ALISHA KAY FORBES

273 HWY 92 W, Lemoyne, NE 69146 (USA) | +1 (308) 627-2387 | alisha.forbes@doane.edu

EDUCATION
Doane College, Crete, NE
B.A. Journalism and Media
Minors: Political Science and History
Honors: Cum Laude (top 8 percent)
GPA: Cumulative: 3.82/4.0
Major: 3.81/4.0
Oxford University, Oxford, England
Oriental Studies: (3.7/4.0)
International Relations of the Middle East: (4.0/4.0)
Philosophy: Worldviews: (4.0/4.0)
Semester Study Abroad: August - December

2014

2014

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Undergraduate Honors
Doane Scholar Award
Doane College Deans List
Program Acceptance
Summit Oxford Study Centre at Oxford University
The Fund for American Studies: Institute on Political Journalism

Academic Excellence Award

Doane Africa Semester Abroad
State and National Competitions
American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET): Informative Speaking

5th Place
Roy W. Howard National Collegiate Reporting Competition with the Scripps Howard Foundation

One of nine winners

NAFSA: Association of International Educators Student Diplomat Video Contest

Runner-Up
Nebraska Intercollegiate Forensics Association (NIFA): Persuasive Speaking

Runner-Up
Interstate Oratorical Association national competition (IOA): Persuasive Speaking

Semi-Finalist
Nebraska Collegiate Media Association Golden Leaf Awards

1st Place for Headline Writing

1st Place for Page 1 Layout and Design

2014
2010 - 2014

2014
2013
2012

2014
2012
2012
2012
2012
2011

EXPERIENCE
Autism Treatment Center of America Son-Rise Program Volunteer
Snyder, Hilliard & Bishop, L.L.O.
Worked closely with a 7-year-old autistic boy by using the Son-Rise Programs guidelines, managed
other volunteers, made decisions with parents about how to move forward with the childs
recovery from autism, spearheaded the implementation of The Little Giant Steps neurological
development program within the household and maintained household functionality. This has
cultivated my ability to tactfully communicate and interact in a way that causes another to buy-in
to an idea or task.

January 2015 Present

July 2014 August 2014

Public Defender Legal Assistant

Snyder, Hilliard & Bishop, L.L.O.
Managed a Deputy Public Defenders work schedule by communicating with clients, County Attorneys
and the Courts. In addition, I filed paperwork and dealt with all scheduling issues. This has blossomed
my understanding of the American legal system and how to accomplish assignments within it.

February 2015 Present

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Canvasser and Team Leader

Nebraskans for Better Wages
Petitioned to get minimum wage on Nebraskas voting ballots. I not only made direct contact with
people who were impacted by this, but I was also able to discuss and educate citizens about this
issue in addition to their Constitutional Rights.

June 2014 July 2014

Summer Internship
CQ Researcher, Washington, D.C.
Attended daily meetings with editors and writers, conducted research and contributed written work.
This further developed my critical thinking and planning skills with small groups.

June 2013 July 2013

TV News Anchor
DCTV, Doane College, Crete, NE
Edited scripts and presented a televised newscast. This refined my ability to speak to a mass
audience.

August 2013 December 2013

DJ Personality
Production Director
91.9 KDNE, Doane College, Crete, NE
As a DJ, I ran a daily radio show and a weekly newscast. As the Production Director, I wrote and
produced public service announcements, station promotions and show promotions.

August 2013 December 2013

January 2012 May 2012

Managing Editor
Staff Writer
The Owl, Doane College, Crete, NE
As Managing Editor, I wrote and edited stories, mentored students, helped plan content and
designed page 1. I was the go-to person during crisis, which advanced my problem solving and
leadership skills.

August 2011 December 2011

January 2011 May 2014

Customer Specialist
Best Buy, Grand Island, NE
Rang up customers, sold protection plans, signed customers up for credit cards and worked in
Customer Service when needed. This allowed me to enhance my communication and service skills
with strangers. Additionally, I was awarded Employee of the Month twice.

November 2008 May 2012

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
Battle Crete Hunger
Founder
I founded this program in partnership with Doane Colleges food provider. It allows students to
donate money from un-used cafeteria meals, which is then used to purchase nonperishable foods
and household supplies at a discounted price through the food provider. All goods are delivered to
Blue Valley Community Action, a local non-profit. The goal is to reduce hunger in Crete, NE, a town
that has a high poverty rate. Crystal Alarcon who works in Family and Community Services at Blue
Valley said food pantries would be shorted out without the help of this program. If your donations
dont come in, were not going to have anything to give them (families), she said. Their basic needs
wont be met. More than 120 families rely on donations from Battle Crete Hunger.

2012 - 2014

Blue Valley Community Action

Teaching Assistant
Taught adults who were studying English as a Second Language by performing class exercises and
going through homework.

2013

Hope Malawi
Labor Volunteer
Built a playground and painted a nursery school in Chihame, Malawi. The Chihame Kamoza Nursery
School now prevents children from walking two hours to Nkhata Bay for education.

2012

Chikale Primary School

Teaching Assistant
Taught Primary Six students English, Math and Arts in Nkata Bay, Malawi.

2012

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PUBLICATIONS
Mormons Plan for Emergencies
In the CQ Researcher, Washington, D.C.
http://alishaforbes.weebly.com/untitled.html

2013

Prioritize Children
A speech persuading the government to end cuts on children programs in the United States. As a
runner-up at the NIFA competition, I advanced to the IOA national competition and was a semifinalist. The speech was published in Winning Orations by IOA, and was my inspiration for the Battle
Crete Hunger program.
http://alishaforbes.weebly.com/persuasive-speech.html

2012

FORENSICS PRESENTATIONS
Informative Speaking
Studied the Terre des Hommes Stop Webcam Child Sex Tourism campaign and its use of Sweetie,
a 3D computer generated child, to catch online predators (AFA-NIET, 5th Place).

2014

Persuasive Speaking
Advocated to end the shackling of pregnant prisoners during labor and birth in the United States
(AFA-NIET Qualifier).

2011

Interpretive Performance
Studied the impact of Power Posing on cortisol and testosterone levels in the brain and applied it
to how women have occupied space throughout history. It advocated to break gender norms
through the use of space (AFA-NIET Qualifier).
2014
Advocated to end the defunding of Planned Parenthood, discussing the negative impacts such
actions had on low-income families who had no health insurance (AFA-NIET Qualifier).

2012

TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
Israel
England
Japan
Australia

3 weeks
4 months
1.5 weeks
3 weeks

MEMBERSHIPS
Pi Kappa Delta (Historian officer 2012)
Alpha Lambda Delta

Tanzania
Malawi
Zambia
Namibia

1 month
3 weeks
2 week
3 weeks

South Africa
Spain

Italy

2 weeks
3 days
5 days