Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Clubs and Activities
Awards and Accomplishments
Volunteer Experience
Timeline
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Peri Dunham

10017 Edgecove Drive Dallas,Texas

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Babysitter and Summer Nanny

Local Families
06.2022 - Current
  • Coordinated playdates and outings to meet children's physical and social needs
  • Supervised children engaged in physical activity, learning, and social skills with peers
  • Engaged with children on individual basis to build positive relationships
  • Monitored children's play activities to verify safety
  • Transported children to and from school, medical appointments, and extra-curricular activities
  • Worked with parents to develop and implement daily schedules of children's activities to meet their needs

House and Pet Sitter

Friends & Neighbors
02.2021 - Current
  • Brought in mail and newspaper to maintain appearance of activity at client residence
  • Communicated with homeowner via phone or text
  • Fed and walked pets, cleaning up after pets indoors and outdoors
  • Cared for houseplants by frequently watering during owners' absence
  • Secured locks and entryways to prevent unauthorized access by persons not approved by owners
  • Set security system using passcodes and kept appropriately armed while at property and away

Pitching Instructor

Elementary Aged Girls
04.2020 - Current
  • Evaluated individual knowledge, skills, and strengths, to determine specific areas of focus
  • Promoted stretching, mobility work, and proper form to help athletes to fine tune fast-pitch pitching mechanics
  • Prepared athletes for upcoming seasons
  • Developed and delivered effective and engaging coaching sessions to improve performance

Teacher's Assistant

Lake Highlands United Methodist Church
06.2022 - 07.2022
  • Oversaw students in classroom and common areas to monitor, enforce rules, and support lead teacher
  • Handed out classroom materials, like pencils, paper, and crayons
  • Worked with lead teacher to monitor class schedule and take attendance
  • Collaborated with teachers for lesson preparation by preparing materials and setting up equipment

Education

High School Diploma -

Lake Highlands High School
Dallas, TX
05.2024

Skills

  • Time management
  • Team work
  • Attentive
  • Empathy
  • Problem Solving
  • Communication

Clubs and Activities

  • Lake Highlands High School Varsity Softball- August 2020- Present
  • National Honor Society- 2021- Present
  • Girls Service League- 2021- Present
  • National Charity League - Lake Highlands Chapter - 2018- Present


Awards and Accomplishments

National Charity League 

Cottonwood Award - 2020, 2021, 2022

  • Awarded for volunteering 25 or more hours of service in combined chapter philanthropies

Yellow Rosebud Award - 2023

  • Awarded for volunteering 50 or more hours of service in combined chapter philanthropies

Lake Highlands High School Varsity Softball

2020-2021

  • Made varsity as a freshman
  • Richardson All-City Utility Player of the Year
  • First Team All-District
  • LHHS Most Valuable Player

2021-2022

  • Richardson All-City Team
  • Second Team All-District
  • LHHS Pitcher of the Year

2022-2023

  • Richardson All-City Team
  • Richardson Pitcher of the Year
  • First Team All-District
  • LHHS Most Valuable Player

Volunteer Experience

Feed Lake Highlands 

  • Guided program members shopping for grocery items
  • Helped organize, set up, and restock grocery items on shopping days
  • Supported with receiving, sorting, and packing of donated food items
  • Served as a Clothing Helper Volunteer and assisted program members with selections, organize/maintain clothes racks
  • Prepared homemade cookies, casseroles, and pies for program members to enjoy
  • Participated with Feed Lake Highland's table at Community and Cops event
  • Engaged with children at the after school programs
  • Greeted and directed guests at 10th Birthday Celebration of Feed Lake Highlands
  • Guided community memebers and assisted nurses at a Flu Shot Clinic
  • Set up activities and interacted with kids at a summer program
  • Helped sort donated Christmas presents and selected items for local families in need

North Texas Food Bank

  • Helped to sort, bag ,and box food for distribution to North Texans

Feed My Starving Children

  • Prepared nutritious MannaPack meals designed to assist in reversing and preventing under nutrition

Dallas Public Library 

  • Organized a mini drive to collect feminine hygiene products for the city of Dallas to help end period poverty
  • Encouraged students' reading skills by serving as a reading book buddy with Summer Book Buddies program
  • Ensured that books are in their correct order on the library shelves
  • Assisted with arts and crafts activities for story time and other children’s programming

YMCA Lake Highlands - Brighter Bites Food Distribution

  • Sorted and organized bags of fruits and vegetables for local families in need

Bright Futures for Women and Children (formally known as Pamper Lake Highlands)

  • Collected and organized donated diaper, wipes, and school supplies for organization
  • Provided donations and helped program moms to shop for holiday gifts for children
  • Organized, collected, and sorted items for a coat drive
  • Assisted with sorting and distributing coats, diapers, and wipes to families
  • Participated in organization's annual fundraiser letter distribution; assembled and addressed letters to be mailed
  • Decorated our trunk for Halloween and provided a safe and fun place for children to trick or treat

The Dallas Arboretum 

  • Volunteered at the Christmas Village and guided children as they walked through
  • Collaborated with group in decorating a building at the Arboretum for Christmas



Timeline

Babysitter and Summer Nanny

Local Families
06.2022 - Current

Teacher's Assistant

Lake Highlands United Methodist Church
06.2022 - 07.2022

House and Pet Sitter

Friends & Neighbors
02.2021 - Current

Pitching Instructor

Elementary Aged Girls
04.2020 - Current

High School Diploma -

Lake Highlands High School

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