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Raphael H. Plunkett
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Education
Bachelor of Liberal Arts, Cum Laude| January, 2007 | University of La Verne
Associate degree | 2003 | Mount San Antonio Community College
UCLA MAPS Meditation Training January, 2020
Meditation Teacher Training, Yoga Body Studio October, 2020
Skills & Abilities
LIBRARY EXPERIENCE
· City and school library maintenance (Lexile, CIRC/CAT circulation and catalog system)
· ESL reader to students and adults
· Voice over on DVD for Friends of the Library successful grant application
· Annual librarian appreciation luncheon
· Coordinated and presented Read-a-Thon at elementary level
· Organized and presented Young Author Visits for Diamond Bar Library and eight local schools selling
480 books
· Coordinated and presented Scholastic Book Fair for elementary school.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
. Awarded Volunteer of the Year by city of Diamond Bar, and numerous California government officials
· Photographed, documented, preserved and presented images from entire school year as part of
successful application package for California Distinguished School award.
· Read to children and adults, internationally –
Xian Dong Elementary School, Keelung, Taiwan
John Hay Community Academy, Chicago, IL
People’s Education Academy, Beijing, China
Alide Group, Cotonou, Benin, Africa
Quail Summit Elementary School, Diamond Bar, CA
Meritor Children’s World, Walnut, CA
Pomona Catholic High School, Pomona, CA
Fairmont Private Schools, Anaheim, CA
Del Norte Elementary School, Ontario, CA
Le High Elementary School, Montclair, CA
Vineyard STEM Academy, Ontario, CA
Diamond Bar Montessori Academy, Diamond Bar, CA
Costa Rica and Panama
. Fine Arts coordinator for LA Philharmonic Music Mobile, presentation for six 4th grade classes
. Global/Multi-Cultural Fair coordinator presented world cultures to school and surrounding community .
Organized and implement annual Harvest Festival, three years
LEADERSHIP
· Fairmont Private Schools, Vice President Parent Association
· Editor People Involvement newsletter
· Fellowship Club Representative
· Fire Brigade
· Customer Service Advisory Board
· National Junior Basketball Board (NJB)
· Diamond Bar Friends of the Library Board/School Liaison/Spelling Bee Competition
· Precinct Captain, Presidential Primary
· Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Corporate Experience
HELENE CURTIS REGIONAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE
. Administered retail customer selling of health and beauty products. Handled pricing, shelf
management, promotion, distribution, producing displays, presentations and maintained sales quotas.
Number one in new distributions sold, 2nd quarter and highest number of displays in one location
(KMart).
TRAINING SPECIALIST
· Created new Self-Instructional Lab for employee use, assisted employees with courses, monitored usage,
maintained training database, created and instructed courses.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
· Assisted sales force, customers and consumers with orders, inquiries, analyzing trends, troubleshooting,
credits and payments. Investigated and cleared deductions, returns, unapplied payments and instituted
collection efforts. Worked closely with Credit, Transportation and Distribution departments.
Honors/Recognition
· National Dean’s List
· Phi Theta Kappa, International Honors Society
· Alpha Gamma Sigma, California Honors Society
· Who’s Who in Black America
· Chicago Chamber of Commerce Participation Award
· Hampton Image Award
Raphael H. Plunkett
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