LYNN CUNNINGHAM

EDUCATION

Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa: May 2004

Degree: Bachelor of Science Major: Computer Science Minor: Mathematics

GPA: 3.704/4.000

PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTEER POSITIONS

Emmaus Retreat Team Leader and Director

Dubuque, Iowa: Fall 2001-Current

· Initiate dialogue with church leader and Clarke College Campus Minister

· Design and create materials for retreats

· Organize student teams to implement retreats

· Carry out retreats and assess feedback evaluations

· Further faith development among retreatants and team members

Youth Ministry Team for Holy Trinity/Sacred Heart/St. Mary’s/St. Pat’s Churches

Dubuque, Iowa: Fall 2000-May 2003

· Organize and execute Dubuque Youth Rally (2001)

· Coordinate and collaborate with Youth Ministry Team

· Dubuque Area Youth Minister member

• Coordinate buses for Archdiocesan Youth Rally (2002)
• Serve as representative on Families Alive Committee
• Co-chair of registration for Dubuque Youth Rally (2001)

· Plan and organize youth group meetings

· Participate as small group leader for Christian Leadership Institute (2001)

· Chaperone at World Youth Day 2002 in Toronto, Canada

Families Alive Committee Member Concert Director

Dubuque, Iowa: Fall 2002-Spring 2003

· Attend and report questions and progress for Daniel’s Window Concert

· Establish and fill all positions needed to make concert successful

· Coordinate and direct over 40 volunteers

· Create and maintain a safe environment for attendees

Audiovisual Department Staff, Clarke College

Dubuque, Iowa: Fall 2001-Current

· Setup and tear down of all sound and light equipment

· Aide performer during concert

Computing Research Association Distributed Mentor Project Participant

Raleigh, North Carolina and Dallas, Texas: Summer 2003

· Revise pair programming tool

· Analyze pair programming surveys

· Write tutorial for Rational XDE

· Make Extreme Programming Survey robust

· Attend First Annual Agile Development Conference

· Conduct extensive research study with 240 Extreme Programming developers

Clarke Student Association Vice-President

Dubuque, Iowa: Fall 2002-Spring 2003

· Advisor and coordinator of Freshmen Class Representatives

· Preside over homecoming committees

· Represent student body at Clarke College Executive Board meetings

· Vice-president over the student senate (all student organization leaders)

· Implement meetings every other week with organization leaders

· Uphold the Clarke Student Association constitution

Vredenburg Chariton Family Aquatic Center Lifeguard

Chariton, Iowa: Summers 2000-2002

· Teach swim lessons

· Administer first aid

· Implement emergency action plan

· Supervise swimmers

· Proficient in lifeguard and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) techniques

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

• Journey of Leadership: Making Connections Presenter, Platteville, Wisconsin; September 19, 2003: “Did You Say Snort?”
• Clarke Student Research Conference Presenter, Dubuque, Iowa; April 25, 2003: “A Virtual Tour: Art in the Twenty-first Century”
• Upper Midwest Honors Council Conference Presenter, Naperville, Illinois; April 6, 2001: “Growing More Than Corn: Multiculturalism and Diversity Right Here in Iowa!”
• Clarke Student Research Conference Presenter, Dubuque, Iowa; April 20, 2001: “Religious Teaching Evolved” and “Growing More Than Corn: Multiculturalism and Diversity Right Here in Iowa!”
• Co-author of published article (summer 2001 volume XXII, No. 2)

The National Honors Report, “Growing More than Corn”

• National Collegiate Honors Council Conference Presenter, Chicago, Illinois; November 2, 2001: “Unlike Kernels on a Cob of Corn: Multiculturalism and Diversity in Iowa!”
• Co-web designer http://linux.clarke.edu/~museum/
• Co-web designer http://www.clarke.edu/honors/colloquium/2001/index.htm
• Web designer http://keller.clarke.edu/~lcunning/

HONORS

Upsilon Pi Epsilon Computer Science Honors Society Vice President (‘03-’04) and Treasurer (’02-’03), Cycare Computer Science Scholarship Recipient, and National Collegiate Computer Science Award Recipient

ACTIVITIES

Robotics Competition Committee, Red Cross Volunteer, Eucharistic Minister, Hospitality Minister, Lector, Captain of Golf Team, Arts at Clarke, Mary Frances Clarke Birthday Celebration Committee, Action Among Honors Students, Freshmen Class President, Sophomore Class President, Clarke Student Association Secretary, and Hospitality Director

REFERENCES

Available upon request.