Facilitator

Posted on: 2006-09-28

PETRA SURIĆ 700 Hudson Street Hoboken, NJ 07030 (732) 610-6862 [email protected] ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION Georgetown University; Washington DC 2002- 2006 • GPA 3.72 Magna Cum Laude, Graduated with Honors in Major • Double major: Government and French • Minor: Culture and Politics L’Institut des Etudes Politiques, Sciences-Po; Paris, France 2004-2005 • Diplôme Internationale; all courses conducted in French The Hudson School; Hoboken, New Jersey May, 2002 • Valedictorian LANGUAGES • Croatian, French, English: trilingual, comprehensive speaking, reading and writing skills • German: conversational • Lived in Croatia (8 years) and France (2 years) WORK EXPERIENCE Summer 2006 Facilitator, Peace Action Children’s Team—Croatia • One of 6 main group leaders in a multi-ethnic summer camp for children ages 11-14 who are survivors of ethnic cleansing, ethnic and religious discrimination, and other war trauma • Facilitated and led children through a curriculum of social values promoting tolerance, communication, responsibility and peaceful conflict resolution • As the main translator, helped coordinate and manage daily camp activities Spring 2004 Intern, Senator Jon S. Corzine of New Jersey – Washington, D.C. • Conducted legislative research for the Senator’s legislative proposal to enhance US transparency in Iraq • Maintained legislative resources, attended hearings and briefings, prepared correspondences and legislative memos for the Senator • Assisted with constituent services and press activities Summer 2003 Legal Assistant; George N. Pappas, Esq. - Hoboken, New Jersey • Familiarized with tax, estate, corporate laws and legal writing • Managed inter-lawyer communication and answered inquiries 2002 – 2006 Clerical Assistant; Office of Student Financial Services, Georgetown Univ. • Processed scholarship checks, handled large amounts of money, maintained financial accounts • Managed office, answered inquiries, sustained communication between students and office INTERESTS/ACTIVITIES • Georgetown International Relations Club (GIRC) Elected Director of Development, 2004 Organized fundraisers for the club to minimize conference costs; raised 200% more funds than in 2002 and 2003 previous years • National Collegiate Security Conference XXXI Appointed Executive Assistant, 2004 Directly responsible for logistical planning for the conference • National Area Invitational Model United Nations XLI, Chair of Security Council Committee, 2004 Researched chosen topics for committee and delegated committee of high school students during conference activities • Musical Theater Performed in over 15 plays (including off-Broadway); held staring roles in musicals (Gypsy, The Fantastics etc) Nominated for Best Supporting Actress Award by NJ Paper Mill Playhouse • Taekwondo: First Dan : Kukkiwon certification, international headquarters for Taekwondo in Korea COMPUTER SKILLS • Microsoft Office, Lexis-Nexis, knowledge of Access and SIS, typing speed: 95wpm