Charlotte Horn

St. Mary’s City, MD | 484-408-8202 | Cahorn@smcm.edu

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Marine Science and Environmental Science Anticipated: May 2025
St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM), St. Mary’s City, MD Current GPA: 3.76
● Honors/Awards: SMCM Athletics 3.0 club(all semesters), Dean’s list (all semesters), St.
Mary’s Scholar (all semesters), NFHCA National Academic Squad (all semesters)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Retail Associate, Global Pursuit Summer 2023

Stone Harbor, NJ
● Employed strong communication skills with a friendly and approachable demeanor
● Collaborated with team members to meet the demands of a dynamic retail setting
● Enhanced visual merchandising by arranging clothing displays and crafting eye-catching
window displays
● Maintained in-depth knowledge of footwear brands and summer clothing trends allowing
me to recommend products based on individual customer needs and preferences,
leading to increased sales and customer satisfaction

Babysitter, The Moyes Family Summer 2020-Fall 2022

Allentown, PA
● Cared for a boy, age 5, during the parent’s scheduled absences in the morning and
evenings by bathing, feeding, and/or in bed prior to the parents’ return every day and
evening
● Created innovative and educational games to improve 5-year-old learning skills
● Cleaned and organized the house whenever necessary, by doing the dishes to minimize
parents’ clean-up time upon their return home
VOLUNTEER WORK

Directed Research, SMCM Marine Department January 2023-May 2023

St. Mary’s County, Maryland
● Worked on projects in multiple marine ecosystems in the Quantitative Coastal Ecology
Lab, including coral reefs, salt marshes, and oyster reefs
● Reported the recovery of corals after damage, the spatial distribution of march
periwinkles, and community assembly based on the spatial arrangement of added
habitat on oyster reefs
● Participated in activities such as literature review, data entry and analysis, image
analysis, and fieldwork

Oyster Spat Research, SMCM Watershed Association October 30 2022-November 4th 2022
St. Mary’s County, Maryland
● Counted spat on oyster shells from 12 locations along the St. Mary’s river
 ● Quantified data for Watershed research, ensuring the data collected was accurate and
correct to supply the watershed
● Volunteered for a total of 8 hours in one week
● Assisted in determining the quality of the water depending on dissolved oxygen levels,
light intensity, nutrients available, etc.
RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Principles of Biology Lab, SMCM Bio Department August 2021-December 2021

● Examined and investigated experiments about plankton, proteins, and enzymes as well
as interpreted data findings through statistical analyses
● Conducted experiments and performed student-designed experiments to answer
scientific questions
● Effectively communicated scientific ideas through laboratory reports

Physical Oceanography Lab, SMCM Marine Department August 2022-December 2022

● Examined and investigated experiments about sediments, currents, and tides as well as
interpreted data findings through statistical analyses
● Conducted experiments and performed student-designed experiments to answer
scientific questions
● Effectively communicated scientific ideas through class activities and discussion

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

SMCM Field Hockey Captain Winter 2022-Present

● Serve as a strong role model, representing the core values of the program through
words and actions
● Communicate and collaborate effectively with peers, coaches, officials, administrators,
and the community
● Motivate the team toward a common goal