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o Developing New Concepts
o Working with Legal Documents
o Computer Skills � Internet; Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
o Intern � State�s Attorney General, Prince George�s County
o Intern � United States District Court, Greenbelt, MD
o Intern � United States Bankruptcy District Court, Greenbelt, MD
o Intern � United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
o Intern � LensCrafters, Doctor of Optometry
o High School Honor Graduate
Earned membership in the National Junior Honor Society and the National Honor Society in middle school and high school. Remained on the honor roll every grading period in middle school with a 4.00 GPA and high school with a 3.65 GPA. Result: Inducted into the National Junior Honor Society at Kettering Middle School and the National Honor Society at Eleanor Roosevelt High School.
Took Advance Placement classes in the Science and Technologies and the Law, Global Affairs, and Public Service Academies programs to earn my high school diploma. Involved with four years of classes and independent research, which included intensive sessions and peer discussions to earn a 3.65 GPA. Result: Earned the Maryland High School Certificate of Merit which is granted in addition to the Maryland High School Diploma to students who, while meeting all graduation requirements, successfully completed a rigorous program of study of which at least 12 credits were in advanced courses and the student achieved at least a 3.00 cumulative average on a 4.00 scale, and all mathematics courses were at the level of Algebra I/Data Analysis, Geometry, or beyond.
College Summer Intern to the United States Department of Justice, Departmental Ethics Office, Washington, DC, in the Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP). STEP is formerly known as the Stay-in-School Program and it allows the opportunity to gain experience in a wide area of fields. The Departmental Ethics Office, located in the Justice Management Division, is responsible for administering the Department-wide ethics program and for implementing Department-wide policies on ethics issues. The office provides advice and training directly to employees in the Justice Management Division, the Office of Public Affairs, and supervises the ethics programs in the remaining Department components. Each component has a Deputy Designated Agency Ethics Official who is responsible for administering the ethics program within his or her component. As a summer intern in the Departmental Ethics Office, I provided support to the department staff. Filed legal ethics cases, copied documents, researched case law references, answered the phone, and discussed the law and ethical issues with Acting Director Stuart Frisch. Attended ethics proceedings and looked up records for the director. Used the ethics library to research the Federal Codes using Lexis-Nexis.
PRINCE GEORGE�S COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, PRINCE GEORGE�S COUNTY, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 2003 - 2003
SUMMER INTERNSHIP
College Summer Intern to the Prince George�s County Circuit Court, Prince George�s County, Upper Marlboro, MD, Judge Graydon S. McKee III. Provided volunteered support to Judge McKee. Judge McKee is the Master of Juvenile Causes, Prince George's County. Filed legal cases, copied documents, researched case law references, answered the phone, and discussed the law and legal proceedings with the judge. Attended court proceeding and looked up records for the judge. Monitor the court docket to notify the staff what cases were pending. Allowed to use the law library to research the Maryland Codes using Lexis-Nexis for both criminal and civil matters.
OFFICE OF THE STATE�S ATTORNEY GENERAL, PRINCE GEORGE�S COUNTY, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 2002 - 2002
SUMMER INTERNSHIP
High school graduate Summer Intern to the Office of the State�s Attorney General, Prince George�s County, Upper Marlboro, MD, Atty. Jack Johnson. Provided office support to the State�s Attorney General, Prince George�s County and his staff. Filed legal cases, copied documents, researched case law references, and answered the phone. Attended court procedures and looked up records for the attorneys. Monitor the court docket to notify the staff what cases were pending. Allowed to use the law library to research the Maryland Codes using Lexis-Nexis for both criminal and civil matters.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND, SOUTHERN DIVISION, GREENBELT, MD 2001 - 2002
STUDENT INTERNSHIP
High school senior Student Intern to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Southern Division, Greenbelt, MD, Clerk of the Court. Assigned through the Eleanor Roosevelt High School Law, Global Affairs, and Public Service Academy. Filed the court proceedings for the sitting judges and their staff. Researched documents and copied information for the staff. Transferred to the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland, Southern Division for the Clerk of the Court, Mark D. Sammons. The Bankruptcy Court promotes social and economic order by reconciling the opportunity of debtors to a fresh start with the rights of creditors to be. Provided office support to the Clerk of the Court and his staff. Filed legal cases, copied documentation, researched case law references, and answered the phone.
DR. ROBIN K. RICE & ASSOCIATES, LENSCRAFTERS, LANDOVER, MD 2001 - 2001
SUMMER INTERNSHIP
High school junior Summer Intern to Dr. Robin K. Rice and Associates, LensCrafters, Landover, MD. Dr. Rice is an independent doctor of optometry next to LensCrafters who performs several tests on your vision and screens your eyes for retinal and corneal disorders. Provided office support to the Dr. Rice and her staff. Filed medical cases, copied documents, transferred written documents to computer documents via keyboard entry, and answered the phone.
OFFICE OF THE STATE�S ATTORNEY GENERAL, PRINCE GEORGE�S COUNTY, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 2000 - 2000
SUMMER INTERNSHIP
High school sophomore Summer Intern to the Office of the State�s Attorney General, Prince George�s County, Upper Marlboro, MD, Atty. Jack Johnson. The State's Attorney's Office prosecutes everyone charged with committing a crime in Prince George's County. This includes crimes of violence, like murder, rape, robbery and assault, as well as crimes against people, property and business. The State's Attorney's Office also investigates charges of police and public official misconduct and misuse of funds, and works to educate the community about crime prevention and the criminal justice system. Provided office support to the State�s Attorney General, Prince George�s County and his staff. Filed legal cases, copied documents, researched case law references, and answered the phone.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE, BELTSVILLE, MD 1999 - 1999
SCIENCE FAIR INTERN PROJECT
High school freshman Science Fair Intern Project in the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD under the tutelage of Dr. Rosemarie Hammond, Plant Pathologist. Project Title: Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) -v- The Environment. Research Question: Can a bacterium that affect humans as consumers also affect plants as producers? The Agricultural Research Service is the principal in-house research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It is one of the Research, Education and Economics agencies charged with extending the Nation's scientific knowledge with 22 National Programs, with research projects in agriculture, nutrition, technology, the environment and other topics that affect the American people on a daily basis. Did research on tomatoes. Dr. Hammond is an expert in plant genetic engineering and co-authored the article �Viroids! From Scourge to Boon in the 21st Century?� Honorable Mention, Biology, Eleanor Roosevelt High School Science Fair.
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