Samantha Ford

3100 Castaway Lane Apt 3-108, Oviedo, FL, 32765 | 904-778-5383

| samanthaford1351@gmail.com

Objective
To implement my writing skills in a job in the nonprofit sector.

Education
CREEKSIDE HIGH SCHOOL | CLASS OF 2015 | ST. JOHNS, FLORIDA
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
3.99 unweighted GPA
Rank: 25/450
BACHELORS (IN PROGRESS) | CLASS OF 2018 | UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL
FLORIDA
Major: Writing and Rhetoric
Minors: Nonprofit Management and Diversity & Social Inequality
Graduating with Honors
Current GPA: 3.97

Skills & Abilities

WRITING
Writing Portfolio: An overview of select examples of my work thus far
samanthafordwrites.wordpress.com
Writing and Rhetoric Symposium, Spring 2017: A yearly event held at UCF that captures
whats going on in the major
Helped create an analysis of
Writing and Rhetoric Symposium, Spring 2016: A yearly event held at UCF that captures
whats going on in the major
Designed a web profile for my Professional Lives and Literacy practices class,
highlighting the important skills of the Director Of Development of Big Brothers
Big Sisters of Greater Orlando
nonprofitcommunication.weebly.com
I learned about Web design, how writing melds together with nonprofit,
particularly in terms of grant writing
LEADERSHIP
Fall 2016/Spring 2017: Knight-Thon Team Captain for Omega Phi Alpha, a service sorority
that focuses on bettering the communities of the university, Orlando-area, nations of the
world, and the sorority itself. Knight-Thon is UCFs dance marathon benefiting our local
Childrens Miracle Network Hospitals.
Attend weekly meetings
Develop fundraisers
Motivate my team
Learning the importance of motivating those I work with, and how to hone in
my presentation skills so that the goals I want to achieve are clear and succinct.
Spring 2017: Student Ambassador for the Writing & Rhetoric Department at the
University of Central Florida
Volunteer at Writing & Rhetoric events
Speak with lower-level composition classes about the Writing & Rhetoric
program
Represent the Writing & Rhetoric Department
 Fall 2015/Spring 2016: Fundraising Coordinator for the Service Dog Training and
Education Program @ UCF, a club that works directly with Canine Companions for
Independence.
Brainstormed/initiated fundraising projects to help alleviate the financial
burden of the puppy-raisers
Learned about the effort it takes to coordinate and plan successful
fundraising events, and the importance of making contacts
Spring 2016: Pledge Class Secretary for Omega Phi Alpha, a service sorority that focuses
on the communities of the university, Orlando-area, nations of the world, and the sorority
itself
Created weekly PowerPoints
Recorded minutes
Coordinated with executive board members to schedule and plan all of our
classs volunteer and fundraising events
Learned the importance of collaborating with others, and to embrace
compromise when necessary
Fall 2015: Service-learning experience through the Burnett Honors College, where I
taught a class of first graders at Ventura Elementary School, a Title 1 school (15 hours)
Through core lesson plans I helped get the class thinking about what they
want to pursue and how to get there, encouraging them that college is possible
along the way
Learned that if hope can be instilled at a young age, the achievement-
oriented mindset doesnt have to be lost in low-income students
EXPERIENCE
Fall 2016: Grant Writer for The Center, located in downtown Orlando, is a nonprofit
organization that provides a wide range of services to the local LGBT+ community
With a team of two other writers, I helped assemble a grant proposal for a
$150,000 grant that Disney invited The Center to apply to.
Learned that diligence and attention to detail is absolutely critical when
putting together a grant proposal, and you always have to be ready to ask more
questions.
Fall 2016: Public Relations Chair for Omega Phi Alpha, a service sorority that focuses on
bettering the communities of the university, Orlando-area, nations of the world, and the
sorority itself
Run all social media accounts for our chapter of the sorority, including our
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube account, which I created along with its
home video
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvEvKJtHLbrUz93iv6sEug
Learned the importance of message delivery, as well as how to be strategic in
targeting and reaching specific audiences