Katrina Kennedy's student profile

Katrina Kennedy

Bay Area, CA

www.zinch.com/katrina-kennedy

Dream. Do. Give.
I’m a silly California girl at heart. Some say I’m like the girl next door but I’ve moved door to door, in and out of the Bay Area 13 times. I came to Texas in 2009 after a series of monetary mishaps following the California budget and mortgage crises. I now go to the University of Texas at Austin and I couldn’t have done it without God and the support of my crazy family. I have two step-sisters; a dog who thinks he’s a cat; one little sister, who’s also my best friend; and a church family that continues to give me more than I can ask for. I’m an independent thinker, a future globetrotter, a creative spirit, and a goofball at best. I’m also really passionate about helping kids and I plan to study Developmental Psychology (and/or Communication Sciences and Disorders) so I can specialize in treating kids with disabilities.

Extracurricular

Features Editor of the School Newspaper
The Thunderbolt (School Newspaper) 2007 to 2008

Peer Helper/Conflict Mediator/Class Representative
Peer Helping Club 2005 to 2008

National Honor Society Member
National Honor Society 2005 to 2009

G.A.T.E. Vice President and Secretary
Gifted & Talented Education Club (G.A.T.E.) 2005 to 2009

California Scholarship Federation Lifetime Member
California Scholarship Federation 2005 to 2009

International House of Friends Member
International House of Friends 2005 to 2007

Fijian-Indian Club Member
Fijian-Indian Club 2005 to 2008

French Club Secretary
French Club 2006 to 2007

UCG Bay Area Teen Youth Group Member
UCG Bay Area Teen Youth Group 2002 to 2009

Ice Skater
Ice Skating 2006 to 2008

National Society of Collegiate Scholars Member
National Society of Collegiate Scholars 2009 to 2011

Phi Theta Kappa Member
Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society 2009 to 2011

Psi Beta Member
Psi Beta National Honor Society in Psychology 2009 to 2011

Global Medical Training Member
Global Medical Training 2011 to Now

Women in Psychology Member
Women in Psychology 2011 to Now

Texas Ballroom Dancer
Texas Ballroom 2011 to Now

Autism Speaks U Advocacy Chair
Autism Speaks U 2012 to Now

Experience

Kitchen Crew Member
UCGIA - Oakland, CA Congregation (Nonprofit-Social Services)
1998 to 2009
Prepare & serve meals to church brethren; set up coffee & beverage area; arrange table settings and serve desserts & refreshments during potlucks and talent shows.

CD/Tape Crew Member
UCGIA - Oakland, CA Congregation (Nonprofit-Social Services)
2003 to 2009
Record, package and distribute sermons via CDs and cassette tapes to the sick, blind, elderly, and those otherwise unable to attend church services; also, maintain a weekly update on attendance record and church library of sermons & sermonettes.

Set Up Crew Volunteer
UCGIA - Oakland, CA Congregation (Nonprofit-Social Services)
2008 to 2009
Set up main hall, foyer, and dining hall for church services and breakfast & lunch settings.

Clerical Worker
VUSD - Vacaville Independent Study Program, CA (Education)
2009 to 2009
File & organize important and/ or private school documents; mail out teacher, student, and parent notification and/ or enrollment forms; and assist in other activities in the office workspace.

Model
Debra Ham Photography (Marketing)
2010 to 2010
Girl on the advertisement campaigning for senior model representatives. (I was so nervous! I do better behind the camera, and even then I'm not so great. :P)

Assistant Instructor for Arts & Crafts Summer Class
UYC - High Pockets Ranch Preteen Camp in Houston, TX (Nonprofit-Social Services)
2010 to 2010
Instructed and aided youth in completing craft projects under the direction of the Arts & Crafts Director during the church summer camp program; worked with children from ages 7 to 13-years-old, including those with special needs; set up and cleaned up wo

Assistant Photographer
UYC - Camp Hye Sierra in Dunlap, CA (Nonprofit-Social Services)
2010 to 2010
Photographed campers, staff members, activities & events during the church summer camp program; uploaded, edited & co-managed as to which photos would be appropriate for daily PowerPoint presentations, the camp magazine, camp newsletter, & gift CD.

