Elizabeth A.
Venezio
354 Gina Drive
New Lenox, IL 60451
815-531-9068
Elizabeth.Venezio@loras.edu
Objective: To obtain a position as a high school student teacher/secondary education English
teacher.
Education:
Lincoln-Way Central High School 2015
Loras College
Bachelor of English Creative Writing and Secondary Education 5-12
Anticipated Date of Completion: May 2019
Dean’s List: Spring and Fall of 2016, Spring of 2017, Fall of 2017
Awards/Certification:
All-Academic Team for the IIAC Conference during the 2016 and 2017 cross
country and 2017 track seasons.
Contributing member of the women’s cross country team for the team having the
highest GPA of the year during the 2016-2017 academic school year at Loras
College.
Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society Chapter
Featured work in Loras College’s The Limestone Review with 4 poems
Pre-Professional Experience:
Oberweis Dairy and Ice Cream store (January 2014-August 2016):
o Worked as a crew trainer and crew member
o Served the public with a positive smile and attitude
o Received multiple 100% scores on secret shopper evaluation forms
o Won the Oberweis scholarship in August of 2015
Culver’s Restaurant (June 2016-August 2017):
o Developed effective communication skills
o Established time management expertise
o Learned problem solving strategies
Loras College Cafeteria (August 2015-May 2016):
o Worked in the school cafeteria, school ‘pub,’ Duhawk Market, and
Einstein’s Bagels
o Found an effective balance between studying and working
o Gained budgetary knowledge
Loras College Student Ambassador (January 2016- May 2017):
o Practiced sincere professionalism with prospective Duhawk families
o Enhanced knowledge of Loras College
o Sharpened public speaking skills and deepened quick thinking
Loras College Library (August 2016-present):
o Developed better understanding of library system at school
o Shelves books and creates decorative displays for the campus to see
o Assists students, faculty members, and co-workers with library resources
o Plans positive promotional events for the library
o Works as an Interlibrary Loan Assistant and gets books ready to be
shipped from Loras College across the country to and from other libraries
at colleges/universities, and public libraries
Loras College Du-Buddies E-Board Member (August 2016- May 2017):
o Promoted inclusion between members of the Loras and Dubuque
community
o Fostered meaningful friendships among individuals with and without
intellectual and/or physical disabilities
Loras College Cross Country and Track teams (August 2015- present):
o Team leader for individuals younger and older
o Represent role model qualities and work ethic
o Hard work routine and regime established
o Promotes a healthy balance between academic and extracurricular life
Member of the Loras College Literary Society
Mentor to a seventh grade student during the Spring semester of 2017 once a
week
o Worked on reading, writing, and communication skills with the student
o Practiced teaching, and learned from the student as well
Observed, learned, and practiced teaching, lesson planning, classroom managing,
and working with a cooperating teacher and students at Wahlert High School in
Dubuque, Iowa Spring 2017
(Will be) working at Lincoln-Way Special Recreation Association (Summer
2018)
o Working with children, teens, and adults with special abilities
o Emphasis on inclusion between individuals and actively participating in
the community
Service Work:
Taught junior high religious education for two years in high school
o Gained experience teaching to young learners
o Developed a fondness for helping others learn
o Experienced new insight to the many different ways children learn
Dubuque area service work:
o Served at the Dubuque Rescue Mission (August 2015); spread mulch and tended
to the community gardens for the public to enjoy.
o Prepared and served dinner at the Catholic Worker House to Dubuque community
members in need (September 2015).
o Helped clean at the Dubuque Dream Center (August 2016); aided in providing a
clean atmosphere for children in the community.
o Performed service work along Heritage Nature Trail in Dubuque for the public to
enjoy and for animals to live safely in (August 2017).
o Spent time at Wahlert Catholic High School working soccer games and school
lunch hours.
