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Jane Margaret Barlow Funk 

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Professional Information
 

I am currently a Masters student at Georgetown University.  I am interested in teaching at the community college or high school level. My particular areas of expertise are composition and english literature. I have excellent writing and editing skills and am a self-directed learner. I also have experience managing interpersonal relationships. 

Work experience
 

• Interact with students to provide individualized writing instruction with a           focus on academic writing  

• Present course materials and coordinate in-class writing workshops

Graduate Writing Associate 

Georgetown School of Continuing Studies 

September 2012-Present 

Languages

 

Conversational in Italian

Skills

TEFL Certification

Excellent editing and writing ability. 

Graduate Research Assistant 

Georgetown English Department

​January 2013 - Present 

• Compiled and analyzed information about current trends in doctoral

  education

• Attended meetings, wrote and compiled minutes, followed through

  with action items.

• Familiarize students with academic writing conventions and suggest

  effective editing techniques

• Work one-on-one with students to enable them to write the best

  paper possible

Writing Center Peer Tutor 

Georgetown Writing Center 

June 2012-Present 

 

• Graduated magna cum laude

• Member of Chi Gamma Lambda, National Honors Society for Comparative

   Literature

• Minor in Italian Language and Literature 

 

• Expected Graduation: May 2013
• English Graduate Student Association Recruitment Chair

• Current GPA 4.00

Brigham Young University 

BA in Comparative Literature

​2006-2010

Georgetown University 

Candidate, MA in English

​2011 - present

Education
 

Graduate Associate  
Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship​

​January 2012-July 2012

• Efficiently managed a variety of administrative tasks, including 

   workshop organization

• Increased awareness of pedagogical resources in an on-campus

   environment

• Administered Mid-Semester Group Feedback sessions

Student Administrative Assistant     
Special Collections at Lauinger Library​

Summer 2012

• Completed a variety of tasks to ensure preservation of various media

   and documents

• Welcomed and aided patrons in using the library’s collections

Patron Services Coordinator    
Georgetown Department of Performing Arts 

September 2011-May 2012

• Established a professional atmosphere at all Performing Arts Events

   by interfacing with guests

• Interacted with a team of 10 students in a leadership position to

  ensure quality patron services

Education Assistant  
The Museum of Peoples and Cultures 

January 2008-July 2010 

• Created materials for docent training program, lead docent training session

• Researched and wrote Educator's Guides to complement three new exhibits

• Led dozens of tours and ran monthly date nights

Volunteer Coordinator 
The Museum of Peoples and Cultures 

January 2007-July 2010 

• Managed volunteer recruiting and oversaw volunteer corps of 15-20 volunteers
• Tripled volunteer retention through meaningful collaboration
• Personally mentored 15 volunteers

Duke Ellington Volunteer Coordinator 
Georgetown English Department 

​September 2012-January 2013

Met frequently with teachers to coordinate volunteer efforts
• Recruited and scheduled graduate student volunteers
• Created the first “College Essay Week” to help students prepare

   college admission essays

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