675 Arrowood Court

Sammy O’Brien Los Altos, CA 94024

(650) 823-4833
sammyobrien@gmail.com

EXPERIENCE

Los Altos Little League —Umpire

February 2019 - Spring 2021
● Behind the Plate and On the Bases for AAA level games

Panther Sports Camp Portola Valley — Junior Counselor

Summer 2018-Summer 2019
● Led a group of kids around for the day with 2 other counselors
through various sports

Bald Eagle Sports Camp Los Altos —Junior Counselor

Summer 2019
● Led a group of kids around for the day with 2 other counselors
through various sports

Saint Francis Sports Camp Counselor

Summer 2021 - Summer 2022
● Led a group of kids around for the day with 2 other counselors
through various sports

Mountain View Tennis —Pro Shop Staff

Summer 2021 - Spring 2022
● Book players at courts and direct players where needed

Sports House —Party Coach

Fall 2021 - August 2023
● Lead kids' birthday party with one other coach, supervise 2 different
sports, and serve food after

Mountain View YMCA —Youth Basketball Referee

Summer 2023
● Lead teams through practice 2 days a week, referee games one
day a week, and occasionally run clinics for kids on Saturday

Bloomingdales —Seasonal Sales Specialist

December 2023
● Worked as a representative at the customer service desk
fulfilling needs, and as a sales representative in the men’s
department and the women’s shoe department
EDUCATION

Arizona State University

August 2023- Present
Majoring in Sports Journalism at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and
Mass Communication

Saint Francis High School Mountain View — Diploma

August 2019 - May 2023

St. Simon Parish School Los Altos — Diploma

August 2010 - June 2019

EXTRACURRICULARS

Saint Francis High School News Show Sports Anchor

Fall 2022-Spring 2023
● Recap and preview school sports games going on for bi-monthly
YouTube show

Los Altos Town Crier Internship

Fall 2022-Winter 2022
● Write recaps of local high school sports games to be published in
weekly paper

Saint Francis High School Sports Broadcasting

Winter 2019 - Spring 2023
● Lead Broadcaster for home games (Football, Baseball, Basketball)

Saint Francis High School Track & Field

Spring 2020 - Spring 2023
● 1-mile, 800 m, 4x400m relay

Saint Francis High School Cross Country

Fall 2019 - Fall 2022
● Trained with the varsity level since Sophomore year

INTERNSHIPS

Los Altos Town Crier — Editorial Intern

Fall 2022-Winter 2022
● Writing game recaps for local high school sports games

SERVICE OPPURTUNITIES
Saint Simon Parish Vacation Bible School
Summer 2017 - Summer 2018
● Lead a group of kids to different stations for the morning

Bald Eagle Sports Camp Los Altos —Junior Counselor

Summer 2019
● Lead a group of kids around for the day with 2 other counselors
through various sports

Saint Francis High School Andre Service Hours

February 7, 2020
● Set up chairs and tables for annual crab feed

Saint Simon Church

November 20-22, 2020
● Helped make and distribute advent wreaths at St Simon over the
course of 3 days.

Saint Simon Church

April 4, 2021
● Helped set up chairs for Easter Masses on Easter morning at St
Simon. Also helped usher people to seats for mass.

Catholic Charities
February 22, 25, March 11, 2022
● Distrubted food to those in need at churches in the community

Second Harvest Food Bank

February 18, 2022
● Sorted food to be distributed by Catholic Charities and other Bay
Area organizations

Loaves and Fishes San Jose

Thanksgiving 2023
● Served food and drinks to those in need on Thanksgiving morning