Zachary Palmer

Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore

Volunteer Counselor Baltimore, MD

June 2012 – June 2019

 Assisting special needs young adults

 Developed activities for the adults that are truly creative

Har Sinai Congregation Baltimore, MD

Volunteer 2017 – 2019

 Assisting teaching Hebrew to younger students

 Designed new methods of teaching Hebrew in a fun way

Temple Emanuel of Baltimore Baltimore, MD

Volunteer 2014 –2017

 Integrated my past knowledge of learning Hebrew onto students

 Communicated with the teachers to help with their lesson plan

Marymount University: Food for Thought Arlington, VA

Volunteer Fall 2021

 Collaborated with other students to get rid of food shortages by maintaining Marymount

Garden of Hope providing fresh vegetables to the community.

Marymount University: Food for Thought Arlington, VA

Volunteer Fall 2021

 Helped make sandwiches for the Arlington Homeless Shelter

National Honor Society Baltimore, MD

History Tutor September 2017 – June 2019

 Assisted with tutoring history to my fellow Mount Saint Joseph High School community.

Capital Camps & Retreat Center Waynesboro, PA

Counselor in Training June 2018 – August 2018

 Acquired leadership skills as well with putting those skills in action to encourage the campers to have the best possible summer sleepaway camp experience.

Houston Food Bank Houston, TX

Volunteer with Capital Camps June 2018

 Collaborated with my fellow Counselors in Training from Capital Camps to volunteer at the Houston Food Bank to assist with the food shortages that were being affected by

Hurricane Harvey.

AmeriCorps Houston, TX

Volunteer with Capital Camps June 2018

 Collaborated with my fellow Counselors in Training from Capital Camps to help the volunteer workers from AmeriCorps repaint and rebuild houses that were affected by

Hurricane Harvey in order to help restore them to their former glory.

Walt Disney World – Yes Program Orlando, FL

Volunteer with Capital Camps June 2017

 Obtained leadership and communication skills at the Yes Program. As well as gained background knowledge of how the Disney World Employees put those leadership and communication on a daily basis.

OTHER SKILLS

 Google Slides

 Microsoft Power Point

 Microsoft Word

 Historical Research

 Communication

 CPR Certified by the American Red Cross (Issued May 2023 – Expires May 2025)

 Web Development

 Google Docs

 Social Media

 Historical interpretation

 Church History

 Historic Preservation

 European History

 Military History

 World History

 Facebook

 Diversity & Inclusion

 Social Inclusion

 Teamwork

 Leadership

 Team Leadership

 Leadership Development

 Sports

 Music

 Video Games

 History

 Carry Heavy objects

Capital Camps Waynesboro, PA

Cabin Counselor Summer 2019

 Strengthened communication skills with fellow cabin counselors

 Advocated for campers and counselors to practice inclusion techniques

 Received training with counselors to promote social well-being in the workplace

 Ensured that being a team player enabled a sense of community with everyone.

US Pacific History Buffs – US Embassy Port Moresby

Virtual Internship

September 2022- May 2023

Researching materials surrounding the historical events in Papua New Guinea in WW2.

Produced Facebook posts about the connection with PNG to the USA in WW2

Worked alongside Pacific historians.

Hampton Historic Site & Fort McHenry – National Park Service July 2023 - Present

Museum Curating Volunteer

 Inventory on historical objects

 Measuring historical objects

 Weighing historical objects

 Cataloging historical objects in order to preserve the information from each site

 Using photography methods with historical objects

 Transcribing historical memoirs

Marymount University Arlington, VA

Bachelor of Arts in History May 2023

GPA 3.1, Deans List, Phi Alpha Theta