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Miami, FL, US

Miami, Florida, United States

Responsible for directing Catalyst Miami’s popular education programs and strengthening its network of grassroots leaders.

Miami, Florida, United States

Oversees strategic direction, goals, and vision of popular education programs and supervisor to Leadership Program Coordinator and student internsMember of organization strategic planning committee to develop 3 year mission, vision, goals, theoryof change, and strategic direction. Co-led community focus groups to get community input and direction.

Coordinating and planning 3 leadership programs for housing equity, healthcare equity, and climate justice.Conducting recruitment and outreach for 6 cohorts per year and creating quality networking opportunities for alumni and participants.Collaborating with team to streamline the Neighbors to Leaders Fellowship process in connection with Leadership.

Miami, Florida, United States

Empowered and advocated for 354 families (English and Spanish-speaking) as they navigate through systems and institutions to pursue stable and thriving households. Devised quarterly action plans based on case management data recorded in LEARN/ETO software. Utilizing action plans to then inform and execute strategies around engaging families various.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Provided individual design fitness coaching to 12 clients per month both on-line and in-person, and constructing client centered priorities and holistic lifestyle goals based on weekly consultations and surveys.Created web-based and printed graphics, such as daily social media graphics, information pamphlets, business cards, a 27 page e-book, t-shirts.

Greater Atlanta Area

Prepared, organized, and conducted research studies involving interactions between adolescent girls and their mothers to study the biosocial predictors of Borderline Personality Disorder in self-harmersCreated research databases on SPSS and excel for entry and analysis of participant dataTrained and reliable on System for Coding Interactions and Family.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Interned with the Teaching in the Urban Schools Program under Dr. Vanessa Siddle-Walker, learned African-American pedagogy to apply in the context of predominantly low-income, African-American schools.Co-taught a class once a week, for 8 weeks, to 30 low-income students on college prep, and met our goal of having of students apply to 3 colleges by the end.

Greater Atlanta Area

Worked alongside Dr. Rasheeta Chandler to serve as assistant coordinator to an intervention educating African-American, college-aged, women about Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis and HIV prevention.Created informed consent documents, completed IRB submissions, designed study content and recruitment materials, and coordinated with web developers and graphic artists.

Miami, Florida, United States

Empowered and led 10 volunteers to facilitate the spiritual and personal development of 15-20 children through 12 weeks of Sunday lessons and activities.Connected Miami Church leaders with community organizations like the Coconut Grove BID, to build deeper relationships between the church, community organizations, and families within the West Grove.

Miami, Florida, United States

Planned and led bible studies, social, academic, and physical exercise activities, and mentored at-risk children ages 4-18 to further their spiritual and personal development.

Greater Atlanta Area

Devised a work plan for an affordable housing needs assessment with the Cross Keys Sustainable Neighborhood Initiative (CKSNI) and the Center for Pan-Asian Community Services (CPACS) that showed a need for further research and housing support for low-income and immigrant residents.Collaborated with team members to create and execute a community-wide.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Assisted in the programming of various educator workshops and a design workshop for the city-wide school turnaround grant competition, Breakthrough Schools DC.Conducted research and consolidated school data. Updated philanthropists on important education literature through the stewardship team's book club.Participated in various professional development.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Entered, analyzed and interpreted data using SPSSConducted recruitment interviewsCreated informed consent documentsConducted independent research and produced a 15 page research paper and presentation on minority father involvement

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Facilitated library organization, management, and restructuring.Collaborated with educators on library materials for effective integration into curriculum.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Organized community outreach and event planning for HIV/AIDS and Youth Pride Day 2011Collaborated with other advocates on providing a voice for youth in DCReceived training in reproductive health services and suicide/crisis intervention and prevention

Master Of Science In Education, Community And Social Change

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology, 3.86

Activities and Societies: Initiative to Maximize Student Development (IMSD), MORE Mentorship, Peer Health Partners, PAWSitive Outreach.

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), General Studies, 3.7

-Graduate of the George Washington Early College Program -Research Assistant for Dr. Gee's Psychology research lab on Young Minority.

High School Diploma, 3.7

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society