Jillian Zeppa
103 Kent Road
Springfield, MA 01129
(413) 204-0788
jzeppa@student.umass.edu

 

Education
University of Massachusetts: Anticipated May 2008; Candidate for B.S. Communication Disorders; English as secondary major; Certificate in Professional Writing and Technical Communication
Awards and Achievements

University of Massachusetts Amherst:

- Anticipated magna cum laude
- Commonwealth College Honors Scholar
- Public Health and Health Sciences Dean's List

Work Experience

Office Assistant, National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, Hadley, MA (January 2007 - present)

- Create and maintain user documentation for the organization's web-based grants managing system
- Complete professional and technical writing tasks, including grant profiles and web-based communications

Program Assistant, Great Books Summer Program, Amherst, MA (Summer 2007)

- Supervise program participants ages twelve to seventeen as a resident staff member
- Lead regular group-based lectures and discussions

Information and Referral Specialist, Everywoman's Center, Amherst, MA (September 2005 - May 2007)

- Provide appropriate human service provider referrals to campus and community-based clients
- Maintain referral database
- Facilitate training activities for incoming staff

Recreation Leader, Springfield Park's Department, Springfield, MA (Summers 2005, 2006)

- Coordinate and lead academic and recreational activities for groups of children ages six to fourteen
- Promote program community and serve as a positive role model
- Report to parents concerning student progress

Extracurricular Activities - Spirituality Co-Chair, Newman Student Association, Newman Catholic Center
- UMass Running Club