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Learn To Be is a nonprofit bringing free, 1-on-1 online tutoring to kids from under-resourced communities. Since 2012, our volunteer tutors have helped more than 7,803 students from low-income households and foster organizations excel in subjects ranging from basic math and reading comprehension to chemistry and precalculus.

Greater Los Angeles Area (Remote)

- Managed alignment between U.S. Programs & International Programs; overseeing the consistency and execution of messaging, curriculum and programmatic elements. - Joined the Health and Safety Team; consulted with doctors and mental health specialists in evaluating student health requirements, ensuring that all students were fit to travel and had a support plan in place if necessary. - Trained in-country staff on Health and Safety Protocols; designed training curriculum to improve staff management of cross-cultural communication, conflict resolution/behavior management, discrimination, and working with LGBTQ students. - Worked as 1 of 3 members of the Incident Response Team (on-call 24/7 during the summer months); providing a healthy and safe program environment for 1000+ students and 140 adult leaders.- Managed a team to oversee the hiring and onboarding of 38 international roles ensuring a diverse pool of candidates and adequate messaging of contracts, benefits, expectations and goals.- Led new hire trainings for international staff in partner countries through improving and streamlining new training materials and guiding staff through on-boarding curriculum to help them build deep and critical thinking opportunities for students.

Greater Los Angeles Area (Remote)

- Evolved organizational partnerships to increase student recruitment and acquire new partners; implemented new processes for relationship building, streamlining, and gathering/evaluating programming feedback.- Created and executed a cross-functional strategy to grow relationships with independent students and staff into new school partnership opportunities.- Supported the New York/Western Mass. & Bay Area Partner School Programs and staff; leading local managers in the recruitment/training of volunteer educators, new student recruitment, and pre-trip preparations.- Assisted with the integration of the student/educator portal system into a new Integrated Management System with Salesforce; evaluating and tailoring the UX to support the growing needs of the business.

New York & Bay Area

- Managed regional programs including student recruitment/admissions, volunteer educator recruitment/trainings, pre-trip academic workshops, and all administrative program components.- Traveled to regional partner schools to lead informational presentations and pre-trip orientations for students and their families.- Built relationships and partnerships with regional school administrators and district level supervisors to encourage program growth and sustainability.- Led the regional Alumni Ambassador Program; facilitating weekend summits to empower students to act as mentors/leaders at their schools, as well as provide college and career readiness.- Designed and revised curriculum for the Alumni Ambassador Program and the volunteer educator trainings.- Worked with Partner Organizations all over the country to remotely recruit students to join the program.- Recruited and managed summer interns and coordinators; Built and evolved workplans and acted as a mentor, overseeing projects to both benefit the organization and the employee’s personal growth.- Crafted program surveys to gain valuable feedback from students, parents and partner organizations.

New York, United States

-Led adventure tours (kayaking, rafting, skiing, etc.) for groups of 50+ adults to get out of the city and discover a new passion of the outdoors! -Engaged all customers while maintaining full control of each trip from logistics & itinerary, to risk management & safety.-Provided excellent customer service through creating a fun but professional atmosphere.

East Harlem, New York

- Developed meaningful relationships with staff, scholars and families in order to create a positive, high-performing school atmosphere. - Represented the Head of School to partners, donors and visitors.- Supported the Head of School and school leadership through meticulous calendar management, scheduling events, organizing travel and planning meetings- Organized and executed school wide events including holiday parties, Board of Trustee meetings, professional development days and staff volunteer events- Coordinated events with our institutional partner, Harlem RBI, and up to 300 employees. - Managed relationships with the Board of Trustees through developing and preparing materials for group meetings and project timelines.

Cusco, Peru

- Taught valuable life skills such as leadership, communication, self-esteem and healthy living to over 150 girls, ages 6-16, at varying schools in Cusco, Peru.- Developed and tested new athletics curriculum, researching and applying best practices in curriculum evaluation.- Designed a detailed, new in-country orientation program for incoming project managers.- Regularly updated social media websites through blog posts and the creation of branded marketing videos.- Planned and executed fundraising events; working directly with donors and planning program assessment trips.- Designed and assessed new programs that promote student, parent and community involvement in the Sports for Social Impact Movement; partnered with local businesses and vendors for events and interactive field trips.

Santa Clara, Ca

- Designed and implemented a brand new pre-departure orientation process for over 350 study abroad students.- Developed an informative and interactive website, allowing staff and students to connect throughout study abroad process.- Created an assessment tool to evaluate the effectiveness of the newly designed pre-departure orientation.

Panama City, Panama

- Taught English to employees of large companies including Dell and LG.- Used innovative thinking to create interactive and efficient lesson plans to appeal to all learning types.- Worked with introductory level students to develop the most effective programs and curriculum for beginner level English learners.

Panama City, Panama

- Taught English and athletics to over 700 middle and high school students ages 11-18.- Pioneered the brand new WorldTeach Panama program through consulting with the Panamanian Ministry of Education to become one of the first two teachers to be placed in Panama City.- Adjusted to a bilingual environment while navigating the differences in the education system and the culture.- Designed and implemented field trips to help students participate and attend sporting events around Panama.- Assisted with physical education courses including arranging athletic tournaments between different high schools in the area.- Collaborated with current teachers to design and implement new curriculum.

Master’S Degree, International Education Management

Bachelor Of Science, Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Division I Volleyball: Team Captain, Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)

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