Veronica Weisensee

While attending Loyola University, I worked with the Women's Resource Center as a work study applicant. During this time, I spread awareness regarding the legal and personal ramifications associated with intimate partner violence, while also advertising and writing speeches for Take Back The Night, Loyola's Feminist Festival, and events celebrating instructors associated with the Center's cause. I conducted interviews and sought to highlight efforts taken by members of New Orleans's wider community relating to poverty reduction and advocacy for victims of abuse.

• I am a responsible and dependable employee.
• During my time with the WRC, I learned to work efficiently regardless of setting.
• I am very adaptable and work well with others.
• Due to my writing and advocacy roles within the Center, I have maintained strong communication skills.
• When the team was creating a new website and updating software, I was able to navigate the changes without much disruption.

During the summer months of my high school career I would work on my family's tree farm, pruning younger trees, stacking, and splitting cordwood. I worked 6-8 hour shifts in this manner.

• I learned to operate heavy machinery safely and was able to complete physically grueling tasks expediently
• Maintained a positive and safe work environment.
• I rarely missed work days, with the exception being a day missed as a result of an allergy to bees.

My family donated Christmas trees to the non-profit L'arche, in Portland Oregon. I would volunteer some winters, selling trees and operating the cash register.

• I was successful when selling product and prioritizing the needs of customers.
• Within the first day of work, I was trusted with operating the cash register.
• I made sure to help wherever possible-cutting and trimming trees, passing out hot chocolate, and informing customers of various tree species.