I worked as a bilingual assistant teacher for Dallas Spanish School's six week intensive Spanish immersion course for Pre-Kindergarten students. I co-taught in Spanish and covered beginner Spanish vocabulary. I coordinated dances, songs, and play activities to reinforce learned vocabulary throughout the course.

I assist the LAC team in organizing and implementing democracy development programs. I translate field reports, financial documents, and legal materials relating to country projects. I provide administrative, logistical, and technical assistance to eight senior program assistants. I collect and distribute daily news pertaining to Latin American political updates, participate and contribute to weekly team meetings, transcribe minutes for LAC meetings, monitor website content, and update data-entry.

I compiled research, investigative reports, and progress posts. I edited articles, book chapters, enewsletters, and found additional information to enhance work. I also provided critical analysis to prospective publications. Performed general office duties including maintaining a 10,000member database, updating outlook contacts, preparing meetings, and tracking correspondence.

Tutored groups of adult learners to support reading and writing development using a variety of instructional strategies. I assisted teachers with reports, developed small group lesson plans, and promoted family literacy practices.

I lived and worked in a housing cooperative during my last three years as an undergraduate student at BU. I worked with 23 undergraduate women on financial aid in a house where we tried to maintain and create a sustainable and egalitarian lifestyle. I preformed three chores a week, attended meetings once a month, chaired three committees (Interview committee; 2 years, Activities committee; 1 year, and Renovations committee; 1 year), and designed community workshops. I mediated housemate conflicts, cooked and planned charity dinners, and advertised events for the house.

I oversaw all volunteer programs in Latin America as the Project Coordinator. I maintained data entry, reviewed and recruited applicants, evaluated projects, and coordinated with managers in Lima, Quito, Buenos Aires, and San Jose. I performed general clerical, administrative, and developmental operational procedures.

I worked at BU's Community Service Center my sophomore year as a Coordinator for one of their Alternative Spring Break Trips. I worked during my CSC office hours between classes to plan and execute a trip to Biloxi, MS. In Mississippi our BU group of 15 volunteers worked with the Hands On Network to rebuild Katrina damaged homes, rehab green space, tutor children, and manage mold infestations. I worked as a liaison between BU and the Hands On Network and managed all of the logistical details pertaining to this trip.

I provided wonderful customer service and multitasked responsibilities as a waitress, tea-tender, and inventory manager at this Boston cafe.