Brian R. Email & Phone Number

Agoura Hills, California, United States

• Perform general office tasks such as answering phones, emails, and serving as the point person to the rest of the office.• Recruit staff and CILTs for upcoming summer by refining advertisement plan and posting advertisements.• Meet weekly with supervisors to discuss new tasks and current tasks and their progress.• Lead workers in the set up and take down of the summer camp site to prepare it for the summer/offseason.• Maintain general maintenance work around the site and care for farm animals that live on the site year-round.

Agoura Hills, Ca

• Served as a Counselor (2019 & 2021) for 10-14 boys aged 5-7 going into first and second grade.• Followed COVID-19 protocols closely in 2021 as to ensure that my campers stayed safe and healthy during the summer.• Encouraged campers to embrace their personal identities and the identities of their friends.• Created a welcoming and safe environment where campers felt comfortable stepping out of their comfort zone and attempting new challenges.• In 2019, coordinated approximately 6 staff and supervised 30 to 60 children on a bus on our way to and from the camp site.• In 2021, coordinated with one staff member and supervised approximately 15 campers on a bus on our way to and from the camp site, all while adhering to COVID-19 protocols.• Coached CILTs to develop them into future group counselors my providing leadership opportunities and mentoring after camp hours.

Agoura Hills, California, United States

• Served as a Co-Counselor (2016) and Counselor (2018) for 10-14 boys aged 5-6 going into first grade, learning and developing my style of counseling while tending to the campers and their individual needs.• Encouraged campers to develop their sense of community and interdependence by creating an environment where campers felt comfortable working together and respecting each other.• Practiced maintaining enthusiasm and balancing energy throughout the entire day.

Agoura Hills, Ca

• Collaborated with group counselors to create activities for approximately 8 to 14 preschool through fifth grade aged campers.• Developed into an effective leader by learning from different counselors and developing my own counseling style.

Agoura Hills, California, United States

• Oversee our Growing Outdoors programs at Willow Elementary.• Mentor approximately 6 Growing Outdoors staff and 100 Growing Outdoors students in various exploratories that are held throughout the week.• Provide support for Growing Outdoors Exploratory Leaders as they care for and support the students in our exploratories.• Create and develop relationships with the students in our programming, working more closely with students that need extra support.• Maintain communication with parents and other family members to ensure that all students are accounted for and thriving in our program.

Oak Park, Ca

• Starting in the summer of 2020 and continuing through the 2020-2021 school year, developed curriculum and taught online classes to 8-12 students in Kindergarten through Fifth grade.• Classes included Paper Art and Storytelling, where I took students on a virtual trip around the world showcasing different countries and recreating a famous building out of paper; Puppetry, where I co-created a class with another program specialist and we focused on developing imagination, creativity, and character building; and Spanish, where I introduced students to the basics of the Spanish language and taught them about parts of Spanish culture in South America and Spain.• Provided extra assistance in classes through working with children one-on-one and in small groups as they were taught by a program specialist.• Developed relationships with Kindergarten through Fifth grade aged students.• Promoted and maintained a safe learning environment where students were encouraged to challenge themselves.

Agoura Hills, California, United States

• Directly cared for two boys, aged 7 and 9, twice a week.• Assisted with schoolwork, prepared and served balanced meals, and organized games during free time.• Maintained strong communication with parents, updating them on children’s personal and school progress.• Adhered to strict COVID-19 protocol, including mask wearing, COVID screenings, and social distancing.

Oxford, Ohio, United States

School-Based Mental Health Lab• Collaborated with a graduate student to teach social-emotional skills in a rural first grade classroom of approximately 25 students.• Assisted with teaching social-emotional skills to small groups of approximately 3 to 5 kindergarten and first grade aged students that are recommended by teacher.

Oxford, Ohio, United States

Behavior, Emotions, and Relationships Lab• Analyzed children’s behavior through video and coded particular behaviors.• Adapted to children’s behavior when recording during visits while also adhering to protocol.• Evaluated current literature related to lab during weekly meetings.

Oxford, Ohio, United States

Belonging: A Transfer Student Study• Applied with research partner and received funding to conduct research through the Inter-Disciplinary Engagement Awards grant.• Designed and executed a research study on belongingness of transfer students at Miami University.• Created and sent out survey to all transfer students at Miami, receiving approximately 300 responses.• Interviewed approximately 10 current transfer students about belongingness at Miami University.• Presented findings at Undergraduate Research Forum in themed panel discussion and poster presentation.

Thousand Oaks, Ca

• Served guests and delivered food.• Responsible for sanitation of restaurant and operation of dishwasher machine.• Operated cash register, handled money, and gave correct change.• Assisted and trained others in carrying out their part of preparing/serving meals.• Stocked inventory.

Bachelor Of Arts/Science - Ba/Bs, Anthropology/Education Studies

Anthropology