To Whom It May Concern,

Sincerely,

I am a student at the University of Wyoming studying school counseling. I graduated on May 5th, 2012. I recently passed the National Counselor Exam (NCE). I received my PPC (Provisional Professional Counselor) license. This is the irst step toward an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor). I would love to be a part of the team at your school. As a school counseling intern at Natrona County High School I was able to accomplish many great things. I would encourage you to take a look at my website www.jeremyelsmore.com to ind out more of what I could do for you as your counselor. Technology is one of my strong points. I have found new ways to inform students about several different opportunities in the school system. As your school counselor I hope to be involved with the teachers and the administration to come up with solutions to better the experience for the students. My internship provided me with the tools to more than adequately use any online portal. I have always been a good organizer and would love to be involved setting up the master schedule. I have a hard time inding tasks I am unable to accomplish in the school system. I have known I wanted to be a counselor for a long time. I love working with teenagers. They are so full of life. You will have a hard time inding anyone out there that is as passionate as me about school counseling. I feel at home in the schools, settling conlicts and working on creating a harmonious community away from home. I am looking for the best it in a job. Let me know if you think I would be a good it for your school. My wife and I are strongly looking for jobs here in Nevada. We want to settle down and live here. I went to school in Washoe County (i.e. Huffaker, Elizabeth Lenz, Pine, and Galena). It is a great place to raise kids and start a family. Please take a look at my application. I come highly recommended.

Jeremy K Elsmore

1200 E. Garield St. Laramie, WY 82070 admin@jeremyelsmore.com 307-343-4835 www.jeremyelsmore.com

Jeremy K. Elsmore

Objective

Education

Become an outstanding high school counselor

Jeremy K Elsmore

1200 E. Gar ield St. Laramie, WY 82070 admin@jeremyelsmore.com 307-343-4835 www.jeremyelsmore.com

Master of Science, Counseling Bachelor of Arts, Psychology

University of Wyoming

May, 2012
Laramie, WY

2009

Experience

Brigham Young University, Idaho

Rexburg, ID

Natrona County High School

Cathedral Home For Children

School Counseling Intern Casper, WY - Reorganized and designed the NCHS counseling website to better address student, parent, and faculty concerns. (www.NCHScounseling.com) - Redesigned the NCHS counseling bookmark to allow students to more easily access information on the website. - Re ined the class change request form to make it easier for students, parents, and faculty to use. - Contributed to the success of newly enrolled students by checking in with 31 of them personally and referring them to appropriate services. The students that I worked with were 17% more likely to stay in school and 21% more likely to get better grades than those I did not contact. - Appreciated the opportunity to work with students with some of the most notorious dif iculties in the school. - Coordinated a girls group, socialization group, and a bully group at NCHS. - Collaborated well with teachers, administrators, counselors, and parents. - Advocated for school counseling by creating a movie that demonstrates what we do, and gives students, parents, and faculty some ideas of how we can better assist them. - Promoted the International Baccalaureate program at NCHS by creating a comprehensive movie. - Enabled the counselors to have more time by creating a movie on how the registration process works at NCHS. Mental Health Counseling Intern - Helped create and design an anger management group. - Co Facilitated three of the chemical dependency groups. - Demonstrated the ability to work well with troubled teens.

Fall, 2011

Summer, 2011
Laramie, WY

Experience
Counselor Education Training Clinic
University of Wyoming Graduate Student Laramie, WY - Counseled with adults, adolescents, and children with issues ranging from eating disorders to grief and loss. - Documented sessions in a precise and effective manner. Community Facilitator Reno, NV - Succeeded in providing those with special needs the opportunity to be more independent at home and in the community. - Demonstrated expertise in behavioral modification.

