Advocate

Posted on: 2006-10-08

KIRSTEN J. COLLINS?P.O. box 7753 Tahoe City CA 96145 (530) [email protected] ? HIGHLIGHTS 6 years experience working with non-profits. 4 years experience within a University. 2 years AmeriCorps volunteer experience. 2 years experience in student support. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Tahoe Women’s Services, Truckee CA (2005-2006) Sunday Advocate in Domestic Violence Shelter Tahoe Women’s Services, Truckee CA (2004-2005) Advocate and AmeriCorps Volunteer Project M.A.N.A., Truckee CA (2003-2004) Truckee Program Coordinator and AmeriCorps VISTA Center for Cognitive Sciences, U of MN Minneapolis (2002-2003) Office Assistant TRIO, General College, U of MN Minneapolis (2000) Multicultural Relations SI Course Teaching Assistant Curriculum Transformation & Disability, U of MN Minneapolis (1999-2001) Office Assistant EDUCATION AND TRAINING Graduate Certificate in Academic Advising in Higher Education, Kansas State University (expected graduation date, May 2007) Intensive Spanish Course completion, don Quijote Spanish Language School, Guanajuato Mexico (2005) A Window Between Worlds Training, Los Angeles CA (2005) Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence Conference, Las Vegas NV (2004) Crisis Intervention Training, Tahoe Women’s Services, Truckee CA (2004) B.A., Women’s Studies-Minor in Sociology-Language focus Spanish U of MN Minneapolis (2003) Sexual Violence Advocate & Legal Advocate Certification, Program Against Sexual Violence, U of MN Minneapolis (1999) HIV Education Certification, Salvation Army, St. Paul MN (1997) Global Studies Scholarship, Art, Artifact, and Performance, Mexico (2000) Helen Hawthorne Hartung Award, Best Undergraduate Feminist Writing (2003) SKILLS I am trained and familiar with the following computer programs; Microsoft Office, Apple works, File Maker Pro, Outlook Express, Power Point, Microsoft Word, and Mail Merge. I am also familiar with internet, copy machines, fax machines, and multiline telephones. I am an experienced typist (last testing at 71 words per minute). My clerical experience has improved my communication, multitasking, and organizational skills, as well as given me the opportunity to work with a diverse student and staff community. My two years with AmeriCorps and year thereafter with TWS has given me the opportunity to work as a professional in the nonprofit field, attend training's and conferences on domestic violence and community improvement, and oversee and organize my own community programs. Last, I am efficient in Spanish and continue to strive towards fluency.