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<br />Page 2 of 3 <br />Stephanie Poole <br />Volunteer Experience: <br />LEHMAN BROTHERS MICROFINANCE VOLUNTEER, September 2006 - July 2007 <br />-E] Raised awareness and firm involvement in microfinance by following new deals and <br />industry events, meeting with external microfinance organizations, and pursuing <br />opportunities to put Lehman resources to work <br />-?As part of employee team, researched and created publication on housing <br />microfinance for an external client to be sent to MFIs to educate them on current <br />products, relevant issues, best practices and finance options <br />UNC GLOBAL STUDENT AMBASSADORS, President, 2004 - 2006 <br />-?Developed idea and wrote grant application for project analyzing effects of global <br />diversity experience, interviewed 25 students, wrote in-depth articles on each person, <br />and created final publication layout <br />-?Worked with Carolina Passport Magazine for two years as a Manager, Copy Editor <br />and Essay Contributor <br />-?Presented on student internationalization efforts to the UCIS External Advisory Board, <br />UNC Board of Trustees, and at the 2004 NAFSA: Association of International Educators <br />regional conference and advocated for further international education opportunities and <br />funding <br />ALPHA PHI OMEGA CO-ED PUBLIC SERVICE FRATERNITY, 2003 - 2006 <br />-?As Service Chair in 2004, coordinated and managed volunteer service projects with <br />community organizations, tracked volunteer hours, and organized group fundraising <br />activities for over 130 members <br />-?Volunteered weekly with local non-profit organizations, including the Family Violence <br />Prevention Center of Orange County, Orange County Rape Crisis Center, Habitat for <br />Humanity, and Special Olympics <br />SOUTHEAST ASIA INTEREST ASSOCIATION, 2003 - 2006 <br />-?Developed awareness and fundraising campaign on sex education & AIDS prevention <br />in Southeast Asia by selling Thai condom flowers, coordinating media attention, and <br />organizing lecture on Burmese public health <br />-?Worked with volunteer team to raise money for Southeast Asia tsunami victims by <br />selling bottled water on campus and organizing AsiAid, a benefit cultural arts show <br />INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION RESEARCH IN BEIJING, Summer 2004 <br />-E] Independently researched public health and safety information available to foreign <br />visitors throughout the city <br />-?Presented findings and made recommendations on how to improve foreign <br />communication of public health and safety policies, prevention awareness and available <br />emergency information to the 2008 Olympic Organizing Committee and Beijing Municipal <br />Government <br />Education: <br />University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill <br />Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with Minor in Spanish