Résumé

SHANTONIA Q. HERRING

512 Country Lane
 Havana, FL  32333
850-539-3809 Home 850-294-2643 Mobile
bratzshan@yahoo.com


Education
Florida A&M University Developmental Research School – Tallahassee, FL
Graduation date: May 26, 2012

GPA: 3.25
Honor Scholar

Future Goal: To attend Florida A&M University School of Journalism and Graphic Communications  to major in Broadcast Journalism.

Work Experience
Waffle House, Restaurant, Tallahassee, FL currently employed part-time Salesperson (server)

Duties/ responsibilities:  Greet every customer that enters the restaurant. As a Salesperson, it is my job to take the order and deliver the food hot while providing excellent customer service. After the order has been taken, the Salesperson must stand on "The Mark", a off colored tile, and call the order in a three step manner known as the "Pull, Drop, and Mark" system. Other than customer service, a Salesperson must also bust, clean dishes, and complete all side work before leaving his or her shift.
Achievements
• Served as Editor in Chief for the  FAMU- DRS Secondary News Update for the 2010-11 school term
• Served as Year Book Photographer for the 2010-11 school term
• Currently serves as Editor in Chief for Yearbook for 2011-12 school term
• Served as Miss Junior Class  Homecoming Queen 2010-11 school term
• Currently serves as Miss May Queen 2011-12 school term
• Currently serves as Miss White for Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.
• Member of Tau Zeta Chapter of  Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc, Archonette
• Certificate of Academia in recognition for making Honor Roll
• FAMU DRS Honor Awards Scholar
• Best and Brightest District  Awards Journalism Scholar

Activities
• Florida Dept of Environmental Protection Youth Leader, 75 Hrs.

• Second Harvest of the Big Bend Volunteer Staff Assistant, June 2011 to August 2011-150 Hrs
Responsible for supporting the Development Director and other management
team members with tasks associated with managing the daily functions of the organization.

• FAMU-DRS Teacher Assistant, June 2011-August 2011-75hrs
Assist Elementary/Secondary Teachers with task such as filing, photocopying and book inventory in preparation for the summer school program and the beginning of the school term.

• Relay for Life participated with Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Archonette -20hours
Assist with the serving of food and giveaways survivor registration table

• Mt Ararat P.B. Church Youth Ministry, Homeless Coalition, August 2011-present 150 hrs
Assist with collecting and sorting food and clothing for the homeless in the community

• Passionate Pink for Breast Cancer, Team Organizer, Passionately Pink for the Cure® is an awareness and fundraising program benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. Our goal is to end breast cancer forever by supporting the work of the organization. While serving as Miss May Queen I utilized my platform to bring awareness and collected funds to help find a cure for breast cancer.

• Ignitus Worldwide FAMU-DRS chapter- 75 hrs, Youth Crime Watch offers young people an active role in reducing crime in their schools and neighborhoods. . Youth Crime Watch challenges youth to reduce drugs, violence, and crime, and it helps youth and adults recognize that youth can and must be a part of civic problem-solving, community partnership development, and crime prevention


Skills
Being a volunteer staff assist for the Second Harvest of the Big Bend served as a very significant impact on me and the community in which I live. These duties included, but were not limited to, answering phones, greeting the public, filing, photocopying, faxing and other administrative tasks related to the position. Maintain database for newsletter recipients Assist with preparation of newsletter and E-news blast. Assist with special event and fundraising planning and coordination as necessary, MS Office Suite, 10-key calculator, basic newspaper design and layout, basic web page design.