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Hannah M. Mecaskey
3340 Belmont Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530
(440) 991-6623
• hmecaskey@op.dspt.edu (academic)
• HannahMecaskey@gmail.com (business)
• fideensoluschristus@gmail.com (personal)

Career Objective
To obtain a teaching position in undergraduate education in the humanity fields of philosophy and
religion, allowing me to affect the thoughts and beliefs of young people to live more purposeful
lives.

Education
Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (in GTU), MA in Systematic and Philosophical
Theology/ Master of Divinity—anticipated graduation May 2013

Davis College, Bachelors in Christian Counseling/Theology, May 2008- 3.6 GPA, Summa Cum
Laude
Cuyahoga Community College, Associate of Arts, May 2006- 3.96 GPA, Summa Cum Laude

Skills

Educational – teaching educational classes, teaching military drill moves and bearing,
instructing aerospace courses and activities, Leading Moral Leadership courses, researching
and reporting, led music ministry

Computer –Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Explorer, web development

Organizational – filing, sorting, attendance, supervising activities and general organization

Foreign languages – Spanish (3 years), French (1 year), Biblical Hebrew (1 year)

Music – Voice lessons (2 years), Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus (1 year)

Relevant Work Experience

Integrative Community Resources (ICR), Berkeley, CA

We provide supported living services to consumers of GGRC and RCEB, clients of the
Department of Labor, and private paying clients (elder care). Services are provided in the
following departments: Housing, Personal Assistance (May include assistance with bathing,
dressing, toileting, eating, drinking, taking medication, etc.), Attendant Management, Basic Living
Tasks, Mobility Training, Using the Community/Creating and Maintaining Relationships.
Care Attendant January 2010--Current
• Through ICR, I am working 48-60 hours a week aiding a woman with severe cerebral
palsy in her late 40s to live as independently as possible.
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• I work both overnight and daytime shifts, providing assistance at anytime of day or night
when required, including aiding in transportation with EMT crew to Emergency Room
when needed.
• Because of my client’s health needs and severe disability, I help her:
o Transfer to and from her wheelchair
o Prepare and serve/feed her meals
o Assist her with shopping
o Light clerical duties such as typing dictated emails
o Laundry, cleaning, other household duties
o Bathing, dressing, toileting, hygiene.
o Organize and serve medication
o Assist with transportation to/from events.

In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS), Berkeley, CA

In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) is a statewide publicly funded program providing personal
assistance services to low-income people with chronic and disabling conditions who need such
assistance to remain safely in their homes and engaged in their communities. In San Francisco,
most consumers served by IHSS are over 65 years of age. The remainders are younger adults and a
small number of children. In-Home Supportive Services include chore and house cleaning services
as well as personal care, such as assistance with eating, bathing, dressing, and using the toilet.
IHSS allows consumers to live safely at home, where they want to be, rather than in institutions.

Chore Provider January 2010 – Current

• Household chores, such as house cleaning, changing bed linen, laundry, meal preparation
and cleanup, food shopping and other errands.
• Personal care services, such as help with bathing, grooming, dressing,eating, getting in
and out of bed, moving around one’s home, bowel/bladder care, breathing, medications,
prosthetic care, and escorting to medical appointments and alternative resources.

Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, Graduate School, Berkeley, CA

A member of the Graduate Theological Union, this graduate school is dedicated to creating an
identity of scholarly community pursuing truth revealed in the Gospels through human reason
through a dialogical study of classical Catholic philosophy and theology in conversation with
contemporary academic traditions.
Student Office Assistant August 2009 – May 2010

• Opens the school by unlocking public doors, turning on lights, and starting the first pot
of coffee
• Covers the Front Desk by greeting visitors and handling incoming calls
• Completes a variety of tasks for the faculty and staff, including but not limited to:
o Sorting incoming mail
o Mailing letters and packages
o Making photocopies
o Assisting Admissions and Advancement with mailings and data entry as needed
o Assists Office Manager with the management and promotion of DSPT Affiliate
Marketing Programs and Internet Resources
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Hergl Center, Berkeley, CA

