Sarah Ponce
Abingdon
Summary
Experienced in volunteering for non-profit organizations with a strong passion for making a difference. Possessing a friendly and helpful demeanor, excelling at assisting employees and visitors with their service requests. Outgoing nature enables effective contribution to daily tasks and organizational needs. Motivated by a genuine cause, driven to work diligently and strive for measurable impact in all endeavors.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Volunteer
Montgomery County Animal Care and Control
09.2023 - 12.2024
- Walked dogs.
- Socialized cats.
- Assisted with special events and programs.
- Assisted potential adopters with handling cats.
- Communicated with potential adopters to answer questions about the animals or direct them to staff members if needed.
- Communicated important information and concerns about the animals to staff.
- Recorded pertinent information about dogs' behavior in their files.
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Radford University
08.2023 - 12.2024
- Searched for and collected bird carcasses around buildings on Radford University campus.
- Collected data about building, coordinates, aspect, and time, entered these into a spreadsheet program.
- Properly labeled and stored specimens.
- Brushed specimens for ectoparasites.
- Examined parasites and debris using a dissecting microscope.
- Documented parasites and transferred them to 70% ethanol.
- Imaged individual parasites to discern taxonomic grouping.
- Collaborated with other students.
- Communicated with faculty supervisor.
- Designed and present a research poster.
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Radford University
08.2023 - 12.2023
- Designed a study protocol.
- Designed a survey using Qualtrics.
- Collaborated with other students.
- Communicated with faculty supervisor.
- Obtained descriptive statistics and ran ANOVA, correlations, and multiple regression using IBM SPSS Statistics.
- Wrote a paper reviewing previous literature and detailing our results.
- Designed and presented a research poster.
Volunteer
Healing Hearts Canine Rescue
10.2022 - 06.2023
- Socialized dogs
- Cleaned cages
- Bathed dogs
- Maintained a cleanly kennel environment.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Minor in Biology
Radford University
Radford12.2024
Certificate - Applied Animal Behavior
University of Washington
Seattle, WA06.2022
Skills
- Recordkeeping
- Fundraising
- Administrative tasks
- Clear communication
- Data entry
- Community outreach
- MS office
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Computer skills
- Animal care
- Animal handling
- Research procedures
- Animal transport
- Literature review
- Fieldwork experience
- Survey design
- Scientific writing
- Data collection
- Statistical analysis
- Animal grooming
- Kennel maintenance
- Behavior observation
- Exercise management
Timeline
Volunteer
Montgomery County Animal Care and Control
09.2023 - 12.2024
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Radford University
08.2023 - 12.2024
Undergraduate Student Researcher
Radford University
08.2023 - 12.2023
Volunteer
Healing Hearts Canine Rescue
10.2022 - 06.2023
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, Minor in Biology
Radford University
Certificate - Applied Animal Behavior
University of Washington
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