About

Alice Maggio

aleece.maggio@gmail.com

EDUCATION

Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT                                     Graduation Date: May 2010

Bachelor of Arts, Majors in Sociology and French: GPA  3.82/4.0

Sciences Po, Paris, France                                                                         Spring Semester 2009

Exchange Program, course work completed in Sociology and History

Mt. Everett Regional High School Sheffield, MA, Salutatorian Graduation Date: May 2006

WORK EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant Program in France, Assistant English Teacher, Barcelonnette, France Oct. ’10-April 2011

• Taught public school students ages 13 to 18 in a mountain town in the French Alps.
• Created lessons about American music and traditions, and to complement the students’ regular coursework.

Four & Twenty Blackbirds, Baker, New York City                            June-September 2010

• Prepared, assembled and baked pies and other pastries in this well-received newcomer in the New York food scene.

Vassar-Wesleyan Program in Paris, Administrative Assistant, Paris  May-June 2009

• Provided administrative support to the directors of the program.

Bizalion’s Fine Foods, Farmer’s Market Representative, Great Barrington, MA Summer 2008

• Sold local and specialty foods and advertised for Bizalion’s Fine Foods at two weekly farmer’s markets.

Community Access to the Arts (CATA), Intern, Great Barrington, MA   Summer 2008

• Updated press list, researched grants, wrote grant applications and follow-up letters for this organization, which creates arts opportunities for people with disabilities.

The Wesleyan Fund, Student Caller, Middletown, CT                    Fall 2006-Spring 2007

• Updated Wesleyan alumni and parents on campus activities; requested donations to the University.

Ski Butternut, Ski Instructor, Great Barrington, MA                        Winters 2003-Present

• Taught children ages 4 to 12 in the Ski School program at Ski Butternut.
• Obtained Level I Certification from Professional Ski Instructors of America in March of 2007.

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

French Studies Dept., Teaching Assistant, Middletown, CT                                  Fall 2009

• Taught two weekly TA sessions designed to encourage the students to practice their spoken French.

Community Singing School, Coordinator, Sheffield, MA                          December 2008

• Applied for and received a $1075 grant from a local endowment fund.
• Hired “Singing Master” Tim Eriksen to teach a Sacred Harp singing school in my home community.
• Organized a large potluck and attracted over 75 people to the evening event.

Eagle Fund, Student Representative, Sheffield, MA                                               2004-2006

• Served on the board of special endowment fund for Mt. Everett
• Consistently the top fund-raiser in the annual Phone-A-Thon.

Madrigal Feasts, Co-writer/Director, Singer, Sheffield, MA                       2005 and 2006

• Twice co-wrote the script for a Renaissance Feast that combined an original play with Renaissance dance and music and involved high school students, faculty, and staff, as well as community members.

SKILLS AND INTERESTS

Computer: Proficient in Mac OS, MS Word, PowerPoint.

Languages: Fluent in French, intermediate knowledge of Italian.

Interests: Cooking, Sacred Harp singing, classic films.