MEAGAN ROCHE

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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

PROFILE
Ambitious professional with proven experience in
administrative support, community engagement, and
program management

EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF ARTS | Magna Cum Laude | 2015
Grand Valley State University
Anthropology, Arabic, and Applied Linguistics

LANGUAGES
ARABIC | advanced intermediate proficiency
Certificate study in Oman, Jordan, and Morocco
FRENCH | functional professional proficiency
Research and study in France and Morocco

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

SOCIETY FOR APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY

AWARDS AND GRANTS

CRITICAL LANGUAGE SCHOLARSHIP | Arabic
American Councils for International Education
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD | anthropology
Grand Valley Department of Anthropology
SUMMER STUDENT SCHOLARS RESEARCH | $7,000
Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP | $2,000
Grand Valley Foundation Leadership Committee
THOMAS M. SEYKORA AWARD | leadership
Grand Valley Dean of Students
BOREN SCHOLARSHIP | Wolof| $20,000
National Security Education Program

LANGUAGE RESOURCE CENTER LAB ASSISTANT | 2013- 2015

Grand Valley Department of Modern Languages and Literature
o Managed office records, scheduling, and services
o Assisted faculty and students in multi-media editing
o Collaborated in cloud-based applications
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AMBASSADOR | 2014-2015
Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship
o Prepared office presentations for students and faculty
o Developed and evaluated pilot program
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INTERN | 2015
Grand Valley Department of Anthropology
o Developed department outreach material
o Prepared departmental report and presentation
PEACE MEANS PRESIDENT | 2012-2015
o Organized local and international lectures, theater
showings, exhibits, and movie screenings
o Prepared promotional material and spearheaded
community and campus advertisements
o Fulfilled administrative functions (contracts, team
management, outreach)

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT INTERN | 2015

West Michigan Refugee Education and Cultural Center
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHER | 2014
West Michigan Refugee Education and Cultural Center
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERN | 2014
Opening Village Doors Foundation
COFFEE BARISTA | 2011-2013
Biggby Coffee and The Lobby Shop

SKILLS
TECHNICAL
o Clerical- Microsoft Suite, Google Drive
o Graphics- Pixlr, LucidPress, Pixton
o Audio/Visual- iMovie, Camtasia, Sound Cloud
ADMINISTRATIVE
o Clerical- schedule, spreadsheets, presentations, agendas
o Interpersonal- email, multilingual, team-oriented

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VOLUNTEER WORK
REFUGEE EDUCATION TUTOR | 2012- 2015
West Michigan Refugee Education and Cultural Center (WMRECC)
LOW-LITERACY ADULT ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE VOLUNTEER | 2015
Bethany Christian Services
CONVERGING PATHS CONFERENCE VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR | 2014
West Michigan Refugee Education and Cultural Center (WMRECC)
STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM COORDINATOR | 2013
West Michigan Refugee Education and Cultural Center (WMRECC)
ENGLISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE STUDENT PARTNER | 2011- 2013
English Language School (ELS)

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
HOWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Guest Speaker | 2012- Pres.
o Presented to classrooms on race relations, Islam, Middle East, and cultural relativity
HEALING CHILDREN OF CONFLICT | General Member | 2014- Pres.
4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORING | Secretary | 2007-2011

FEATURED RESEARCH
YA 7ABIBI: THE SOCIOLINGUISTIC CONSTRUCTION OF
AN EMERGING ARAB-AMERICAN IDENTITY
Poster | 2015 | Lansing, MI
Great Lakes Expo for Experimental and Formal
Undergraduate Linguistics

LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN OMANI EFL

Oral Presentation | 2013 | Muscat, Oman
Center for International Learning

A GUIDE TO CONQUEST: WHAT CRUSADES TOURISM

REVEALS ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION OF FRENCH
NATIONAL IDENTITY
Session Presentation | 2014 | Washington, D.C.
American Anthropological Association

SARACEN SOUVENIRS AND ISLAM: THE CRUSADES,

MEMORY, AND CONTEMPORARY FRENCH IDENTITY
Oral Presentation | 2015 | Allendale, MI
Student Scholars Day

Oral Presentation | 2014 | Allendale, MI

Student Summer Showcase

Session Presentation | 2015 | Pittsburgh, PA

Society for Applied Anthropology

REFERENCES
FRED BWOMBONGI

SUSAN KRAGT

Opening Village Doors Foundation

President and Board Chair

West Michigan Refugee Center

Executive Director

REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST