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Posted on: 2008-05-13

Annie T. Nguyen 4523 SUN WEST DRIVE • SALIDA, CA 95368 HOME: (209) 543-3882 • CELL: (209) 681-3029 • EMAIL: [email protected] PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE United States Peace Corps, Senegal, West Africa March 2006-March 2008 Primary/Rural Health Extension Consultant • Designed and lead health demonstrations, advised local health partners, taught Life Skills, English, and art lessons at partner schools • SeneGAD (Gender and Development) Communications Coordinator, 2007-2008. Managed relations and communications with Peace Corps administration, non-governmental organizations, volunteers and GAD members in other countries of West Africa. Assisted in maintenance of the official SeneGAD website (www.senegad.org). Facilitated national scholarship application process, application review and scholarship allocation for middle school girls. • DOS (description of service) document available upon request/ certified non-competitive status Revolver Film Company, Los Angeles, California 2005-2006 Intern; Interim Executive Assistant; Production Assistant • Expedited, organized and maintained frequent contact with directors, production teams and assisted production managers. Assisted in production of music videos and public service announcements. Central Valley Automotive, Modesto, California 2004-2005 Seasonal Office Assistant: directed all calls/paging in dealership, worked in the business office: heavy filing, data entry, assisted controller with office duties VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Alpha Phi Omega-Service Fraternity. Los Angeles, California September 2001-December 2004 Member; Finance Vice President • Organized and arranged group outings, led group discussions, researched opportunities for community service • Recruited, trained, and managed organization members, established and exceeded fundraising goals • Actively recruited new members via flyers, email, and social networking with other groups on campus, increasing membership successfully Asian American Tutorial Project. Chinatown, Los Angeles, California 2004-2005 Member/Tutor • Tutor immigrant children in the hopes of providing them with the skills and guidance necessary to assimilate into mainstream society and to gain access to a higher education PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE Audio/Video Project for Peace Corps, Senegal, West Africa October 2007-Present • Established a production team named Peace Only Productions (Jam Tun Productions). Current projects include: “Elle travaille, Elle vit!” (She works, She lives!) documentary, Bakel Eye Clinic, Bema School Presentation Tango project, UCLA School of media and design February 2006 EDUCATION University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 2001 – 2005 • B.A., French and Francophone Studies; Minor: Political Science • Summer Travel Study Program in France SKILLS AND INTERESTS Languages: High proficiency in Pulaar (one of Senegal\'s national languages), fluent in French, proficient in Vietnamese Computer: Microsoft Office applications, knowledge of editing software ULEAD video studio, and Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop, Dreamweaver and FTP program Filezilla, proficient in Macs and PCs Public Speaking: member of National Forensics League from 1998-2001; coached under Ron Underwood- Speech, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Oratory and Expository Speaking Interests: dance, flute, photography, travel **REFERENCES- Available Upon Request