Hello…I’mAkosua

Andthisismyresume…

Let’sStartHere…

FullNameAkosuaSapara‐Grant

Ah‐ko‐sue‐ah

CurrentLocationDouglasville,Georgia

NationalityAfrican‐America

(Ghanaian)

Age27

LanguagesEnglish

AmericanSignLanguage

BornandRaisedinLosAngeles,California…

MyfirstjobwasatalawfirminTorrancedoingclericalwork,Iwasalsoresponsibleformaintainingcases.(Iknowthedifferencebetweenadiscoveryandpleading!)

WenttoCaliforniaStateUniversity,NorthridgemajoringinSociology.

GoMatadors!!!

Thisisanactualpicture.Don’tyoulovethepalmtrees??????

Workedinthecampusbookstoreasacustomerservicerepresentativefrom2003until2004

Ididit!Igraduatedfromschoolinthesummerof2006.But,thenitwastimetosaygoodbye…

(teartear)

Atlanta,pleasesayhellotoAkosua!!!(applause)

IsignedupwithLessonsfromAroundtheWorldtoteachchildrensignlanguage.Iorganizedseasonalskits…taughtthemdifferentwordsandphrasesusingcountries,colors,andeverydaylifeactivities.Itwasawesome!!!

Thinkyoucanspellyourname?

Iworkedforacreditrepaircompany,PowerCreditSolutions,asanassistanttotheowner…Iprettymuchrantheoffice…untilIdecidedtogobacktoschool.

ItookEnglishcoursesatValdostaStateUniversityinValdosta,GAwhileworkingasastudentassistantfortheAccessOffice.

(theseconduniversitywithblack,white,andredcolors…weird,huh?)

Now,IattendUniversityofPhoenixforanMBA.I’mexpectedtograduateinDecember2012.

IAm…

Acriticalthinker…

…rethinkingthingsmorethanoncetoreceiveultimatepotential

Anaspiringwriter…

…writtenshortstoriesandhavebeenpublishedinValdostaStateUniversity’sliterarymagazine,Odradek.

Cultural

…Ilovefestivals…IlistentoLatin,African,andKoreanmusic…UpgradingmySpanish…wanttolearnItaliannext…Lovetraveling

SomeofMyStrengths…

Takinginitiative…Abilitytoworkonateam…Open‐minded…Loyal…IhaveTONSofideas..

Icangoanywhereaslongasthere’sinternetandamajorgrocery

store…Havetoconnecttotheworld

andeat,right??

Thankyou!!!

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