Serena Barr

148 Montview Forest Drive // Lynchburg, VA 24502 // (786) 334 1351 // sfbarr@liberty.edu
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS PROFILE:
Excellent time management skills acquired through field hockey
Exceptional in high pressure situations and when conflicts arise practicing peace making abilities
Experienced with critical decision making in fast-paced environments
Polished public speaker and presenter engaging groups ranging from 15 to 150 people
Gained leadership experience and strong work ethic through field hockey and internship
EDUCATION:
B.S. in Public Health: Health Promotion // Liberty University // Lynchburg, VA // Anticipated May 2017
Minor: Biomedical Science // GPA: 4.0
CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
Liberty University Division I Field Hockey Captain // January 2016 Present
Liberty University Division I Field Hockey team // August 2013 Present
CPR/First Aid (Adult, Infant, Child) // May 2015
HEALTH PROMOTION EXPERIENCE:
Internship // Charlenes Project // Uganda and Northern Ireland // May July 2016
Created Health Promotion Programs including a Sexual Health Program primarily for girls from a Ugandan
Slum, a Sanitation Program to be incorporated into a Sports Camp and a Jiggers Program
Implemented the programs in Uganda, monitoring implementation and ensuring team members knew their
role
Evaluated the Jiggers Program, creating a system to record data for each child during implementation and then
writing an evaluation Report on the compiled data on the prevalence and causes of Jiggers and the
effectiveness of the Program
Organized a fundraiser which raised 6,000 to fund the necessary resources for the Jiggers Program.
Avante Nursing and Rehab Center // Lynchburg, VA // January May 2016
Visited patients weekly in the nursing home, developing relationships with the patients based on trust and
respect and talking to them while they ate trying to improve their mental health and social well-being
Medical Experience // Charlenes Project // Kampala and Kahara, Uganda // July 2014
Assessed the needs of the poverty stricken communities in Uganda in order to create relevant specific
educational health programmes on disease prevention and hygiene
Participated on a team of 4 to coordinate health education programmes to elementary, middle and high school
students emphasizing the importance of good hygiene and health practices
Facilitated first aid stations, cleaning wounds and supplying equipment
Presented sexual health programmes to 20 to 30 high school and college girls in the slums of Uganda
Sexual Health Education Experience // Love for Life // Uganda and Northern Ireland // May 2005 2008 and June
2015
Observed and participated in tailored puberty, sexual health, alcohol and drugs presentations to school
children in upper elementary and middle school in Northern Ireland June July 2015
Promoted self-worth as well as encouraging ways to avoid peer pressure in elementary school children in
Uganda for groups ranging from 50 to 150 in April 2008
Raised money and helped at fundraising events organizing and setting up these events 2005-2008
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
Charlenes Project // Ireland, Uganda and Guatemala // April 2008 Present
Coordinating fundraising events, delegating tasks to volunteers and planning for events ahead of time
Distributed food, humanitarian aid and opened water projects in two remote villages in Guatemala in August
2015 in partnership with World Help and Hope of Life
Helped with Kids Clubs and participated in dramas in front of 200-300 children in Uganda 2008-2016
Worked in Classrooms with smaller groups of 20-30 children, leading activities for the children and teaching
them Bible stories and relative life lessons to be learnt from these stories in Uganda 2008-2014
Reading Buddy // Heritage Elementary School // Lynchburg, VA // February 2015 April 2015
Listened to, encouraged and built a relationship with an elementary fifth grader who struggled in the
classroom and had behavioral problems

Serena Barr
148 Montview Forest Drive // Lynchburg, VA 24502 // (786) 334 1351 // sfbarr@liberty.edu

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Edenmore Golf Club // Waitress // May July 2015 and 2016
Served customers in the restaurant working hard to fulfil the customers needs in a timely manner.
Worked at functions including weddings, meetings and conferences ensuring everything ran smoothly.
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Ulster and Irish U16, U18 and U21 National Level Field Hockey // 2009 2015
Liberty University // 2013 - Present
Made Deans List Fall 2013 Present
NFHCA Scholar of Distinction and earned a spot on the National Academic Squad 2013 - Present
Earned NorPac's Maria Whitehead Rookie of the Year Fall 2013
Received NorPac East Division All-Conference honors, as well as VaSID All-State first team recognition Fall
2013 and 2014
Lurgan College // September 2009 May 2013
Darling Award for Biology 2013