Stephen A. Sample
55-220 Kulanui Street ▪ Laie, HI 96762 ▪ 808.555..1212 ▪ EMAIL: sasample@byuh.edu
OBJECTIVE: Human Resources Development or Organizational Development position
EDUCATION:
Brigham Young University Hawaii
Laie, HI
B.S., Psychology
June 2006
Special Project: Human Factors Research Team, awarded first prize in regional
competition for university psychology students
Awards/Honors: Dean’s List, Phi Beta Kappa
Activities:
Mentor, BRICS Intercultural Peer Mentoring Program;
Resident Advisor, Hale I Dormitory; Representative, BYU Hawaii
Student Advisory Board; Student Member, Hawaii Society for Human
Resource Management
EXPERIENCE:
Church Educational System
San Diego, CA
Counselor, Especially for Youth summer programs
2005
On-campus educational program for youth ages 14-16, training multiple life principles
regarding social, peer, family and religious understanding. Focused on assisting youth
in dealing with adolescent cultural, self-assurance and growth issues.
 Guided 200 youth each week for six weeks using smaller 10-15 person groups in targeted
learning experiences.
 Chaperoned activities, taught appropriate social conduct and group interaction skills.
 Provided limited counseling assistance and referred individuals to higher level counselors when
needed.
 Rated #1 counselor by all groups.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Taipei, Taiwan
Voluntary Service Representative (Full-time)
2003-2005
Educational and community service for worldwide religious organization.
 Prepared and presented (in Mandarin Chinese) lessons on personal and family values to more
than 200 Taiwanese persons.
 Performed minimum of 8 hours community service weekly at a local orphanage.
 Trained and supervised 12 other volunteer representatives.
 Developed a training plan and metrics for evaluating performance.
Riverside Parks and Recreation
Riverside, CA
Recreation Assistant
Summer 2001, 2002
City sponsored activities organization for 15,000 teens in five local schools.
 Facilitated coordination of speakers/specialty classes for “Teen Zone” (Jr. High) and “Generation
Excellence Team” (High School)
 Organized and supervised on-site “Teens in Action” summer camp program
 Prepared spreadsheet and presented $10,000 budget for “Teen Zone” and Teen Summer Camp
‘02
SKILLS: Bi-lingual, Mandarin Chinese and English. Proficiency in Microsoft Office,
including Access, and Macromedia DreamWeaver, Front Page and InDesign.