Rebecca Lynn Murray

1. REBECCA MURRAY
[email protected]
19 Leigh Road
Wenham, MA 01984
978.473.4782


________________________________ EDUCATION/HONORS__________________________________
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA; Graduated with Bachelor of Arts; May 2016
Double Major in Global Justice Studies and Interdisciplinary Religion
Overall GPA: 3.687
Senior Honors Thesis: http://commons.lib.jmu.edu/honors201019/239/ January 2015- May 2016
Member of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society Spring 2016- Present
Gold Medal recipient of The Congressional Award 2011
▪ One of 246 in the USA with 1,217 hours of community service and personal development
Member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars Spring 2013-Present
Member of the Sigma Alpha Lambda Honor Society Spring 2013-Present

_________________________________ WORK EXPERIENCE_____________________________________
Server, Legal Sea Foods, Massachusetts August 2016- Present
▪ Working full-time as server (duties include serving customers at a high-end seafood restaurant)
Server, Corgans' Public House, Virginia May 2015- June 2016
▪ Worked part-time and full-time as a server (duties included serving customers, working as a hostess,
bussing tables, opening and closing the dining room, and doing dishes)
▪ Performed managerial duties during occasional dinner shifts
Kitchen Staff, Madison Grill, Virginia Fall 2012- May 2015
▪ Worked in the kitchen of the JMU on-campus restaurant (duties included working expedite to prepare
plates, cooking, washing dishes, cleaning, and occasionally serving for special events)
Tea Cook, Wenham Tea House, Massachusetts Spring 2008- Summer 2014
▪ Worked as the Tea Cook during the afternoon tea times and children's teas
▪ Helped prepare for special events such as weddings and baby showers
Physical Plant Worker, Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, Massachusetts Summer 2011- Summer 2014
▪ Cleaned and prepared apartments for new residents within strict deadlines during summer breaks

_______________________VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE AND INVOLVEMENT___________________________
Volunteer, Myanmar Evangelical Bible School, Burma July 2015 and July 2016
▪ Taught English as a second language and justice at MEBC in Yangon, Burma
Volunteer, New Theological College, India July 2012
▪ Spent a month in Dehradun, India aiding the music program of the New Theological College
Volunteer, Amor Ministries, Mexico July 2008
▪ Worked with a missions group to build a house for a Mexican family in the slums of Tijuana
▪ Also assisted with children's VBS, interacted with the children, engaged in team development
Member, InterVarsity Justice Team, Virginia Spring 2013-Fall 2014
▪ Attended weekly meetings, helped plan fundraisers, and led small group discussions at events
Project developer, Mission: Chad, Africa Fall 2006-Spring 2014
▪ Designed and managed domestic projects to benefit African widows, orphans, and women
Volunteer, Seafarer's Friend, Massachusetts Fall 2012- Summer 2015
▪ Collected toiletries and sewed dozens of drawstring bags to be given to sailors entering Boston ports
Member, InterVarsity Large Group and Small Group, Virginia Fall 2012- May 2016
▪ Attended weekly Large and Small Group meetings and activities with InterVarsity