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Portrait of Jordyn Parker

Honor Society® member

Jordyn Parker

Camp Counselor at Montgomery County Recreation Department

  • Towson University
  • Exercise Science
  • Class of 2019
  • Maryland

Member since April 2016

About

I'm currently a freshmen at Towson University and my major is Exercise Science. I was born in Burbank, California and raised in Silver Spring, MD. I'm studying to be a Physical Therapist after college. My interest for Physical Therapy started when my father had knee surgery I would go with him to his therapy sessions after school. The Physical Therapist would tell me what exactly they would do to help my dad rehabilitate his knee and why they were doing it. I soon realized that this was the career for me because I like to help people and I like learning about the human body.

Education

  • Towson University

    Exercise Science

    2015 – 2019

Honors and awards

  • black belt

    After five hard, long years of training I earned my black belt in 2008.

Goals and interests

Career goal

I want to become a Physical Therapist after I complete four years of my undergraduate study.

Graduate school interests

After graduating I want to receive my Doctor of Physical Therapy at the University of Maryland-Baltimore.

Outside the classroom

I enjoy cooking, spending time with friends, and photography. Ever since I was young I was always fascinated with cookbooks. I would simply just read them for fun, not really to learn how to cook anything. As I got older I would begin to create the recipes in the cookbook and that later on would become a passion for me. I enjoy eating different things so I always buy cookbooks whenever I'm at the library to learn and create new recipes. My friend circle is small but all of my friends are important to me. Besides my family they're my foundation and I love spending time with them. My friends have always been there for me no matter what. Even with me leaving for college that never broke my bond with my friends. My passion for photography started in the ninth grade. I thought by taking photography it would be an easy A but the class was actually a challenge. You really had to take your time with everything and really analyze pictures. Even though it frustrated me at first I began to enjoy it which led to me having a strong passion for photography.

Experience

  • Camp Counselor

    Montgomery County Recreation Department

    Jun 2015 – Jul 2015

  • Program Analyst Intern

    Maryland Multicultural Youth Center

    Jan 2015 – Feb 2015

  • Floor Staff

    Pop Up Playzone

    Nov 2014 – Feb 2015

  • Camp Counselor

    Montgomery County Recreation Department

Volunteering

  • Junior Counselor

    Montgomery County Recreation Department

    Jun 2013

  • Outdoor Track Assistant Manager

    John F Kennedy High School

    Mar 2013 – May 2013

  • Indoor Track Assistant Manager

    John F Kennedy High School

    Nov 2012 – Feb 2013

  • Cashier At Basketball Games

    John F Kennedy High School

    Nov 2012 – Feb 2013

  • Summer Leadership Training Institute

    Montgomery County Recreation Department

    Jun 2012

  • Church Usher

    Tabernacles of Worship Christian Center

Languages

  • Spanish Intermediate