Professional Documents
Culture Documents
RACHEL PENNINGTON
Portfolio: https://rachelpenningtonmusic.weebly.com/
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE_____________________________________________
Judge, Musical Auditions & Callbacks, Turner Ashby High School, Bridgewater, VA (Fall 2019)
Helped judge, score, and place students in fitting roles.
Program Leader, Boys and Girls Club, Staunton, VA (2018-2020)
Created varying programs for children, grades K-6 for a summer camp.
Watched and played with children.
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE___________________________________________
Undergraduate Manager/ Conductor, The JMU Treble Chamber Choir (TCC), JMU, (Fall 2019)
Taught students a chosen piece of repertoire.
Conducted selected piece for the winter concert.
First Year Orientation Guide (FROG), JMU, (Fall 2018)
Assisted students and parents with move in.
Familiarized students with campus during orientation week and helped them transition to
JMU.
Continued as a guide and reference throughout their college experience.
JMU School of Music Educational Mentor (Fall 2018)
Provided advice and guidance for incoming music student.
President, Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), Stuarts Draft High
School (Fall 2015- Spring 2016)
Tended to organization tasks and needs.
Led, ran, and planned club meetings and events
Vice-President of National Events, (FCCLA), Stuarts Draft High School (Fall 2014-Spring 2015)
Worked to attain awards for school organization at the state level.
Team Captain, Junior Varsity Soccer Team, Stuarts Draft High School, (Spring 2013)
Led warm-ups, team activities, and encouraged team members.
ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT__________________________________________
Retail Associate, Ross Dress for Less, Waynesboro, VA (June 2019- Present)
Completes cash office: Counts money, balances tills, and processes deposit.
Stock room worker: Processes hardlines, hangs clothes, runs stock, and hard tags clothing
Greets and assists customers.
Employee, The Gateway Café, Fishersville, VA (Nov 2015- Aug 2017)
Took and served customers’ orders.
Made and prepared food and coffee.
RELATED SKILLS______________________________________________________
Certified in CPR and First Aid
Child Abuse and Neglect Certification
Dyslexia Awareness Certification
REFRENCES___________________________________________________________
Scott Zane Smith, Music Education Instructor, James Madison University Professor:
o Email: smithsz@jmu.edu
o Phone number: (540) 560-4430
Melissa Mitchem, Instructional Coach, Mountain View Elementary School:
o Email: mmitchem@k12albemarle.org
o Phone: (804) 350-0480
Eileen Guevara, Pre-K-5 Music Teacher, Mountain View Elementary School:
o Email: eguevara@k12albemarle.org
o Phone Number: (703) 362-6879