Daniel Andersen
816 604-8741| daniel@danielandersenprofessional.com
Education
- Graduated from Park Hill South High School, Class of 2015, with a 3.98 GPA
- Currently attending Brigham Young University Majoring in News Media with a Minor in Nonprofit Management
Awards and Acknowledgments
- Attended Missouri Boy’s State in June 2014
- 32 ACT Score
- National Winner of the National Council on Independent Living Disability Advocacy Essay Contest
Experience
Work Experience
- Campus President of the BYU chapter of the Residence Halls Association (May 2017- current)
- Responsibilities include:
- Coordinating administrative matters for the campus RHA councils that serve 8,000+ on-campus residents
- Train and mentor council members
- Work with on-campus staff to maximize the effectiveness of activities (activities are planned by the general councils)
- Attend and participate in corporate boardroom sessions for the regional and national RHA affiliations
- Acknowledgments received
- Nominee for the Intermountain Affiliate for College and University Residence Halls Student of the Year Award in November 2016
- Nominee for the Intermountain Affiliate for College and University Residence Halls Residence Halls Association President of the Year Award in November 2017
- Responsibilities include:
Volunteer/Extracurricular Experiences
- Attended the Missouri Youth Leadership Forum July of 2015, and organized a service project for the Ronald McDonald house
- Volunteered tutoring students with disabilities at Park Hill South High School
- Spoke about disability rights at the Missouri state capital in October 2015 (approx. 1000+ attending)
- Participated in several news and media interviews as well as school visits in regards to the speech mentioned above
- Taught several seminars at conferences related to life with disabilities
- Started and served as coordinator for a youth group for teens with disabilities for 1 year (July 2015- July 2016)
- Started the “Roll a Mile in My Shoes” disability awareness social media campaign (currently serving as its Director) Hosted a disability awareness conference (100 attended)
- Served on the BYUSA Student Advisory Council as the University Accessibility Center’s representative (2016-2017 school year)
- Served as the president of the Helaman Halls council of the BYU chapter of the Residence Halls Association (January 2017- May 2017)
- Volunteered with WHOlives (May-July 2017), Make-a-Wish Utah (January 2017- current), and CharityVision (September 2017- current) assisting with outreach and fundraising events
- Chairman of the Board of Directors for the MYLIFE Alumni Association (July 2018-current)