Service & Volunteer Work                                         Lydia Kranz

• Salem County Humane Society (May 2013 – Present)

I have volunteered with the Salem County Humane Society in Carneys Point, NJ, for two years (2013-2014). I have helped out by working directly with the animals residing within the shelter and have gone on trips with other volunteers to transport animals from a kill shelter to our shelter (no-kill). I have done home visits occasionally, a process all potentials adopters must go through in order to prove that they are able and well enough to care for the animal coming from our shelter.

• Teacher’s Assistant/Aid & Tutor for Human Anatomy @ James Madison University   (Fall 2014 – Tutoring Presently)

I have received an A in the human anatomy course @ JMU in the spring semester of 2014. I was a Teaching Assistant to Dr. Erika Kancler in the lab section of the class during the fall semester of 2014. I enjoyed using my knowledge of the criteria & my leadership abilities to help the students learn and understand the concepts and content of the course. I am currently a tutor for the course. I meet one-on-one with each student and aid in any area of the material the students feels unprepared for and re-teach the concepts and facts as needed.

• Caregivers Community Network (CCN) @ James Madison University   (Fall 2014)

A partner and I were paired with an elderly client within the Harrisonburg community, living in a long-term care facility. Each week, we would spend quality time with our client for 4 hours per week (2 days, 2 hours each). CCN is a volunteer network that aids in respite care for the elderly and disabled along with their families. Class credit was received for this.

• Camp Dragonfly through James Madison University (September 2014)

A weekend camp in the fall offers grieving children & adolescents a safe place to share with peers, be understood by others, & have the opportunity to express themselves in order to learn how to deal with grieving & progress in the grieving process. As a camp counselor, being in charge of a certain age group of either boys/girls is the role I served over the weekend (counselor for 5^th/6^th grade boys). Class credit was received for this.

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Salem County (September 2010 – May 2012)

I volunteered at Mary Shoemaker School in Woodstown, NJ, as a Big Sister for two years before the school day of my junior and senior years of high school (2010-2012). I truly enjoyed being a mentor and supporter of the children I bonded with.