Ensure effective development and support for specific initiatives; increase school and student participation; coordinate and build relationships with community partners; coordinate all evaluations and quality assurance activities of these specific initiatives in two elementary schools in the Lake Washington School District.

As a professional mentor at Friends of the Children, I collaboratively set goals with youth, advocated for youth and families, and worked alongside families, educators, and other community members to help youth succeed.

Worked with unaccompanied minors from Mexico and Central America at a shelter-level Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) program, providing line-of-sight supervision, facilitating activities and outings, preparing meals, and distributing medications to minors.

Organized a lobby day to engage regional food banks and partner agencies in network of regional food banks to advocate for OFB’s legislative agenda. Engaged Spanish-speaking communities in OFBs advocacy work.

Organized represented workers in the nursing home sector to participate in actions supporting collective bargaining. Organized meetings between workers and employers to resolve workplace issues. Helped workers to interpret their union contracts and worked with union stewards to enforce contracts in the workplace. Interpreted English <> Spanish.

Worked to empower Spanish-speaking workers and community members at Oregon’s largest labor union. Led a team of members and SEIU staff to canvass neighborhoods in the Las Vegas area during the 2012 campaign to re-elect Barack Obama. Organized community members to participate in actions to help homeowners in foreclosure to keep their homes. Interpreted meetings English <> Spanish.

Helped co-founder of company as first translator of a startup translation firm in Brazil. As we expanded, worked to recruit and integrate new team members using TM software. Translated academic texts in social sciences and economics, commercial, technical, and scientific texts in the agricultural sector.

Coordinated the activities a Masters program in Social Economy and Labour through the Global Labour University: Assisted international students with visa applications, renewals, university enrollment, and other administrative processes. Coordinated with professors to organize lectures and schedule spaces for classes with the university. Organized meetings with representatives from trade unions and NGOs. Interpreted and translated English <> Portuguese.

Taught Intermediate ESL to young adults in an international summer program.

Taught three sections of Spanish I, one section of Intermediate Grammar for ESL, and one of World Geography for ESL. Planned lessons to coordinate with standards set by department chairs. Evaluated student progress and communicated with parents in person and over phone and email.

Taught Intermediate ESL to young adults in an international summer program.

Maintained database using Microsoft Access. Wrote reports for funders. Collaborated with educators and social workers in case management.

Assisted visiting researchers and lecturers from Spain during their stay at Harvard University. Organized and publicized lectures and films. Translated correspondence Spanish>English. Collaborated with the Director to organize a reunion by organizing international travel and accommodations for alumni during their time in Cambridge.

Trained and supervised youth running a peer-support hotline. Designed and facilitated trainings. Organized fundraising events.

Tutored K-8 students in reading and writing at various elementary and middle schools in the Oakland Unified School District.