1. Pedro Jaime Gutierrez
712 East Market St Apt 10, Iowa City, IA 52242
Contact: 719-205-5291
pedrojaimegutierrez@gmail.com
EDUCATION
The University of Iowa (93 credits) Expected graduation date: May 2017
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Majors: Political Science Major with a Pre-law track
Certificate: Human Rights
GPA: 3.4 / 4.0
Relevant Coursework: Rational Reasoning, Human and Civil Rights, Political American Development, Understanding Political Research.
HONORS
 DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) State Representative
 Renaissance, Silver Card (four consecutive years)
 Cinco De Mayo Scholar.
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
 Intern at the Office of the Attorney General of the District of Columbia Jan 20tt , 2016– May 5th 2016
 An internship position through The Washington Center in the District of Columbia.
 Worked aside attorneys on case reviews, redacting documents, and reporting evidence.
 Outreach and Administrative Assistant at the University of Iowa Flood Center June 20th , 2016- Present
 Community investment and Social Media management to assist with flood awareness in Iowa.
 Administrative work such as: greeting students, filing, faxing, and making spread sheets.
 Deputy Field Organizer (DFO) Monica Vernon for Congress May 7th , 2016 to June 8th, 2016
 Seven days a week and 12 hours a day DFO’s make phone calls (200 a day)
and canvass (100 doors a day), with data collection and analysis during primaries.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
 Campaign Volunteer
 Recruiting, Calling, and canvassing for the campaign offices
of Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, and Martin O’Malley.
 Office of Hawaiian Affairs Intern
 Located in D.C. I would manage their social affairs, plan
presentations, and look through bills to assist different
lawyers best represent the islanders.
 Philanthropy Chair of Tettor-totter-athon:
 48 hour event that raised over 10,000 dollars and acted
as the main contact within Iowa City in obtaining
permits and speaking with Sponsors.
 The Washington Center Blogger:
 As a Washington Center Blogger I would post videos,
blog, and reflect of my experience to be posted on the
Washington Center website at twc.edu.
 Martin Luther King Day On Advisor and Coordinator
 While being a Herky Cares Co-chair was lead of
Transportation and Volunteer sites on the UI campus
on MLK Day alone accumulated over 300 volunteer
hours.
 OnIowa! Leader:
 On Iowa captain for large event (with over 1,600
attendees) aimed for first year and college transfer
students enrolling at the University of Iowa.
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
 President of BASH (Burge Associated Student Hall)
 Leader and Coordinator of small and large events and weekly meetings, with over 900 students with in Burge Residence Hall.
 President of Faculty Relations UPSA (Undergraduate Political Science Association)
 Representative of all political science students at the UI and first contact for professors and presenters for each meeting.
 Alumni Advisor of DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America)
 VP of fundraising and running all meetings with an Executive board and Chapter of 60 people.
 Tomodachi Team Leader
 A public-private partnership, born out of support for Japan’s recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake. Our purpose was to
create a non-profit (NGO) for the Ishinomaki region with a budget and mission statements.
 President of Iowa Agni (pronounced Iowa UG-knee)
 South Asian Fusion Accapella Group in charge of finances, rehearsals, administrative work, and meetings.
LANGUAGE SKILLS COMPUTER SKILLS
Spanish – conversational Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) & Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)