Zachary Soules

Geospatial Information Sciences graduate with a passion for history, science, and writing. Proficient in spatial analysis, group management, and public speaking. Self-motivated interest in policy analysis started in high school. Eager to utilize skills and knowledge to contribute to impactful solutions.

• Duke TIP Talent Search National Recognition
• National Honor Society (NHS) Vice President
• Gave Veterans Day presentation in front of 3000 attendees
• History Student of the Year
• Debate Team: First freshman partnership to qualify and compete at Texas Forensics Association State
• Member of the National School and Debate Association Honor Society
• Competed in over 40 tournaments on the Texas circuit in Cross-Examination, Lincoln-Douglas, and Extemporaneous Speaking
• Lettered at State and UIL, and achieved a Degree of Special Distinction and a Triple Ruby
• UIL Academics: Alongside debate competed in General Math, Computer Science, Literary Criticism and Number Sense in UIL competitions, Lettered in Academics
• National Honor Society Member with over 500 volunteer hours

• Member, Secretary, Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, Over 40 hours a semester of volunteer hours in community clean-up, house building, and community organizing.
• President, University of Texas at Dallas Tabletop Gaming Club, Event Coordinator and Game Master - organized events of up to a hundred people, publicly spoke and trained game masters, conducted risk management seminars, advertised and recruited, managed small groups, created stories with planning for diverse situations.
• Religious Educator, 2nd and 3rd grade children at First Unitarian Church of Dallas creating my own curriculum.
• Participant, Interfaith Conference on Climate Change, Experiences of disaster.

• Member, Representative, and Leader, YRUU (Young Religious Unitarian Universalists), A service, youth empowerment, educational, and community organization that works for social, economic, and environmental justice.
• Participant, Mean Green Workshops, 2013 - 2014, High school debate institute for research, skill development, and topic education in a collegiate environment over a 4 week period.
• Small Group Leader, U-Bar-U Senior Summer Camp and Retreat, 2011 - 2015
• Special Events Coordinator, Dean, Unitarian Universalist Regional Summer Camp at Lake Murray, 2013 - 2015
• Lead Coordinator/Dean, Southwestern Conference Houston Rally, 2015, Event of 120 people.
• Counselor, Director, Instructor, Northwoods Unitarian Universalist Vacation Religious Education School, 2010 – 2016
• Attendee, Fall Harvest Leadership Conference, 2013 – 2015, Took a seminar on Sensitivity and Conflict Resolution Training, and Small Group Organization.
• Campaign Volunteer, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024, Helped organize events, knocked on doors.