SAMANTHA ELBERT

EDUCATION

NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSTIY- ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA

Bachelor of Science in Education and Bachelor of Vocal Music Education
Expected Graduation: December 2017
GPA: 3.903

WORK EXPERIENCE

TEACHING
EXPERIENCES

LEADERSHIP AND
INVOLVEMENT

COUNTER GIRL, PIZZA RANCH

Spring 2011- Summer 2013
-Communicate and assist customers
-Implement organization and time management
RESIDENT ASSISTANT, NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY
Fall 2014- Spring 2015
- Communicate and cooperate with residents
-Plan and organize programs and socials
-Establish a sense of trust and community within hall
-Decorate and design bulletin boards
SENIOR RESIDENT ASSISTANT, NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY
Fall 2015- Spring 2016
-Conduct hall activities and maintain sense of community for residents and other RAs in the
hall
-Facilitate hall and staff meetings, fire drills,
-Practice and implement organization and time management
SOPHOMORE FIELD EXPERIENCE
SPRING 2015
Watertown High School: Watertown SD
9-12 Choir
-Assist in picking out music repertoire for individual students
-Listen to and critique recent performances
-Observe wide age range of students in a classroom setting
TUTOR
SUMMER 2015
-Worked with child suffering from dyslexia to improve reading and writing skills
-Assisted student in improving and practicing math skills
NANNY
SUMMER 2014 AND 2015
-Worked with, watched over, and provided for one pre-k girl
-Cooked one meal a day and exercised time management and organization
President- American Choral Directors Association
2015-present
-Member
2013-2015
Secretary- Northern State University Honors Program
2015-present
-Member
2013-2015
Student Representative for the State of South Dakota in the Upper Midwest
Region of the National Collegiate Honors Council
2015-present
Northern State University Student Association Fine Arts Senator
2013-2015