensive hands-on experience providing high-quality patient care in assisted living, memory care, and home-health settings. Many hours in direct patient care supporting diverse patient populations with daily living needs, mobility assistance, medication administration, and safety monitoring. Recognized for exceptional communication skills, strong emotional intelligence, and the ability to remain calm, attentive, and professional in fast-paced or high-pressure environments. A motivated learner with a proven record of reliability, teamwork, and adaptability developed through healthcare roles, private caregiving, customer service, and youth coaching. Driven by a genuine passion for helping others, promoting patient well-being, and contributing positively to any team or clinical environment.

• AUGUST 2023-PRESENT
• Medlife
• Medlife stands for medicine, education, development for low-income families everywhere. Medlife is a non-profit organization that partners with low-income communities in Latin American and Africa to improve their access to medicine, education, and community development projects.
• FEBRUARY 2025-PRESENT
• Veterans Medical Outreach
• A powerful way to make a direct, positive impact in the community. Mission is to ameliorate veterans’ health and well-being through holistic healthcare, empathetic services, and educational resources, empowering them to navigate and optimize the U.S. healthcare system for optimal outcomes.
• JANUARY 2023-PRESENT
• Delight Ministries
• Provides the opportunity for hundreds of women to Delight in the Lord together throughout their college journey. The Heart of Delight Ministries is to provide an environment for women to vulnerably share about how Christ has been at work in their lives.
• AUGUST 2023-PRESENT
• Association of Pre-Physician Associates
• Student-led organization dedicated to supporting students on their path ti becoming Physician Associates. We foster a collaborative community where members can connect, learn, and grow academically and professionally. Mission is to promote the profession as well as to shape well-rounded students and assist them in becoming exceptional candidates for acceptance into a PA program.
• MARCH 2022-PRESENT
• National Society of Collegiate Scholars
• Honors high-achieving students and inspires them to live and lead with integrity. Nationwide community of member scholars, officers, advisors, partners, employers, sponsors, and more. NSCS Chapters plan activities such as networking events, social gatherings, and community service projects regularly.
• National Society of Leadership and Success
• Non-Profit honor society that recognizes high-achieving first and second year college students. NSCS provides career and graduate school connections, leadership and service experiences, and much more to benefit undergraduate students.
• FEBRUARY 2023-MAY 2025
• Zeta Tau Alpha | Director of Service
• Created to make a difference in the lives of our members by developing the potential of each individual. Goal is to connect members through a close bond of sisterhood and to build up a purer and nobler womanhood in the world. Funds scholarships, educational and leadership development programming, and encourages everyone to Think Pink with breast cancer education and awareness efforts, including partnerships with Bright Pink, the NFL and the American Cancer Society.
• JUNE 2017-AUGUST 2025
• Head Soccer Coach for Summer Program
• Developed and facilitated programs on the soccer field and inside any buildings encountered, to engage a minimum of 18 young members in the community for a week throughout the summer. While teaching soccer skills to them, valuable lessons about teamwork and never giving up when you're learning, along with leading in occasional bible studies throughout the program.
• SEPTEMBER 2021-AUGUST 2023
• Alpha Epsilon Delta
• National Health Preprofessional Honor Society

• Basic Life Support
• CPR
• Phlebotomy certificate