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Honor Society® member

Gwendolyn Amos

Lead Contact Service Representative at Defense Finance & Accounting Service

  • Public Policy & Administration - Law & Public Policy
  • Class of 2022
  • Greenfield, Indiana

Member since June 2020

About

Dedicated Customer Service Representative and PhD candidate maintaining a 3.9 GPA. Recognized for exceptional performance with awards including CSR of the Quarter (Q2 2020) and CSR of the Month (August 2020). I worked toward completing advanced doctoral research with a dissertation prospectus titled, "A Phenomenological Study of Adoption Fraud Immunity in Utah."

Education

  • Walden University

    Public Policy & Administration

    2014 – 2020

  • Indiana Wesleyan University

    Organizational Leadership

    2012 – 2014

  • Anderson University

    Social Work/ Criminal Justice

    1989 – 1993

Honors and awards

  • Tip of the Spear Award

    A prestigious recognition honoring personnel who demonstrate exceptional initiative, dedication, and leadership in advancing critical team objectives and supporting service members.

  • Member, Golden Key International Honor Society

    Inducted into the premier global honor society recognizing the top 15% of college and university students based on academic achievement, leadership, and service.

  • Member, Pi Alpha Alpha National Honor Society

    Inducted into the global honor society for public affairs and administration, which recognizes outstanding scholarship and academic excellence. Membership is restricted to top-performing graduate students who demonstrate high leadership potential and comm

Goals and interests

Career goal

Aspiring federal policy analyst focused on advocating for military members and their families. Aiming to craft and refine federal legislation that optimizes secondary dependency criteria, ensuring service members receive comprehensive support and equitable recognition for their dependent relatives.

Graduate school interests

Walden University

Outside the classroom

Baking, Sewing, photography, reading

Experience

  • Lead Contact Service Representative

    Defense Finance & Accounting Service

    Dec 2023 – Present

  • Contact Service Representative

    Defense Finance & Accounting Service

    Sep 2018 – Dec 2023

  • Transportation Security Officer

    Transportation Security Administration

    Jul 2009 – Jul 2011

Languages

  • English (US) Fluent

Additional information

  • Sweet Treats on a Mission, LLC