Anna-Liza Villard-Howe
62 Kimball Drive, 2^nd Floor
New Britain, CT 06051
Cover Letter

Objective
To gain experience in the insurance industry while continuing to study for the actuarial exams.
Education
Casualty Actuarial Society, Exams 1 & 2	Registered for May 2004
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY	26 May, 2002
Bachelor of Arts in Economics with General Honors
Senior Thesis, "The Effects of Rural Electrification on Dairy Farming in the Tennessee Valley"
Created by Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the Tennessee Valley Authority endeavored to electrify farms as a method of increasing the standard of living. This intervention by the federal government provided the only technological growth between 1930 and 1940.
Uni. of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia	Spring 2001
Studying on Australia's west coast offered an unconventional experience, along with an immediacy to affairs in both Japan and the Middle East.
Student Fellow (Residence Advisor), Raymond House	Sept. 1999 - May 2000
Office Assistant, Vassar College Drama Department	Sept. - Dec. 1999
Technical Director and Stage Manager, Vassar Repertory Dance Theater	Oct. 1999 - March 2000
Computer Skills
Microsoft Excel (Complex Formulae, Charts, Filters, Pivot Tables, Forms), Microsoft Word (Word Processing, Tables, Forms), HTML and web design, Microsoft Power Point, Word Perfect (Word Processing, Tables), Macintosh and IBM Compatible, STATA (Statistics and Econometrics), Gambit (Game Theory), RATS (Time Series Data).
Work Experience
Interim Training & Events Coord. (Temp.) Governor's Prevention Partnership, Htfd, CT	Jan. 2004 - June 2004
Assistant Manager, Protek M. V., Vineyard Haven, MA	June 2003 - Oct. 2003
Fleet Assistant, Island Transport, Inc., Oak Bluffs, MA	June 2002 - June 2003
Office Asst., School & Tour Bus Driver (Class B CDL), Fleet Maintenance
This position was an opportunity to observe the daily management of the company. This included coordinating school buses and field trips, creating and booking sightseeing tours, overseeing fleet inventories, as well as driving a regular school bus route.
Day-Camp Counselor, Island Theater Workshop, Oak Bluffs, MA	July & Aug. 2000
House Technician, M. V. Preservation Trust, Edg., MA	Summers, 1998 - 2002
Assistant Manager, Vincent House Museum, Edg., MA	June 1997 - Oct. 2003
Other Positions (1994 - 2003)
Taxicab and Taxi Tours Driver, Jon's Taxi; Event Asst., First Night Martha's Vineyard; Step-On Bus Tours, Vineyard History Tours; Asst. Sailing Instructor, Chappaquiddick Community Center; Deckhand, Edgartown Ferry
Volunteer Positions (1997-2003)
Web Design, Vineyard History Tours; Ham Radio (Technician Plus Class), M. V. ARES/RACES; Fore-Deck Crew, Rhodes 19 Class, Edg. Yacht Club; Island Community Chorus, Martha's Vineyard; Ultimate Frisbee, Vassar College & UWA; NAACP Gospel Choir, Martha's Vineyard.