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Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

Tukwila, Washington, United States

Seattle, Washington

Managed and supervised a cohort of over 60 students and 60 volunteer tutors.Led student and volunteer recruitment efforts, ensuring a diverse and engaged participant pool.Developed and delivered comprehensive monthly reports to highlight program performance.Ensured the program's excellence by implementing a safe and enriching learning environment, utilizing supplementary learning resources, and adhering to YPQ standards.

RadioActive Youth Media is where young people discover public radio journalism and gain access to the skills, community and institutional resources that spur their growth as media makers. Through their stories, listeners of all ages gain a deeper understanding of young people whose voices are rarely heard by the greater public.Provided valuable guidance and mentorship to young individuals within the program, fostering their growth and development.Actively participated as a mentor during the Summer Program of 2021, focusing on radio editing and production.Designed and conducted engaging community workshops, including sessions held at the King County Detention Center.Played a pivotal role in implementing the Youth Quality Initiative training, contributing to the enhancement of program quality.

Seattle, Wa

Our vision is that young womxn of color receive the support, inspiration, opportunities, and skills to realize their full potential and to lead meaningful lives. Our curriculum incorporates community building, social-emotional learning, and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts/design, and mathematics) activities. Our program upholds the strength of people, families, and communities of color and believes those strengths should be cherished and celebrated. Through thoughtful curriculum creation and implementation, GirlsFirst is dedicated to creating programming that is strengths-based and racially equitable.Orchestrated and managed the execution of the Girls First after-school program in collaboration with Seattle Public Schools.Skillfully coordinated various program elements to ensure seamless operations and a positive experience for participants.Achieved exceptional results by successfully quadrupling program enrollment within a mere six-week timeframe.

Seatte,Wa

Engaging with students in the classroom and community can be difficult when there are social and cultural gaps between educators and students. WA-BLOC helps bridges these separations through workshops and trainings that focus on establishing positive relationships between students and educators. We help educators “educe” the brilliance out of their classroom and students, using proven strategies that engage pupils on an intrinsic level.Delivered educational instruction centered around literature to a rising sophomore class, implementing the Ella Baker Curriculum.Significantly advanced students' reading levels, demonstrating an improvement of 1 to 3 grade levels.

Voices of Tomorrow (VOT) works closely with community partners to eliminate racial inequities in the Early Learning System, which deeply affect Immigrant and Refugee children’s growth, development, and academic performances. Early childhood is the most critical phase of human development, and the focus of Voices of Tomorrow is to create early learning programs that preserve the child’s culture/language while advancing African indigenous parenting practices and community-driven narratives. Substantial research shows that early adversity, including loss of a language, is associated with diminished health across the life course and across generations.Provided crucial support to the CEO and CFO through operational assistance and meticulous documentation.Effectively managed budget-related matters, ensuring expenses remained within prescribed limits.Aided providers in navigating the Department of Early Learning's complex procedures.Designed and executed the "Seattle Preschool Program," incorporating compliant USDA guidelines for lunch and snacks.

Greater Seattle Area

AFSC's Youth Undoing Institutional Racism (YUIR) programs are a multi-city youth-led network mobilizing people of all ages to work against racist systems that oppress us all.Served as an intern and contributed to the coordination of national freedom schools.Crafted grant proposals for the Social Justice Fund to secure resources for transformative initiatives.Developed comprehensive curricula focused on the intersections of Race and Media, educating diverse age groups on the subject.

Software Development And Testing

Year Up is an intensive, competitive technical training and career development program with 250 corporate partners, graduating 4,000.

Associate'S Degree

Activities and Societies: College Activities Board cultural events committee chair Associated Student Council Executive of Administration

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