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Kalysta Drake

store manager at I currently work at Oak and Amen, where I am a store manager for the boutique. So I work with customers, help with inventory, train new employees, and model the merchandise.

  • animal science
  • Class of 2023
  • Merced, Ca

Member since April 2022

About

I am a full-time student at Merced Community College, studying to obtain degrees in animal science, agriculture business, and general agriculture. I hope to grow a business in beef and goats in later years. I also wish to go back to last year to obtain a degree in plant science. I hope to better my community by giving an option of locally grown fruits, vegetables, and meat. I am also a youth leader at my home church, Life Place Church, here in Merced. I hope to one day evangelize the world by spreading the gospel.

Education

  • merced community college

    animal science, agriculture business, general agriculture

    2022 – 2023

Goals and interests

Career goal

Farmer, Entrepreneur

Graduate school interests

I believe I will stop after Merced College with associates degrees. I am unsure of going back for my bachelor's.

Outside the classroom

Travel, hang out with family and friends, attend church services, and read.

Experience

  • store manager

    I currently work at Oak and Amen, where I am a store manager for the boutique. So I work with customers, help with inventory, train new employees, and model the merchandise.

    Nov 2021 – Jan 2024

  • food service worker

    I worked at In-N-Out Burger so almost a year and a half, where I served customers, handled money in the cash registers, and helped train new employees.

    Jun 2020 – Nov 2021

Volunteering

  • I interned at a summer camp in the summer of 2021, where I worked with children from 7 to 17. I also helped serve food, supervised the children, and helped set up the camp for the campers and put everything away for the winter.

    Impact Central California Youth Ministries

    Jul 2021

Languages

  • English (US) Advanced