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Los Angeles, California, United States

•Develope knowledge and understanding of the related professions represented by CLC programs and maintain familiarity with the education, training and career opportunities •Provide career development through resume review, mock interviews, job search counseling, career exploration•Appointed Designated School Official to serve as direct support for our international students•Assist in updating the Career Services database, tracking employment/licensure rates•Connect the college to new clinical affiliation sites for our current programs offered•Participate in orientation activities informing incoming students about the Career Services Department •Modernize and expand all professional development workshops/handouts offered to students•Volunteer on the college-wide Campus Culture Committee as a marketing and design liaison•Assist in producing 2 graduation ceremonies a year (Spring/Fall) with 300+ guests in attendance

Pacoima, Ca

•Produce annual events in collaboration with various community partners such as the Los Angeles Police Department, 7th District Councilwomen, Monica Rodriguez Office, MEND •Coordinate large-scale annual community events (average attendance 500 + participants) such as Back to School Giveaways, Summer Night Movie Series, Halloween Haunted Houses, and Summer Night Light’s Program•Direct quarterly inter-departmental events such as GRYD Youth Appreciation Night, Parent Thank-You Night, Mother’s Day, Program Graduations, etc.•Create and disseminate several 27-week lesson plans of Youth Development Activities for 100+ GRYD Youth•Prepare and plan all itinerary details for fieldtrips such as Catalina Island, Camp Bob Waldorf, AMC Movie Experience, Family Night at the Dodger Game, etc. •Provide case management by connecting youth to pro-social activities such as therapy, summer camps, fieldtrips, volunteer/employment opportunities, after school programs•Constantly update our departments social media pages to showcase all of the events we host and scheduled future events

Los Angeles County, California, United States

•Direct multiple annual large-scale community events with an average attendance of 400 + participants and 20+ community vendors. This would include Resource Fairs, Job and Internship Fairs, Christmas Toy-Drives, Back to School Shopping Day, etc.•Collaborate with other Non-Profit Organizations such as DCFS, LATTC, Hope In a Suitcase to host free community events•Visit an average of 20 different resource family homes on a weekly basis to provide a program orientation, mandated home safety inspection, and collect important documentation•Administer 18 hours of county mandated parenting classes to foster parents over the course of 2 weekends•Conduct s basic needs assessment for foster youth and family (e.g. food, clothing, therapy, tutoring etc.) to provide family with financial budget planning guidance

Los Angeles, California, United States

•Manage campus-wide events such as the annual Career and Internship Fair and Community Resource Fair•Aide in creating partnerships with local community organizations such as, Dress for Success, who provides students access to an individual fitting and professional clothing at no cost•Assist Career Services director to produce the “Dress for Success” fashion show which was to market the new resource available to our students as they make their transition from student to employee•Coached both current students and alumni on how to improve their professional development through resume/ cover letter review, administer mock interviews, assist in company researching, etc.•Help manage communications with students, employers, and internship affiliation sites

Los Angeles, California, United States

•Collaborated with Sociology Professor to develop the Student Learning Outcomes•Held weekly 1 hour tutoring workshops focused on Sociological Qualitative/Quantitative Analysis curriculum•Tutored a total of 110 students in the course of 4 months, increasing student exam scores by 28%•Audited every class to identify what topics were especially challenging for students and compose a workshop tailored to student needs

Cesar Chavez Learning Academy

•Instructed a class size of 25 students, ages 14-15 on how to read music notes•Encouraged students to express their musical creativity by creating time for free play•Prepare students with musical routing to perform in a school wide talent presentation•Create 12 weeks of instructional lesson plans for the students, with the goal of learning how to play different indigenous musical instruments

Los Angeles, California, United States

•Monitored project flow so that all printing/copy orders were done correctly and on time•Provide high level customer service by managing communications with all customers and vendors•Produce and assemble various types of design/printing projects such as business cards, pamphlets, flyers, websites, yearbooks, vinyl banners, vinyl sticker decals, coil bound books•Assist owner with administrative tasks for the business. This would include light bookkeeping, research, data entry, re-stocking office/print supplies•Ensure the office environment is clean, organized, and conducive for staff to work efficiently

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Sociology

Activities and Societies: ISAE Latinas Unidas

Transfer, Sociology

Attended my local community college to complete general education courses in order to transfer to a four year university.

Summer Bridge Program, Sociology

Awarded a scholarship to attend a summer bridge program which was intended to help high school students make their transition to college.