Connected program participants and guests with relevant resources, helping them through the housing process and advocating on their behalf. Frequently de-escalated interpersonal conflicts of both violent and nonviolent natures. Organized and helped restructure the administrative systems at Dorothy Day House.

Created an independent game studio from scratch, including hiring art, layout, and editing talent, running publicity and marketing, and developing a contributor pipeline.

Provided a bridge between the student body and the Art History department, conducted anonymous faculty tenure and performance reviews through consolidated student and faculty feedback, and created and ran Art History department events.

Developed new signature cocktails for weekly college happy hours and seasonal offerings, trained new team members and maintained working relationships with other staff members in the hotel, and regularly covered shifts for front desk, housekeeping, and formal event staff (I am fully cross-trained).

Improved student academic performance by an average of .67 GPA, provided college application guidance and support, including school selection, essay writing, family meetings, and timely submission, and taught original comparative religion curriculum and supplemental AP US History.

Art History research for Prof. Michael Mackenzie of Grinnell College. Included work on developing the syllabus and background information for a new Contemporary Art & Globalization course, conducting weekly research, and compiling and synthesizing notes sheets for Prof. Mackenzie containing pertinent information, sources, and excerpts from my research.

Supervisor for the Grinnell College MakerLab. Decided budget for the lab with other supervisors, trained new users of the lab, supervised projects and use of equipment, and improved and developed the MakerLab as a physical space.

Provided consultation on Buddhism and religion, studied and contextually analyzed the Tibetan Book of the Dead, and created content for marketing and outreach.

Taught middle school students how to make go-karts, mystery rooms, and drones, managed all-camp activities, and ran week-long cooking courses for middle schoolers.

Created and maintain organizational systems for the PLP library, met monthly with other coordinators to decide strategy and goals for PLP as a nonprofit, and trained volunteers and ran weekly volunteer sessions.

Organized large-scale political action, such as marches, protests, and press releases, and helped create and push statewide legislation to reduce gun violence.

Maintained camp office, built relationships with parents, and led aftercare program and developed aftercare curriculum.