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Advanced Degree Resume—Chronological FormatE. S. Bowman Page 2Home Garden Manager, June 20xx-July 20xxCommunity Food Bank, Tucson, Arizona• Management and supervisory roles, involving gardening assistance, budget management,community outreach and program design.• Created and managed database to track department’s activities and identify areas for growth.• Conducted outreach and coordination with other Tucson non-profits on communitydevelopment projects.Erin S. Bowman555 Fifth Street, Davis, CA 95616(555) 555-5555es.bowman@gmail.com • www.linkedin.com/in/es.bowman(OPTIONAL) Objective: Evaluation Coordinator – Research Specialist, Child Care Study (#1234)30 University of California, DavisHome Garden Coordinator, September 20xx-August 20xxCommunity Food Bank, Tucson, Arizona• Taught vegetable gardening skills to fifty low-income families through at-home assistance.• Designed and taught popular education style gardening workshops in English and Spanish.Community Development Master’s Candidate (August 20xx) with six years’ experience innon-profit program management, including evaluation, research and program design. Expertise inqualitative research design and database creation.• Fluent in Spanish• MS Office Suite, including Word, Access and Excel• Excellent writing skills• Courses in qualitative and quantitative research methods• Exceptional project management skills• Clear communicator and collaboratorCommunity Organizer, September 20xx-August 20xxBorder Action Network (BAN), Tucson, Arizona• Led successful outreach campaign on border issues in Latino immigrant neighborhoods inTucson’s south side.• Launched membership drive, resulting in 500 new members.• Initiated campaign on immigration reform geared at key members of the ArizonaCongressional delegation.Awards And CertificationsCommunity Service Award, 20xxUC Davis Community Service Resource Center, Davis, CaliforniaEducationMaster of Science, Community and Regional Development, expected August 20xxUniversity of California, DavisRelevant Coursework: Intermediate Social Statistics, Field Research, Professional Skills forCommunity Development, Qualitative Research Methods, Participatory Action ResearchBachelor of Science, Sociology, June 20xxEastern Mennonite UniversityTravel Grant of $500, 20xxUC Davis Internship & Career Center, Davis, CaliforniaCertificate in Teaching Excellence, 20xxCenter for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, UC Davis…Additional categories could include:Professional ExperienceGraduate Student Researcher, July 20xx-presentUC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, Davis, California• Conducted evaluation of local non-profit organization’s two-year USDA Community FoodProject grant.• Designed and implemented surveys and interviews of project participants.• Synthesized data and completed annual and final reports of grant progress.• Maintained positive relationship with the grantee organization to ensure expectations werebeing met and evaluation tools were satisfactory.• Edited final report and verified data accuracy for an assessment of San Diego County’s foodsystem.Community ServiceInternational Work ExperienceAffiliationsKey Accomplishments (brief description of 2 or 3, best placedafter skills section and before education)Graduate Student Researcher, August 20xx-June 20xxUC Davis Center for Regional Change, Davis, CaliforniaProject: Healthy Youth/Healthy Regions is a multi-disciplinary research project investigating thelink between youth well-being and prosperity in the Sacramento region.• Researched and wrote first draft of introductory chapter for Healthy Youth/Healthy Regionsfinal report, which set the scene for the final report by highlighting the strengths and inequitiesin the region.