S O N O M A S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y

B.A. IN SPANISH & GLOBAL STUDIES

MINORS IN GEOGRAPHY & LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

Jenna TantilloE-Portfolio

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Professional Goals/Resume

• Relevant Coursework

• Cross-Cultural Experience

• Service Internship

• Capstone Reserach

PROFESSIONAL GOALS/RESUME

• Given my emphasis and interest in Latin America I plan to pursue a career helping marginalized groups in this region or in teaching American students about the cultures, geographies, and languages of Latin America. I plan to begin working towards these career objectives by participating in the Peace Corps followed by graduate studies in Global Studies or Geography.

Jenna Tantillo

2614 Sage St. ? Santa Rosa, CA 95405 ? (831) 241-1325 ? jennatantillo@comcast.net

Education Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA May 2013

Majors: Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies and Spanish Minors: Geography and Latin American Studies GPA: 3.4

Pontifica Universidad Católica Santiago, Chile 7/2011-8/2012

Studied abroad for a full year through the CSU International Programs Completed Spanish and Latin American focused classes at local university Traveled for three months in Chile, Peru and Bolivia to practice Spanish and learn about cultures

Semester at Sea University of Virginia 1/2010-5/2010

Maintained a full semester of college units while circumnavigating the globe by ship Explored ten countries on a sustainability themed voyage

Work Experience Student Assistant: SSU International Services Rohnert Park, CA 8/2012 – present

Assist SSU students in finding appropriate study locations and international students in acclimating Give hour-long presentations to perspective students and interested classes Plan activities and workshops for international students, program alumni and perspective students Maintain a professional office with on-going projects and constant student interaction

Intern: Herto Urbano Yungay (Community Garden) Santiago, Chile 3/2012-7/2013

Worked with community members in gardening and assisted in conducting weekly workshops Organized first annual Fall Festival

Barista/Bakery Attendant: Oliver’s Market Coati, CA 10/2010-6/2011

Provided excellent customer service while making coffee beverages and selling bakery items Assembled aesthetically pleasing displays

Bookseller/Cashier/Barista: Borders Sand City, CA 11/2007-10/2010

Kept pleasant attitude while providing quick and efficient customer service Proficiency on cash regis ter and company computer Prepared a variety of coffee drinks and other beverages while contributing to the studious atmosphere

Extracurricular Activities IEEC Events Coordinator, plan events and coordinate activities for exchange students and alumni at SSU 8/2013-present Leadership FIG (Freshman Interest Group), specialized program for freshman designed to form an academic 8/2008-5/2009 community while participating in coursework related to leadership and how to effectively use leadership skills. Foreign Exchange Student in Spain, lived with a host family and attended a public high school for six months. 1/2006-5/2006

Skills

Excellent in communication and customer service in both Spanish and English Hard working and enthusiastic with productive time management Able to work efficiently independently as well as part of a team Proficient with MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, PeopleSoft, Prezi, Adobe

Awards Sustainability Grant: University of Virginia (SAS) May 2010

Awarded for creating a global sustainability curriculum for public high school education to be used by schools in Virginia Movers and Shakers: Sonoma State University May 2009

Awarded to freshman who have expressed dedication to leadership and are considered to be emerging campus leaders Principal’s Cup: Monterey High School June 2008

Awarded for excellence in leadership of entire graduating class

RELEVANT COURSEWORK• Global Studies

• Intro to Global Studies• Intro. to Cultural Anthropology• History of the Modern World • Democracy, Capitalism, Socialism• Liberation Ecologies: Globalization, the Environment and Social Movements• Serving the Global Community • World Relgigions • Ethnic Literature• Sociology of Religion

• Spanish • Intro to Spanish Linguistics• Advanced Spanish • Superior Spanish • Senior Seminar in Linguistics• Peer Language Learning Facilitation

• Cultures of Latin America• L.A. Culture and Environment• Chilean Culture• Mexico: History and Culture• L.A. Contemporary Cinema

• Geography• World Regional Geography• Global Environmental Systems• Social Geography• Geopolitics

CROSS-CULTURAL EXPERIENCES

• As a sophomore, I spent Spring 2010 circumnavigating the globe on Semester at Sea. In this Global Studies focused program I visited nine countries in Asia, Africa, and South America by ship and received a semester worth of units toward my degrees. It was exciting to visit this many locations in such a sort period of time as it allowed for me to make critical comparisons of the different locations.

• My fourth year of study was spent in Santiago, Chile where I lived for thirteen months. My courses were all in Spanish at a local university which allowed me to practice my language skills while earning credit towards my degrees. During our summer vacation I spent three months traveling around Chile, Peru, and Bolivia where I experienced many different cultures and geographies while conversing entirely in Spanish.

SERVICE INTERNSHIP

• During my second semester in Santiago, Chile I attained an internship at a local community garden, Huerto Urbano Yungay. At the garden I had much interaction with members of the indigenous community while learning about urban farming. Serving the local community was a great way to give back to the city that had offered me so much all year.

While studying in Santiago, Chile I chose to complete my service internship at

Huerto Urbano Yungay, a community garden providing access to fresh produce and

urban cultivation education for community members. This garden was started just

a couple years ago by Agronomy majors at my host university who sought to put

their education to practical use sharing it with those who cannot afford to attend

college. I was nervous to begin my internship as I did not have previous experience

at regular volunteer work nor any previous gardening knowledge but this

internship altered my mental paradigms for the better.

The founders’ goal in creating Huerto Urbano Yungay was to provide an

alternative to the paradigm of food as a product to be purchased from a store. This

group intends to educate the community about urban cultivation as a counter to

the corporate commodity chains, which maintain a heavy presence in a

economically liberalized, post-Pinochet Chile. Barrio Yungay is an ideal place for

this type of establishment as one of the older, most culturally maintained

neighborhoods in Santiago while also home to many low-income residents who

have much to gain from this conscious education. Urban cultivation is also

promoted as a tool to improve personal and environmental health, which aligns

with the ideals of the local indigenous group from which many impoverished

Chileans are decedents. This is inspiring to marginalized individuals and entire

communities who have been seemingly forgotten by their government to further

CAPSTONE RESEARCH

• Abstract: In advertisements Fair Trade products are portrayed as coming directly from happy, hardworking indigenous hands backed by a breathtaking landscape that the consumer has just helped save; this study will reveal the story behind the label. This paper addresses the extent to which the Fair Trade movement is altering the neoliberal paradigm or working as a facet within it. The sustainability of Fair Trade will be examined through the case of the UCIRI in Mexico and its European importers, allowing a critical assessment of Mexico’s status as a periphery country. An evaluation of the UCIRI as a civil society will measure the social sustainability of Fair Trade to its producers while gauging the environmental sustainability through ideals presented by Via Campesina. Wallerstein’s World Systems Analysis will be referenced to address the global factors instigating the start of the Fair Trade movement in Mexico and what it means for them today. This study will reveal that although the Fair Trade movement stemmed from noble intentions and continues to benefit some farmers, it still exists within the free market where actors operate solely for increased profit and many of the most marginalized remain.

Fair Trade: Progressing or Reassessing the Neoliberal Paradigm

The Case of the UCIRI

by:

Colton Fagundes, Jenna Tantillo, and Patty Apple

Source: Fridell, Gavin. Fair Trade Coffee: the Prospects and Pitfalls of Market-Driven

Social Justice, 213. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division, 2007.

Sonoma State University Global Studies Senior Seminar

April 29, 2013