Cultural Ambassador Resume Example

• I was involved in a BYU Hawaii business plan competition that involved setting up a 40,000 sq ft. Marriott convention center between PCC's Gateway restaurant and their kitchen that would increase demand for hotel rooms near Laie by 25%.
• I also helped create idea for a unique, themed family restaurant for the Polynesian Cultural Center that would generate over $10,000 a day in increased retail, food and beverage revenue.
• I produced a video documentary interviewing occupational therapists that demonstrated how using aquaponics helped patients of the Hawaii State hospital helped overcome their afflictions.
• I won 1st place in the History Channel student video competition. My topic was on sustainability and renewable energy.
• I spearheaded a fund-raiser as a high school student that raised $10,000 for victims of the Fukushima tsunami.

Dance teacher in French Polynesia 2010-2014

Dance teacher at Brigham Young University 2010-2014

Won 2nd place in national dance group competition in French Polynesia 2011, 2012

Polynesian dance, music, reading, hiking, sports, sustainability, science, film-making

Fluent in English and French. Proficient in Spanish and Tahitian.

• People skills: enthusiastic people person, ambitious, advanced problem-solving, great organizational skills.


• Computer skills: word processing, spreadsheet, presentation software ecommerce.


• Dance skills: Tahitian, Hawaiian, Maori, Samoan, Tongan, Fijian, Latino, Native American, ballet, modern dance

I try to apply Arthur L. Costa's and Bena Kallick's "16 Essential Characteristics for Success" in my life and at work:

• Persisting: Sticking to task at hand; Follow through to completion; Can and do remain focused.


• Managing Impulsivity: Take time to consider options; Think before speaking or acting; Remain calm when stressed or challenged; Thoughtful and considerate of others; Proceed carefully.


• Listening with Understanding and Empathy: Pay attention to and do not dismiss another person's thoughts, feeling and ideas; Seek to put myself in the other person's shoes; Tell others when I can relate to what they are expressing; Hold thoughts at a distance in order to respect another person's point of view and feelings.


• Thinking Flexibly: Able to change perspective; Consider the input of others; Generate alternatives; Weigh options.


• Thinking about Thinking (Metacognition): Being aware of own thoughts, feelings, intentions and actions; Knowing what I do and say affects others; Willing to consider the impact of choices on myself and others.


• Striving for Accuracy: Check for errors; Measure at least twice; Nurture a desire for exactness, fidelity & craftsmanship.


• Questioning and Posing Problems: Ask myself, “How do I know?”; develop a questioning attitude; Consider what information is needed, choose strategies to get that information; Consider the obstacles needed to resolve.


• Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations: Use what is learned; Consider prior knowledge and experience; Apply knowledge beyond the situation in which it was learned.


• Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision: Strive to be clear when speaking and writing; Strive be accurate to when speaking and writing; Avoid generalizations, distortions, minimizations and deletions when speaking, and writing.


• Gathering Data through All Senses: Stop to observe what I see; Listen to what I hear; Take note of what I smell; Taste what I am eating; Feel what I am touching.


• Creating, Imagining, Innovating: Think about how something might be done differently from the “norm”; Propose new ideas; Strive for originality; Consider novel suggestions others might make.


• Responding with Wonderment and Awe: Intrigued by the world's beauty, nature's power and vastness for the universe; Have regard for what is awe-inspiring and can touch my heart; Open to the little and big surprises in life I see others and myself.


• Taking Responsible Risks: Willing to try something new and different; Consider doing things that are safe and sane even though new to me; Face fear of making mistakes or of coming up short and don't let this stop me.


• Finding Humor: Willing to laugh appropriately; Look for the whimsical, absurd, ironic and unexpected in life; Laugh at myself when I can.


• Thinking Interdependently: Willing to work with others and welcome their input and perspective; Abide by decisions the work group makes even if I disagree somewhat; Willing to learn from others in reciprocal situations.


• Remaining Open to Continuous Learning: Open to new experiences to learn from; Proud and humble enough to admit when don't know; Welcome new information on all subjects.

Winner of international Tahitian dance competition - Heiva i Honolulu, Waikiki Shell 2009

Winner of Polynesian Cultural Center Tahitian dance competition 2008