Allya Yourish Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon, United States

Teach English 150/250 to two classes of 24 undergraduate students as the instructor of record

New York, United States

*Completed a variety of research projects through Fiverr and personal networks*Research topics include mental health infrastructure in a variety of countries, statistics on domestic violence, gut health and immune systems, resources for fighting sexism, etc*Research formats include bullet points, paragraphs, and full written reports*Research has been used.

Ames, Iowa, United States

Greater New York City Area

Pahang, Malaysia

• Co-taught in SMK Kuala Krau, a secondary school, alongside Malaysian English teachers
• Organized after school activities for students, 20 hours a week of outside of class interaction
• Planned, fundraised for, and executed two “English Camp” events for large groups of students
• Attended official functions with U.S. State Department officials and officials from the Malaysian Ministry of Education

Kuala Krau, Malaysia

• Managed staff of English Teaching Assistants, including Executive Board, team coaches, and event volunteers
• Created year-long curriculum working to expand creative thinking, teamwork, and problem solving skills for students ages 12-17
• Wrote grant for the U.S. Embassy to receive $7,000, sourced $4,000 in additional funds
• Managed all program funds, creating program budget and processing all donations, as well as receipts and invoices for the required goods and service
• Followed up with all donors with student-written thank you notes

Greater New York City Area

• Assisted editors of the National desk with daily newsroom operations, such as taking notes on meetings, redirecting phone calls, and locating reporters for stories
• Managed @NYTNational on Twitter, scheduling tweets and drafting captions
• Contributed research to breaking news stories as needed

Cold Springs, New York

• Conducted meetings for a newspaper staff of children ages 6-12 years old
• Directed the children in the process of writing articles, including pitching the articles and accompanying the children on interviews, as well as training the children on how to edit the completed articles

Cold Springs, New York

• Supervised group twelve girls ages 6-10
• Helped campers engage with Jewish religion and culture
• Created and implemented programs aimed at empowering, educating, and entertaining the larger unit of 48 girls
• Selected for one of six positions within the Leadership Cohort of 2017

Sarasota, Florida Area

Responsible for managing stock, training sales associates, creating displays, and assisting customers

Sarasota, Florida Area

• Cold-called New College alumni to give updates on the college and raise money for the New College Fund
• Attended alumni fundraising events such as the annual Clam Bake and Gala as a representative of the student body
• Held the longest conversations with donors of any Student Fundraiser, demonstrating prolonged professional engagement

Paris, France

Cared for three children aged 3 – 6 years old. Responsible for picking the children up fromschool, preparing their meals, and ensuring their schoolwork was completed while engaging withthem in English to help them learn the language through immersion.

Sarasota, Florida Area

• Wrote articles of community interest for the Jewish News of Sarasota
• Topics were: trans identity within the Sarasota Jewish community, anti-Semitism in pop music, and the Jewish opinions on Burwell v. Hobby Lobby

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Creative Writing

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Humanities

Activities and Societies: President's Diversity Committee Member (2016-2017), Hillel President (2014-2016), Hillel Vice President of.