Meghan Barrett

21 Hallmont Circle
Penfield NY 14526
1-585-377-4379

Box 0221
10 MacVittie Circle
Geneseo, NY 14454
1-585-943-7759
mrb21@geneseo.edu

Education:
2012 present
2008 2012

BS Biology, Second Major English/Creative Writing, minor in Honors,

SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo
High School Diploma with Advanced Designation, Our Lady of Mercy
High School, Rochester

Work Experience:
May 2013-present

North American Barrel Customer Service Representative

- handle all order processing, inventory maintenance, and customer service
inquiries for retail and wholesale clients

Aug 13 Dec 14
Aug 14 Dec 15
Aug 15 present

Undergraduate Laboratory Instructor

- Instruct Biology 116 laboratory, grading papers, holding office hours

Aug 2013 May 2015 Technical Theater Department Teaching Assistant

- Construct set pieces, design lighting, teach shop safety
Jan 2014- Jan 2015

SailorBags Sales Associate

- travel to Promotional Products shows (PPAI, ASI) with company president and
work show floor informing customers about products

May 2013 Aug 2014 McDonalds Crew Member

- Customer service; food preparation techniques
Jan 2014 May 2014

Supplemental Instructor
- taught review sessions and facilitated peer to peer learning for General Biology II

Jan 2013 May 2013 KnightWire

- telemarketing, data entry, writing notes to customers
Volunteer Experience:
Aug 15 present

Co-Service Chair for Alpha Delta Epsilon Sorority

- helped plan sorority events and fundraisers for official philanthropy The
Malala Fund
- helped bring One Love Foundation Domestic Violence Awareness
workshops to campus community

Sept 2013 - present

Geneseo Cares and Knights First Day of Service

- led a team of freshmen in helping to rebuild The Wall; raked leaves for
disabled/elderly community members; helped clean houses for a livingteaching program

Sept 2013 present

Geneseo Saves the Wall Volunteer

- add mortar to Wall, move mulch to create pathways, help set up Chicken
Wing Fundraiser

2010 present

Literacy Volunteers of Rochester

- Helped to create Brain Game Annual Fundraiser Questions (categories:
US History, Unique Bands, Elementary Trivia, Musicals and
Broadway, Crackers, and Social Media); event raises $25,000 annually

Fall 2014

Assistant Service Chair for Alpha Delta Epsilon

- helped plan sorority events and fundraisers for official philanthropy The
Malala Fund
- Organized a charity music concert featuring local talent to raise money,
food donations, and awareness for Foodlink of Rochester
- Participated in and helped set up various service events (Save the Wall
Chicken Wing Fundraiser, Alzheimers Walk, etc.)

Fall 2014

Genesee Valley Hunt Races Volunteer

- Take tickets and help control admission flow

2011 - 2014

GVAC Car Club

- Judged the 1946 to 1955 car class at the annual car show

2012 2013

Friends of HORSE Rescue

- two shifts a week helping muck, clean, feed, and fill water buckets

2011 2013

Random Acts of Kindness Participant

- Gift monthly books to fellow participants, new or used

Leadership Positions:
Present

President of Alpha Delta Epsilon Sorority

- Eboard member run alumni board and chapter meetings; restructured sorority
accountability and task delineation systems

Fl 13 present Geneseo Opportunities for Leadership Development

- Leader Mentor position; introduce programs, create and run workshops, hold
office hours and personal development sessions with students
2010 2015

Technical Theater (Stage Crew)

- Performance Stage Manager, Technical Director, and Master Electrician for
Dogfight (Geneseo, 2015)

- Stage Manager, Technical Director, and Master Electrician for Putting it Together
(Geneseo, 2014)
- Lighting Designer for Oliver (Geneseo Community Players, 2014)
- Lighting Designer, Musical Theatre Club Show Spring 2014 (Geneseo, 2014)
- Lighting Designer and Spot Operator, Orchesis Spring 2014 (Geneseo, 2014)
- Lighting Designer, Stage Manager, and Technical Director for Seussical
(Geneseo, 2014)
- Spotlight Operator for Latino Student Association Spring 2014 Show (Geneseo,
2014)
- Lighting Designer for Case Reopened (Geneseo, 2013)
- Run Crew for American Tet (Geneseo, 2013)
- Assistant Technical Director, Assistant Set Designer, and Spot Operator for
Cabaret (Geneseo, 2013)
- Stage Manager and Director for Ten Minute Play Festival (Young Open and
Honest Players YOHP - of Penfield, 2012)
- Props Manager for Peter Pan (Mercy HS, 2012)
- Stage Manager for Harvey (YOHP, 2012)
- Performance Stage Manager for Fiddler on the Roof (Webster Schroeder HS,
2012)
- Stage Manager for Secret Garden (Mercy HS, 2012)
- Stage Manager for Leaving Iowa (YOHP, 2011)
- Stage Manager for Anne of Green Gables (Mercy HS, 2011)
- Backstage Manager for the Mystery of Edwin Drood (YOHP, 2011)
- Props Manager for Sound of Music (Mercy HS, 2011)
- Props Manager for Wizard of Oz (Mercy HS, 2010)
- Run Crew for Beauty and the Beast (Mercy HS, 2010)
Spring 2015

