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Portrait of Aimee Ford

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Aimee Ford

Logsitics Coordinator at McCain Foods USA, Inc.

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  • Business Administration
  • Class of 2017
  • Aurora, Illinois

Member since March 2017

About

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

    Bachelors of Arts Degree in Management

    2015 – 2017

  • Benedictine University

    Associates of Arts in Business Administration

    2013

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

Goals and interests

Career goal

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.

Graduate school interests

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

Outside the classroom

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.

Experience

  • Logsitics Coordinator

    McCain Foods USA, Inc.

    Aug 2003 – Mar 2017

Volunteering

  • Annual Volunteer

    Feed My Starving Children

    Jan 2015 – Jan 2017

  • Annual Volunteer

    Rebuilding Together Aurora

    Jan 2012 – Jan 2017

  • Team Captain

    Several Breast Cancer Walks

    Jan 1996 – Jan 2004

  • Floor Supervisor Twice a Year

    Mothers and Moore

    Jan 1994 – Jan 2003

Languages

  • English (US) Advanced

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