Spanish Tutor Eleanor Seiwert-Kirn, Translation & Languages

Eleanor G. Seiwert-Kirn 376 Woodstead Circle Longwood, Florida 32779 (860) 951-5329 [email protected] EDUCATION Eckerd College B.A, Anthropology, Spanish May 2020 (GPA 3.75) Honors: 2016-2020 Eckerd Founders Scholarship Spring 2020 Lambda Alpha, National Anthropology Honor Society Spring 2020 Sigma Delta Pi, National Spanish Honor Society Spring 2020 Dean’s List Spring 2019 Professor Ken Keaton Annual Scholarship Fall 2019 Dean’s List Fall 2018 Dean’s List Semester Abroad Murcia, Spain. Attended La Universidad de Murcia for coursework in Spring 2019 Greek and Roman archaeology, criminal anthropology, Spanish instruction, normative Spanish, and medieval Spanish literature. Completed coursework wholly in Spanish and experienced daily interactions with locals. Lived with a group of international students for six months. INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE Sept-Dec Hunger & Homelessness Intern, Florida Student PIRG, St. 2019 Petersburg, FL Planned and organized donations drives and educational seminars throughout the semester to raise awareness for and teach students on the conditions of hunger and homeless in the St. Petersburg area. Demonstrated organizational and interpersonal skills. EXTRACURRICULAR EXPERIENCE Sept. 2019- Treasurer, Florida Student PIRG, St. Petersburg, FL Present Managed the budget and maintenance of the non-profit. Coordinated with National management to find and apply for grants. Jan. 2018- Club Head, Eckerd Adventures Abroad Club, St. Petersburg, FL May 2019 Worked with the Office of Service Learning and ELS office to plan events designed to integrate ELS students into Eckerd’s main campus and teach residential students about diversity. Served as organizer and main contributor to club events. Connected Eckerd students with other students abroad to create a network. VOLUNTEER AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Oct-Dec Service Learning, Beth-El: Ministry of Hispanic Farm Workers, 2017 Wimauma, FL Member of a class group that created care packages for farm workers, cleaned the warehouse and portable buildings, and represented the Ministry in an open house. Utilized Spanish fluency to talk to native speakers of the organization as well as the community of Wimauma. Mar. 2017 Service Learning, Cat Island, Bahamas Resided and worked in cooperative community to clear, clean, and repair a home to be used for a multicultural museum. Performed clearance of trees and plants around perimeter of house, painted the exterior, and cleaned the interior alongside local Bahamian high school students. Executed beach clean up. EMPLOYMENT Sept-May 2019 Spanish Tutor, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL Tutored students in elementary, intermediate, and advanced level Spanish. Corrected essays, created customized study routines, and role-played conversations with students to stimulate their speaking skills. Completed paperwork regarding areas of improvement for students and met with supervising professor to go over status reports and goals. Sept-Dec Note Taker, Eckerd College Counseling Services, St. Petersburg, FL 2018 Took clear and detailed notes for a fellow peer in a college course. Sept-Dec 2018 Canvasser, Work for Progress, St. Petersburg, FL Performed door to door canvassing to encourage voter turnout for the 2018 Florida governor’s race. Completed survey and interaction forms oncompany technology. Obtained driver authorization and drove colleagues to and from canvassing areas. Feb-Aug HP Technology Sales Specialist, MarketSource, St. Petersburg, FL 2018 Learned about and sold HP printers and computers, while also training Best Buy and Office Depot employees on current technologies. Underwent trainings to stay updated on current technologies and completed inventory reports. Jan. 2018 Spanish Tutor, Self-Employed, St. Petersburg, FL Organized and implemented a learning schedule for a college student in the beginner level Spanish Winterm Term course. Surveyed general general understanding of concepts and set learning goals. Aug 2015- Sales Associate & Part-Time Key Manager, Nine West, Clington, CT Dec 2017 Attended to customers and helped them find their desired size and style of shoe. Processed customer sales, cleaned the store as well as organized the displays. Opened and closed the store (counted both registers, made deposits, etc), performed merchandise returns, made sales associate goal charts, designed displays, and handled damaged merchandise. COMPUTER PROFICIENCY Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Excel, Google Chrome, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Mozilla, Safari. SPSS. REFERENCES Dr. Allan D. Meyers Professor of Anthropology Eckerd College 4200 54th Ave South Saint Petersburg, FL 33711 727-864-8230; [email protected] Dr. Jessie K. Fly Assistant Professor Anthropology Eckerd College 4200 54th Ave South Saint Petersburg, FL 33711 727-864-8214; [email protected] Ms. Arielle Mizrahi Florida PIRG Campus Organizer Florida Student PIRGs 4200 54th Ave South Saint Petersburg, FL 33711 732-735-2234; [email protected]