Transfer Students Association, Amherst, US
● Drafting mission statement, creating community college telementor program
● Conducted work remotely from home
Derya Demirtas
- Branchville, NJ, US
- deryabdemirtas01@gmail.com
Work experience
Co-President
2014-02present
Peer Career Advisor
2013-072014-07
Amherst College Career Center, Amherst, US
● Counseled students on resumes and cover letters
● Mentored students on fellowship applications
Research Assistant for Professor Alicia Christoff
2013-052013-11
Amherst College Career Center, Amherst, US
Enhanced research skills by thoroughly fact-checking quotes and bibliography for scholarly publication
Student Advisory Board Member
2013-072014-07
Pearson Education
Selected as 1 of 12 students in North America to consult with Pearson executives regarding strategic direction
of key educational initiatives, such as CourseConnect and OpenClass
NJ C-4 Statewide Completion Initiative Advisory Team Newton, NJ
Student Member
2013-032013-10
Phi Theta Kappa and New Jersey Council of County College
Collaborated with Phi Theta Kappa and New Jersey Council of County College executives to create first
statewide college completion event nationally
Chapter President
2012-052013-05
Phi Theta Kappa and New Jersey Council of County College, Newton, US
● Implemented initiatives to increase chapter status, such as increasing social media presence
● Increased membership by 16%
College Project Chair
2012-052013-05
Phi Theta Kappa and New Jersey Council of County College
Organized and implemented a campaign encouraging students to complete degrees
Founding Member
2013-032013-05
Student United Way Club, Newton, US
Helped to form and establish the first Student United Way Club in New Jersey
Skills, Activities, &
Education
Associate of Liberal Arts
2013-05
Sussex County Community College
Sussex County Community College Newton, NJ
Associate of Liberal Arts, Highest Honors May 2013
Bachelor of Arts in English
Amherst College
Amherst College Amherst, MA
Bachelor of Arts in English Anticipated
Skills
Clerical & Paralegal: Drafting
Languages
Turkish
English
Achievements
- Associate of Liberal Arts, Highest Honors May 2013
- reading Emily Henry novels, writing poetry, blogging ("Transfer Tuesdays" on Community College
- Success.com), Youtube (tinyurl.com/deryademirtas9), traveling, taking therapeutic art classes (pottery), yoga, zumba
- instagramming scenic views and food [(!)of course
Associations
- Student Advisory (Board Member)
- Student (Member)
- Chapter (President)
- (Founding Member)
Publications
- Publications: "A Glimpse into the World of Transfer Students" - Pearson Teaching & Learning Blog; "What 9/11
- Means to Me" - Idiom & Image, a Magazine of the Arts; How to Get a Job Without a Resume, ebook - Editor