Meghan Cantara is a senior at Arkansas State University pursuing a degree in management with an emphasis in hospitality and a minor in marketing. She is seeking an internship opportunity to utilize her experience and assist a company's management needs. Cantara has experience in food preparation, catering, event planning, and administrative tasks from previous roles at All Events Catering, Arkansas State University Newport, and Bistro on the Ridge. She also has several certifications in culinary arts, hospitality management, and food safety.

1. MEGHAN CANTARA
PROFILE
Currentsenior at the Neil Griffin College of
Business atArkansas State University, pursuing a
degree in managementwith an emphasis in
hospitalitywith a minor in marketing.A self-
motivated and highlydriven individual seeking an
internship opportunityto use my experience and
assista company’s managementneeds.
CONTACT
PHONE:
870.897.0462
LINKEDIN:
www.linkedin.com/in/meghanjcantara/
EMAIL:
Meghan.Cantara@smail.astate.edu
ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS
 American CulinaryFederation Member
 American Hotel and Lodging Association
Member
 Arkansas Phi Beta Lambda Chief
Programming Officer
 Arkansas State University Director of
Fundraising
 National Society of Leadership and
Success Member
 Phi Theta Kappa Alumni
 Women’s Leadership Center Intern
WORK EXPERIENCE
Catering Assistant
All Events Catering
2020 - Present
Assistin food preparation for catering events, delivery of food to events, event
preparation and event clean up. Light bartending duties as needed.
Administrative Lab Assistant to Hospitality Services
Arkansas State University Newport, Jonesboro, Arkansas
2018 - 2020
Assiststudents in adhering to food service handling standards taughtin ServSafe
manager course.Assistwith programs hosted bythe hospitalityprogram for community
enrichmentsuch as junior culinarycamp and culinaryexperience classes.
Administrative tasks such as ordering and inventory, maintaining lab to health code
standards and responding to emails and answering phones.
Shift Key Holder/ Line Cook
Bistro on the Ridge, Jonesboro, AR
2015 - 2020
Work opening shifts on weekends and closing shifts on weeknights where Ihandled
food prep for in house and catering events, ticket expediting and hot and cold line in the
kitchen. Assisted with food delivery and setup for catering events.
Food Services Management Internship
Omar’s Uptown, Jonesboro, AR
2015
Semester course working sixhour a week learning opening and closing methods,how
to manage customer expectations,read tickets from customer tables,how to meettime
expectations for appetizers,salads,entrees and desserts and proper beginner meat
and fish fabrication.
EDUCATION
Arkansas State University
Anticipated May 2021
Bachelor of Science in HospitalityManagement.Minor in Marketing
Arkansas State University Newport
May 2017
Associate of Applied Science in CulinaryArts
CERTIFICATIONS
 American CulinaryFederation:Certificate of Culinary Essentials 2020
 Managefirst:ServSafe Manager 2020
 American Hotel and Lodging Association:Certified FrontDesk Representative
2019
 Managefirst:HospitalityHuman Resources 2017
 Arkansas Parks and Tourism:FirstImpressions 2016
 Managefirst:Purchasing 2.0 2016
 Managefirst:ServSafe Manager 2015
REFERENCES
Available on request