Samantha Forlenza is a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill majoring in Nutrition with a 3.65 GPA. She has extensive leadership experience as a student ambassador, camp counselor, mentor, and representative on various boards. Her relevant experience includes creating databases, mapping schools, leading programs, shadowing doctors, assisting with research, and developing her own research project comparing gluten-free lifestyles in Italy and the US. She is applying to medical school in the fall of 2016.

1. Samantha Forlenza
980-322-2605 • 4131 Old Course Drive •Charlotte, NC •sforlenz@live.unc.edu
OBJECTIVE: To attend medical school in the fall of 2016
EDUCATION:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gillings School of Public Health
B.S. Nutrition Chemistry Minor Degree Expected: May 2016
GPA: 3.65
HONORS
Morehead-Cain Scholar May 2012- Present
LEADERSHIP
Order of the Bell Tower September 2012- Present
•Job: Student Ambassador
•Selected as a student ambassador by the university to serve on committees Current Students Committee planning events
•Participated in Bell Tower Relighting, New Student Convocation and Ring Ceremony
Camp Kesem Chapel Hill, NC
Camp Counselor August 2013- Present
•Lead children (6-9) whose parents have or have had cancer through different camp activities at a one-week away camp
•Helped organize different fundraising events throughout the year
Young Life Leader Chapel Hill, NC
Leader January 2013- Present
•Volunteer mentor at a local high school: lead weekly meetings, bible studies and one-on-one sessions
Panhellenic Judicial Board January 2015-Present
School of Public Health Student Government Nutrition Representative April 2015 - Present
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Girls on the Run Atlanta Atlanta, GA
Intern May 2015-Present
• Created a database for all participants, alumni, coaches, parents and donors
• Mapped all schools within the Atlanta border and determine the likelihood of extending Girls on the Run
• Led summer program with elementary and middle school girls biweekly during summer months
• Led coaches training at a variety of locations throughout the summer
Hillsong Church CityCare Sydney, Australia
Intern May 2013-July 2013
Mentored middle school-aged girls on the importance of self-worth, value and proper nutrition
Served on Street Teams, helping poverty-stricken families with daily activities, medical assistance and peer counseling
Taught Bible-based lessons to children ranging from ages 5-16 through children’s ministries and youth group
Carolina’s Medical Center Charlotte, NC
Registered Volunteer August 2013-Present
Shadow varieties of doctors and learn the basics of working in health professions
Outward Bound Hurricane Island, Maine
Participant/Graduate June 2012- July 2012
•Practiced and led teambuilding exercises, good attitude, and group lessons while hiking a mountain range
•Learned survival skills, determination, team bonding while backpacking and sailing
Baylor Scott & White Internship Program Dallas, Texas
Intern/Graduate May 2014-August 2014
•Led a research project for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit about parent competence and confidence
•Shadowed doctors and therapist in aqua-therapy, pediatric inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient rehabilitation and the
intensive care unit
•Helped residence with their research projects by completing surveys with patients and scanning medical records
University of North Carolina Undergraduate Research Chapel Hill, NC
Research Assistant August 2014 - Present
• Worked with a doctorial student in the nutrition program on a qualitative research analysis in high schools
• Developed own research project to study the difference in gluten-free lifestyle between Italy and the United States
CURRENT ACTIVITIES
Club Tennis Team August 2012- May 2013
Alpha Chi Omega Sorority August 2012 - Present