1. Tiara S. Yoakum
www.linkedin.com/in/tiarayoakum
tiarayoakum3@gmail.com
Education
August 2010 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
• Pursuing Bachelor’s Degree in Health Education
• Expected Graduation May 2015
Professional Experience
May 2009-August 2009 Cedar Concepts, Chicago IL
Assistant
• Filed paper work
• Organized inventory
October 2009-Present Best Buy, Edwardsville, IL
Multi-Channel / Sales Associate
• Answers inbound calls to the store
• Provided help for customers with purchase look-ups
• Resolves customer issues
• Provided help for customers with inventory
questions
Volunteer Experience
January 2009- August 2010 Valley Kingdom Ministries International, Dolton,IL
Day Care Teacher-Assistant
• Prepared lesson plans for the children weekly
• Provided lunch and snack to the students
• Took them on weekly adventures through the church
September 2010- October 2010 SIUE Gardens
Student Worker
• Helped rebuild The Gardens on campus
• Provided help with yard work
January 2011- February 2011 Woman’s Shelter
• Helped battered women with everyday tasks
• Played with children, as well as cleaned the
premises
July 2014-September 2014 Meridian Village
• Provided help for seniors with the community with
exercise and balance class
• Talked with seniors regarding different health topics
August 2014- December 2014 Implementation of Freshmen Athlete’s Night
Edwardsville, IL
• Conductedneeds assessments,developedand
evaluatedresults
• Formulatedobjectivestoincrease self-efficacy
regardingmental healthandassistingpeers