Faith Hall Faithe.hall@gmail.

com (515)306-9119

Job Experience
July 2006-January 2010
Bilingual Retirement Specialist III (800)543-4015 ext: 39410
Principal Financial Group Des Moines, Iowa
Blake Griffin, Assistant Manager, Immediate Supervisor
Working with both the Bilingual team and the Total Retirement Solutions team
• Aid all callers in understanding employer-sponsored retirement plans
on a plan-participant level
• Communicate between business partners and participants for
research and interpretation of employer-sponsored retirement plans
• Aid new trainees as they learn to navigate internal systems, perform
financial calculations, and develope phone based courtesies
• Maintain an organized procedure and integrity in interactions with
participants and business partners

August 2004-December 2005

Inter-Library Loan Office Assistant (515)294-2345
Parks Library Ames, Iowa
• Scan and send articles through Ariel for other institutions
• Copy articles to send through the postal service
• Process OCLC and RAPID requests
• Pick up volumes needed for requests, etc.
www.lib.iastate.edu

June 2003 - August 2004

Camp Counselor:girls ages 8-15 (641)396-2414
Wildwood Hills Ranch St. Charles, Iowa
• Be versatile, sturdy, and creative
• Supervise at-risk girls in activities such as; horses, arts, sports, team-
building, and aquatics.
www.wildwoodhillsranch.com
For questions, please contact Mary Lou García at the Ranch.
Education
2001-2006 Iowa State University Ames, Iowa
1 B.A. Degree: Spanish with Emphasis in Secondary Education
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2 B.A. Degree: Linguistics with focus in

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TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)

• Separate degrees obtained simultaneously.
• Cumulative GPA 3.12 : 147 Credit hours
• Study Abroad: Valladolid, Spain August 14-December 14, 2002

1997-2001 Johnston High School Johnston, Iowa

Graduated with Diploma May 2001
References
Glen Zeller, A.MGR w/ Principal - (515)557-9634
6200 Park Ave, Des Moines, IA 50321
Marla Taylor, former supervisor – (816)308-7201
6429 Blue Ridge Boulevard, Raytown, MO 64133

Blake Griffin, current supervisor - (515)883-9410

6200 Park Ave, Des Moines, IA 50321
Certifications
Initial teaching license: State of Iowa, folder# 971070,
5-12 Spanish, k-12 ESL, Exp: 06/30/2011
State of Missouri, Cert# 0463885
k-12 Spanish, k-12 ESL, Exp: 12/11/2013
Spanish Oral Proficiency Examination: 08/31/2006 Advanced
Series 6: 08/24/2006 regulated by FINRA
Series 7: 02/15/2007 regulated by FINRA
Series 66: 04/24/2007 regulated by NASAA / SEC / State of Iowa

Experience Abroad
• Mexico June 1999
• Romania November 2000, September 2002 (Stayed with host families)
• Venezuela June 2001 (Stayed with host family)
• Spain August-December 2002 (Stayed with host family)
• Brazil September 2009 (Stayed with host family)

Technical Experience
MS Office Suite
Mainframe
Job-specific programs including those created by Principal IT staff
Macintosh computers
Keyboarding experience, including 10-digit number pad

Volunteer Experience
• United Way Day of Caring 2009 : Read to Learn volunteer
• Financial Peace University Class Coordinator, Timberline Church, April 2009
• United Way Day of Caring 2008 : Cleaning group homes
Construction site of Z37 Building (www.rockisu.com) (3329 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50014)
• Aid in reconstruction of inner wall frames and other tasks surrounding the building
Informal English Literacy teacher 2007, student’s first language : Spanish
• 1 Student, homemaker with children, 6 hours (3 two-hour sessions) Basic English Vocab.
English Conversation Partner through ISU International Education Services Program
• Taiwanese Partner 1 semester
• Chinese Partner 1 semester
ESL teacher (during High School) Westchester E-Free Church local program DSM, Iowa
• Tutor two students from Mexico in varied vocabulary and English grammar.
1 season (September - May)
Teacher's aide (during High School)
• Severe and Profound Disabilities Room 1 year
“Peer tutor” 2 years (during High School)
• 8 grade classroom 1 semester : Math help
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• 1 grade classroom 1 semester : reading help for entire class

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• 1 grade classroom 1 year : individual reading coach for two boys.

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Other Interests
• Musical: voice, drums, and guitar
• Learning other languages
• Culinary arts