•Selected as the Team Leader for Clay Elementary by AmeriCorps senior leadership team. •Strengthened leadership skills through effective use of open communication, honest feedback, cooperation, and collaboration. •Served as a full-time literacy tutor for 3rd graders, engaging in intensive one-on-one tutoring and coaching. •Lead students and faculty in building, planting, and maintaining a new garden at Clay Elementary to participate in the Plant Day Celebration and teach children about healthy eating. Continue to water and weed the garden today.•Coordinated and lead field trips to various St. Louis locations, including The Magic House, and Grant’s Farm. •Helped teachers by providing classroom and recess support wherever necessary. Provided support for the Neighborhood Houses’ After School program. •Served as an Academic Coach at the Youth Learning Center Summer Discover Academy for 5th and 6th graders in such areas as video game design, robotics, and computer game animation.

•Served as a full-time literacy tutor for 2nd grade students at Mullanphy Elementary. Created tailored lesson plans and developed strong mentoring relationships with each child I tutored. •Further developed cooperation, youth mentoring, behavioral management, and communication skills by working closely with students, parents, and faculty in an effort to maximize each child’s potential. •Served as an Academic Coach at Youth Learning Center Summer Discover Academy for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders with a concentration on computer game design..•Served as volunteer for the AmeriCorps STL homeless shelter. Engaged in any necessary conflict resolution and socialized with shelter visitors while monitoring the health, safety, and behavior of everyone present.•Served as a volunteer for citywide days of service such as MLK Day and St. Louis Serves Day.

•Assisted program manager with the day-to-day operation of the Help Elderly Local People Scheme. •Provided information on and coordinated activities, events, and clubs for people age 60 and over. •Led outreach project to enroll 50 isolated and underserved pensioners from the Camden neighborhood. •Developed strong communication skills providing services to a multicultural population.

•Served as a student worker in the Jefferson Community College Library Media Center while enrolled as a student. •Lead a project to reorganize non-fiction collection.•Checked in/out media and books•Shelved media and books in appropriate areas. •Assisted students and faculty with library resource questions.