Tasia Ryan Rayton

309 East Glendale Avenue, Apartment 1

785.766.5099 trayton@masonlive.gmu.edu

EDUCATION

•  Doctor of Philosophy, Education, Currently, George Mason University

•  Master of Arts, Economics, 2011, University of Kansas

•  Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Business minor, 2009, University of Kansas

EXPERIENCE

Work

Northside Social Coffee & Wine, Barista, VA, 05/12 – current

o   Craft and serve quality coffee and espresso using roaster and supplier, Counter Culture Coffee

o   Support and communicate Counter Culture’s direct trade initiatives for high-quality and sustainable produced coffee to customers

o   Demonstrate dependability by always arriving on time and never missing a shift

o   Demonstrate teamwork through hard work during high volume times to ensure efficient service and taking unscheduled shifts for fellow baristas when they are unable to work

Boston Financial Data Services, Mutual Fund Representative, KS, 10/06-07/11

o   Principal Funds Company ‘Dedicated’ team member

o   Processed accounts for clients in the mutual fund industry

o   Facilitated transfers-in-kind and redemptions for Principal Funds Company

o   Purchased checks as transfer of assets, rollover and regular contributions into mutual fund accounts with high quality

o   Previously performed maintenance of accounts composing of address, broker/dealer and beneficiary changes, adding systematic withdrawal and investment plans with high quality

o   Followed company policy and procedure for processing client accounts, training other associates and quality checking processed work

o   Demonstrated teamwork in times of high volume through working extra hours

Youth Educational Services (Y.E.S.), Tutor/Mentor, University of Kansas, 10/08-05/09

o   Encouraged individual third grade students to increase reading fluency by pursing greater than 80 word/minute in specific reading levels

o   Clarified the concepts of Time and Money to second grade students through repetitive visual demonstrations

o   Tutored high school students

o   Assisted teachers with grading elementary students classroom work

Planning to Achieve Collegiate Excellence (PACE), Tutoring and Mentoring Program, KS, 01/06-05/06

o   Tutored seventh and eighth graders at Central Junior High School

o   Focused tutoring on math subjects such as algebra and geometry

o   Clarified difficult math concepts for students coming in for homework assistance

Study Abroad

·      Exploring International Careers in London, University of Kansas, March 14^th-22^nd 2009

Leadership

·      PhD Workshop Committee, George Mason University School of Public Policy, Spring 2011-Fall 2012

TECHNICAL SKILLS

·      STATA

·      Statistics

·      Economics

·      Data/Policy Analysis

·      Microsoft Office

References

Dr. Michael K. Fauntroy

Associate Professor, School of Public Policy, George Mason University

3351 Fairfax Dr., MS 3B1

Arlington, Virginia 22201

mfauntro@gmu.edu  703.993.4987

Dr. Elizabeth Asiedu

Professor, University of Kansas

Director of Research, African Economic Research Consortium

415 Snow Hall

Lawrence, KS 66045

asiedu@ku.edu  785.864.2843

Sumanta ‘Ronnie’ Mukherjee, PhD

The Dun and Bradstreet Corporation (D&B)

103 John F. Kennedy Parkway

Short Hills, NJ 07078

sumanta226@gmail.com