Home for six profoundly disabled residents with dual diagnoses, often psychological disorders, as
well as site for a small day program. I have fulfilled an aide position that works in both programs
Program Aide/Administrative Assistant August 2008 – May
2010
• Light accounting, filing, clerical duties, as needed
• Household chores, as needed (laundry, washing dishes, cleaning)
• Work with consumers in program and other interactions
• Prep and prepare simple meals, as needed
• Consumer care:
• Brushing teeth
• Dressing
• Toileting
• Putting to bed
• Taking on walks/outings
• Leisure activities (puzzles, games, etc)
• Overnight stays, on call, at center

Angel’s Hospice, Hayward, CA

Home hospice care service to offer health services, psychological counseling, and spiritual aif for
dying patients and their families.
Chaplain Summer 2008
• Spiritual services
• Administration of sacraments
• Visits to clients
• Spiritual coordination of ministers (priests, Rabbis, pastors)
• Grief/Bereavement Counseling

Fieldstone Promotions, Easton, CT (in Berkeley, CA)

Marketing Representative for Piacci Cheese, Special EventsSeptember 2008 – December 2008
• Setting up sample booth and offering product to customers
• Describing and enhancing product’s appeal and usefulness.
• Communicating with staff at host store, Andronicos, to arrange for needed promotion food
and items

Graduate Theological Union Library, Berkeley, CA

Assistant Librarian August 2007 – February 2008
• Waiting on customers at circulation desk: checking out books, returning books, answering
questions
• Categorizing and shelving books according to Library of Congress system

Davis College, Binghamton, NY

Tutor August 2007 – February 2008
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• Offering academic aid for math, science, Bible classes and English
• Tracking student academic progress and submitting academic reports to professors
Resident Assistant August 2007 – May 2008
• Counseling students with emotional, academic and spiritual concerns
• Monitoring student life, planning and supervising student activities
• Providing campus rule enforcement and administering appropriate disciplinary actions
Librarian January 2006 – May 2008
• Dewy Decimal system, circulation desk, microphage device, computer circulation system
• Understanding and locating cataloged periodicals on internet sites
Tele-counselor (Enrollment Office) September 2006- May 2008
• Phone advertisement/solicitation
• Computer/Administrative communication and tracking of prospective students
• Administering recruitment events, planning activities for enrollment office.

Panera Bread, Shaker Hts, OH August 2003-June 2006

Associate/Barista
• Stocking, set-up and sales in bakery, including cash register operation
• Cleaning café and restrooms; washing dishes
• Brewing coffee/espresso drink preparation
• Food preparation: sandwiches, bakery, soups, salads

Internship Experience:
His Mansion Ministries, Hillsboro, NH- Founded in 1972, one-year residential program, His
Mansion Ministries offers hope and healing for the broken lives of hurting young men and
women, ages 18-35, who have been battered and fragmented through broken homes, drugs,
alcoholism, and other consequences of sin, in desperate need of the Good Shepherd.
Servant Leader June 6 – July 30 2008
• Multi-dimensional counseling role in a residential recovery and habilitation program.
• Supervisory coverage for women residents on work sites, dorm residence, activities, etc.
• Interactive role-modeling discipleship relationship with women residents through
participation in daily life on a farm.
• Working in various jobs on working farm: kitchen, cleaning staff, gardening, wood lot, and
building/maintenance.

City Mission, Cleveland, OH- Pathways, the youth ministry of The City Mission, inspires inner
city youth to a future through a safe and supervised environment and programs (summer and
school term) free of charge, emphasizing the Bible and growth opportunities with a focus on fun,
safety, creativity, scripture, scholarship, and leadership.
Summer Youth Intern June 11-August 15 2007
• Planning/Teaching activities and lessons for youth elementary-senior high
• Overnight youth care/ emotional counseling
• Coordination of traveling logistics
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Ambassador In Sports, Greater Cleveland Area, OH- inspires hope through soccer skills and role
modeling by envisioning, equipping & enabling individuals & churches in community soccer
outreach, developing practical models of ministry which offer positive life experience.
Soccer Coach June 24-August 6 2006
• Planning/Leading Christian moral lessons for children ages 5-10
• Soccer training: drills, soccer skills, game coaching, refereeing
• Assembling soccer equipment: field, goal, and ball maintenance
• Public speaking in skit activities, church events, and worship leading

