Education:
High School: Wausau East High School, Wausau WI
Graduated, 3.577 cumulative GPA
ACT Score = 29
College: University of Minnesota Duluth
Currently a junior, Biology major
Certifications and Licenses:
American Red-Cross - Life Guarding & Community First Aid and Safety
American Red-Cross - CPR for the Professional Rescuer
American Red-Cross - Instructor Candidate Training
American Red-Cross - Water Safety Instructor
American Red-Cross - Head Life Guard
American Heart Association - Pediatric and Adult Heartsaver
American Heart Association - Health Care Provider
Wisconsin Drivers License
Previous Work Experience:
Cross County Homes, c/o Williams Reality
1818 Grand Ave.
Wausau, WI
Summer of 1996, did lawn maintenance at an unoccupied home for Mr. Ron Zahrt.
Wausau City Parks Dept.
Court House 500 Forest St.
Wausau, WI 54403-5568
Summer of 1997, Basket attendant at Kaiser pool, taught and assistant taught swimming lessons, cleaned locker room, bathroom, and other pool facilities on a daily basis, monitored locker room during open swim, and life guarded when needed.
Wausau City Parks Dept.
Court House 500 Forest St.
Wausau, WI 54403-5568
Summer of 1998, Lifeguard at Kaiser Pool, taught swimming lessons, life guarded, and performed necessary minor pool maintenance.
Wausau City Parks Dept.
Court House 500 Forest St.
Wausau, WI 54403-5568
Summer of 1999, Head life guard at Memorial pool, opened pool in the morning and after lunch/locked up before lunch and at night, supervised 9 other employees when supervisor was not there, along with performing all life guarding, cleaning and lesson teaching duties.
Wausau City Parks Dept.
Court House 500 Forest St.
Wausau, WI 54403-5568
Summer of 2000, Supervisor at Kaiser pool, supervised 10 employees (1-head guard, 4-lifeguards, 4-locker room attendants, 1-cashier) at a large outdoor pool; along with normal guarding, teaching and maintenance duties. This summer gave me several different work experiences besides those at Kaiser pool. I had the opportunity to guard for a youth camping trip (for the Wausau Parks Playground program) during their swimming time on the Eau Claire River. I gave 3 seminars on pond safety to 3 different age groups of children at 4-H's 4-Safe Kids day. I was also able to work one week at the Weston Aquatic Center (a new large aquatic center with a large water slide and several other types of varied aquatic facilities and structures which provided a new and interesting guarding experience).
Recreational Sports and Outdoor Program
University of Minnesota Duluth
Sports and Health Center 121
10 University Drive
Duluth, MN 55812-2496
Fall 2000-Spring 2001, Life Guard at UND pool. Worked various types of shifts including: lap/free swim, birthtay parties, Girl Scout swimming badge, H.S. swim meet,swimming lessons; along with performing minor cleaning and maintenence duties.
Volunteer Experiences:
Helped at the following Boy Scout events:
-Weebolos Swim Program (assistant instructed)
-Several Merit Badge Clinics for Swimming, Lifesaving, and First Aid Merit Badges (instructed/assistant instructed)
-First Aid Competition (judged)
Built designed and built/lead peers in building a storage shed for Liberty Park in Rib Mt., WI for the storage of baseball and soccer equipment in 1994 as my Eagle project.
Volunteered at Wausau kayak races.
Life guarded at Wausau East swim meets, winter of 1998/99.
Assisted instructor for a Life guarding course, conducted by Marathon County Red Cross, in the winter of 1999.
Worked on the course at UMD Lester Park invitational cross-country meet.
Activities:
Varsity member of the following sports in high school:
-Cross Country (4yrs)
-Swimming (2yrs)
-Track (4yrs)
Four-year member of Wausau East Marching, Pep, and Symphonic Bands.
Four-year member of top group in Tophatters Jazz Ensemble.
Member of UMD Jazz Ensemble II.
Four-years participant in Solo & Ensemble competition
Confirmed member of St. Michael's Parish in Wausau, WI.
Member of UMD's Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship Chapter
Involved in Boy Scouts from 1988-1999.
Awards & Achievements:
Member of 1994 State-Champion Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl Team.
One of two students from Wausau selected to attend Science World Camp 1995.
1995 EAGLE SCOUT.
Elected into Order of the Arrow (organization for honored Boy Scouts) in 1996.
Became Brotherhood level member of Order of the Arrow in 1997.
10 varsity letters earned while attending Wausau East H.S.
-Cross-Country 3
-Track 3
-Swimming 1
-Academics 1
-Band 2
1997 most Dedicated Runner Wausau East Cross-Country Team.
1999 most Valuable Runner Wausau East Track Team.
Senior Athletic Award winner 1998/99.
Starred-1st Rating (qualified for state) on Trombone Solo at 1999 Solo & Ensemble.
Member of the winning team at the 2000 Wausau Pools Life Guard Olympics
References:
Karyn Powers: Wausau/Marathon Co. Parks Commission-Recreation Superintendent,
(715) 261-1550
John Rudeen: Darwin E. Smith Community Aquatic Center-Aquatics Director,
(715) 253-2255
Nancy Schoen: Marathon Co. American Red Cross-Health and Safety Director,
(715) 842-2156
Elizabeth Aicher: Former Swimming Lesson Parent,
(715) 675-4223
Annie Palmer Assistant Director of Wausau City Pools summer of 2000,
(715) 842-2947
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