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Washington, Us

• Led the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, managing a volunteer team for free tax services to low-income clients.• Conducted volunteer outreach, improving productivity in six Pacifica community projects by 45%.Organized the nonprofit’s annual recognition event attended by the Mayor of Pacifica, local assembly members, and community leaders.• Used Salesforce to manage client service records and nonprofit tax filings for 2022-2023.Tracked event budgets, performed data entry, and used Excel for internal reporting with graphs and tables. Programs usage of CRM, Sharepoint, and Suite. • Trained and supervised six volunteers, ensuring compliance and delivery of high-quality tax services. Coordinated with VITA to address challenges and maintain regulatory compliance.

Oakland, Ca, Us

• Managed the reception area to ensure effective and professional communication etiquette both internally and externally while working collaboratively with all departments.• Assisted CEO/COO/Director of Operations with administrative tasks and projects.• Created, organized and implemented overall office procedures.• File and collected invoices, credit card reports, and check orders for the accounting department. • Vendor relationship management: responsible for creating and managing accounts for vendors such as office supplies, postage meters, copiers, AT&T, and TMobile the entire organization.

Washington, Dc, Us

Researching on Ecuador and Peru at the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL/WHP) that reports under the Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights within the U.S Department of State brought upon by the Virtual Student Federal Service Program.

Santa Barbara, Ca, Us

Provide mentoring to transfer students regarding various aspects of university life such as academic, social, and financial. Also assisting in the continued development and promotion of the TUC Santa Barbara transfer Student Center by creating flyers and develop workshops to promote community building and skill development.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

I attended the AEI Hispanic Politics Conference to learn from leaders in public policy, government, and the media during keynote panels on bipartisanship in Congress, workforce development, US-Latin America relations, immigration policy and nationalism, and networking.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Analyzed and kept up to date with U.S. foreign policies in Europe and Latin America, highlighting specific issues in summarizing their importance and effect upon returning to the U.S. domestic affairs.• Trained on analytical research and writing on foreign policies among various think tank fellows among reviews of my team projects. Additionally, forming excel sheets categorizing U.S foreign policy topics & interests for the American Statecraft team.• Drafted and led a research project on the polarization of U.S foreign policy and its effect on domestic affairs through an annotated bibliography of various scholarly articles.• Drafted memo on President Biden foreign policy approaches public approval through collecting various articles and data. Analyzing specific actions taken that had the public criticizing such from Paris agreement, China trade relations, Afghanistan retreat, and other decisions.

Mentee for the Global Community College Transfer Mentor Program in which participated workshops to better prepare for the international affairs field. 1 on 1 mentoring through internship application process and review towards strengthening my work experience.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

▪ Researched federal and state issues to draft letters and materials outlining LULAC policy stances.▪ Created Biden administration policies fact sheets and advocacy language for LULAC representatives.▪ Supported the drafting of the memorandum, policy briefs, fact sheets, blog articles, weekly updates, and background briefings on issues relating to bills supported by LULAC.▪ Drafted invitations, follow-up, and secured participants panelists for the Ohio Summit.▪ Tracking legislation relevant to Housing, Covid-19, and Infrastructure development.▪ Planned themes and workshops for Hispanic Heritage Month.

Washington, Dc, Us

Providing research assistance and collecting data to prove the hypothesis that there is a correlation between Weather Climate and Civil Conflict specializing in the Sub-Saharan Africa region and the Middle East under Professor Andrew Shaver Research.

Sacramento, California, Us

Meeting bi-weekly to improve transfer policies and resources throughout the UC and working among transfer representatives from all UC's in the ASUC Transfer Coalition. Also planning UC-wide transfer events and share ideas.

Bangkok, Bangkok, Th

Peace Ambassador and Delegate to the United Nations International Peace Summit for Emerging Leaders. 348 delegates from 55 countries attended the 2nd Peace Summit at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand from February 5 to 7, 2020. The purpose of the Summit was to develop peacebuilding techniques and agendas that can be implemented at all levels back in your local communities to the international level. The focus was on the role of communication and understanding with regard to peacebuilding efforts and understanding global issues today.

Oakland, Ca, Us

The Ambassador Program trains Oakland leaders to engage communities. This engagement will create widespread support and commitment to the long-term sustainability of the Oakland Promise to help support education funding students.

Oakland, California, Us

I lived with a host family in Senegal and worked on a public health research project. I was awarded a scholarship to GlobalCitizenYear, a social entrepreneurship “Gap year”. I gained leadership skills and global perspective from my experience. Also learned and practice French and Wolof during my time there. I worked in a few apprenticeship where I taught English at a local high school and working with a local agriculture NGO where I created a website for the organization and got to work with them in the field.

I worked as an intern where I helped young boys from 5th grade to 8th grade on their homework and taught lessons about values and going to college. I would act like a big brother for them.

Oakland, Ca, Us

I lived in Riobamba, Ecuador for three weeks during my Junior year of high school summer. Where I taught an English class to elementary students and help construct a community project where we built a children park for an ingenuous community. While at the same time learning about the culture and history of Riobamba.

Master Of Science - Ms, Foreign Service: Global Politics & Security

Bachelor'S Degree, International/Global Studies

Associate Of Arts And Sciences - Aas, Social Sciences

High School