Genevieve Dakota Balunis

Campus Address
Personal Address
200F Adirondack Hall
Bergen Street
SUNY Plattsburgh, 12901
Bellmore, NY, 11710
gbalu002@plattsburgh.edu
gdbalunis@gmail.com
(516) 382-8532

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Objective
Im seeking a teaching position at the high-school level, in the subjects of Biology,
Chemistry, or English.

Education
High School Diploma
June 2013
W.C. Mepham High School
M.S.T in Education
2017
SUNY Plattsburgh
B.A. in Biology
December 2017
SUNY Plattsburgh

December

Experience
Counselor In Training, Merrick Woods Summer Camp, Merrick, NY
2010
Performed various "arts and crafts" and athletic jobs; learned valuable information
about logistics, working with children, and organizing and carrying out projects of
varying size and complexity.
Junior Counselor, Merrick Woods Summer Camp, Merrick, NY
2011
Worked with groups of children, ages 7-9.
Church Catechist, St. Barnabas the Apostle Church, Bellmore, NY
2011 2012
Responsible for religious education for pre-Confirmation Catholic Christians, grade
level 8.
Adjunct Instructor, East Coast Karate, Seaford, NY
2012 2013
Assisted in teaching various martial arts techniques to students and overseeing

karate lessons.
Cashier, Arbys, Bellmore, NY
2014
Responsible for taking inventory, managing the workplace, supervising new hires,
speaking with customers, and regularly performing other necessary tasks to ensure
customer satisfaction.
Peer Academic Tutor
2014 2017
Responsible for elaborating on concepts from a variety of college-level Genetics,
Biology, Botany, Evolution, Chemistry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus, and Statistics courses.
Officer, Zombie Defense League, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY
2015 2017
Served as Treasurer (2 years) and Co-President (1 year). Responsible for policy
decisions, organization of club meetings and activities, drafting of contracts,
securing the club budget, managing financial logistics, and meeting with officials
and public figures. Re-elected 6 times.
Teaching Assistant Position
2016 2017
Assisted with setup and implementation of college-level Genetics and Biochemistry
laboratory courses.

Skills
Laboratory Skills:
Gel Electrophoresis, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Analytical Ultracentrifugation,
Western Blotting,
Northern Blotting, SDS-PAGE, Protein Assaying, Carbohydrate Assaying, Protein
Purification
Operating Systems (in descending order of fluency):
AlienwareOS, Windows Vista, WindowsXP, MacOSX, Linux
Applications (in descending order of fluency):
MS Office Suite, GIMP, Excel, Photoshop, Illustrator, Zotaro, Dreamweaver,
LoggerPro, Chrome
Miscellaneous Skills:
Academic Writing, Peer Review, Independent Research, Social Media, Academic
Advising

Certifications and Accomplishments:

NYS Tutoring (Master Tutor)
CPR/AED Certification, First Aid Training
First-Degree Black Belt in Kenpo Karate
Presidential Scholar at SUNY Plattsburgh
Omicron Delta Kappa (National Leadership Honor Society)
Sigma Tau Delta (National English Honor Society)

Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities

Published Articles, Essays, and Poems