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Matthew K. Gillis

matthew.gillis@stonybrook.edu

 

Education

 

STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY (August 2012 –Present) 

Bachelor of Science in Social Work

Expected Graduation Date: May 2016

Dean’s List Fall 2012                                                                                 

  

XAVERIAN BROTHERS HIGH SCHOOL (2008- 2012)

Several Consecutive First Honors throughout my four years

                                                

Coursework (Click on this link)

 

Work Experience

 

  • Mary B. Wakefield Trust: Horticultural and Landscaping Internship (July 2013 - August 2013)
    • Study horticultural nomenclature for the completion of the internship.
    • Learn and utilize landscape management skills. These skills include: pruning, weeding, mulching, sanding, painting, building a stone garden, constructing outdoor classrooms, and dismantling barbed wire fencing.
    • Learn and implement basic animal care principles. Animals that were tended to included: llamas, sheep, chickens, and arthritic dogs.
    • Supervise and teach elementary school children who visited the property. One specific example was the Steppingstone Foundation which brought school children from Boston public schools.
  • Trustees of Reservations: City Harvest Youth Corps Member (June 2012 –August 2012)
    • Plant, cultivate, and harvest organic produce for CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) component of the City Harvest program along with supplying the City Harvest farmer's markets.
    • Deliver fresh organic food to neighborhoods in Boston with low healthy food accessibility. Specific areas of Boston included Dorchester and Mattapan.
    • Work cash boxes and sell produce at the farmer's markets.
    • Effectively communicate with CSA members who were interested in the work done on the farm or the City Harvest Program.
    • Maintain a beautiful flower garden.

 

Leadership Experience

    • Vice President of the UNITI Cultural Center Student Organization (May 2013 - Present)
    • Leadership and Service College Fellow (December 2012- Present)
    • Stony Brook UG Colleges First Year Seminar Teaching Assistant (Fall 2013)
    • Langmuir Hall Council, Stony Brook University, E-Board: Public Relations Officer (Fall 2013)
    • Langmuir Hall Council, Stony Brook University, E-Board: Leadership and Service Council Representative (Spring 2013)
    • LEADSTRONG, a Student Leadership Conference, in February 2013. (More information)
    • Leadership Summit Field Day, a group leadership seminar, in April 2013. (More information)

Community Service

    • Trash Hunt: My friend and I coordinated a series of programs to collect and dispose of litter on campus. (Spring 2013) 

Skills and Certifications

 

    • Proficient in the use of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Apps, Prezi, Doodle, and other software.
    • Red Watch Band Certified (More information)
    • Trained in QPR Suicide Prevention and Safe Space Awareness (More information for QPR Training and Stony Brook Safe Space Training)
    • Peer Mentoring and Leadership Development Techniques developed through several student leadership experiences.
    • Fluent in English with Exceptional Written and Verbal Communication Skills
    • Basic Knowledge of Horticultural Nomenclature, Landscape Management Skills, and Animal Care.
    • Basic Knowledge of Organic Food varieties and Efficient Cultivating and Harvesting Skills.
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