New Member Educator of Alpha Delta Epsilon Sorority

- Eboard member restructured the entire new member education program to be
completely free of hazing and added the goals of increasing new member
confidence and intra-sorority communication

Spring 2015

Presidential Gala Speaker

- gave a formal speech at the Presidential Gala and gave Geneseo Philanthropy
award to the most deserving Geneseo donor

Spring 2015

Greek Peer Educator

- helped create programs for and run the Greek New Member Education
conference, with the goals such as non-hazing and sexual assault awareness

Sp 13 Fl 14 Vice President of Alpha Delta Epsilon Sorority

- Eboard member - plan events, run meetings; also have held positions like Social
Chair, Webmistress, Treasurer, Alumni Correspondence Secretary,
Historian, Songmistress, Balfour and Assistant New Member Educator
Fl 13 Sp 14 Administrator for the English Department Blog Project

- help Chair of English Department create wordpress, decide on cohesive look of

blog, conceptualize and write legalities associate with academic blog use and
content
Spring 13

Equality Uganda Speaker Coordinator

- put together itinerary for Speaker while at Geneseo and meet the speakers travel
needs for the Equality Uganda event about Pan-African LGBTQ rights

Spring 13

Undergraduate Laboratory Assistant

- assist the Undergraduate Laboratory Instructor in teaching the introductory
Biology major laboratory

2012 2013

Assistant Knights Life Editor

- Wrote weekly articles for the Lamron student newspaper Knights Life section
and participated in meetings about section improvement

2012

YOHP Ten Minute Play Festival

- Playwright and Director of the Ten Minute Play Experimental Ambiguity;
Acted in two short plays

Research:

Determination of Colony Structure in Formica pergandei using Microsatellite Markers to

Estimate Worker Relatedness, Apple Lab, Fall 2014 Spring 2015
Survey of Natural Pollinators in the Geneseo Area, Apple Lab, Summer 2015 Spring
2016
Effects of the Emerald Ash Borer on Nations Road Research Reserve in Geneseo,
Independent Biology Honors Project, Summer 2015 Spring 2016

Internships:
Sp 2015 - present Web Technician for the Office of Sustainability, SUNY Geneseo
- creating and maintaining website and blog, and other social media activities
Summer 2015 GOLD Coordinator for the Office of Sustainability, SUNY Geneseo
- revolutionizing the Jade, Leadership in Sustainability GOLD certificate; adding
and teaching new workshops; setting up workshop schedule; creating
promotional materials
Presentations:
Determination of Colony Structure in the Slavemaking Ant Formica pergandei using
Microsatellite Markers, Northeast Natural History Conference + G.R.E.A.T. day, 2015
Shakespeare Panel, G.R.E.A.T day, 2015
Quiet: The Power of Introverts, GOLD, 2014
Motivating Your Greek Brothers and Sisters, GOLD, 2014
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Cant Stop Talking, GOLD and Empathy
Week, 2013

Strategies for Introverts, GOLD, 2013

Voices from English 201, G.R.E.A.T. day, 2013
The Effects of Sunlight on Student Performance, Mercy Administration, 2010
Honors and Awards:
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, 2015
Natalie Selser Freed Memorial Scholarship, 2015
Betsy Bradley Award, 2015
Outstanding Sorority Woman Award, 2015
2015 2016 Geneseo Presidential Scholar, 2015
Bill & Stacy Edgar Annual Geneseo Scholarship, 2015
Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society, 2015
GOLD Jade Award, 2015
Promotional Products Education Foundation Scholarship, 2014 + 2015
Orchid Award, 2014
National Order of Omega, 2014
SA Merit Scholarship in Leadership, 2014
Deans List, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2015
Presidents List, Fall 2012, Fall 2014
Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society, 2014
Golden Key International Honor Society, 2014
GOLD Silver Award, 2014
Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, 2013
GOLD Bronze Award, 2012
Model A Ford Club of America Youth Scholarship, 2012 - 2016
SUNY Geneseo Edgar Fellows Award, 2012
SUNY Geneseo Scholar in Residence Award, 2012
AP Scholar Award, 2012
Skills and Qualifications:
- DNA Extraction, PCR, Gel Electrophoresis Techniques
- Technical Theater Skills in Lighting Design, Stage Management, Set Construction, Set
Design, Prop Art, and Organizational Techniques
- Classically Trained Vocally (Opera and Musical Theater)
- Skilled in using Word, Excel, Minitab, R (bio-statistical programming), Overleaf and
PowerPoint
- Skilled in Creative, Technical, and Professional Writing
- Red Cross Basic Aid Training, First Aid Training, Child and Adult AED, Infant, Child
and Adult CPR Certifications
- Modeling, both portrait and photography