1. BENTON JAMES
115 E 1st
N, Rexburg, Idaho 83440 | bentonajames@gmail.com;
jam11009@byui.edu | 850-933-2136
SKILLS &
ABILITIES
I am dependable, organized, humble, creative, and persistent. I enjoy challenges to make
me stretch and grow. I can teach, train and lead if I am in such a position. I am willing
to work and learn new things, and I go the extra mile. I am passionate. I can generally
communicate what I want to communicate. I am a people person, and I can make people
feel loved. I have been told throughout my life that I have a gift for empathy. I play and
study the guitar. I speak and read Spanish proficiently.
EXPERIENCE CUSTODIAN/CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE UNIVERSITY
STORE, BYU-IDAHO, REXBURG, IDAHO 83440
JULY 2014-PRESENT
I clean and maintain facilities. I organize, sort, and gather textbooks for students’
convenience, I greet customers and help them with finding textbooks and other things
they might be looking for.
TEACHER’S AID GUY HOLLINGSWORTH, BYU-IDAHO, REXBURG, IDAHO
83440
APRIL 2015-PRESENT
I grade students’ work and assignments, I help update course material, and I do anything
else my supervisors say.
CARETAKER SON RISE PROGRAM, JILL MCDONALD
JANUARY 2015-APRIL 2015
I work, play, and talk with a boy diagnosed with Autism. I join him in his activities, I try
to help him improve his social skills, and present and future relationships.
ELDERS QUORUM PRESIDENT THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF
LATTER-DAY SAINTS
APRIL 2014-JANUARY 2015
I oversee a group of men in my age group, and help administer to them spiritually and
in any other ways I can. It’s volunteer.
INVOLVEMENT COUNCIL MEMBER/MENTOR STUDENT SUPPORT
JANUARY 1, 2015-PRESENT
I oversee a group of men in my age group, and help administer to them spiritually and
in any other ways I can. It’s volunteer.
COMEDIAN ACADEMY OF COMEDY
OCTOBER 2014-PRESENT
I learn, practice, act and entertain with an improvisation sketch comedy troupe on BYU-
I campus. It is all volunteer.
SERVER/CASHIER/DISHWASHER JB’S, REXBURG, IDAHO 83440
APRIL 23, 2014-AUGUST 4, 2014
I take food orders from customers, I clean and set tables, I submit food orders into the
computer system, I help clean and maintain facilities, I clean dishes, and I exchange
money.
STUDENT LIVING MANAGER CHAPMAN HALL, BRIGHAM YOUNG
UNIVERSITY-IDAHO, REXBURG, IDAHO 83440
APRIL 2, 2014-MAY 2014
I volunteer to help promote coming closer to Christ by finding ways to build spirituality
among individuals in Chapman Hall. I also help with other service projects and
recreational activities as needed.
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ORDINANCE WORKER REXBURG IDAHO TEMPLE, THE CHURCH OF JESUS
CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
MARCH 4, 2014-APRIL 24, 2014
I volunteered to administer and receive ordinances, and I help maintain facilities.
FULL-TIME MISSIONARY THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY
SAINTS
NOVEMBER 16, 2011-DECEMBER 3, 2013
I learned and improved teaching skills, organizational skills, including setting goals and
planning, and leadership skills by being in leadership positions, and I improved my
people skills and listening skills.
STUDENT-TEACHER DAVID HOGE GUITAR STUDIOS
JULY 2011-OCTOBER 2011
I tested pieces of music for my employer, and I helped teach students about the
mechanics of playing the guitar.
SUPPLY ASSOCIATE E&M COMMUNICATIONS
JUNE 2011-JULY 2011
I organized, moved, and took inventory of supplies, I acquired copper, I maintained
facilities, and I painted as needed.
SALES REPRESENTATIVE VECTOR-CUTCO
JUNE 2010-AUGUST 2010
I presented and sold kitchen and hunting products. I scheduled appointments through
referrals.
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ASSOCIATE PUBLIX
APRIL 2008-APRIL 2009
I provided services to help customers with groceries, I helped maintain facilities in
janitorial work appearance, and I assisted customers with their groceries.
EDUCATION BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY IDAHO, 525 S CENTER ST, REXBURG,
IDAHO 83440
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY STUDIES WITH A PROFESSIONAL CLINCIAL
EMPHASIS
I carry a 3.15 GPA. I plan on graduating in July of 2017 with a Bachelor’s degree in
Marriage and Family with a professional clinical emphasis. I’m taking fourteen credit-
hours in Winter 2015. I took twelve credit-hours in Fall 2014, thirteen credit-hours in
the Spring 2014 Semester, and fourteen credit-hours in the Winter 2014 Semester.
LEON HIGH SCHOOL, 550 E. TENNESSE ST, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA 32308
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
I graduated in 2011. I participated in the French club called Amitié during my junior and
senior years. I was recommended for and awarded the Lion’s Pride Award by my math
teacher, Susan Nelson, in my senior year for being polite, and for being willing to help
others in class.
COMMUNICA-
TION
I am a great hire because I just got started in school and I plan to stay in Rexburg for at
least two more years.
LEADERSHIP During my semester, I served as the assistant ward mission leader in my ward. During
my fourth semester, I served on the Involvement Council in Student Support. From
January 5 to 6, 2015, I served as an I-Team Leader during Get Connected for Student
Support. During my second and third semesters at BYU Idaho, I served as an Elders
Quorum President in my ward, and as the Student Living Manager in Chapman Hall
during my second semester. During my first semester at BYU Idaho, I fulfilled my
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assignment as my home evening group’s leader. I served as a district leader for the last
three months of my mission, I was a senior companion from eight totwenty-four months,
and I was a junior companion until eight months. During my senior year of high school,
I served as one of two co-chairs in the Tallahassee Florida Stake Youth Council and as
my bishop’s second assistant in the priests’ quorum. During my youth, I served as the
first counselor in my deacons’ quorum.
REFERENCES BISHOP DALE KELLER
AT LEISURE, IDAHO FALLS, ID
(208) 360-3714, bishopkeller58@yahoo.com
DOROTHY BIRSCHOF
BYU-I UNIVERSITY STORE, REXBURG, ID
(208) 313-0435
DAVID HOGE
DAVID HOGE GUITAR STUDIOS, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
(850) 241-2445 (mobile), (850) 668-1884 (work), davidhoge@hotmail.com
LUCAS B. DWINELL JANOPAUL
CHICK-FIL-A, AU PECHE MIGNON, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA
(850) 443-6936
