ALICE BENISHYAKA

benishyaka@yahoo.fr
210 Campus drive East # 1 • Amherst 14226 • (716) 632 5072 (716) 698 0741

EDUCATION

D’YOUVILLE COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF ABIDJAN, SCHOOL OF LAW,

BUFFALO, NEW YORK
Master of Science, May 2008
International Business
Relevant courses include: International Negotiation and
Communication, International Human Resources
Management, Multinational Corporate Finance, International
Marketing and Research, Legal Environment in International
Business, Multinational Strategic Management,
Multinational Financial Reporting.
ABIDJAN,IVORY COAST
Diplôme des Etudes Supérieures Spécialisées (DESS)
en Droit des Affaires (LL.M equivalent), December, 2000
Business Law
Relevant courses include: 0rganisation, Economics and
Business, Legal Structure of Business, Competition Law
and Distribution, Business Activity, Business property and
Guarantees, Banking, Credits and Exchanges Regulations,
Social Law and Personnel Management, Accounting,
Fiscal law.

UNIVERSITY OF ABIDJAN, SCHOOL OF LAW, UNIVERSITY OF ABIDJAN, SCHOOL OF LAW,

ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST
Maîtrise en Droit Privé (Master of Corporate Law
Equivalent), September,1998
Corporate Law
Relevant Courses include: Commercial law,
Fiscal Law, Accounting and Management,
Special Contracts, Business Criminal Law,
International Commercial Law, Transportation
Law.
ABIDJAN,IVORY COAST
Licence en Droit Privé (LL.B. equivalent),
September 1997
Relevant courses include : Commercial Law, Civil Law,
Consumers Law, Constitutional Law and Political
Institutions, Family Law, Administrative Law, Criminal
Law, Private Judicial Law, Fiscal Law,
Law of Civil Liberties, Major Contemporary
Legal Systems, Political Economics, Principles of
Public and Private Law

EXPERIENCE

BANKERS CONSECO LIFE INSURANCE, Williamsville, New York

Licensed insurance Agent for Life, Accident and Health, 08/09 – Present
• Negotiate, Sell and solicit insurance contracts

ELDERWOOD AT HEATHWOOD, Williamsville, New York

Certified Nursing Assistant, 1/04 – Present
• Residents care

LANGUATEK, East Aurora, New York

Multilingual legal Consultant, 1/07 – 07/09
• Multilingual legal interpreter (French, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi and Kiswahili) specialized on
domestic finance, domestic violence, and risk management on cultural differences.
• Interpreter for American courts (Family Courts, City Courts, County Courts,….) and Law firms
• Interpreter for Schools and Hospitals
 Channel Source Direct, Williamsville, New York
Lead Generation, 9/07 – 11/07
• Conducted marketing campaigns for SAP( System Application Program) in Quebec, Canada
• Presented to the Companies the benefits of SAP Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Education and Development Association for women, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Project Coordinator, 6/2001 – 9/2003
• Developed the women’s projects for education and development
• Evaluated projects for new funding opportunities
• Performed accounting procedures duties

UNILEVER GROUP, ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST

LEGAL ASSOCIATE INTERN, 6/2000 – 12/2000

• Served as legal advisor for all contracts of Unilever Group

• Handled legal aspects of publicity and employees related matters

SORWAL, Match Manufacturer, Butare, Rwanda

Bookkeeper, 2/1991 – 6/1992

• Handled account receivable and account payable of the company

• Received cash from the sales
• Issued checks
• Prepared the payrolls and paid the employees
• Purchased equipment and supplies

COMPUTER SKILLS

Server Applications: Microsoft Exchange

Desktop Applications: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft money, and Publisher
Database: Microsoft Access
OPERATING SYSTEMS: WINDOW NT, XP

LANGUAGES: FLUENT IN FRENCH, ENGLISH, SWAHILI, KINYARWANDA AND KIRUNDI

ACTIVITIES

Member of Minority Bar Association in Western New York

Legal volunteer in Legal Department for the Elderly, Buffalo, NY

PUBLICATIONS: Thesis: « Les actions Promotionnelles et Publicitaires : Aspects Réglementaires et

Pratiques au sein du Groupe Unilever » (Advertisement Initiatives: Pratical and
Regulatory Aspects at Unilever Group). 2000

Influence of NGOs on the Training of Women and Implementation of Community

Leadership in Areas with Economic and Political Stress. 2008