1. SARA N. CROUCH
(502)-330-5925
Sara.Crouch2012@gmail.com
Education
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
 B.A. in English, May 2016
 Departmental Honors in English
 Summa Cum Laude (3.83 GPA)
Work Experience
Member, Life After AmeriCorps Representative, AmeriCorps NCCC
October 2016-July 2017
 Worked on a diverse team in the Pacific Northwest Region of the United States in the following
areas: urban and rural development, energy conservation, infrastructure development,
environmental stewardship, and disaster relief
 Organized food donations for Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services
 Developed larger hiking trails for Camp Cedar Glen
 Guided fellow team members towards their goals for after our service term ended
 Assisted team members in resume building, job searching, and applying for colleges
Bartender, Frankfort Country Club
Summer 2016
 Assisted in developing a routine for FCC’s newly built poolside bar
 Established bonds with regular customers and new club members
Director of Promotions, UKY Center for Community Outreach
Spring 2015-Spring 2016
 Developed promotions plan for each program within the CCO
 Managed social media for the CCO and smaller programs within
 Implemented new, streamlined ways of requesting promotional support within the organization
 Budgeted for and distributed new promotional items
 Supervised and trained incoming promotions directors
 Coordinated promotional events around campus for better outreach
Peer Tutor, Presentation U!
Fall 2014-Spring 2016
 Evaluated and edited peers’ multimodal communication projects
 Researched multimodal communication techniques to better serve my peers
 Supervised group projects to aid in the efficient and effective completion of projects
 Recommended further reading or other tools which would be of assistance in future multimodal
communication projects
Peer Instructor, UK 101
Fall 2013-Spring 2015
 Assisted in the development of lesson plans for the freshman introductory course, UK 101
 Facilitated classroom discussion through hands on lesson plans
 Calculated and inputted grades based on attendance and involvement
 Instructed specific lessons on my own
Sales Associate and Cashier Lead, Bath and Body Works
July 2012-November 2014

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 Assisted shoppers with their wants and needs while in the store
 Trained new hires on the cash register
 Supported general manager during holiday season in opening and shutting down the cash
registers
Leadership Experience
Site Leader, University of Kentucky Alternative Service Breaks: Ghana
Spring 2015-Spring 2016
 Established a connection between my group of 8 and the organization we worked for in Kasoa,
Ghana: the Cheerful Hearts Foundation
 Researched, identified, and educated my group on the social issues we would be focusing on
during our trip and the months leading up to the trip
 Planned and facilitated 6 pre-trip meetings to better educate my group on the local customs
and the teaching techniques we would be using
 Assisted my group in obtaining visas and immunizations before the project
 Shaped and facilitated nightly reflection on the project while we were teaching in Kasoa, Ghana
Site Leader, University of Kentucky Alternative Service Breaks: Ecuador
Spring 2014-Spring 2015
 Performed many of the same tasks as my time as the site leader for Ghana
 Initiated weekly meetings with my co-leader to form a coherent leadership team
 Identified community needs with the project sponsor while in Santo Domingo, Ecuador to
ensure my group had a variety of meaningful work to do
Peer Instructor Liaison, UK 101
Fall 2014-Spring 2015
 Trained incoming peer instructors
 Trained incoming instructors
 Assisted in the planning of all trainings for instructors and peer instructors
 Lead monthly peer instructor gatherings
 Communicated campus events with peer instructors in order for them to distribute to their
students
 Promoted the UK 101 program to incoming freshmen and potential peer instructors
 Served as a communicative bridge between the peer instructors and the employees in the New
Student and Family Assocation
Volunteer Experience
University of Kentucky Alternative Service Breaks Volunteer:
 Kasoa, Ghana; Summer 2015
o Global Youth Education—taught English to 4-6th
grade children
 Monte Cristo, Dominican Republic, Spring 2014
o Global Youth Education—taught English to K-4th
grade children