Hayley DeSantis

• Offered emotional support during challenging times of transition or personal struggles experienced by mentees.
• Facilitated group workshops on topics such as stress management, test-taking strategies, and goal setting, empowering students to succeed academically and personally.
• Supported new student orientation efforts by creating informative presentations on campus resources and services available to incoming freshmen.
• Shared information about student life, academic offerings and healthy decision making with peer mentees.
• Assisted students in identifying their strengths and weaknesses, helping them develop personalized learning plans.
• Shared resources, opportunities, and activities to support mentee's learning and development.
• Served as a role model for academic excellence and personal growth, inspiring fellow students to strive for their best potential.
• Organized peer mentoring events and activities that fostered community engagement and social connections among students.

• Prep Cook/ Line Cook: Prepping for service
• Operates the charbroiler, griddle, fryers, gas stove top, convection, and combi oven
• Preps fruits and vegetables
• Creating sauces, mixes, batters
• Prepares meals, cooks meals, and plates meals
• Learning fine dining skills
• Prepares and serves a variety of dishes inspired by the Asian tapas style

As a member of the SHAVAS Committee, I promoted awareness and prevention of sexual violence through peer mentorship, workshops, and community outreach initiatives. I also facilitated educational sessions to empower students with knowledge about consent, healthy relationships, and the resources available to support them. Through these efforts, I worked to foster a safe and inclusive campus environment, encouraging open dialogue and building a culture of respect and awareness within the Sheridan College community.

• Retail Associate: Greeting customers upon arrival and providing them with extensive knowledge of the bakery products being offered, aiding the customers in placing their orders and purchasing merchandise through handling cash and card payments, packaging bakery goods and making hot beverages when orders are placed, collaborating with the bakery team to efficiently maintain a clean, safe, and positive work environment so that everything could run smoothly
• Cook: Work in the savory section, handling customer pizza and sandwich orders; operate the kitchen appliances including the ovens, knives, dishwasher, and meat slicer to prepare the materials needed for the food; making and baking focaccia bread, a variety of pizzas and sandwiches in the process; maintain a clean work environment that respects safety and inspection protocols through cleaning all listed appliances after their usage, sweeping and mopping the kitchen floors, and handling cleaning chemicals in the process

• Assisted with special events and programs.
• Maintained clean, neat, and operational facilities to serve program needs.
• Supported engaging, fun, and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.
• Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.