Amanda

Obenland
240.370.7345 5111 Hagerstown Hall
amanda.obenland@gmail.com College Park, MD 20742

EDUCATION _______________________
Bachelor of Science in Management, Bachelor of Science in Marketing Anticipated 2017
Robert H. Smith School of Business, University Honors College, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
GPA: 3.893, Deans List, Academic Honors
Undergraduate Studies Deans Student Advisory Council September 2015 December 2015
Federal Semester Fellow August 2014 May 2015
A selective year-long academic program combining a fall environmental policy seminar and a spring internship
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE_____________________________________________________________________________________
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville, MD June 2015 August 2015
Office of Technology, Management, and Operations/Division of Technology Management Intern
Worked with the CIO regularly to compose a business case and defined system needs and requirements to drive the
discovery phase of business analysis in order to further the learning and development strategic initiative
Researched current trends and delivered an oral presentation to the department in order to educate colleagues about how
millennials and technology are changing the workplace
Organized, analyzed, and provided recommendations for remote access exemptions in light of the OPM breach
United States Department of Energy, Washington, DC January 2015 May 2015
Human Resources Leadership Intern
Collaborated with Executive Learning Department to create a training needs assessment and procedures to inform senior
leaderships design and implementation of training programs agency-wide
Assisted program directors to administer over five leadership development events
Composed an executive summary of a leadership program that was passed on to the Deputy Secretary
Federal Semester Program, College Park, MD June 2015 Present
Teaching Assistant
Construct course materials and provide guidance to professionals regarding class content and structure
Serve as a liaison between professors and students to field concerns and comments, facilitate classroom participation
University of Maryland Honors College, College Park, MD
Honors Section Leader (Instructor) August 2014 December 2015
Developed engaging weekly lesson plans based on curriculum guidance, and present to students professionally
Mentored 14 first-year students to help them develop skills such as time management and academic planning
Honors Ambassador May 2015-Present
Respond to questions from visiting students about the honors college and my college experiences
Provide advice and guidance to potential incoming freshmen as a part of admitted students open house days
University of Maryland Department of Resident Life, College Park, MD
Resident Assistant August 2016-May 2017
Will directly respond to and manage crises in a residence hall housing over 500 freshmen students
Will engage students in their floor community to create a welcoming and inclusive environment
Community Assistant August 2014 May 2016
Maintain security of residence halls occupied by more than 600 students by monitoring access points including keys,
swipes, and visitors to the building
Coordinate emergency operating procedures through collaboration with Resident Assistants
Eye Black, Rockville, MD June 2014-August 2014
Marketing Intern
Created and implemented a new operating procedure for client outreach and sales
Responded to customer inquiries and served as a liaison for client concerns or complaints
Organized customer data and tasks through company programs such as Salesforce and Google Applications

HONORS AND AWARDS________________________________________________________________________________________
Recipient of the Jeff and Karen Green Undergraduate Student Scholarship for academic excellence
Primannum Honor Society February 2014-Present
National Society of Collegiate Scholars February 2014-Present
SKILLS_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Highly proficient in the following: Microsoft Office, Salesforce, Google Applications, and Visio