MALLORY VAN DEN BERG SHANE

7631 Hwy 290 West Apt 338 Austin TX 78736 malshane98@gmail.com

Friendly, open to learning and a fast learner, eager to please. Connects well with coworkers and
employers, takes criticism well. Respectful, creative, and listens well to instruction.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Seasonal Style Advisor - Justice, Austin TX
October 2015 Present
Help on the floor and behind the register, talk to adults and girls to help them find the right thing
for their needs. Provide style advice and suggestions, tidy the floor, put out merchandise, clean
the store when needed. Interact with different kinds of people with different needs, make sure
that they get the best experience possible.
Wrangler Camp Texlake, Spicewood TX
Summer 2015
Assisted in caring for and maintaining horses and the barn facility, including and not limited to
feeding, grooming, saddling, washing, riding, and mucking stalls. Instructed campers in proper
riding procedures, taught all levels of riders, encouraged and helped growth in camper riding
skills. I was asked to return during the summer of 2016.
Wrangler - Camp Waldemar, Hunt TX
Summer 2014
Assisted in caring for and maintaining horses and the barn facility, including and not limited to
feeding, grooming, saddling, washing, riding, and mucking stalls. Instructed campers in proper
riding procedures, taught all levels of riders, encouraged and helped growth in camper riding
skills. Helped riders prepare for Field Day by working on their horsemanship. I was asked to
return during the summer of 2015
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Office Aid - Austin High School
2013-2016
School Year
Helped make copies for various teachers, including but not limited to making deliveries
throughout the school.
Wrangler - Camp Texlake, Spicewood TX
2013 Present
Assisted in caring for and maintaining horses and the barn facility. Instruct campers in proper
riding procedures, enrich camper riding skills, and encourage progression in the camp riding
program. Enhance general camp operations, facilitate camp community building, and support
other camp programs as assigned.
Operation Turkey Austin TX
Thanksgiving 2014
Helped assemble and distribute Thanksgiving meals to the homeless, as well as clothes such as
coats, and socks
Texas Trail Rides Austin TX
2014
Groomed, washed, saddled, and led pony rides. Mucked out stalls and helped out with events
during the weekend.
Thousand Hearts Horse
-Dripping Springs TX
2013
Groomed, saddled, and rode several horses. Helped out with teaching the horses, including and
not limited to how to load into a trailer peacefully and listen to rider instruction off and on the
horse.
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
AGS Ambassador Austin High
2015 May 2016

October

AGS Ambassadors are a new program just enacted this year in Austin High School. Ambassadors
go with the teachers to middle schools to recruit students for the AGS program and to let the
students know about the program as a whole. They also participate in school events such as
Maroon and White Night, and are put onto committees with teachers to help improve and enact
new programs and events within the AGS community.
Link Crew Austin High
September
2015 May 2016
Link Crew Class is an opportunity for Link Leaders to heighten their skills in leadership,
communication and organization while taking initiative to find ways to improve Austin High,
mentor 9th graders and give support to new students. They will be trained in facilitating and
motivating groups of 9th graders to improve their grades and attendance, and get involved in
organizations. This is a student led class where students create possibility and learn life-long
skills
Girls Scout Leadership Academy - Camp Texlake, Spicewood TX
March 2015
Participated in a program designed specifically for Camp Aides to develop well-rounded
leadership skills with campers, including how to teach horseback riding, crafts, outdoor skills,
songs. group management strategies, games, recap and evaluate what was encountered during
groups.
Girl Scout Leadership Training - Camp Texlake
Summer
2014
Learned conflict resolution, how to better understand campers and how they react, learned teambuilding exercises and games.
Academy for Global Studies - Austin High School
2013 - 2016
The Academy for Global Studies is an educational experience that fosters international
understanding and welcomes diversity of thought, while preparing students for a globally
interconnected world. Trip to Costa Rica-experienced a new culture and learned about the
economic and environmental blights of the country from students at E.A.R.T.H University and a
native tribe called the BriBri that we stayed with for a night. Trip to DC learned more about local
and national homelessness and how it can be prevented. Presented to a volunteer organization
about agricultural sustainability.
Interscholastic Equestrian Team Century Mills Stables, Bolton MA
2012-2013
Rode on a team of girls, improved horsemanship and showmanship, earned points to move on in
further competitions, trained at least once a week. Learned how to ride unfamiliar horses in
unfamiliar situations.