Audrey Hirsch Email & Phone Number

Berkeley, Ca, Us

Emeryville, California, United States

- Help 25-30 families navigate and comply with state and federal health regulations governing the enrollment of children in preschool programs.- Empower parents by helping them to outline the steps for attaining career, educational, and financial goals for themselves and their families.- Research local, state, and national resources for health, food, clothing, housing, employment, welfare, and more; refer parents to these programs.- Review monthly health reports to ensure that students are up-to-date on their health check-ups and monitor student files to ensure proper entry of licensing consent forms, medical documentation, and family assessments.- Conduct vision, hearing, blood pressure, and growth assessments to meet health compliance deadlines for the Head Start program. - Liaise with providers for medical and dental screenings and treatment plans and to seek clarification of children’s health statuses and medical needs.- Prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment to enforce deadlines for state-mandated health requirements, support families in crisis, process parent requests, and meet weekly and monthly internal monitoring deadlines. - Remind parents through text, call, and in-person conversation about the need to book health appointments, sign paperwork, and attend meetings. - Screen students for concerns related to and provide state-mandated education on lead risk, sudden infant death syndrome, and pedestrian safety. - Clarify health and safety policies to parents and educate them on their importance to their own child’s health and the health of all students. - Promote our program to families at local food pantries, schools, and nonprofits and build lasting connections with the organizations visited.

Sapporo And Tokyo, Japan

- Facilitated English-language discussions on identity, leadership,self-empowerment, and bias with groups of 5-7 Japanese high schoolers- Advised students on how to structure and deliver group and solo presentations

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Director, oversaw 60 counselors and 60 students per academic semester (Jan. 2021 – Jan. 2022)Grade Coordinator, oversaw a team of 7 counselors (Sept. 2020 – Jan. 2021)Counselor (Feb. 2020 – Jan. 2021, Sept. 2022 – present)- Recruited, interviewed, and trained 35 college students to serve as CHAP counselors- Co-wrote three successful grant applications for funds from various Harvard-affiliated grant programs- Supported counselors and elementary-school students in the transition to online programming at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic- Designed and led CHAP’s first simultaneous online and in-person afterschool-education program- Created and served on Counselor Committees to (1) draft resources for teaching students emotion management during the pandemic and (2) craft restorative justice-aligned policies for addressing discrimination and conflict among students- Coordinated with Boston Public School nurses, students’ families, and counselors to implement quarantining and testing protocols after a CHAP student tested positive for Covid-19- Organized CHAP’s first-ever Parent Orientation where counselors worked with parents to identify areas for student growth- Organized a training for counselors on how to support our Chinese-American student body in the wake of anti-Asian hate crimes- Partnered with members of the Chinatown Stabilization Committee (a local activist organization) to lead a workshop for students on combating anti-Asian discrimination and the power of community in healing and resistance

Berkeley, California, United States

- Helped implement research-based curricula for 4-5 year olds on pedestrian safety, trees and plants, and job responsibility- Taught vocabulary and reading skills to English Language Learners- Prepared a year’s worth of curricula and recipes for a City of Oakland grant project seeking to introduce healthy seasonal and local produce to YMCA Head Start students on a monthly basis- Collaborated with the Alameda Breastfeeding Coalition to plan educational activities on lactation for a children’s fair- Used Canva to design a Covid-19 public health flier with vaccination information and resources for YMCA families - Compiled regional physical-health, mental-health, educational, financial, housing, immigration, and legal resources for families

London, England, United Kingdom

- Researched cases of legal censorship in the EU and transcribed interviews of experts in and targets of legal censorship in the EU - Interviewed two North African free-speech advocates in both English and French and drafted an article on the censorship of North African activists and journalists who questioned government Covid-19 data

Major In Sociology, Minor In Women And Gender Studies

International Baccalaureate Bilingual Diploma (French)