Y.E.A.A is a leadership and management development company in the United States. It was my responsibility to form a team of driven college students in North Carolina and to coach/mentor them through the process of building their own summer business and to become entrepreneurs.

My responsibility was to oversee and advise RHA partnerships and special programs that will influence lives of residents. I am responsible for keeping the RHA board members informed of "Projects in The Works" in the community and on campus. My main focus is sustainability, I took the lead for RHA on all sustainable initiatives and connections on campus. I was also the Director of Tar Heel Bikes, and the Executive Mentor for every Sustainability Officer in each community on campus.

As a Community Governor of Odum Village Residence Community, it was my responsibility to improve the lives of students living in Odum Village.As a member of RHA, our mission is to make all residents feel comfortable and included in the larger community. A Community Governor forms a government that is dedicated to this mission and advocates for their residents.It was my responsibility to lead my Community Government in purchasing enhancements, planning and executing programs that support community inclusion and enjoyment, and to advocate for my residents in the RHA Board of Governors meetings where we made decisions on how money was spent on a large scale. As a Community Governor I learned about team building, running an effective team meeting, inclusion, advocacy, motivating other people towards a cause, event planning, and problem solving.

I was employed by the UNC Office of Admissions as a Summer Tour Guide. Each week I meet families and students wishing to get a snapshot of what the Carolina experience is like, and so I do my best to explain to them my stories of life in Chapel Hill. Fun facts, traditions, and cheesy jokes included :)This was an amazing opportunity that allowed me to grow in the area of interpersonal communication, group communication, and public speaking.

Being responsible for my own branch of Student Painters was developmental training on how to start and run my own business. Once I was hired as a Branch Manager, I was responsible for developing a business plan, marketing a territory, generating sales, hiring/managing employees, producing quality work, among many other things. I learned valuable skills in how to market my own service and source for employees. I learned about interpersonal communication and how to generate trust and build a relationship with homeowners. I learned about how to create and stick to a budget by managing labor hours effectively and making smart purchases. I learned how to conduct interviews and hire quality employees. I learned how to motivate my peers and what it means to be a leader by example. I learned how to micromanage my time and my efforts towards my own goals.Overall, I learned what it takes to be an entrepreneur, what the true meaning of perseverance is, and that pushing yourself past your limits and outside your comfort zone is the key to personal development.

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As a peer tutor, I went through Master Tutor Training and learned about how to be an effective coach and peer tutor. I worked one on one with underprivileged and underrepresented students in the areas of Math and Science, to help coach them on learning their own study and learning habits, so that they might be empowered to excel in their schooling experience.