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San Fernando, Ca, Us

Certified Technician and Trainer

Responsible for receiving and aliquoting Covid-19 samples to be tested at our facility. Trained to work with various machines such as a Thermo Multidrop Combi, Kingfisher, and Hamilton which all prepped the samples for our QuantStudio 7 Real Time PCR system.

San Diego, California, United States

Guide and support a cohort of first generation first year college students throughout their first year.Support a team of new and returning Peer Coaches by holding small pod meetings at least once a quarter to discuss feedbackand general check-insSpearheaded the facilitation of bi-weekly meetings for the peer coaches to further their development.Initiated the“First Generation Student Alliance” student organization and began improvements of how to provide support forall first generation students at UCSD.Promoted our organization by being a representative of our program at various panels to share the experience of being a firstgeneration college student

Peer Health Educator supervised by the UCSD Health Promotion Services Department to help spread awareness on the topics of Alcohol & Other Drugs, General Health, and Sexual Health.The Sexual Health specialty was responsible for facilitating various workshops and activities surrounding the topics of Birth Control Methods, STI Prevention, Consent, and Health Relationships.At specialty meetings, we would be expected to come up with new innovative ways and work collaboratively to promote the topics above to our student body such as a STI game in the style of Plinko to test a participants knowledge on the subject.

Muir College

Assisted through various behind the scenes tasks of the orientation program, such as setting up different rooms, helping out in emergency situations with students, etc.Provided guidance to the orientation leaders in situations where their groups were more difficult than others.

Muir College

Organized a welcoming environment for the incoming freshman and ensured their safety on campus.Trained on and utilized our own experiences to answer questions surrounding college life and expectations.Facilitated various activities to help the transition from high school to college.Executed tasks such as setting up tables and chairs to coordinate smooth transitions between orientation sessions.