Farah Ashraf - Not Specified
About the artist
Member since 2007-11-05
Farah Ashraf
18722 Glenn Haven Estates, Spring, TX 77379
077-630-9230 Amman, Jordan
713-893-7860 Skype Online
281-370-9728 Houston, TX
[email protected]
Objective
To seek volunteering opportunities and internships while continuing my education at Qasid Institute.
Summary of skills
Organizational
· Conducted programs for the Muslim Youth during Ramadan, created games and visuals to enhance the setting, gathered data efficiently and used resources diligently to produce successful programs.
· Responsible for collecting, allocating, and safe-guarding funds as Treasurer of MSA. Recorded and distributed information (Public Relations) and designed a scrapbook for MIST as Historian of MSA.
· Held fundraisers for victims of natural disasters with creative ideas that produced over $1,000.
Secretarial
· Experienced in document formatting, proofreading, and administrative assistant duties.
· Managing office duties and clerical tasks.
· Skills in computer software such as Microsoft Word, Adobe, and Excel.
Communication
· Participated in a Political Campaign Walk, executed tasks proficiently, received the most complete surveys from supportive citizens, informed locals by door to door assignments and mail outs.
· Writer for the Literary Magazine. (Poetry, Art, and Short stories)
· Won first place for writing and presenting a spiritual ode in the Women’s Nasheed Category at the Muslim Interscholastic Tournament.(MIST)
Education
Qasid Institute for Classical Arabic, Amman, Jordan
June 2007 to Current (Level 2)
North Harris Montgomery Community College District, Montgomery, TX
August 2006- May 2007 (Currently in Sophomore year)
Westfield High School, Spring, TX
Graduated in May 2006 (Top 20%)
Memberships
· Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA)
· Muslim Student Association (MSA)
· Sigma Kappa Delta- English Honors Society
· Honors Program at North Harris Community College
· Thespian’s Club for Theatre (DRAMA)
· Together We Stand (TWS): Uniting multicultural students to enjoin in open dialogue, developing programs for cultural awareness, and community service.
Work
Compass Bank, Spring, TX
March 2007 to June 2007
· Completed intensive professional training and received the district’s highest Customer Satisfaction Score.
· Hard working teller that completed hundreds of transactions daily.
· Increased revenue by successfully opening new accounts.
· Adapted to new software and produced immediate and accurate assistance to customers over the phone and in person.
· Achieved most referrals to Financial Sales Representative with the most approved product sales.
· Refined professionalism by attending courses on mannerisms, dress, and language skills.
Hobby Lobby Arts and Crafts Store, Houston, TX
November 2005 to May 2006
· Cashier, money handling with precision and speed.
· Assisted customers at all times to all departments in a friendly way.
· Stocked products in appealing ways for customers’ easy access.
· Followed directions meticulously and excelled in multi-tasking.
· Managed the layout of departments’ products.
Papa’s Pizza, Spring, TX
Summer Months of 2005
· Family Owned Restaurant
· Telephone Receptionist, Cashier, and Hostess.
· Used computer system to input and locate customers.
· Received and welcomed new and returning customers.
· Tracked revenue, sales, and produced new ideas for marketing strategies.
Volunteer
· Atria Nursing Home: Aided the elderly by spending time with them and giving them support.
· Shell Oil Company’s Downtown Art Festivals: Via Colori benefiting The Center for Hearing and Speech.
· Judged countless Speech and Debate Tournaments as well as Art and Theatre Competitions.
· Local Mosque Clean Ups, Bake Sales, and Teaching at the Sunday School
· Peakwood Clinic: Shadowed Dr. Babel and the head Nurse, practiced taking vital signs, CPR certified.
· Ibn Nafees Institute for Women’s Research in Jubeiha, Jordan.
· Art Exhibition attendee at the Gulf Coast Intercollegiate Honors Council Retreat: Analyzed the Menil Collection and the Twombley Gallery.
· Private horse-back riding lessons, swimming lessons, and beginner level in Tae Kwon Do lessons.
· Enriched from involvement and attendance in hundreds of plays, ballets, culture shows, movies, musicals, festivals, art galleries, walks for different causes, and spiritual courses.
Skills
- Digital Photography
- Computer Graphics
