Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Volunteer Experience
Club Involvement
Timeline
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Samantha Harman

Ann Arbor,MI

Summary

Dedicated professional with strong customer service and communication skills. Demonstrated a consistent ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines. Committed to continuous learning and skill expansion, showcasing adaptability in fast-paced environments. Record of enhancing customer satisfaction through proactive engagement and problem-solving.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

University of Michigan Testing Accommodation Center
01.2024 - Current
  • Front desk duties include checking in students and answering phones
  • Monitoring students while in the testing space
  • Packaging and organizing exams

Building Substitute Teacher

Council Bluffs CSD
Council Bluffs, IA
01.2022 - 01.2024
  • Fill in as a classroom teacher for children ages 3 to 11.
  • Flexibility with a personal schedule and classroom changes on a day-to-day basis.
  • Behavioral management at a Title I school.
  • Professional classroom management.
  • Student-teacher relationship building.

Waitress/Bartender

Sports Column
Iowa City, IA
01.2019 - 01.2022
  • Worked as the only employee during day shifts, i.e., bartending, waitressing, and bussing.
  • Waitressing during peak hours (night shifts), juggling hundreds of drink and food orders by memory.
  • Trained new employees on serving, running the computers, setting up the bar, concocting proper drink recipes, and food running.

Farm Hand

Backyard Designs
Harlan, IA
01.2017 - 01.2021
  • Learned and utilized pesticide and herbicide-free gardening techniques, such as soil improvement and hand weeding.
  • Worked with native and prairie flowers, plants, and grasses, such as milkweed, black-eyed Susan, and blue oatgrass.
  • Operated farm machinery, including tractors and multiple machines used to clean, dry, and sort seeds.
  • Take care of farm animals, such as goats, chickens, and cows.

Education

M.S. - Sustainability and Environment: Environmental Justice

University of Michigan
05-2026

B.A. - History, Environmental Policy and Planning

University of Iowa
05.2022

A.A. -

Iowa Western Community College
05.2019

Skills

  • Flexible and adaptable
  • Communication
  • Organization and time management
  • Multitasking
  • Cultural awareness

Volunteer Experience

  • Voting Coordinator for Hawk the Vote, 01/01/20, 12/31/21, Emailed and messaged with students encouraging them to register to vote., Helped fellow students register to vote., Answered questions about voting and participated in tabling.
  • Project AWARE, 01/01/17, Present, Participate in an annual river cleanup that lasts a week., Help others remove trash from the river., Unloaded and packed gear.

Club Involvement

  • University of Iowa Environmental Coalition, Skill Share Coordinator, 01/01/20, 12/31/21, Contacted members about giving short speeches during meetings., Helped out with other planning for club., Volunteer Coordinator, 01/01/21, 12/31/22, Contacted the city and university to arrange volunteer work for the club., Informed and arranged for members to participate in volunteer opportunities., Participated and supervised in volunteer work such as recycling collection for Iowa City Octoberfest and club trash cleaning event.
  • Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Chapter, 01/01/19, 12/31/22, Participated in volunteer work such as serving at a nonprofit dinner., Participated in LSAT conference in Chicago 2020.

Timeline

University of Michigan Testing Accommodation Center
01.2024 - Current

Building Substitute Teacher

Council Bluffs CSD
01.2022 - 01.2024

Waitress/Bartender

Sports Column
01.2019 - 01.2022

Farm Hand

Backyard Designs
01.2017 - 01.2021

M.S. - Sustainability and Environment: Environmental Justice

University of Michigan

B.A. - History, Environmental Policy and Planning

University of Iowa

A.A. -

Iowa Western Community College
Samantha Harman