Slide 1 Hello and welcome to Amy K. Miller’s Storyboard: Life As A Spartan. Below my title page is an inspirational quote AMY K MILLER’S STORY BOARD: by Bernice Johnson Reagon that reads: LIFE AS A SPARTAN Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed you discover who you are. to help you discover who you are — Bernice Johnson Reagon Slide 2 Here you will learn a little bit about my Background background. My full name is Amy Name: Amy Kristina Miller Kristina (with a K!) Miller. I am from Fun fact #1: Hometown: Blissfield, MI I am obsessed Blissfield, MI. My family consists of my with the Family life: Older brother, Adam, who Christmas season and will is 26 and is currently attending Wayne start listening older brother, Adam, who is 26 and is State University and great parents, Ron to Christmas music on and Ruth Miller. November 1 st . currently working towards his master’s in Public Administration at Wayne State University as well as my parents, Ron Pet: One sassy cat named Jack. and Ruth Miller. I have one pet, a sassy cat named Jack. Pictured in the photo (from left to right) is Adam, me, my boyfriend Michael Lowney, my mom, my dad and my cousin Denise Fisher. As you can see in Fun Fact #1, I love Christmas time, especially all the music and I always start listening to it on November 1 st .
Slide 3 My major is Environmental Studies and Major Agriscience, with a specialization in Agriculture and Natural Resource Environmental Studies & Agri-science, Fun Fact #2 specializing in Agriculture & Natural 4-H shaped my Communication and I’m part o f life and helped Resource Communication. me to figure out that becoming a Why I chose this major Michigan State University’s College of Youth Extension Agent is what I Passion for agriculture, 4-H and was meant to communicating do. Agriculture and Natural Resources. I Future goals chose this major because I have always had a deep passion for agriculture, 4-H and communicating since I was young. I participated in Monroe County 4-H and once I learned that there was a way to combine all my passions by attending MSU in the College of Ag. I knew I had to apply! Since I will be graduating in December of 2011, I have been exploring a lot of different career fields. I would like to work for the Michigan State University Extension (MSUE) a Youth Educator, formally known as a Youth Extension Agent, which leads us to fun fact #2. 4- H has been such a major part of my life for so long that becoming a Youth Extension Agent is a natural path for me to take. Slide 4 When I transferred up here in the fall of Past Work Experience 2008, I started working at Shaw Hall Shaw Hall Culinary Services Culinary Services as a server and soon First job: Level III Supervisor from Aug. 2008-Aug. Day-Care Directress at Meadow was promoted to a Level III Supervisor. I 2010 Montessori School. I watched the 3-6 year old children oversaw different shifts and had a team after school. Reading to the children was one of of about 25 student employees that I my favorite activities. Kettunen Center Environmental and Outdoor Education Intern worked with at one time. from May 2009-July 2009 During the summer of 2009, I had the opportunity to intern with the Kettunen Center, a retreat facility owned by the Michigan 4-H Foundation that offers a lot of youth conferences pertaining to environmental an outdoor education. I spent the summer teaching kid s’ kindergarten through 5 th grade about
forestry, macro invertebrates, wildlife and helped run the yearly summer camp. For my first job, I worked at Meadow Montessori for 2 years in high school. My official job title was a “day care directress” and I watc hed kids who were 3-6 years old. I mostly read to them, played on the playground and did arts and crafts. It was a blast! Slide 5 I currently work at the Extension office Current Work Experience in Ag Hall as a student administrative assistant. MY boss, Laura Allen, is such Student Administrative Assistant Fun Fact #3 through Michigan State University While in a pleasure to work with! She’s offered Monroe County Extension (MSUE) 4-H, I raised Worm Farm Grant and exhibited me the opportunity to work on a sheep, ducks, geese, and rabbits for 13 4-H Millionaires Project variety of projects. The Worm Farm years. Grant is really cool because it allows Future CEO Stars Magazine youth to be young entrepreneurs in their hometown by learning how to market and sell worms. MY job is to interview these youngins and write journals about it. The second project that I just finished on was called the 4- H Millionaire’s Project and this project consisted of creating a portfolio for youth to learn and become literate with finances at an early age. The other project that I am working on is called Future CEO Stars and I interview young entrepreneurs who have created a project. I write articles about them and the collection goes in the magazine. As you can see in fun fact #3, I have a little experience as an entrepreneur because I raised and exhibited ducks, geese, sheep and rabbits and learned a lot about marketing for the small and large animal sales at the end of the fair week.
Slide 6 This summer I will have the opportunity Future Work Experience to work as a Host Coordinator Intern for the 2011 Exploration Days at MSU. Exploration Days 2011 Fun fact #4 Host Coordinator Intern In Monroe County, Expo Days is a Spartan Youth Program we are offered the opportunity to participate in ―Slow Spokes‖ – a aimed at youth between the ages of 13- group that rides Attending Expo Days is a wonderful way to meet other 4- H’ers from across their bikes from Michigan and to take cool classes that Monroe to East interest you. 19 and those attending have the Lansing for Expo Days – a grand total of120 miles 3 days. I’ve done chance to interact with 2,500 other it 4 times – talk about a rush! State Awards are a great way to create a youth from all over Michigan. There is professional portfolio of all your accomplishments in 4-H and to improve leadership skills. also a State Awards celebration that happens during the event. State Awards are a professional portfolio in a certain interest area that youth create and interview about. It is a very high honor to win one. I’m pictured with my brother after winning Achievement. I’m so excited because I have attended this workshop for 7 years prior to attending MSU and its very cool to work behind the scenes and see how this massive undertaking works. Another fun part of Expo Days is Slow Spokes. Every year about 85 youth and adults from Monroe County suit up in bicycle gear and ride 120 miles from Monroe to East Lansing in 3 days. It’s a great way to get to know people and to stay in shape.
Slide 7 This year I had the honor of being Activities selected to be a 2010 Homecoming Court Member. During my time as a MSU Homecoming Court Member 2010 Fun Fact #5 I was reading the State News during part of court, I was a Spartan a chemotherapy session and saw an article advertising homecoming court Ambassador and promoted MSU in a and decided to apply. I talked with my advisor, and she positive manner. I was even on WJR nominated me. After a rigorous interview, I was selected along before one of the games to promote with 9 other students! homecoming week! Pictured here are the court, the left picture depicts the professional picture with President Louanna K Simon and the right picture shows us with Sparty before the parade. What was really neat about this whole process was that I was reading the State News during a chemo session because I wanted to kill some time when I noticed an ad for homecoming court applications. I didn’t kn ow much about this process, but I decided to turn in an application because it sounded like a lot of fun. My advisor nominated me and I was selected out of 100 applicants to interview. After 20 people interviewed, 10 were chosen and I was chosen! It was an incredible experience that I am glad to have had participated in.
Slide 8 Since I’ ve been involved in the Activities agriculture industry since I was young, I was really excited to learn about a club MSU Block & Bridle Club Fun Fact #6 Little International Block & Bridle is on campus called Block and Bridle. such a fantastic 2009 Advanced Sheep club to belong to because it helps Showman Winner bring the animal Their sole purpose is to reach out and agriculture industry to life Officer Positions through the connect with others who are interested weekly meetings. Secretary 2010-2011 Student Senate in the animal ag field. I have the chance Representative 2009-2010 to participate in their annual Little International competition and won the 2009 advanced sheep showman award. This year I showed a dairy heifer and was definitely presented a challenge. I had a lot of fun and loved learning new information about dairy.
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