Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Accomplishments
Skills and Interests
Languages
Timeline
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Eunjo An

Edmonton,Alberta

Summary

Creative and ambitious student adept at seeing beyond the lens to cultivate community and deliver compelling stories.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Photojournalist

Hilarity For Charity (HFC)
08.2023 - Current

Shot and delivered photo and written profiles of individuals with dementia, judged entries for 2024 Humans of Dementia Scholarship.

Server

WHIFS Flapjack House
06.2023 - Current

Hosted and served food and beverages, managed inventory in the storage and kitchen, ensured maintenance of cleanliness and organisation, cultivated a positive and welcoming atmosphere for customers and staff, particularly during peak-travel seasons in Drumheller.

Photographer

Bob And Diane Fund
05.2023 - Current

Led documentary photography project capturing lives of people with dementia and their caregivers in long-term care using the medium of film photography. Photographed, developed, and captioned photographs for publication.

Project Lead

Communication Ramps, University Of Alberta
05.2023 - Current

Conducted interviews and systematic reviews in research for Communication Ramps— a project aimed to improve community accessibility and awareness for people with aphasia across businesses and public services.

Research Assistant

University Of Alberta
05.2022 - 05.2024

Assisted studies of cognitive mechanisms underlying language processing, developing evidence-

based treatments, examining methods for increasing neural plasticity and promoting quality of life through Life Participation Approach for Aphasia (LPAA) based interventions.

Outreach Coordinator

United World Colleges National Committee Of Canada
08.2021 - 05.2023

Assisted management of social media accounts of UWC Canada, planning both online and offline engagement opportunities, connecting with prospective and current students, as well as alumni.

Vice President of Students' Union

Old Scona Academic High School
06.2020 - 06.2021

Elected executive on Old Scona Academic Students’ Union. Responsible for internal and external communications for Students’ Union, and promotion of school events/initiatives via social media and other platforms.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Neuroscience, Computational Linguistics

Minerva University
San Francisco, CA
05.2028

High School Diploma -

Pearson College UWC
Victoria, BC
05.2023

High School Diploma -

Old Scona Academic High School
Edmonton, AB
06.2021

Accomplishments

    Humans of Dementia Scholarship — Dec 2023

    Photography scholarship issued by Hilarity for Charity (HFC) to recognize compelling storytelling of dementia.

    MILSET ESI Delegate of Canada — Oct 2023

    International Finalist; Selected to represent Canada at international conference for young scientists in Puebla, Mexico.

    Sanofi Biogenius Award — May 2022

    National Finalist; Selected as recipient of the Sanofi Biogenius Award at the 2022 Canada Wide Science Fair valued at 1000 dollars.

    Grant MacEwan United World College Scholarship — Feb 2021
    Selected as one of eight high school recipients of scholarship valued at 80 000 dollars to attend one of 18 United World Colleges worldwide.

    First Class Honours, Old Scona Academic High School — Jun 2019, Jun 2020
    Achieved First Class Honours (all courses 90+) for two consecutive years.
    Highest Achievement Subject Awards, Old Scona Academic High School — Jun 2019, Jun 2020

    Achieved highest achievement/top marks in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, English, French.

Skills and Interests

Creative Vision, Image Editing, Visual Storytelling, Darkroom Film Development, Social Media, Sales and Marketing, Exceptional Customer Service, Consumer Engagement, Teamwork and Collaboration, Scientific Writing, Literature Reviews

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
French
Limited Working
Korean
Native or Bilingual
German
Elementary

Timeline

Photojournalist

Hilarity For Charity (HFC)
08.2023 - Current

Server

WHIFS Flapjack House
06.2023 - Current

Photographer

Bob And Diane Fund
05.2023 - Current

Project Lead

Communication Ramps, University Of Alberta
05.2023 - Current

Research Assistant

University Of Alberta
05.2022 - 05.2024

Outreach Coordinator

United World Colleges National Committee Of Canada
08.2021 - 05.2023

Vice President of Students' Union

Old Scona Academic High School
06.2020 - 06.2021

Bachelor of Science - Neuroscience, Computational Linguistics

Minerva University

High School Diploma -

Pearson College UWC

High School Diploma -

Old Scona Academic High School
Eunjo An