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Zoe Varkaris

Miami,FL

Summary

Dedicated and adaptable professional with a proactive attitude and quick learning abilities. Strong work ethic and effective communication skills.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Sales and Marketing Assistant for Family Business

Just Burlap Bags
New York, NY
09.2021 - Current
  • Help my mother with sales and social media marketing for her sustainable business promoting the use of burlap bags over plastic bags.

Volleyball, Captain of Volleyball Team for 2 Years

Locust Valley Middle and High School
Locust Valley, NY
08.2022 - 11.2024
  • Led school team through victories as middle front position and organized fundraisers for breast cancer research via "Dig Pink" volleyball games.

Founding Member, DECA

Locust Valley Middle and High School
Locust Valley, NY
09.2023 - 06.2024
  • Helped to start Locust Valley chapter of DECA at the request of my new Business Law teacher. Recruited other students to increase participation.

Founder and President of Love4Paws Club

Locust Valley Middle and High School
Locust Valley, NY
11.2022 - 06.2024
  • Founded club to donate toys, pet food and other necessities as well as encourage adoption and raise awareness about shelter's needs.

Recruitment Leader for Mental Health Awarness Club

Locust Valley Middle and High School
Locust Valley, NY
08.2023 - 05.2024
  • Helped a classmate start her club by recruiting people to join, cross posted info via my Love4Paws club, and used social media to promote club goals.

Volunteer/fundraising, Harboring Hearts Foundation

Harboring Hearts
Manhasset, NY
11.2022 - 12.2022
  • Persuaded busy shoppers during holidays to sign up for our mailing list so that a portion of JCrew Sales would go to Harboring Hearts Foundation.

Hair Washer , NuBest Salon and Spa of Manhasset

Nubest
Manhasset, NY
07.2023 - 09.2023
  • Washed women's and men's hair in preparation for hair cuts, blowouts and color, making sure not to spray them with water. Observed stylist techniques.

Shadowed the Assistant District Attorney

Bronx Criminal Courthouse
Bronxville, NY
06.2023 - 08.2023
  • Observed three active sex crime trials, watched criminal testimony firsthand and read through transcripts of prior testimony to gain understanding.

Unpaid Intern for Real Estate Company, CSCC

Crescent Street Construction Corporation
New York, NY
06.2023 - 07.2023
  • Learned about topics of New York real estate market as it relates to leases, rents, financing of construction, zoning laws and environmental issues.

Education

High School Diploma -

Locust Valley High School
Locust Valley, New York
06-2024

Summer Pre-college Class About Public Health

Brown University
Providence, RI
07-2023

Entrepreneurship

Columbia University in The City of New York
New York, NY
07-2022

Fashion Merchandising

Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY
05-2021

Skills

  • Calm Under Pressure
  • Critical Thinking
  • Friendly, Positive Attitude
  • Professionalism
  • Team building
  • Organizational Skills
  • Multitasking
  • Planning
  • Leadership
  • Verbal Communication
  • Creativity and Adaptability
  • Writing

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual
French
Professional
Greek
Native/ Bilingual

Affiliations

  • Played on Locust Valley High Schools Volleyball Team for all 4 years of high school.
  • Led Love4paws club through 11th and 12th grade.
  • Editor of the Mental Health Club's magazine at Locust Valley High School.
  • Walked dogs at a local animal shelter every Saturday morning to make them happy and increase their chance of adoption by showing them to people living nearby.

Timeline

Founding Member, DECA

Locust Valley Middle and High School
09.2023 - 06.2024

Recruitment Leader for Mental Health Awarness Club

Locust Valley Middle and High School
08.2023 - 05.2024

Hair Washer , NuBest Salon and Spa of Manhasset

Nubest
07.2023 - 09.2023

Shadowed the Assistant District Attorney

Bronx Criminal Courthouse
06.2023 - 08.2023

Unpaid Intern for Real Estate Company, CSCC

Crescent Street Construction Corporation
06.2023 - 07.2023

Founder and President of Love4Paws Club

Locust Valley Middle and High School
11.2022 - 06.2024

Volunteer/fundraising, Harboring Hearts Foundation

Harboring Hearts
11.2022 - 12.2022

Volleyball, Captain of Volleyball Team for 2 Years

Locust Valley Middle and High School
08.2022 - 11.2024

Sales and Marketing Assistant for Family Business

Just Burlap Bags
09.2021 - Current

High School Diploma -

Locust Valley High School

Summer Pre-college Class About Public Health

Brown University

Entrepreneurship

Columbia University in The City of New York

Fashion Merchandising

Fashion Institute of Technology
Zoe Varkaris