Sabbath School Teacher's Assistant
UCGIA - Houston South, TX Congregation (Nonprofit-Social Services)
2009 to 2010
Aid Sabbath school teacher with lessons and activities during class sessions; create lesson plans; rehearse memory Scriptures with students; instruct class and administer lessons and activities during teacher's absence and/or under teacher's supervision.

Sabbath School Teacher's Assistant
COGWA - Houston South, TX Congregation (Nonprofit-Social Services)
2010 to Now
Aid Sabbath school teacher with lessons and activities during class sessions; create lesson plans; rehearse memory Scriptures with students; instruct class and administer lessons and activities during teacher's absence and/or under teacher's supervision.

Child Watch Attendant
UCGIA - CA & TX Services (Nonprofit-Social Services)
2007 to 2010
Cared for children ages 2 - 9 for parents attending Passover services or for parents who needed inexpensive childcare on date nights; supervised a total of 1 - 10 children at a time depending on the occasion and/ or family; provided food and entertainment

Assistant Instructor for Arts & Crafts Summer Class
CYC - Sequoia Preteen Camp in Posey, CA (Nonprofit-Social Services)
2011 to 2011
Instructed and aided youth in completing craft projects under the direction of and in the absence of the Arts & Crafts Director during the church summer camp program; worked with children from ages 2 to 12-years-old; set up and cleaned up work stations.

Assistant Instructor for Archery Summer Class
CYC - Sequoia Teen Camp in Posey, CA (Nonprofit-Social Services)
2011 to 2011
Instructed and aided youth in shooting techniques and form under the direction of the Archery Director during the church summer camp program; worked with teens ages 12 to 19; organized and managed record of campers’ improved marksmanship; strung bows; ma

Research Assistant
Children's Research Laboratory (Research)
2012 to Now

Model
Wowpretty (Marketing)
2009 to 2009
Featured on the Jira Couture and Jira Wowpretty blog sites. (Yep.. I'd still rather be behind the camera. :P)

Honors & Awards

Inaugural Scholar Nomination to attend Collegiate Presidential Inaugural Conference, 2012
Certificate of Completion in Autism 101 (Autism Society of America), 2012
Certificate of Completion in Autism & the Environment 101 (Autism Society of America), 2012
AA Degree with a Social/Behavioral Science Specialty Area, 2011
HCC Mathematics Student of the Year, 2011
HCC Faculty Nomination for English Student of the Year, 2011
Texas A&M Judge Marvin Jones Scholarship, 2011
ACU Transfer Scholarship, 2011
UST Fr. Monaghan Transfer Scholarship, 2011
UST Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship, 2011
HBU Provost Scholarship, 2011
HBU Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship, 2011
Baylor Transfer Scholarship, 2011
Baylor Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship, 2011
Baylor Needs-Based Scholarship, 2011
HCC Faculty Recognition for selections of writing demonstrating excellence in English (submitted to the HCC English Department), 2010
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
College Dean's List; 2009,10, 11
Phi Theta Kappa (International Honor Society)
Psi Beta (National Honor Society in Psychology)
President's Award for Educational Excellence, 2009
Congressional Student Leadership Conference, 2008
Who's Who Among American High School Students, 2006
National Honor Society (Member)
Gifted and Talented Education Club (VP & Secretary)
California Scholarship Federation (Lifetime Member)
UCG Bay Area Bible Bowl Winner, 2005
San Francisco 49er Youth Billboard Design Team (artistic campaign against drugs and gang violence in schools), 2005
San Francisco Cultural Arts Commission Youth Art Show (1st Place); 2004,05
School Science Faire (1st Place); 2004,05
ABC Biblical Studies Mini-Sampler Program Certificate, 2004

Specialties & Skills

-- Collaborative Worker & Life-long Learner
-- Trained Peer Counselor & Conflict Mediator
-- Teaching Experience with Youth (ages 2 - 19)
-- Software Experience: Word, Excel, Adobe Indesign, PowerPoint, Open Office
-- Languages: English (Fluent), Spanish (Intermediate), ASL & Braille (Beginner)
-- World Traveler (Scotland, England, Italy, France, the Philippines, Canada, and a number of states within the U.S.; still awaiting a trip to South America, Africa and the Middle East though ;] )