Christian Associates International, Glasgow, Scotland- committed to seeing Jesus Christ

changing lives in the cities of Europe and beyond; extending Christ’s love, grace, and truth to
others through making a practical difference in cities generating hope, serving needs, seeking
justice, and developing leaders who can reproduce such Christ-communities.
Church Administration Intern June – August 2005
• Teaching English to non-native English speakers and serving as nanny
• Participation in different worship experiences, discussion, and evangelistic work
• Travel and observation through Netherlands of multicultural interaction
• Participation in Christian Associates European conference

Teen Mission Int’l, Merritt Island, Florida- an interdenominational evangelical mission

organization and is not associated with any particular church or denomination; leadership and
team members serve in a over 50 countries across the globe in practical ministry, i.e. construction
work or other community contributions of time and resource.
Work/Evangelism Team Member June – August 2004
• Two week intensive construction training in Florida “boot camp”
• Construction work on English school in Poznan, Poland: concrete mixing and laying,
carpentry, painting, and plastering.
• Children’s ministries: festival planning and puppet outreach
• Introductory TESL course and involvement in conversational English classes
• Travel and sightseeing in Poland, Switzerland, and other Eastern European countries

Volunteer Experience:
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Binghamton, NY Spring 2008
Volunteer
• Food service and preparative in Salvation Army homeless shelter of Binghamton, NY
• Encouraging conversation with Salvation Army workers, residents, and homeless
individuals

Johnson Cit y Day of Care, Johnson City, NY Fall 2007

Volunteer
• Graveyard grounds maintenance
• Participation in community prayer for local area of Johnson City

Samaritan’s Purse, Johnson City/Binghamton, NY September 2006

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Volunteer
• Cleaning out flood-victimized houses
• Encouraging flood victims

Bethel Church of Cleveland Heights, Cleveland Hts., OH June 2000- June 2006
Youth Sunday School Assistant
• Teaching preschool lessons/interactive administrations
• Child conflict resolution and classroom discipline
• Nursery care for infants

Alternaterm Pregnancy Services, Cleveland Hts., OH Sporadic involvement since 1997

Volunteer
• Fundraising and donation collection
• Abstinence training and counseling courses
• Participation in clothes drives, building maintenance, and advertisement

Extracurricular Experience and Activities:

Davis College, Johnson City, NY
Student Government, Senior Class Chaplain August 2007 – May 2008
• Fostering spiritual growth amongst student body through one-on-one discussions, prayer,
and class devotions
• Participating in student body chapel organization and speaker selection
• Planning school-wide events and advertising via fundraisers and posters
Intramural sports August 2006 – December 2007
• Member of intramural volleyball team
Collegiate Sports August 2006- December 2006
• Co-captain of Davis College women’s soccer team
• Member of women’s basketball team

Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH

Phi Theta Kappa August 2005-June 2006
• Participated in Phi Theta Kappa meetings and scholarship searches
• Planning fundraisers and organizational events

Civil Air Patrol, Cleveland, OH

Cadet Officer January 2002 - September 2005
• Served in squadron capacities: cadet commander, cadet administrative officer, public
affairs officer, executive officer, cadet deputy cadet commander
• Cadet classroom leadership through PowerPoint, projects, and guest speaker coordination
• Aeronautical and Leadership study and testing
State Cadet Officer January 2003- June 2005
• Squadron representative to State Cadet Advisory Council
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• Planning and administering statewide cadet events such as weekend conferences, weeklong
encampments, and drill team/color guard competition events.
• Cadet classroom leadership through PowerPoint, projects, and guest speaker coordination

