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New York, United States

As Community School Director for Bronx Early College Academy (BECA), I'm responsible for the day-to-day management and implementation of the community school strategy in collaboration with school leadership and community partners.

Assist with project management, grant writing, and metrics evaluations for nonprofit clients

Leganés, Community Of Madrid, Spain

Brogden Middle School

Served as a Team Lead and teach 7th grade Social Studies/ ELA. Served as Advisor for the Latinx female empowerment group LEAL. Worked to bridge the resource and achievement gap for Latina/ Hispanic students in DPS. Served as Advisor for the North Carolina Peer to Peer program that builds students leadership skills and helps them develop a community project to better our school. Passionate about equity centered and democratic practices in my classroom. Building strong relationships with students is the priority. Centering BIPOC voices and narratives in our history lessons.Increasing students' literacy skills is crucial for preparing them for their academic and professional futures.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Duke TeachHouse is a living and learning community for graduates of the Duke University teacher preparation programs: Elementary, Secondary, and Master of Arts in Teaching Programs. The intensive experience focuses on equipping early career educators with the confidence, competence, knowledge and networks necessary to develop leadership, creative problem solving, and innovation skills.

Durham, North Carolina, United States

In 2021, the Durham Community Safety & Wellness Task Force was formed by the governing bodies of the City of Durham, Durham County, and Durham Public Schools Board of Education with a mission to recommend programs to enhance public safety and wellness that rely on community-based prevention, intervention, and re-entry services as alternatives to policing and the criminal legal system.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Serve as mentor and ambassador for 25 7th and 8th grade students and their families; conduct weekly check-ins about grades, progress with challenging classes; help students develop proactive study skills and complete projects and homework. In light of Covid-19: assist students with distance learning, conduct weekly tutoring sessions over Zoom, check in with teachers, students, and families to ensure students are on track for academic success before the start of the next school year. Ensure students receive proper mental health support and connect students and families with community resources.

Summer fellow for Population Education: assist with revamping curriculum for K-12 educators; research and write blog entries for online site; manage social media postings; contribute to "Making the Population Connection" graduate course.

Miami, Florida, United States

Assisted with grant writing for the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Grant and the Miami-Dade County Environmental Education Grant. Research and wrote literature reviews on the topics of Muslim American history in Louisiana and Florida, as well as the community history of Brownsville, Miami, FL. Completed data entry work for the East-West Foundation research collected previously.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

Barista volunteer at Copenhagen University student cafe- open to all community members.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

Co-taught English classes at Danish school, grades 6, 7, and 9th. Developed lesson plans based on primary teacher's curricular themes, assisted students with their in class projects, assessed student progress via presentations and group work.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

8th grade Global Connect Student Teacher, reading coach, and fitness instructor. Developed lesson plans based on a social justice themed curriculum, created materials and resources for students, differentiated learning based on student progress and needs, travelled on field studies with students.

Sanford School Of Public Policy, Duke University

Assisted Prof. Sally Nuamah with research on issues of race, gender, education policy and political behavior. Dr. Nuamah is a professor in Public Policy at Duke University and author of How Girls Achieve (2019).

Durham, Nc

Research assistant for the Mindfulness in Human Development Team; NVivo coding experience; looking at the effects of yoga practice on middle school students' self-esteem, academic performance, mental health, and mindfulness.

Acquire additional funding for Duke University, serve as student liaison at Alumni and Board events, represent the interests of the student body.

Ahmedabad, India

Saath Charitable Trust is an NGO in Ahmedabad, India that strives to bring educational opportunities to the children of migrant workers, provide microcredit financing options for families living in slum and rural areas, and empower young women through innovative STEM curriculums. As a summer intern, I developed a comprehensive STEM hands on lesson book and activity plan for girls ages 10 to 13. The activity based curriculum and teachers manual are being used in a new program they started a few months after the completion of this project.

Miami, Fl

Taught drama class to PreK through 8th grade students; assisted in creation of end of summer interactive show; created innovative activities and games suitable for each age group

Tutored three elementary/middle school students in reading, language and math. Gave English language lessons in Spain.

San Francisco Bay Area

Supported interpreter in interviews and court preparations involving cases with Spanish-speaking citizens.

Bachelor'S Degree

Child Development

Fall semester study abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark. Studying Child Development in Scandinavia, the Refugee crisis in Europe, Adolescent.

High School, International Baccalaureate

Activities and Societies: President of Best Buddies, Captain of Fusion Dance Team, Member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta.