Saturday, February 14, 2009

Resume

Elizabeth Thorne, BSc RN PHN
Felton, CA 95018
rn.elizabeth(__at___)yahoo.com

Objective: Currently working as a dedicated school nurse for the Scotts Valley Unified School District

Education and Honors:
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY
Masters of Nursing 8/2009 - Present
Focus on Nursing Education

CABRILLO COLLEGE
Associate of Science Degree in Nursing with Honors December 2008
+President's Volunteer Service Award 2008 & 2009
+Billee Paul Leadership and Service Award 2009
+Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society Permanent Membership 2008
+Zoe Davidson Award- AGS Honor Society 2008
+Mary E. Grace Nursing Scholarship 2007

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - SANTA CRUZ
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies and Biology awarded 1993
+Council of Provost Scholarship 1992
+Adlai Stevenson Global Security Grant 1992
+President's Undergraduate Fellowship Award 1992

WEST VALLEY COLLEGE
Associate of Arts Degree in English, with Honors 1990
+Zannoti Language Scholarship 1990

Certifications:
Registered Nurse - CA Board of Nursing #744516 exp 10/2012
CPR - Santa Cruz American Red Cross exp 2/2013

Volunteering:
+Adviser- Alpha Gamma Sigma Cabrillo Honor Society 8/2009- present
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+Rotacare Free Clinic-Triage Student Nurse, 11/2007-6/2009
+American Red Cross, Community and Disaster Nurse Volunteer, 2008-Present
+AGS Honor Society, Treasurer and Webmaster, 2008-2009
+Pop-Wuj Medical Clinic, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala-Triage Medical Volunteer, 8/2008
+Dominican Hospital-Emergency Department Volunteer, 2/2004-9/2006
Set up email contacts list which improved participation by 20%.

Selected Employment History:

SCOTTS VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 8/2011

PAJARO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 8/2009 - 8/2011
Green Valley Road, Watsonville, CA 95
School Nurse: Currently working as a 1:1 nurse while learning the job of School Nurse. Applied for a community grant to fund H1N1 supplies for the entire school district.

CALIFORNIA PARK AND RECREATION DEPT. 3/91 to 2008
Pajaro Coast HQ 101 Madeline Ave, Aptos CA
Various positions through the years, including: Sr. Park Aide: Santa Cruz Law Enforcement, Henry Cowell Office; Process Crime report for the county of Santa Cruz Court and data input. Interpretive Specialist: Design, implement and coordinate interpretive projects in a management capacity for the Pajaro Coast District. Henry Cowell and Big Basin Gift Shop during the summers.

BODY AND SOUL YOGA STUDIO- 1/2006- 2009
Administrative Assistant: Assist owner with tax preparation every year.

KELLY SERVICES 1/2004 – 1/2007
1414 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz 95062 831-425-0653
Most recent position: Executive Assistant for Senior Vice President .

LIFE LAB SCIENCE Program 3/2003 – 1/2004
1156 High St. Santa Cruz, CA 95064 459- 2001
Program Assistant: Provide support in a busy, front office. Schedule 3 tour programs; maintain computers; provide oversight and instruction for student interns on computer related projects, web design and implementation; set up e-commerce program for curriculum. This was a contract position.

COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ – WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD 1/01 – 6/02
1040 Emiline Santa Cruz Ca, 95062
Sr. Administrative Assistant: Provide sole support for 4-5 analysts; schedule meetings for 45 member board and six subcommittees; produce agendas and minutes and editing board letters submitted to the County Board of Supervisors; updating and maintaining multiple databases; event support; which included presentation and handout design. This was a contract position.

LLOYD G. WILSON SECURITIES 9/98 TO 1/01
36 Pine Ave, Mt Hermon CA 95018
Office Manager: all aspects of small business management: payroll, scheduling, and supervising a staff of 5-8; including hiring and firing. Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Excel, QuickBooks and proprietary securities trading software. This position ended when Mr. Wilson died.

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY- 3/94 – 8/97
NATIONAL MAPPING DIVISION NASA/AMES RESEARCH CENTER
Moffett Field, Mountain View, CA 94040
Remote Sensing Scientist: Synthetic Aperture Radar Research, Historical Wetland Loss in the San Francisco Bay Area-GIS Project. Grant writing, Web-design and implementation.