My name is Ashley Baldauf-Kreil and I am a student at the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science. As I am in my final term, I am seeking a resident internship within the funeral service field in order to gain the necessary skills under professional guidance for licensure in the state of Pennsylvania, while enabling the mission to serve families and the community. While I live in Pittsburgh, I am looking to any of the surrounding states for an internship position, including Ohio, West Virginia, and Maryland. I am not opposed to serving an internship in other states, however. As the 2014 first place scholarship winner of the Order of the Golden Rule, I have demonstrated that I work hard and am dedicated to this profession. Currently, I have served two terms at PIMS, earning a 4.0 GPA each term and earning a spot on the Dean’s List twice. While attending school, I hold a part-time job and am able to effectively juggle the struggle of completing 21 credits per term while working. The classes I mastered at PIMS help me to develop my technique as a potential funeral director. So far, I have surveyed anatomy in relation to the chemistry of the embalming procedure. I also understand and can apply business law and financial accounting to the funeral service profession. I have survey pathology to become knowledgeable in ante and post mortem conditions of body. Funeral management and funeral rites in day to day affairs at a funeral home were also mastered. Regulatory compliance gave me knowledge of the occupational safety agencies and standards of such agencies in relation to funeral service. Perhaps the most important lessons taught and mastered were of ethics and morality, useful to uphold a reputable stance amongst peers in the funeral service industry. Clinical embalming and restorative art were actively used in weekly labs at PIMs, honing in my skills and techniques that will eventually be used to present a well-prepared loved one to a family. In addition, I hold a Bachelor’s of Science from Point Park University in Funeral Service, of which I graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 3.98 GPA. I also hold a minor in psychology from Point Park University. While at Point Park, I engaged in advanced courses in general biology, chemistry and environmental sciences with appropriate laboratory experience. I also studied human anatomy and physiology with a dissection laboratory. My final term there focused on advanced courses in general psychology, personality types, consciousness and abnormal psychology. While at Point Park, I also earned lifetime membership to the Alph Chi Honor’s Society, of which the school only offers membership to the top performing students. As professional development experience goes, I have volunteered at John F. Slater Funeral Home, Inc., in Pittsburgh, PA, on and off for four years. The staff has let me work visitations, act as a greeter, attend and assist in funeral services, execute car lists and observed embalming and cosmetics procedures. They have allowed me to see a side of the industry from a different perspective than just as a student. Please feel free to contact me through email of telephone with any inquiries or comments. Ashley Baldauf-Kreil Phone: (412) 628-4259 E-mail: [email protected]