Donald Allen Hughes
P.O. Box 52598, Durham, North Carolina 27717
Phone: 347.820.5484 Email:
EDUCATION:
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNC-G)
Bachelor of Arts in Economics Graduation date: M ay 15, 2009
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Congressman Melvin L. Watt Washington D.C. Congressional Intern
September 2008-December 2008
§ Responsibilities included answering telephones, greeting guests, sorting and distributing mail/emails (IQ), handling flag requests, scheduling and giving Capitol tours, and providing administrative support for the Congressman, Chief of Staff, and the legislative team.
Obama for America Greensboro, NC Youth Vote Field Organizer
March 2008-May 2008
§ Coordinated student voter registration drives, voter education, and get-out-the vote efforts
§ Organized college students in preparation for North Carolina primary election
§ Managed and coordinated daily efforts of three (3) interns and over ten (10) volunteers
Talecris Biotherapeutics Research Triangle Park, NC Sales Operations Intern
May 2007-August 2007
§ Conducted summer-long sales data correlation analysis & presented results to U.S. Sales and Marketing teams
§ Assisted U.S. Sales Operations Manager in analyzing weekly sales reports
§ Worked with sales manager to develop strategies to assist nearly 50 sales field force members
Talecris Biotherapeutics Research Triangle Park, NC Reimbursement Intern
June 2006-August 2006
§ Completed summer-long research project reviewing the federal Medicare and Medicaid Programs
§ Researched and developed options for company-wide Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs) and Patient Loyalty Programs (PLPs)
UNC-Greensboro SGA Greensboro, NC President/Vice-President
January 2006-July 2007
§ Presided over weekly meetings of the UNC-Greensboro Student Government Association (SGA)
§ Directly managed staff of 10 persons and coordinated efforts of over 150 student organizations
§ Developed and balanced annual budget of over $150,000
City of Durham Durham, NC Technology Solutions Intern
Summers 2004 & 2005
§ Performed city-wide computer file backup of more than 500 city computers for overhaul of IT infrastructure
§ Assisted city employees in solving user problems related to computers, printers, and other technologies
§ Wiped hard-drives and prepared outdated city computers and other technologies for surplus auction sale
LEADERSHIP:
§ UNC-Greensboro Student Government
o President May 2007-July 2007
o Vice-President January 2006-April 2007
§ Black Business Students’ Association
o Community Service Committee Chairman August 2005-May 2006
ACTIVITIES/AWARDS:
§ 2008 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation/Wal-Mart Emerging Leaders Intern
§ NC 12th Congressional District Pledged Obama Delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention
§ 2008 Inaugural Clinton Global Initiative University Participant
§ 2008 Charles Hamilton Houston Award Winner for Student Activism at UNC-Greensboro
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
§ Horton’s Kids Tutoring and Mentoring Program
o Tutored and mentored k-12 students from Washington D.C.’s most at socially and economically disadvantaged district
§ Week Long Hurricane Katrina Relief Trip to Biloxi, Mississippi
o Worked with a group of 23 undergraduate students, graduate students, and staff deconstructing and preparing homes to be reconstructed
§ Project Uplift Tutoring and Mentoring Program
o Mentored 5th grade student at a low-performing elementary school in Greensboro, North Carolina
§ TRIAD Winter Walk for Aids
o Led efforts of group that registered over 20 members and raised nearly $500 for the Annual Triad Winter Walk for Aids in Greensboro, North Carolina
CIVIC ACTIVITIES:
§ North Carolina Democratic Party State Executive Committee
§ Durham County Democratic Party Precinct Chair
§ Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People
§ Congressional Black Associates (CBA)
§ National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)