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Aimee
Ford

  • your region ( May-2017 )
  • Aurora, Illinois, USA

About (Summary)

Jan'17 BA Degree Completion: Bachelors of Arts Degree in Management w/honors (4.0 GPA & Deans List each semester) from Benedictine University. Academic Accomplishments / Mentionable(s) during the degree program: 1. Project Lead: Gateway to Laughter - Raised $40,000 & built a playground for the disabled. 2. Awarded the John L. and Helen Kellogg Scholarship for outstanding academic achievement & community serv (Jun'16) 3. Published in the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges (2016) https://www.facebook.com/aimee.ford.52/posts/10153490587913344 4. Presented at URSA/Undergraduate Research, Scholarship & Arts Symposium (Apr'16) 5. Speaker at the Benedictine University Scholar's Society Breakfast (Mar'16) 6. Earned Benedictine Leadership Certificate; Women’s Leadership Series (Apr'16) 7. Earned Benedictine Leadership Certificate; The Leadership Challenge (Mar'16) 8. Earned Benedictine Leadership Certificate; Professional Leadership Dev. (Feb'16) 9. Invited to participate in a Benedictine Video Student Testimonial (2016) Nov'16 AA Degree Completion: Associates of Arts in Business Administration w/honors (4.0 GPA & Deans List each semester) from Benedictine University. Academic Accomplishments / Mentionable(s) during the degree program: 1. Earned Benedictine Leadership Certificate; Leadership 101 Series (Oct 2015) 2. Arthur J. Schmitt Future Leaders Scholarship Award (Sep 2015) -Newspaper article: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20150914/submitted/150919355/ 3. Completed 20+ hours of extensive leadership training through the AJS Program at Benedictine University Degree Pending: Current GPA 4.0. Enrolled in Benedictine’s Adult Accelerated Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program. Academic Accomplishments / Mentionable(s) during the degree program: 1. Created the Gateway to Laughter $1,000 Award for a disabled MBA student at Benedictine; sponsored by McCain Foods. (Mar 2017)

Education

Benedictine University
Associates of Arts in Business Administration
2013
Benedictine University
Bachelors of Arts Degree in Management
2015 to 2017

Your Major

Business Administration

Language Proficiency

English (US)
Advanced

Honors and Awards

Arthur J. Schmitt Future Leaders Scholarship Award
Scholarship program requireing extensive 20+ hours of stewardship leadership training and a community project
John L. and Helen Kellogg Scholarship
Scholarship for outstanding academic achievement & community serv
URSA/Undergraduate Research, Scholarship & Arts Symposium
Presented at URSA/Undergraduate Research, Scholarship & Arts Symposium
Gateway to Laughter Community Project Lead
Community Project Lead: Gateway to Laughter- raising $40,000 to build a playground for families with disabilities in Aurora, Illinois (Sep 2015-Aug 2016) -2 Newspaper articles: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosb
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges
Published in the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges (2016) https://www.facebook.com/aimee.ford.52/posts/10153490587913344

Grad School Interests

Degree Pending: Current GPA 4.0. Enrolled in Benedictine University’s Adult Accelerated Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program.

Intended Job Path

Other than being a full time student at Benedictine University, I have been happily employed at McCain Foods USA, Inc. for over 13 years. I am also an entrepreneur supporting my husband’s business Chad Ford’s Snow Removal & Concrete, LLC.

Job Experience

Logsitics Coordinator
McCain Foods USA, Inc.
August, 2003 to March, 2017

Volunteering

Annual Volunteer
Rebuilding Together Aurora
January, 2012 to January, 2017
Annual Volunteer
Feed My Starving Children
January, 2015 to January, 2017
Team Captain
Several Breast Cancer Walks
January, 1996 to January, 2004
Floor Supervisor Twice a Year
Mothers and Moore
January, 1994 to January, 2003

Hobbies

One of my favorite hobbies is stewardship leadership. I like to find creative ways to give back to the communities I live and work in. I am an honest ethical business professional and passionate visionary. I enjoy strategic future planning. I enjoy networking, and investing time in the growth/development of others. I look for mentorship opportunities to inspire others to be more then they think is possible today.
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