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LOXLEY D. C. BENNETT II
1512 Lerner Hall ·  2920 Broadway ·  New York, NY 10027 ·  (781) 708-2544 ·   LDB2134@columbia.edu
EDUCATION
MILTON ACADEMY ·  Milton, MA ·  August 2007 - June 2011
HARVARD UNIVERSITY ·  Cambridge, MA ·  W.E.B. Du Bois Institute ·  Fall 2008 - Winter 2011
SCHOOL YEAR ABROAD: SPAIN ·  Zaragoza, Spain ·  September 2009 - May 2010
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK ·  New York, NY ·  September 2011 – Present
EXPERIENCE
COLUMBIA COLLEGE STUDENT COUNCIL (CCSC) ·  New York, NY ·  September 2011 – Present 
2015 Class President, Member of the Policy Committee ·  September 2012 – Present
➢	Run weekly meetings to coordinate council of 13 student leaders of Columbia College with three undergraduate counterparts
➢	Organize events for the student body and foster a sense of community between all parts of the Columbia community
➢	Meet with administrators and department heads throughout Columbia College to co-sponsor events, investigate policies, etc.
➢	Serve as a liaison between students, student government, administrators, faculty, and alumni
➢	Manage Student Life Fees paid by each student and allocated to Columbia College Student Council Class of 2015
➢	Write proposals to amend the Council’s constitution
➢	Publicize Council’s accomplishments and disseminate useful information through weekly e-mails, YourCCSC.com, and social media
Class Treasurer, Representative & Member of the Funding Committee and Joint Council Co-sponsorship Committee ·  September 2011 – May 2012
➢	Represent Columbia College Class of 2015 in College- and University-wide affairs
➢	Develop programming to foster communication between Columbia students, faculty, and administrators 
➢	Discuss expenditures, budgets, and fiscal responsibilities of all undergraduate councils in Columbia College, SEAS, Barnard, and General Studies
➢	Allocate funding for student groups based on the group’s budget, needs, impact on the Columbia community

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY’S SOCIAL COGNITIVE AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE LAB ·  New York, NY ·  August 2012 – Present
Research Assistant
➢	Assist with designing experimental procedures to isolate a list of variables and ensure compliance with the Institutional Review Board
➢	Recruit test and final subjects from Columbia University based on social and academic criteria
➢	Test experimental procedures on test subjects and modify experiment for final subjects
➢	Run subjects on pre-fMRI stages on Columbia’s Morningside Heights campus and fMRI stages at the Columbia University Medical Center

COMMUNITY IMPACT ·  New York, NY ·  September 2011 – December 2012
Mentorship Facilitator ·  August 2012 – Present
➢	Design Community Impact’s Mentorship Initiative (applications, guidelines, consent forms, evaluations, etc.)
➢	Recruit (50) mentors from Columbia University’s undergraduate and graduate schools 
➢	Match mentors with mentees based on applications and document weekly meetings
➢	Performed duties beyond job description including teaching English as a Second Language and administering GED exams
ESL Specialist ·  September 2011 – March 2011
➢	Organize and host orientation for fall, spring, and summer semesters
➢	Substitute teach English classes to varying ages and levels of proficiency
➢	Administer placement, midterm, and final exams to determine language proficiency and corresponding level
➢	Maintain the organization of archives

CITY-WIDE GANG & YOUTH VIOLENCE REDUCTION TASK FORCE ·  Boston, MA ·  Summer 2010
Student Ambassador
➢	Host meetings with community members with concerns about crime and violence
➢	Discuss joint efforts between the community, law enforcement, and legislators to reduce inner-city crime
➢	Research trends in violent crime and inner-city conditions in Boston from the 1960’s to the present
➢	Raise awareness and gain support for inner-city causes in meetings with Boston City Councilors

DEVAL PATRICK COMMITTEE ·  Boston, MA ·  Summer 2009
Volunteer
➢	Represent the Governor at President Barack Obama’s New Hampshire Town Hall on Health Care
➢	Organize and host town halls and campaign events as well as input statistical data and analysis in SAGE system

ROBERT L. JUBINVILLE’S CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR’S COUNCIL ·  Milton, MA ·  Summer 2009
Campaign Assistant
➢	Organize and host campaign events as well as analyze and input statistical data such as voting statistics
SKILLS
 
Microsoft Office
Advanced Excel functions
Fluent in Spanish
LimeSurvey
Google Docs
E-Prime