Cheryl Sampson

EDUCATION

SUNY College at Brockport

Expected August 2016

• BS Anthropology (3.93 GPA) Minor: Music (4.0 GPA)

Related Course Work:

Cultural Anthropology Research Methods, The Ethnographic Experience, Introduction to Ethnomusicology, Anthropological Theory, Biological Anthropological Research Methods

Publication

• Hymn Lining: A Black Church Tradition with Roots in Europe

Honors:

• Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program

• Alpha Chi National Honor Society

• Tau Sigma Honor Society

• Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

• Dean’s List Spring 2014 & Fall 2014

• President’s List Spring 2015 & Fall 2015

Memberships

• American Anthropological Association

• Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Leadership

• Founded and served as Board Treasure for Rochester Academy Charter School from 2008 - 2013

• Served as President of the Board of Deaconesses at Aenon Baptist Church

• Directed the Music Ministry for the Vacation Bible School (2006 - 2004)

Research Skills

• Conducted ethnographic interviews while researching lived experiences with hymn singing

Communication and Teaching Skills

• Delivered the 2013 Commencement Address at Rochester Academy Charter School

• Taught Bible classes for Adult, Young Adult, Junior and High School Students in Sunday School at Aenon Baptist Church (1988 – Present)

• Taught the following courses as a Sunday School Publishing Board certified teacher for the Great Lakes Congress of Christian Education and the Rev. James L. Cherry, Sr. Leadership School: Public Speaking, Computers in the Life of the Church, Survey of the Book of Romans, Spiritual Leadership and The Synoptic Gospels (2007 – Present)

EXPERIENCE

President & CEO Fields Considered 2003 - 2013

• Purchased, rehabilitated and managed property as rental property

President & CEO Sepia Software 1994 - 2014

• Developed personalized business software and websites for small business customers