Home school "Miracle Worker" play, Cleveland, OH

Production Manager/Actor January 2002- April 2002
• Script editing: rewriting specific lines, inserting Director changes
• Actor interaction; prompting lines, administering directions, organizing scene entrances
• Stage managing: organize props, lights, costumes and procuring of these items
• Advertisement through posters, letters, article, and invitations

SEMAA (Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Aerospace Academy), Cleveland, OH

SEMAA Student May 2000-May 2005
• Class presentations through PowerPoint, leading student projects
• Performed aeronautical study on weather, history, and flight planning with wind tunnel
and simulator
• Won trip to Washington D.C. for excellence in study to meet congressperson
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Publications:

• Hannah M Mecaskey, "Free of Fetters: an Experience of Resurrection in Jesus by a Young

American Woman," AUC: Asian Journal for Priests and Religious," 54/3, May 2009, 28-
32.
• Hannah M. Mecaskey, “Glorification and Preservation: Love One Another," AUC: Asian
Journal for Priests 55/ 3, May 2010, 32-34.

Recognition
Honor Flight, Civil Air Patrol
Cadet NCO of the Year
Female Mile Run award
Aerospace Education/Model Rocketry Award
Billy Mitchell Award
Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society
Dale Prather Award Scholarship
Heart for Ministry Scholarship
Excellence in Academic Scholarship
Academic Honors Scholarship
Resident Assistant Financial Scholarship
President’s List Award, Davis College
Dean’s List Award, Davis College
Academic Excellence Scholarship
Dean's List Award, Cuyahoga Community
College
Who’s Who Among American College
Students, Davis College
Delta Epsilon Chi, Theological Honor
Society, Davis College
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References (see next page)

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References:

Last Name First Name: Title: Location Phone #:

Baker Stan Director of Pastoral Concentration of Davis College Johnson City, NY (607) 729-1581 ext: 333
Blanton-
Hubbard Elice Case Manager, Integrative Community Resources Berkeley, CA (510) 409-0300
Boudreaux Lucia Assistant Director, Hergl Center Berkeley, CA (510) 524-0822
Boudreaux Theo Director, Hergl Center Berkeley, CA (510) 524-0822
Cramer Rick Vice President of Student Development of Davis College. Johnson City, NY (607) 729-1581 ext: 350
Dellarco Deneen/Ray Owners and Managers of Panera Bread Franchise Shaker Hts., OH (216) 751-3566
Flipse Sheila Chairperson of Counseling Major at Davis College Castle Creak, NY (607) 729-1581 ext: 357
Professor, Liberal Arts Department at Cuyahoga
Jaskulski Robert Community College Eastern Campus Cleveland, OH (216) 987-2357
Margason Cindy Women’s Program Administrator, His Mansion Ministries Hillsboro, NH (603) 464-5555
Maurer Fritz Head Counselor, His Mansion Ministries Hillsboro, NH (603) 464-5555
Mercer Mark Supervisor for Piacci Cheese Tasting Events, Fieldstone P. Easton, CT (817) 808-7605
Novak Bonnie Chairperson of the TESL Major at Davis College Oneonta, NY (607) 433-8232 ext: 314
Parker Luvirt Youth Ministry Manager, Cleveland City Mission Cleveland, OH (216) 431-3520
Assistant Professor of English, Cuyahoga Community
Pegman Andrew College Eastern Campus Cleveland, OH (216) 987-2360
Powers Colleen Office Manager and Student Services, DSPT at GTU Berkeley, CA 510-883-7153
Seavey Christopher Director of Youth Ministry Concentration of Davis College Johnson City NY (607) 729-1581 ext: 312
Sidman Michael AT&T CISSP, CCSP, CCNP, CCDP Columbus, OH (614) 789-8821
Professor of Bible, Chair of the Biblical/Theological
Snyder George Studies Division at Davis College Johnson City, NY (607) 729-1581 ext: 327
Veldeer Kris Graduate Theological Union, Library Supervisor Berkeley, CA (510) 649-2500 ext. 2501
Chief Program Officer, Outreach (Neighborhood,
Vincent Craig Pathways, Jail & Prison), Cleveland City Mission Cleveland, OH (216) 431-3510 ext.249