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Pleasanton, California, United States

Bellingham, Washington, United States

- Encouraged communications within a department of over 300 students and over 25 faculty and staff on both broad and individual levels.- Advocated local university groups such as the Diversity in Geoscience club and Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists chapter.- Promoted student opportunities in geology such as the ASBOG Fundamentals of Geology exam and field camp.- Duties: Meet with faculty and students to discuss equity, inclusion, diversity in Western Washington University; work with chairs to increase student involvement within the Geology department and major; serve as a representative to the department for student experiences.

Bellingham, Washington, United States

- Advised over 200 students on an individual basis across 2 years in problem solving, comprehension, and use of techniques in mathematics and chemistry. - Duties: educate students in problem solving and comprehension, foster an inclusive student-friendly environment, provide educational assistance to professors through study groups.

Bellingham, Washington, United States

- Undergraduate researcher under Asmaa Boujibar, Ph.D. at Western Washington University. | https://sites.google.com/view/asmaa-boujibar/home- Research involves conducting high-pressure experiments to evaluate the role of sulfides in Mercury's differentiation and current crust-mantle boundary depth. Samples are created using a piston cylinder, set in epoxy, then polished down and examined using a scanning electron microscope. - Other work includes database management, programming with RStudio, and creation of barium carbonate shells for experiment use.

Bellingham, Washington, United States

- Drove sales as waitstaff in fast-paced environment. - Duties: Serve customers, clean tables, stock and clean storage, assist customers, maintain professional attitude and environment.

Bellevue, Washington, United States

- Duties: Trimming greens, lawns, and other golfing areas; refueling and cleaning machines, clearing ponds, forest edges, and greens of brush; assisting customers on the greens; weeding and trimming beds.

Issaquah, Washington, United States

- Installed and upheld safety procedures in a high-risk environment during the Covid pandemic.- Duties: Exemplary customer service skills delivered with empathy in a Retirement & Assisted Living community. Worked as a cashier, running meals, cleaning, stocking, assisting customers, alerting medical staff, socially interacting with and supporting seniors living in the community.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Geology/Earth Science, General, 3.43 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Planetary Formation Lab, TTRPG ClubObtained Bachelor's of Science in Geology with minors in Business.

Education record

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High School Diploma