1. Sydney Saban
726 5th
St. Mukilteo, WA 98275 | (425) 737-3575 | Sydney.benson32@gmail.com
Professional Experience
Natural leader and teacher with vast international diversity and multilingual expertise. Consummate organizational skills with keen ability to transform strategy into
operational programs. Spirited, engaging speaker with notable poise and dynamic ability to captivate a diverse audience. Recognized as a hard worker, leader,
motivator, innovative visionary, adventurer with the ability to thrive in a multitude of working environments.
Skills & Abilities
 Tri-lingual (English, French, Russian)
 Leadership
 Well-cultured and well-travelled
 Works well individually or in a team
 Effective Communicator
 Efficient organizer
 Creative
 Eager to learn and improve
 Flexible
 Adventurous
Education
Seattle Pacific University  September 2008 - June 2010
 Bachelor of Arts, European Studies-French
 Minor-Russian
 Summa cum laude honors, GPA 3.81
 Athletic Scholarship – Women’s Basketball
 Dean’s List December 2009-2010
Language Link School · January 2013-June 2015
 TORFL B1 Proficiency Certificate
International TEFL Academy  January 2011 – April 2011
 TEFL Teaching Certificate
Eastern Washington University  June 2005 – June 2008
 Full Athletic Scholarship – Women’s Basketball
 Dean’s List January 2005-June 2008
 ESPN Second Team Academic Honors – Women’s Basketball
 Secretary/member of Student Athlete Academic Council 2005-2008
 Studied in Nice, France for Summer Quarter 2007
Experience
Lululemon Bellevue, WA
Seasonal Educator  October 2015 – January 2016
 Worked during peak holiday hours and helped the team surpass the daily
goal by 130% twice.
 Positions include Admin/Meetings, Break Cover, Cash,
Community, Dofi, Expo Team, Fits, Mens, Merchandising,
Mids, Opening/Closing Store, Pant, Restock, Returns,
Tanks/Short, Training & Developmen
tSuper Jock ‘n’ Jill Seattle, WA
Sales/Management  September 2008 – June 2012
 Created innovative marketing ads for local running events.
 One of the top weekend sellers, contributing to $11,000 day earnings.
 Helped expand a one-store business into having two locations.
F.E.E.D.-D.S. Snohomish, WA
Foundation for Educational & Entrepreneurial Development with Dignity & Sustainability
Non-profit Administrative Assistant  June 2014 – May 2015
 Organized a team of 21 members on a medical missions trip to Togo,
Africa, July 2014
 Led PowerPoint presentations in business meetings and fundraisers.
 Helped administrate two conference workshops (focusing on Education
and Culture) in Lärkkulla, Finland and Shuya, Russia.
 Organized a holiday fundraiser (December 2014) and raised over $4,000
in two hours.
 Managed annual and seasonal finances.
Dartmoor School Seattle, WA
French/General Education Teacher  April 2011 – August 2012
 Taught and wrote curriculums for students, junior high through high
school.
 Taught myriad of subjects: French, Algebra, Calculus, Geometry, Pre-
Calculus, U.S. History, English Literature, and New Testament.
English Language School Seattle, WA
Substitute English as a Second Language Teacher  April 2011 – August 2014
 Prepared lesson plans and taught groups of 15+ students.
 Organized weekly and monthly curriculums in limited time frame.
 Graded and evaluated individual work to submit at the end of scholastic
term.
Language Link School Moscow, Russia
English as a Second Language Teacher  April 2011 – June 2015
 Acquired Young Learner’s Teaching Certificate 2013.
 Taught a wide range of age demographics, from 3 years old +.
 Taught in a classroom setting and private tutoring.
 Organized and wrote curriculum for yearly programs.
 One of my students achieved entrances into all five schools applied for in
London.
 Made online educational videos for English Language blog.
Volunteer Work
Teacher/Intrepreter/Translator June 2011-June 2014
 Community Teacher in Uganda, while serving on a church mission trip
 Sunday School Teacher in Moscow, Russia.
 Interpreted hour-long sermons live from Russian to English at Hillsong
Church in Moscow.
 Translated written transcripts and sermons.
Awards & Other Personal Recognitions
 Seattle P-I 4A High School Girls Basketball Championship Player of the
Game 2005
 Running awards: Finisher of four half-marathons (Seattle Half Marathon
(2x), Eugene Half Marathon,
Kirkland Half Marathon)
 Participant of two-week missions trip to Uganda, Africa, July 2011
 Hoopfest Champion 2004
 Volunteer translator and community group leader at Hillsong Church
Moscow, Russia September 2014-June 2015