Vanessa Marie Kennedy

Personal: 1014 Legacy Rd., Box 227

Wilberforce, Ontario, K0L 3C0
School: Apt 3126, 1385 Woodroffe Ave.
Ottawa, Ontario, K2G 1V8
(1-705) 448-2931
(1-705) 457-5672
vm.kennedy@hotmail.com
EDUCATION:
PresentlyStudent at Algonquin College Ottawa Campus in the Applied Museum Studies Program
2011-2015Haliburton Highlands Secondary School
Summer of 2013 Trillium Lakelands Mobile Experiential Leadership Development (MELD) Program at
Nipissing University campus in North Bay
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Summer of 2015 Summer Heritage Interpreter at Wilberforce Red Cross Outpost Historic House;
Wilberforce, ON
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Delivered public and educational interpretive programs and events at the museum
Conducted interpretive tours and provided historical information to the community
Answered enquiries about the historic house and other events in the community
Assisted with setting up rooms and grounds for public events.
Opened and closed the site and performed cleaning and gardening duties

Summer of 2015 employee in the Produce department at the Wilberforce Foodland; Wilberforce, ON
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Product preparation and replenishing displays

Maintenance of product quality
Maintained proper sanitation, health and workplace safety practices
Provided customer service

Spring/Summer of 2015 Cashier at the Wilberforce Foodland; Wilberforce, ON

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Provided customer service

Maintained proper sanitation, health and workplace safety practices
Accurately processed customers purchases

Summer of 2014 House keeper at an elderly mans house in Tory Hill ON

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Assisted with grocery shopping

General house cleaning and tidying
Grass cutting
Assisted with laundry

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
Summer of 2013 &14 The Wilberforce Agricultural Fair
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Assisted with preparation and maintenance of judging area

Aided in the judging process
Customer service
Ran activities for children (face-painting, fake tattoos)

Octobers of 2011-2014 Halloween for Hunger in Wilberforce, ON

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Distributed Halloween for Hunger posters

Collected non-perishable food items to donate to the Wilberforce food bank
Counted inventory of food items
Delivered non-perishable food items to the Wilberforce food bank

SKILLS:
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Excellent listening skills

Ability to work independently and self-regulate
Ability to work effectively as part of a team
Strong work ethic
Flexibility and adaptability
Creative thinking
Responsibility

LICENCES & QUALIFICATIONS:

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Ontario Drivers Licence (G2)

Babysitting Certificate

MEMBERSHIPS
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Ontario Museum Association (OMA) Membership

Canadian Museum Association (CMA) Membership
Young Canada Works (YCW) Membership

ACCOMPLISHMENTS & ACHIEVEMENTS

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Secondary School Honour Society (4 years of above 80% average)

Represented Elementary School in Trillium Lakelands District School Boards Historica Fair
Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program (Grade 6)