Meghan Barrett Box 022121 Hallmont Circle 10 MacVittie CirclePenfield NY 14526 Geneseo, NY 144541-585-377-4379 1-585-943-7759

mrb21@geneseo.edu

Education:

2012 – present BS Biology, Second Major English/Creative Writing, minor in Honors, SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo

2008 – 2012 High School Diploma with Advanced Designation, Our Lady of Mercy High School, Rochester

Work Experience:

May 2013-present North American Barrel Customer Service Representative- handle all order processing, inventory maintenance, and customer service inquiries for retail and wholesale clients

Aug ‘13 – Dec ‘14 Undergraduate Laboratory InstructorAug ‘14 – Dec ‘15 - Instruct Biology 116 laboratory, grading papers, holding office hoursAug ’15 – present

Aug 2013 – May 2015 Technical Theater Department Teaching Assistant- Construct set pieces, design lighting, teach shop safety

Jan 2014- Jan 2015 SailorBags Sales Associate- travel to Promotional Products shows (PPAI, ASI) with company president and work show floor informing customers about products

May 2013 – Aug 2014 McDonalds Crew Member- Customer service; food preparation techniques

Jan 2014 – May 2014 Supplemental Instructor - taught review sessions and facilitated peer to peer learning for General Biology II

Jan 2013 – May 2013 KnightWire - telemarketing, data entry, writing notes to customers

Volunteer Experience:

Aug 15 – present Co-Service Chair for Alpha Delta Epsilon Sorority- helped plan sorority events and fundraisers for official philanthropy ‘The

Malala Fund’- helped bring One Love Foundation Domestic Violence Awareness workshops to campus community

Sept 2013 - present Geneseo Cares and Knight’s First Day of Service- led a team of freshmen in helping to rebuild The Wall; raked leaves for disabled/elderly community members; helped clean houses for a living-teaching program

Sept 2013 – present Geneseo Saves the Wall Volunteer- add mortar to Wall, move mulch to create pathways, help set up Chicken Wing Fundraiser

2010 – present Literacy Volunteers of Rochester - Helped to create Brain Game Annual Fundraiser Questions (categories: US History, Unique ‘Bands’, ‘Element’ary Trivia, Musicals and Broadway, Crackers, and Social Media); event raises $25,000 annually

Fall 2014 Assistant Service Chair for Alpha Delta Epsilon- helped plan sorority events and fundraisers for official philanthropy ‘The

Malala Fund’- Organized a charity music concert featuring local talent to raise money, food donations, and awareness for Foodlink of Rochester- Participated in and helped set up various service events (Save the Wall

Chicken Wing Fundraiser, Alzheimer’s Walk, etc.)

Fall 2014 Genesee Valley Hunt Races Volunteer- Take tickets and help control admission flow

2011 - 2014 GVAC Car Club - Judged the 1946 to 1955 car class at the annual car show

2012 – 2013 Friends of HORSE Rescue- two shifts a week helping muck, clean, feed, and fill water buckets

2011 – 2013 Random Acts of Kindness Participant - Gift monthly books to fellow participants, new or used

Leadership Positions:

Present President of Alpha Delta Epsilon Sorority- Eboard member – run alumni board and chapter meetings; restructured sorority accountability and task delineation systems

Fl 13 – present Geneseo Opportunities for Leadership Development- Leader Mentor position; introduce programs, create and run workshops, hold office hours and personal development sessions with students

2010 – 2015 Technical Theater (Stage Crew) - Performance Stage Manager, Technical Director, and Master Electrician for

Dogfight (Geneseo, 2015)

- Stage Manager, Technical Director, and Master Electrician for Putting it Together (Geneseo, 2014)

- Lighting Designer for Oliver (Geneseo Community Players, 2014)- Lighting Designer, Musical Theatre Club Show Spring 2014 (Geneseo, 2014)- Lighting Designer and Spot Operator, Orchesis Spring 2014 (Geneseo, 2014)- Lighting Designer, Stage Manager, and Technical Director for Seussical

(Geneseo, 2014)- Spotlight Operator for Latino Student Association Spring 2014 Show (Geneseo,

2014)- Lighting Designer for Case Reopened (Geneseo, 2013)- Run Crew for American Tet (Geneseo, 2013)- Assistant Technical Director, Assistant Set Designer, and Spot Operator for

Cabaret (Geneseo, 2013)- Stage Manager and Director for Ten Minute Play Festival (Young Open and

Honest Players – YOHP - of Penfield, 2012)- Props Manager for Peter Pan (Mercy HS, 2012)- Stage Manager for Harvey (YOHP, 2012)- Performance Stage Manager for Fiddler on the Roof (Webster Schroeder HS,

