Roberta Rubin, the director of Project KICK at Florida State University, recommends Tiffany Bustamante for employment. Bustamante initially volunteered for Project KICK, a drug prevention and peer mentoring program, and later became an interventionist. Rubin supervised Bustamante for over two years and observed her strong leadership, interpersonal and organizational skills when working with children and implementing new program activities. Bustamante excelled at her duties for Project KICK while attending university full-time and volunteering for other organizations, and maintained high academic achievement. Rubin asserts Bustamante is an excellent candidate who will accomplish tasks with great competence and professionalism.

1. Project KICK
Roberta Rubin, Ph.D., Project Director
Florida State University
1208D Stone Building
Tallahassee, Florida 32306
(850) 644-3419
September 15, 2011
To Whom It May Concern:
It is with great pleasure that I personally recommend Ms. Tiffany Bustamante. I have known
Ms. Bustamante since 2009 in my capacity as Project Director of a drug prevention/health
promotion and peer-mentoring program at Florida State University. As a faculty member, I
supervised Ms. Bustamante’s involvement with the program. Initially, Ms. Bustamante
volunteered and then became an interventionist for the drug prevention program entitled Project
KICK. She participated in drug and violence ”protective factor” programming for the young at-
risk children in our program.
During the past two years, I had the opportunity to observe first hand Ms. Bustamante’s
involvement with the children, youth, facilities, and communities that we serve. Also, I
supervised the outreach activities that she completed for our program. Most importantly, I
observed her progress throughout her undergraduate program at Florida State University. Also, I
have gotten to know Tiffany very well while working on special projects with her. In my
opinion, Ms. Bustamante possesses a keen intellect combined with very solid interpersonal,
leadership, and organizational skills. Her sense of commitment, dedication, and responsibility
far surpass an individual for her years and she has consistently impressed me with her
independent and professional attributes. In fact, Ms. Bustamante chose to volunteer for our
program for an extended length of time before she was offered any employment. She is always
enthusiastic about developing and implementing new activities that we use with the Project
KICK’s children and youth. She is extremely loyal and has a very positive connection with both
the children and families in the program. Ms. Bustamante is one of the most positive role
models and mentors that I have supervised for the project.
Ms. Bustamante is a great leader. She conceives an idea, does all the research to bring it to
fruition, and helps implement the idea with great enthusiasm. In addition, Tiffany perfected all
the duties associated with Profect KICK while attending Florida State Univeristy full time and
happily volunteering for numerous organizations. She is a master at handling several tasks
simultaneously. She is extremely responsible, self-initiated, and committed to accomplishing,
with perfection, whatever she is given. In fact, Tiffany has maintained a very high GPA and has
achieved many academic honors while being involved with Project KICK as well as with other
programs in the area.

2. September 15, 2011
Re: Ms. Tiffany Bustamante
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Ms. Bustamante has accomplished all of her assigned tasks with great competency and
professionalism. She has experience in working with children, youth, and families from
underserved and diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds. Ms. Bustamante
joined the Social Justice Living Learning Community as an undergraduate. She has explored the
philosophical underpinnings of justice and has been actively involved in all aspects of the
community. Her interpersonal skills with fellow students, coworkers, families, and children are
superb. She always goes the extra mile when it comes to the children and youth whom we serve.
Ms. Bustamante is always a team player and has contributed greatly to the smooth operation of
our program.
Ms. Bustamante is highly motivated in completing her tasks. Her ethics and high integrity are
evident to all people who work with her. I feel that Ms. Bustamante possesses the combination
of character, intellect, and commitment to make her an excellent candidate in any position for
which she applies. She is nothing short of being an excellent thinker, implementer, and leader.
She will not disappoint you.
Thank you for considering my letter. I would love the opportunity to talk to you about Ms.
Bustamante if that is desired. Please feel free to contact me if additional information is needed.
Very truly yours,
Roberta I. Rubin, Ph.D.