Current Address 907 S.

Wright Street Champaign, IL 61820

BRIDGETTE BOVA
bcbova2@illinois.edu (708) 601-5107

Permanent Address 7260 Ishnala Drive Palos Heights, IL 60463

OBJECTIVE EDUCATION

To obtain a teaching position in a Special Education high school class room. Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, Palos Hills IL The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Special Education Major College of Education Class of 2012 GPA: 3. 01/5.0 (weighted) Class of 2016 GPA: 3.9/4.0

WORK EXPERIENCE Hackneys Restaurant

Hostess

Palos Park, IL 10/11- 4/12 - Worked closely with customers to focus on their satisfaction of the restaurant - Developed and used proper organizational skills to run the front desk and restaurant as a whole - Ran the register and handled all money transactions Waitress 4/12- present - Waited on customers with excellent customer service - Developed a camaraderie with my coworkers creating a positive work environment - Took constructive criticism from customers to improve both personally and professionally Eisenhower Developmental Learning Program Summer School 6/12- present One on one aide - Worked one on one with a non-verbal autistic five year old child assisting in developing both her cognitive and motor development skills with a variety of tasks, games, and learning activities - Worked with eight other children in the classroom with a variety of disabilities varying from Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and autism - Assisted teacher and teacher assistant in anything they needed including leading activities and lessons

EXTRA CURRICULARS

Epsilon Delta Professional Teaching Organization Active Member 8/12- present - Fundraise money with fellow members to fund one scholarship for a local high school student to go to college - Write Pen Pal letters to a child in a local elementary school - Learning about professionalism in the classroom and about current educational issues Chi Omega National Fraternity Panhellenic Delegate 11/13- present - One of the eleven Chi Omega executive board members leading our sorority; I specifically am the liaison between the Panhellenic Council and the Omicron chapter of Chi Omega - Will work within the Greek community to promote philanthropic events and to further advance the aims and standards of the Panehellenic Council - Use organizational, promotional, and communication skills to plan and run campus-wide events Active Member 9/12- present - Planned and put on a philanthropy event raising over $4,000 for the Make-AWish Foundation - Developed strong decision making skills within a group setting as well as gaining experience with teamwork - Planned events while being a member of both the Scholar and Sisterhood committees

Relay For Life (D230) 8/11- 6/12 Event Chair - Collaborated with my two co-chairs and administration to put on the Worlds largest youth Relay For Life raising over $385,000 - Acquired management and organizational skills by running weekly meetings to plan the event - Developed useful public speaking skills by giving a speech to over 3,000 people, students and staff alike Disable The Label Spread the Word to End the Word 8/11-6/12 Co-founder - Started and collaborated our high schools first disability awareness week - Planned events for students to celebrate diversity and get to know one another - Developed useful networking skills and brought in U of I Alum, Steve Hopkins co-founder of 3ELove who spoke to the student body Operation Snowball 2010-2012 Director and Teen Staff Member - Planned five 4 day biannual leadership retreat for three high schools - Instructed over 15 teen staff members on how to lead small groups - Provided peer counseling, facilitated discussions, and led leadership activities Student Council 2010-2012 Vice President of the Junior Class and Secretary of the Student Council - Planned and ran assemblies and events for the entire student body - Developed public speaking skills by doing the daily morning announcements Superintendent and Principals Advisory 2010-2012 Member of both committees - Actively participated in monthly meetings with administrators on school policies, standards, and events. - Learned professionalism and proper communication skills with administrators - Planned a school wide event honoring 9/11 firefighters Extra Mile Leader Freshman homeroom leader/advisor 2010-2011 - Taught classroom lessons and then led in facilitating a discussion - Helped freshmen with their transition into high school and informed on school happenings Basketball and Softball 2009-2011 Team Member - Learned to take constructive criticism from my coaches and teammates - Gained optimism and learned how to motivate myself and others - Developed the proper techniques to handle and resolve conflicts

ACHIEVEMENTS

Deans List 2013- present Ranked in the top 20% of my class in the school of Education Phi Eta Sigma National Honors Society Member 2013- present Received a 3.5 GPA or higher my past two semesters Leads Living-Learning Community Resident 2012-2013 Lived on the leadership floor in University Housing Recipient of the District 230 Administrator Scholarship 2012 Rewarded one of the three district wide scholarships chosen by Administrators AP Scholar 2012 Received scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams National Honors Society Member 2010-2012 Maintained a 3.5 GPA or higher throughout my last semesters of high school Meghan Sullivan: Special Education Teacher, 8015 W. 111th St. Palos Hills 60465, (708) 408-2124, msullivan@d230.org Lisa Fink: EOL 199 Professor, 1111 W Kenyon Rd. Urbana IL 61801, (217) 278-3622, lsfink@illinois.edu Jessica Schaar: Special Education Teacher, 14801 Turner Ave Midlothian IL 60445 (708) 308-3412, jschaar@eisencoop.org

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