2012)- Stage Manager for Secret Garden (Mercy HS, 2012)- Stage Manager for Leaving Iowa (YOHP, 2011)- Stage Manager for Anne of Green Gables (Mercy HS, 2011)- Backstage Manager for the Mystery of Edwin Drood (YOHP, 2011)- Props Manager for Sound of Music (Mercy HS, 2011)- Props Manager for Wizard of Oz (Mercy HS, 2010)- Run Crew for Beauty and the Beast (Mercy HS, 2010)

Spring 2015 New Member Educator of Alpha Delta Epsilon Sorority- Eboard member – restructured the entire new member education program to be

completely free of hazing and added the goals of increasing new member confidence and intra-sorority communication

Spring 2015 Presidential Gala Speaker- gave a formal speech at the Presidential Gala and gave Geneseo Philanthropy

award to the most deserving Geneseo donor

Spring 2015 Greek Peer Educator- helped create programs for and run the Greek New Member Education

conference, with the goals such as non-hazing and sexual assault awareness

Sp 13 – Fl 14 Vice President of Alpha Delta Epsilon Sorority- Eboard member - plan events, run meetings; also have held positions like Social

Chair, Webmistress, Treasurer, Alumni Correspondence Secretary, Historian, Songmistress, Balfour and Assistant New Member Educator

Fl 13 – Sp 14 Administrator for the English Department Blog Project

- help Chair of English Department create wordpress, decide on cohesive look of blog, conceptualize and write legalities associate with academic blog use and content

Spring 13 Equality Uganda Speaker Coordinator- put together itinerary for Speaker while at Geneseo and meet the speaker’s travel

needs for the Equality Uganda event about Pan-African LGBTQ rights

Spring 13 Undergraduate Laboratory Assistant- assist the Undergraduate Laboratory Instructor in teaching the introductory

Biology major laboratory

2012 – 2013 Assistant Knights Life Editor- Wrote weekly articles for the Lamron student newspaper Knight’s Life section

and participated in meetings about section improvement

2012 YOHP Ten Minute Play Festival- Playwright and Director of the Ten Minute Play ‘Experimental Ambiguity’;

Acted in two short plays

Research:

Determination of Colony Structure in Formica pergandei using Microsatellite Markers to Estimate Worker Relatedness, Apple Lab, Fall 2014 – Spring 2015

Survey of Natural Pollinators in the Geneseo Area, Apple Lab, Summer 2015 – Spring 2016

Effects of the Emerald Ash Borer on Nations Road Research Reserve in Geneseo, Independent Biology Honors Project, Summer 2015 – Spring 2016

Internships:

Sp 2015 - present Web Technician for the Office of Sustainability, SUNY Geneseo- creating and maintaining website and blog, and other social media activities

Summer 2015 GOLD Coordinator for the Office of Sustainability, SUNY Geneseo- revolutionizing the Jade, Leadership in Sustainability GOLD certificate; adding

and teaching new workshops; setting up workshop schedule; creating promotional materials

Presentations:

Determination of Colony Structure in the Slavemaking Ant Formica pergandei using Microsatellite Markers, Northeast Natural History Conference + G.R.E.A.T. day, 2015Shakespeare Panel, G.R.E.A.T day, 2015Quiet: The Power of Introverts…, GOLD, 2014Motivating Your Greek Brothers and Sisters, GOLD, 2014Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking, GOLD and Empathy Week, 2013

Strategies for Introverts, GOLD, 2013Voices from English 201, G.R.E.A.T. day, 2013The Effects of Sunlight on Student Performance, Mercy Administration, 2010

Honors and Awards:

Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, 2015Natalie Selser Freed Memorial Scholarship, 2015Betsy Bradley Award, 2015Outstanding Sorority Woman Award, 20152015 – 2016 Geneseo Presidential Scholar, 2015Bill & Stacy Edgar Annual Geneseo Scholarship, 2015Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society, 2015GOLD Jade Award, 2015Promotional Products Education Foundation Scholarship, 2014 + 2015Orchid Award, 2014National Order of Omega, 2014SA Merit Scholarship in Leadership, 2014Deans List, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2015President’s List, Fall 2012, Fall 2014Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society, 2014Golden Key International Honor Society, 2014GOLD Silver Award, 2014Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, 2013GOLD Bronze Award, 2012Model A Ford Club of America Youth Scholarship, 2012 - 2016SUNY Geneseo Edgar Fellows Award, 2012SUNY Geneseo Scholar in Residence Award, 2012AP Scholar Award, 2012

Skills and Qualifications:

- DNA Extraction, PCR, Gel Electrophoresis Techniques - Technical Theater Skills in Lighting Design, Stage Management, Set Construction, Set

Design, Prop Art, and Organizational Techniques- Classically Trained Vocally (Opera and Musical Theater)- Skilled in using Word, Excel, Minitab, R (bio-statistical programming), Overleaf and

PowerPoint- Skilled in Creative, Technical, and Professional Writing- Red Cross Basic Aid Training, First Aid Training, Child and Adult AED, Infant, Child

and Adult CPR Certifications- Modeling, both portrait and photography