In 1989, I learned customer service skills from my mother while she worked for Treasured Photo, taking pictures of Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. Later, under Santa Plus, I graduated to a cashier and a photographer. After high school, I worked at Lagoon Amusement Park as a games associate from 2001-2003. Daily, from 2001-2002, I sold the guaranteed winner games. During my last year, I worked as a darts girl. On a nightly basis, I counted the prizes given out or traded up after the park closed. Near the middle of 2002, I was promoted to Money Count, where each night we counted out the nightly profits. I started going to Weber State University in 2003 for my Bachelor of Arts degree in Musical Theater until 2009. In 2006, I volunteered at the Sundance Film Festival, supplying assistance to over 86,000 patrons for live events during the 10-day run of the festival in the Salt Lake and Ogden locations. I worked internationally in Manila, Philippines, in 2010 by training 15 agents every 6 weeks over a course of 3 months to open a new branch of Teleperformance U.S.A. for their AT&T Wireless project. Since 2014, I have had the honor and privilege of volunteering at FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention in the panels, programs, and registration departments. In working with Dan Farr, I have been able to supply assistance to over 120,000 patrons for events during the 3-day run of the convention. Currently, my goals are to further advance my Spanish and ASL as well as finish the novel that I am writing. I would like to return to finish my Bachelor of Arts degree and work on a minor in Forensic Science and Creative Writing, as well as apply for two more majors: one in Archaeology and one in Gemology. Keep moving forward.
--Walt Disney
