Below you will find my resume. In it you will find academic achievements, employment history, volunteer experience, and a bit about me as an individual outside of the academic and professional world!

Amy T. Vergouwen

1873 Country Club Drive

Kelowna, BC, V1V 2R6

Phone: (403) 463-2535

Email: amy.vergouwen@alumni.ubc.ca

Objective 

Admission into the University of Lethbridge Bachelor of Therapeutic Recreation Program, with the goal of becoming a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist.

Education

2016-2020: University of British Columbia Okanagan: B.A. expected August 2020. Psychology major. Maintaining GPA 3.75.

2012-2016: Cochrane High School: French Immersion high school diploma.

Employment

April 2019-August 2019: Carbon Solutions Group Canada, Airdrie, AB

Marketing Summer Student. Performing marketing and sales of combined heat and power units to colonies and agricultural corporations. Specific daily tasks include working closely with a visually impaired individual in the company, providing help and support to his sales work, working gas and electricity data into ROI analysis sheets, and research on potential new clients.

April 2013-August 2018: Play Golf Calgary, Cochrane, AB

Proshop, Sales and Guest Services. Performing various administrative duties, customer service, inventory, marketing/sales and special event support.

January 2018-April 2018: UBC Okanagan Disability Resource Centre, Kelowna, BC

Peer Notetaker. Providing class notes and documents from university classes for students with disabilities.

Volunteer Experience 

January 2018-Present: Glenmore Lodge Care Community, Kelowna, BC

Therapeutic Recreation Assistant. Volunteer therapeutic recreation assistant, ensuring the wellbeing of seniors with dementia by helping with care and recreation therapy twice a week. Assisting with muscle strengthening therapy, brain exercises, mathematical exercises, target practice workouts, and fun activities like arts, crafts, and games.

September 2017-April 2018: The Phoenix News, Kelowna, BC

Junior Copy Editor. Volunteer junior copy editor at UBC Okanagan’s student-run newspaper The Phoenix News. Proofread, edited and fact-checked 6-10 newspaper articles bi-weekly.

September 2014-May 2016: École Elizabeth Barrett Elementary School, Cochrane, AB

Literacy Tutor. Volunteer literacy tutor at Elizabeth Barrett Elementary School. Helped 7-10-year-old French immersion students learn how to read and write three times a week.

Personal 

Awards

Honour roll all 4 years of high school. Alexander Rutherford scholarship in first year university.

Special skills

Fluent in French. Extensive experience working in geriatrics. Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans Certification.

Activities

Symphonic, Jazz & Pit Bands, Leadership, Senate, The Voice Newspaper, The Phoenix News.

Interests

Horseback riding, reading, golfing, hiking.

References

Available on request.