Zea R. Wood

Education:

• Graduate Student, Oregon State University - 9/99-present
  • Major: College Student Services Administration
  • Classes of emphasis: American Higher Education, Professional Competencies in Student Services, Research/Assessment, Program & Function in College Student Services
  
  
• Ashland University - 8/95-5/99
  • Major: Child & Family Studies
  • Classes of emphasis: Nutrition, Resource Management, Clothing Construction, Fashion, Education, and various classes in Family and Human studies
  
  
• Granville High School - 8/91-6/95
  • received Diploma with Honors
  • Classes of emphasis: Art, Spanish, Home Economics

Campus Activities:

• Oregon State University
• Ashland University
• Campus Activities Board - 4/96-5/99 (President 1998-1999)
• Orientation Team - 2/97-5/99 (Educational Programming Chair 1998)
• LEAD V.I.P. - 9/95-5/99 (President 1996-1997)
• Student Senate - 9/95-5/97 (Freshman Class Representative and Sophomore Class V.P.)
• Peer Educators - 9/95-5/97
• Clark Hall Council - 9/95-5/97
• Family and Consumer Sciences Club - 8/95-5/99
• Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honorary - 2/96-5/99
• Kappa Omicron Nu Family and Consumer Science honorary - 4/97-5/99
• volunteer for CAP (Child Assult Prevention program)

Work Experience:

• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Student Organization Development - Oregon State University (Corvallis, Oregon) - 9/99-present
  • Responsible for creation and administration of educational programs dealing with officer transition, student involvement, etc.
  • Responsible for planning and implementing a successful involvement fair to educate and encourage students about involvement opportunities on campus
  • Responsible for assisting with the process of event registration and planning
  • Responsible for working with such groups as the Associated Students of OSU, the Student Activities Committee, and the Student Organization Development Team
  • Responsible for working closely with the Coordinator of Student Organization Development on any other projects or programs we feel may be necessary or helpful to the students of OSU
  
  
• Special Restaurant Supervisor - Cedar Point Amusement Park (Sandusky, Ohio) - 5/99-8/99
  • Responsible for scheduling, ordering, inventory, cash handling, and overall supervision of the park's highest-grossing restaurant
  • Responsible for motivation and work performance of all employees
  • Responsible for communication between upper-management and food-service workers
  
  
• Server - Applebee's Neighborhood Bar and Grill (Heath, Ohio) - 5/98-8/98
  • Responsible for accurate, fast, and friendly service to all guests
  • Responsible for appropriate cash and food handling
  
  
• Orientation Student Intern - Ashland University Office of Orientation and Community Service - 8/97-5/98
  • Planned and took part in implementing Winter Orientation program
  • Responsible for correspondence with many professionals on and off campus
  
  
• Area Supervisor in Foods - Cedar Point Amusement Park - 5/97-10/97
  • Responsible for scheduling, ordering, inventory, cash control, and overall management of the park's largest food stand
  • Also responsible for keeping track of each employee's schedule, attendance, and time worked
  • Responsible for motivation and attitude of all emplyees
  • Communication between upper-management and food service workers
  • Served on Employee Management Relations Committee
  
  
• Cashier - Gas America (Heath, Ohio) - 12/96-present (not consistently)
  • Responsible for training new employees, accurate operation, cash handling, and paperwork for register
  • Responsible for training of some employees
  
  
• Camp Counselor - City of Newark Summer Recreation Program (Newark, Ohio) - 5/96-8/96
  • Assisted in pre-camp planning and post-camp evaluation
  • Responsible for teaching songs, games, dances, crafts, and various other things to a group of 50-60 children, ages 6-12
  • Specifically responsible for 10-12 nine-year-old children for six hours per day, five days per week
  
  
• Park Ranger - McDonald's (Newark, Ohio) - 1/95-8/96
  • Conducted birthday parties for children, including games, food, and presents
  • Responsible for making sure that all children within the "PlayPlace" were playing safely and following rules
  • Played with children who could/would not play by themselves

Awards/Recognition

• 1998 Ashland University Homecoming Queen
• Selected to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 1999
• Ashland University Senior Honor, Campus Leadership Awards, 1999
• Named Executive Board Member of the Year, Campus Activities Board, 1999
• Food Services Employee of the Week, Cedar Point, 1999
• Named "Outstanding Junior" in Family and Consumer Sciences Department (1998 Academic Honors Convocation)
• Named"Rookie of the Year"(1996 AU Campus Leadership Awards)
• Student Senate Senator of the Month - '95-'96 and '96-'97
• Nominated for "Outstanding Campus Leader" (1997 & 1998 AU Campus Leadership Awards)
• Nominated for "Undergraduate Woman of the Year" - 1998
• several department, university, and community scholarships