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EducationDePaul University, Chicago, ILBachelors of Arts in International Studies and Economics Expected Graduation: June 2014International Studies Concentration: International Law and Economics

University honors: summa cum laude (GPA: 3.98); Deans List (all quarters in attendance) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Certificate Honor Societies: Sigma Iota Rho, international studies honors; Gamma Theta Upsilon, geography honors;

Omicron Delta Epsilon, economics honors

Honors & Awards Outstanding Senior in the Department of International Studies, awarded by the College of Liberal Arts and

Social Sciences, DePaul University (May 2014). Map of the Month, Fukushima I & II, awarded by the Department of Geography, DePaul University

(March 2014). DePaul Undergraduate Research Grant ($1750), A Comparative Study of Educational Geographies: Chicago

and New Orleans (Summer 2013, declined). Best Undergraduate Presentation, awarded by the Department of International Studies, paper presented for

Interventions in the Post-Colonial World, DePaul University (2013).

Conference Presentations & Publications Labor, Pain, and the Body: A Case Study of Female Garment Workers in El Salvador. Poster presentation

forMidwest Political Science Association Conference. Chicago, IL. 2014. Production and Pain: Development, Gender, and Female Bodies in the Salvadoran Garment Industry.Paper

presented for The 6th Annual Human Development Conference (University of Notre Dame). South Bend, IN. 2014. An Extensive and Continuous Intervention: Making Sense of U.S. Presence in El Salvador. Paper presented

for Interventions in the Post-Colonial World(DePaul University). Chicago, IL. 2013. UNESCO. 2013. World Report on IDN Deployment. (Assisted Emily Taylor with country-specific

research.) Published at http://www.eurid.eu/files/publ/insights_2013_idnreport.pdf.

Work Experience

Office Assistant August 2013 - PresentDePaul University International Studies Department

Performs administrative duties including answering phones, directing office visitors, managing office facilities,arranged office hour appointments and maintained conference room schedule

Provides support to 9 department faculty in class and syllabus development, attends monthly facultymeetings, and interviews students on effectiveness of curriculum

Plans and runs fall and spring academic conferences and other program initiatives for students including filmdiscussions, panels, and roundtable discussions

Manages the departmental facebook, twitter, and instagram Maintains alumni database and network

Regional Organizer July 2011August 2013

United Students Against Sweatshop Student-Labor Solidarity Organization

Built capacity in New Orleans and Chicago by starting new USAS chapters at Tulane, Loyola, Louisiana StateUniversity, University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana, and University of Illinois at Chicago

Planned Organizing Our South Retreat in 2012 and Midwest Regional Conferences in 2012 and 2013 Developed campaign strategy and messaging for Campus Worker Justice and International Solidarity

campaigns

Keavy B. McFadden

608-698-4844 keavymcfadden@gmail.com

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Community Service Assistant May 2011January 2012Tulane University Center for Public Service

Coordinated the Community Service Scholars program and was the assistant to the Community ServiceOutreach Representative for Tulane

Planned monthly meetings, wrote and distributed weekly newsletter, and acted as a liaison between Tulanestudents and the greater New Orleans service community

Leadership ExperienceCo-editor September 2013 - Present

INTerrupted Silence DePaul International Studies Department Newsletter

Arranges biweekly meetings, commissions and edits submissions, formats and distributes publicationCo-founder April 2013 - PresentSigma Iota Rho DePaul Chapter International Studies Honor Society

Drafted constitution, charter, and chapter application materials for local DePaul chapter Arranges and facilitates monthly meetings Performs outreach plan as Membership and Development chair of the Coordinating Committee

National Coordinating Committee Member August 2012August 2013

United Students Against Sweatshops Served on elected-leadership body of United Students Against Sweatshops Supported and supervised a team of three national organizers; created and directed initiatives as an individual

and in collaboration with other members and staff, including membership drives and national weeks of action

Organized two summer retreats, national conferences, and leadership trainings, including planning agenda,facilitating workshops, preparing other facilitators, and turning out students

Involved in long-term strategy and organizational development including participation in hiring processes,approving solidarity campaigns, and institutionalizing regional conferences and internal organization

International Intern Summer 2012El Centro de Estudios y Apoyo Laboral San Salvador, El Salvador

Selected as one of nine international representatives in Central America and Europe; supported Salvadorangarment worker unions SITRASACOSI and STIT through the worker center

Researched brands and their supply chains, interviewed workers, and documented violations Led workshops in Spanish on the role of students in the global anti-sweatshop movement for new worker

leaders in the maquilasector

Skills

ESRI Arc Map, Arc Catalog, Arc Toolbox, andArc Info 10.1

Microsoft Office Suite SPSS Photoshop

Languages: Proficient in Spanish