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**Objective**

Combine current cultural, social and economic knowledge with new ideas and concepts in a rigorous learning environment exposing new solutions for today’s businesses and organizations.

**Education**

Kalamazoo College Bachelor of Arts Kalamazoo, MI 2003-2007
+ Major in Economics and Business - Minor in Chinese - 3.4 GPA
+ Senior Individualized Project - English Department - “Couches”

Capital Normal University Intensive Mandarin Study Beijing, China 2005-2006
+Cultural/Sociological focus
+Intercultural Research Project: observed local restaurant business

**Employment**

MI Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA MI 2007-2008
+Is national service fighting poverty through student empowerment and departmental development via service at Eastern Michigan University (EMU) to the campus and surrounding community.
+ Administered scholarship; 250% increased enrollment
+ Created and/or facilitated over 25 professional level trainings
+ Established department standard for tracking Learning Beyond the Classroom, a general education requirement
+ Developed training curriculum and new recruitment system
+ Helped recruit over 600 volunteers who served over 2,700 hours

Kalamazoo College Computer Lab Assistant Supervisor MI 2004-2007

Y.M.C.A. Professional Rescuer & Swim Instructor MI 2003-2006

Times Ledger Newspaper Subscription Telemarketer NY 2005

**Other Experiences**

Community Records Volunteer
+Attend board meetings and vital to recent recording project

National Collegiate Athletics Association Swimmer
+Teamwork, led underclassmen, time management, goal setting, Most Valuable Freshman

Answers for Students with Sexuality Questions (ASSQ) Founder
+ Campaigned successfully for gender neutral restrooms; peer-counseling

Human Rights Campaign Statistical Analyst
+Introduction to statistical results, pre-coursework conceptual application

Manpower Inc. – Externship Executive Assistant
+Presented customer intake analysis, front-desk, assistant to Vice President

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS

**Professional Development**

MCC Solutions Summit –
+A collaboration between groups/educators with similar missions who want to encourage the greening of service-learning, volunteerism, community-based research and place-based education
National Society for Experiential Education (NSEE) conference -
+Focusing on precision in experiential education outcomes, assessment and promising practices
IMPACT conference -
+The largest campus community conference on service, activism, politics, advocacy, and other socially responsible work across philosophical and ideological lines
Pre-Service Orientation -
+Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA; community partnerships, identity and privilege, recruitment and volunteerism
The Institute -
+Tackling issues and exposing best practices in service-learning and civic engagement
EMU Office of Research and Development grant writing workshops –
+Topics included an introduction to and funding sources
MCC AmeriCorps*VISTA trainings –
+Fine tuning the skills of collaboration, meeting facilitation, problem solving, and youth outreach

**Trainer Experiences**

ASSQ and EMU’s PRIDE Education Coalition - sexual identity and peer counseling
EMU students and staff - general education system
EMU Emerging Leaders - citizenship and service
EMU New Student Orientation Advisors - diversity issues and awareness
Life-size Game of LIFE reflection activity - social privilege
EMU student program coordinators and staff - program development, delegation
Michigan Service Scholars - cohort development
One-on-one student development and mediation; including web-based group surveys and team building activities

**Professional Skills**

+Scholarship administration
+Job description development
+Volunteer recruitment
+Workflow and staffing systems
+Staff orientations, student/staff meetings, and classroom presentations
+Conflict facilitation and resolution
+Program presentations and promotion
+Hiring and interviewing systems

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A mix of the old, new, and present:
(Resume can be found here)

Justin Fenwick emerged into the limelight on December 1985, when Mother Fenwick popped him out. Although the event probably wasn’t as big as the hair at the time, it was sure to have an impact on Fenwick’s mother. He was child two, to be the middle of three later on.

“You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have, the facts of life.”

Socially awkward was the title that would capitalize Fenwick’s growth into high school maturity. Fights with the younger brother dwindled as admiration for the older sister grew. Attending Glengary Elementary, Clifford H. Smart Middle School, Walnut Creek Middle School, and Walled Lake Central High School, in that respective order. Friends began to play a larger part in his life as did swimming, soccer, and probably masturbation. Computerized, intellectualized, cell phone enabled, and just as unorganized as ever he took his nearly late college decision and ran off to Kalamazoo College. The year was 2003.

Justin Fenwick, was/still is a swimmer and combined his chance study of the Chinese language with Economics. As an Economics major and Chinese minor he wavered elegantly between not making a decision and not making a decision for post-grad. Fenwick secretly dabbles in writing and a bit of philosophical drawl.

A knack for travel and adventure, time in China and all over the United States leaves Fenwick thirsty for more. Graduated in June 2007, he found his calling for the moment as a Michigan Campus Compact AmeriCorps*VISTA at Eastern Michigan University. Ask him about it later.

Openly homosexual , Justin Fenwick finds himself dating “Double G.” In line with how he views things, it was “moment by moment” and now is partnering up the ladder.

He wonders actually how important are his intellectual ramblings? Open minded enough to know that life is a journey that doesn’t end — that losing the input of others will stop growth and stop a good party.

Throwing the angst of his youth behind him and embracing the recklessness of the 20’s to follow. I’m sure Fenwick wouldn’t mind you kicking up your heels a bit to sit back and enjoy his material. Watch him become something.

“Where do you find yourself today, not tomorrow, and not yesterday? I’m doing my best to live my life in a way that is neither in the past nor in the future.”
-Justin Fenwick-