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•Represented the Colleges to prospective students and their families in Connecticut and New York. • Developed individual recruitment plans for interested prospective students• Established and maintained strong relationships with high school and independent counselors• Attended college fairs/nights and making individual visits to high schools in those areas during the fall and spring of each year• Arranged and conducted individual interviews with students• Helped create a… Show more •Represented the Colleges to prospective students and their families in Connecticut and New York. • Developed individual recruitment plans for interested prospective students• Established and maintained strong relationships with high school and independent counselors• Attended college fairs/nights and making individual visits to high schools in those areas during the fall and spring of each year• Arranged and conducted individual interviews with students• Helped create a Diversity in Admission Program and Fly-In programs, to further support multicultural recruitment efforts at the Colleges • Created and executed a professional development 3-day workshop for 13 New York Colleges and Universities Show less

2013 Corps Member. Kindergarten teacher at Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

-Provide campus tours and lead information sessions to prospective students and families. - Interview prospective students and assist admissions counselors with the application process. -Other responsibilities include, introducing speakers and speaking on student panels for admission events.

-Awarded highly competitive Charles H. Salisbury Summer International Internship Stipend for an internship with the Global Environment and Technology Foundation based in Washington D.C. and The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation located in Johannesburg, South Africa. Out of 100 applicants only three were provided funding for an internship abroad. -Attended weekly project calls and site visits, in order to assist and manage the RAIN Water For Schools initiative. The main goal for RAIN; the… Show more -Awarded highly competitive Charles H. Salisbury Summer International Internship Stipend for an internship with the Global Environment and Technology Foundation based in Washington D.C. and The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation located in Johannesburg, South Africa. Out of 100 applicants only three were provided funding for an internship abroad. -Attended weekly project calls and site visits, in order to assist and manage the RAIN Water For Schools initiative. The main goal for RAIN; the Replenish Africa Initiative is to provide two million people in Africa with access to safe drinking water by 2015. RAIN has also launched over 100 water access programs, including sanitation and hygiene education programs throughout schools. -Drafted project commitments, PowerPoint presentations and attended meetings with partners in order to report back on RAIN progress for the Global Environment and Technology Foundation, secretariat for The US Water Partnership. -Compiled country fact sheets on existing and potential Foundation projects throughout the continent and assembled African health, education and development fact sheets, enabling the foundation to present material and request funding at the yearly board meeting. Show less

-Was awarded the competitive, Centennial Center for Leadership Fellowship to implement a curriculum to impoverished teenage girls. -Created a curriculum to teach teenage girls in an orphanage lessons on healthy living, leadership, self-esteem and sustainability. -Organized and supervised The Hope For Honduran Children cyber cafe and store. -Taught art, leadership and development courses to high school students.