1. Mya Aaten-White
literary artist|orator|creative thinker
Los Angeles, CA 90071
myawhite@ymail.com
314-960-7555
Howard University Graduate
BA Political Science 2012
BA Africana Studies 2012
Work & Intern Experience
Hammond & Shinners PC, St. Louis, Missouri
File & Office Clerk
2013-2015
-Clerical and secretarial duties
-Assist in filing duties
-Retrieve files for attorneys
-Take and deliver messages from clients, other firms, etc.
-Sort and distribute incoming mail
-Transcribing audio to text format for legal proceedings
National Council of Negro Women, Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Women’s Health Policy Intern
2011
- Events marketing for health policy research including developing advertising
strategies and designing promotional flyers
- Creating events throughout the year with focuses on gender, race, class and
education
- Organizing venue logistics on behalf of the Programming Committee to secure
locations, dates, guest speakers, and staffing
- Create brochures and documents based off of research gathered in focus groups
Peace-O-Holics, Washington, D.C.
2010
- Facilitate local campus tours
- Advocating for families of youth affected by violence
- Close mentoring with at-risk youth
Leadership Experience
National Council of Negro Women, Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Programs Director/Fundraising Director
2010 – 2011
- Supervising a committee of volunteers in the planning and execution of programs
- Conveying the goals and purpose of the organization through each program &
event
- Responsible for generating revenue intended for organization sustainability

2. St. Louis & Eastside Club, Howard University, Washington, D.C.
President
2009 - 2011
- Presiding over general body and executive board meetings
- Coordinating St. Louis Metropolitan Area recruitment activities on behalf of
Howard University
- Preparing reports and maintaining administrative materials
- Acting Liaison between the University and its student population from Missouri
- Bonded financial board member
- Implementing strategies to improve member involvement and organization
longevity
Areas of Recognition
2015
Featured speaker at Howard University Alternative Spring Break (St. Louis)
Video Director of web series, ‘Grown Ups’
2014
Speaker at ‘Un Poco Low Coup’ (NY,NY) [an art event depicting resistance to
oppression through canvas art]
Published poetry/prose books ndgo,’ & ‘the call’
2013
Published poetry book ‘blkgrl’
2012
- UCLA Ralph Bunche Research Scholar Summer 2012
(Research Project:Jean-Michel Basquiat: Jazz Aesthetics, Bebop & Identity)
- Offered Membership to Golden Key International Honor Society Fall 201
- National Society of Collegiate Scholars
- Pi Sigma Alpha Political Honors Society
2011
Published to National Conference of Undergraduate Research (The
Miseducation of Lauryn Hill: A Dialectical Approach to Rhetorical Theory)
2008-2012
College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s List
2008
-Published poetry book ‘Uneasy Comfort’
2009 – 2012
Awarded the Howard University Trustee Scholarship for Academic Achievement
Fall 2009 – Fall 2012
2009
Howard University Track and Field Team Member; D1 All Academic MEAC Team