This document contains the resume of Christina Spann. It outlines her education including a bachelor's degree in social work from Mississippi College in 2013 and a master's degree in public policy and administration from Jackson State University in 2015. Her work experience includes positions as a project coordinator for The Community Oriented Opportunities for Learning Coalition from 2014 to present and as a peer educator from 2011 to 2014. She also held internships with the Jackson Public School District and Poindexter After School Club.
1. Christina Spann
715 Rice Road Apt. 8C
Ridgeland, MS 39157
601-559-9585
christina.spann102@gmail.com
Education
Mississippi College…2013 Bachelor Social Work
Jackson State University… Masters in Public Policy and Administration
(2015)
Honors:
Deans List Scholar 2011-2013
Phi Alpha Social Work Honor Society
3.35 GPA-Undergraduate
3.78 GPA- Graduate
Work Experience:
Scientific Research (SR1) Project Coordinator of The Community
Oriented Opportunities for Learning (COOL) Coalition … September
2014- Present
Coordinate Coalition and Drug Free Communities project activities
Notify Coalition members on upcoming trainings, activities, and
events related to underage substance abuse and environmental
prevention strategies
Communicate policies, initiatives and mission of the Coalition to the
community
Assist in recruitment of new coalition members and volunteers
Assist in collecting and reporting required data
Scientific Research (SR1)-Peer Educator… September 2011- September
2014
Peer educator for K-12th grade students in the areas of Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Assist in co-facilitating educational enrichment activities, mentoring,
conducting outreach, managing case files, collecting data, and actively
working to support all program efforts
Assist in successful grant writing for the Non-Profit organization
Organize lesson plans for students
Organize community outreach opportunities for areas in health and
education
Ascertains human resource requirements for the agency ensuring the
timely advertisement and filling of job openings
Assist in development of Press Releases to send to media outlets
Manage, write, and post blogs to agency website
Jackson Public School District Exceptional Education Social Work
Intern.... January 2013-April 2013
2. Worked side-by-side with supervisor to assess students’ needs and to
improve student behavior
Provide individual and group counseling to students with disabilities
to meet the needs of students as specified
Participate in Individualized Education Plan meetings to come up with
behavioral interventions
Make follow-up visits to the classrooms where intervention are being
implemented to determine the effectiveness of interventions
Develop and assist in creating functional behavior assessments with
guidance from supervisor
Perform other related duties as requested or assigned
Poindexter After School Club… October 2008-May 2011
Assist children in 3rd and 4th grade in the development of reading and
math skills
Engage in academic activities with selected students either one-on-ne
or with small groups
Collaborated with Poindexter Elementary School and staff members
to assess the student’s needs and how best to address them
Volunteer Experience:
AmeriCorps Volunteer… Summer 2012-Summer 2013, Present
o Assisted in developing fall, spring, and summer tutoring and
mentoring enrichment activities for at risk youth in grades K-12 who
reside in Hinds, Madison, and Scott Counties in Mississippi.
Becoming A Responsible Teen HIV prevention curriculum/Abstinence Plus
Facilitator…2012-Present
o Received Training in the areas of HIV prevention, sex education, and
skills training curriculum
o Implemented these skills to groups of middle and high school
students in the Jackson Metro Area
o Helped in informing, teaching, and building skills in the areas of
assertion, refusal, problem solving, risk recognition, and condom
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Walk for Babies
o Assisted in recruiting volunteers to assist with the annual walk
o Organized presentations to educate youth on the growing problem
I.S.A.I.A.H. House Veterans Day
o Organized the annual Association for Student Social Workers and
College wide participation in gathering toiletries items for homeless
veterans
Extra Curricular Activities:
Public Policy and Administration Student Organization
Mississippi College Women’s Chamber Choir 2009-2011
Association of Student Social Workers-Public Relations Chair
2011-2012
Social Work Advisory Board Member 2012-2013
Laguna Social Tribe 2009-2011
3. References:
Dorlisa Hutton
Scientific Research (SR1) Program Coordinator
dhutton@sr1tech.org
601.853.9773 ext. 202
Dr. Gina Scutelnicu
Assistant Professor Public Policy and Administration
gina.scutelnicu@jsums.edu
601.432.6745
Dan Roach
St. Andrew’s Episcopal School Dean of Students
601.853.6000
roachd@gosaints.org