Bridgette M.

Boody
EDUCATION
The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science May 2017
Bachelor of Arts, Women's Studies Cumulative GPA: 3.68
Minor in Spanish
WORK EXPERIENCE
AmeriCorps Delaware Reading Corps Reading Interventionist August 2017-July 2018
 Tutored approximately 40 hours per week of intensive literacy instruction in a Title I school setting
 Worked individually with Tier 3 students in grades 1-3 with Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and English Language
Learners (ELL)
 Administered weekly and tracked data on Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) testing to evaluate and
assess student growth on grade-level benchmark skills
 Developed individual long-term learning plans and strategies and targeting areas of growth for students
 Generated tailored individual daily lesson plans based on student needs and performance, in accordance with the Reading
Assist Institute Intervention program
 Collaborated with two other Reading Corps members on classroom management and tutoring approaches for students
 Maintained detailed logs of student progress and worked with Reading Assist Institute coaches to improve student progress
and individual areas of growth as a Reading Corps volunteer
 Participated in 150+ hours of reading intervention training through the partnering non-profit, Reading Assist Institute
 Certified Reading Assist Interventionist
 Certified Structured Literacy/Dyslexia Specialist, International Dyslexia Association, expected July 2018

Penn State University Lion Line Development Representative August 2015-August 2017
 Fundraised over $34,000 from alumni, friends of the university, and student parents on behalf of Penn State’s academic
programs and student life
 Established and maintained relationships between past, present, and future donor prospects through annual calls
 Updated demographic information, learned how to fundraise for various academic colleges and programs, and accurately
processed credit card transactions for the Penn State Office of Annual Giving
 Ranked in top quartile of callers of total dollar amount raised, number of credit cards processed, and dollars per pledge, and
pledge dollars per credit cards from August 2015-August 2017
 Ranked in top 10 callers for total number of credit cards gifts pledged in Fall 2016
 Fundraised over $7,000 in one weekend for pediatric cancer research and treatment for Hershey Medical Center

Pollock Halls Residence Life Resident Assistant January 2015-May 2017

 Planned and executed three community building programs per month for diverse populations
 Enforced residence hall and Penn State policies through policing the buildings on duty nights
 Served as a resource for academic, social, and professional support to residents
 Responded to crisis situations such as alcohol poisoning, sexual assault, and suicide ideation

Penn State College of Education Social Justice Fellow January-May 2016

 Accepted as a founding fellow of a thirteen person pilot program in conjunction with D.C Street Law, Georgetown
University School of Law, District of Columbia Public Schools, and the College of Education at Penn State
 Designed, wrote, and executed lessons on race, gentrification, the school to prison pipeline, racialized poverty, media
representation, and other topics to a class of 14 students at Bell Multicultural High School in Columbia Heights, Washington,
D.C throughout a two week practicum
 Participated in workshops and mentor meetings with stakeholders from American University School of Law, the U.S
Department of Education, the University of Maryland, and Penn State University
 Created and presented a plan to engage and combat homelessness in State College, Pennsylvania to a panel of stakeholders
representing Penn State University and Washington, D.C public school educators

Change Corps Recruiting Intern January 2016-May 2016

 Assisted with the recruitment drives through phone banking and social media outreach to schools across the United States
 Created listservs and reached out to professors across disciplines and universities
 Helped recruit the largest pool of Change Corps applicants to date in spring 2016
 Completed trainings and workshops to understand how non-profit organizations operate and engage activism