2010

High Sierra Industries

2008-2010

LDS Philanthropies at BYU-Idaho

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Tele-funder Rexburg, ID - Conversed with alumni about their experiences at the university and provided an opportunity for them to give back. - Honored as caller of the week twice, once in 2007 for making $1,155 in pledged donations, and on another occasion in 2008 for making the university $1,381 in donations. Missionary St. Petersburg, Russia - Interacted heavily with the Russian people: presenting lessons, answering investigators questions, and performing community service. - Appointed as the district leader in Veliky Novgorod, Russia. - Acquired the ability to speak, read and interpret Russian. Mechanic Assistant Reno, NV - Acted as the shop custodian and assisted the mechanics with varies tasks. - Improved drastically the organization of the bolt room making it easier to find needed parts.

2007-2008

2005-2007

RDW Automotive

2002-2004

Additional Information
Teton Dam Marathon

Eagle Scout

Participant Rexburg, ID - Completed a full marathon (26.2 miles) and accomplished the goal of doing so in under six hours.

2009

Boy Scouts of America - Troop 444 Reno, NV - Administered an Eagle Scout project that involved planting/irrigating 20 trees at an equestrian park in Washoe Valley. - Oversaw 40 plus volunteers that helped complete this project.

2002

Mary Alice Bruce, Ph.D., LPC, NCC Department of Professional Studies

1000 East University Avenue/Dept. 3374 Laramie, WY 82071-3374 Phone: 307-766-6819 Fax: 307-766-5638 Email: mabruce@uwyo.edu Webpage: www.uwyo.edu

March 15, 2012 Dear Colleagues: I am pleased to offer this strong letter of recommendation for Jeremy Elsmore as an outstanding applicant for your school counseling position. Jeremy will earn his Master's degree, May 2012, in our CACREP accredited, 61 credit-hour Counseling Program in the University of Wyoming's College of Education and be eligible for provisional licensure as a professional counselor as well as K-12 endorsement as a professional school counselor. Throughout my interactions with Jeremy these two years as a student in our program, I experience him as a thoughtful, energetic, intelligent person. Jeremy works extremely well with others, taking the lead or supporting others to lead. Throughout his internship and work experiences, Jeremy has facilitated a variety of counseling groups. At Cathedral Home for Children in Laramie, he was involved in a chemical dependence group for teenagers. He learned a lot about different cultures and circumstances people are given in life. Jeremy is a nonjudgmental, unassuming man whose compassion is notable as he strategically plans how to help people be their best. While interning at Natrona County High School, Jeremy helped create and co-facilitated socialization, bully, and girls groups. The work Jeremy put into these groups was apparent with organization, engaging activities and meaningful reflections which translated into positive student behaviors. The counselors at NCHS had not seen nearly as many groups running for a long time and were appreciative of Jeremys energy. The students told Jeremy they never wanted to be absent and miss school the day of their group. At NCHS, Jeremy also dealt with some very difficult situations in a calm and collected manner. Several students threatened suicide to friends, and Jeremy was right there for those students and his supervisor. Fortunately those students are still with us. With has passion for school counseling, Jeremy is always looking for new ways to incorporate technology to benefit the students in the schools. During his internship at Natrona County High School, when administrators realized his talent and high quality results, he was asked to create several different videos to advocate for specific programs in the school. For example, three of these videos helped to promote the IB program at NCHS, since the number of students who chose IB program has dwindled in the last few years. The online videos answer questions and show perspectives of students and teachers, thus giving the counselors and administrators more resources to share with parents, students and faculty.

Jeremy also extensively updated the counseling website at NCHS. This has been a valued resource for the counseling department at NCHS. I have no doubt that wherever he goes for a job that he will be an excellent counselor and a wonderful tech savvy helper updating websites, improving the school image, and educating all those who are connected with the school. With comprehensive experiences during his internship, complementing his demonstrated hard work and supportive collaboration with others, I highly recommend Jeremy Elsmore as a top applicant for a professional school counseling position with you. Sincerely yours,

Mary Alice Bruce, Ph.D. Department Head School Counseling Program Coordinator