Kenzie Elsbernd

1808 162 Street, Ossian, Iowa 52161 * 563.380.2573 * kenzie.elsbernd@loras.edu

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Education
Loras College, Bachelor of Arts Degree (May 2017), Dubuque, Iowa
Business Management and Finance, double major
GPA: Overall- 3.5/4.0
Deans List Student twice
Participant in 2016 Engage, International Investment Education Symposium, Chicago
International study to Italy in January 2016
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Career History
Truck Country, Financial Intern, Dubuque, IA April - September 2016

Collected information on 25 new potential customers daily, by contacting them and

putting their information into a user friendly excel workbook
Professionally communicated with customers on company benefits, equipment
specifications, and financial options
Assisted in reviewing and organizing customers financial information into well-
organized files for the Financial Manager to easily review
RGM Farms, Farm Hand, Calmar, IA January 2010-Present

Accountable for keeping 300 head of cattle on a well-rationed diet and keeping their
holding environments clean
Maintained and nurtured a healthy growth for 1,200 head hog in two confinement units
Maintained and operated large machinery for agricultural-based field work
Applied conscious methods of tillage, fertilizer application, and herbicides for yield
growth
Loras College, Student Ambassador, Dubuque, IA August 2014- Present
Provided personalized campus tours to prospective students from across the globe
Communicated important information and answered personal questions, while effectively
assisting the students to visualize themselves as a members of the Loras community
Trained ten new student ambassadors and led student panels
Hertz Farm Management, Inc., Job Shadow, Waterloo, IA
Gained insight in the career of a Hertz farm manager by observing Jeff Troendle and
Jason Bahr
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Memberships & Accomplishments

Certified Fire Fighter One and Hazardous Materials Operations in the State of Iowa
Purple Cord recipient for achieving 300 hours of volunteer service hours
Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus and Grand Knight of the Loras Council
 Grant Writing Experience: Received a $2,500 grant from the McDonough Foundation
for Dubuques St. Stephens Food Bank in September, 2016