ZENZELE

BARNES
122 Nelson St
Durham NC 27707
919.641.2489
zenzele731@gmail.com

Education

Queens University of Charlotte

Bachelors of Arts in Communication, New Media Design minor
GPA: 3.7

August 2011 May 2015

Experience American Dance Festival

Archives/Video Production Intern

June 2014 August 2014

Preserve and record archival video and photographic documents

Professionally interact with dozens of students/faculty to deliver archival materials
Use Final Cut Pro to edit video footage

Queens University of Charlotte Residence Life

August 2013 May 2015

Residence Assistant
Mediate and resolve conflicts among residents, staff, and parents
Respond quickly to crisis situations
Build a strong, positive community within the hall, building, and campus
Co-facilitate academic development in a Living Learning Community program
Knowledgeably lead students to different campus and community resources
Plan and implement creative and informative building-wide programs

Transition to University Program

Co-Facilitator

August 2014 May 2015

Lead purposeful group discussions weekly among a small group of freshman students
Serve as a mentor to new students as they transition to university life
Observe and interpret group dynamics
Research topics relevant to group discussions
Collect and catalogue group data for program study

Queens University of Charlotte Admissions Office

Royal Ambassador Tour Guide

Skills

August 2011 May 2014

Give tours of campus and knowledgeably engage and assist visitors

Professionally guide hundreds of prospective students, parents and faculty during
Admissions events


Experience in Adobe Photoshop CS5, Illustrator CS5, InDesign CS5, and basic HTML
Proficient in Final Cut Pro, iMovie, and GarageBand
Able to work on both Macintosh and Windows platforms
Advanced understanding of Social Media (YouTube, Facebook, Wordpress, Twitter, Pinterest)

Leadership/ Member of Lambda Pi Eta Communication Honors Society

Accomplishments Knight Scholar- Knight School of Communication at Queens University of Charlotte
Queens University of Charlotte Residence Life Rookie of the Year (2014)
Co-hosted Q60, an official Queens University of Charlotte weekly YouTube series