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Pasadena, Ca, Us

La Crescenta, California, United States

- Teach advanced writing skills, reading comprehension, and test prep to high school and middle school students.- Advise students as they apply to colleges and summer programs. - Coordinate tutoring up to 3 students at once, personalizing instruction for each student. - Write detailed progress reports about each student.- Inspire discouraged students, problem-solve roadblocks in learning, and help students build self-confidence and resilience.

- Wrote thought-provoking articles on spiritual, cultural, and societal themes.- Increased website views by 2.08x in 3 years through strategic content creation and SEO.- Promoted blog articles on social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest.- Designed intuitive web interface to maximize engagement; designed graphics for website and social media on Canva.

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Awarded $29,000 grant based on compelling fellowship proposal and public speaking skills. - Created and managed fellowship budget.- Planned and engaged in 12 local and international speaking engagements. - Studied dynamics of preaching in remote areas of South Africa and the Philippines to broaden my perspective of communication and ministry.- Wrote quarterly donor reports and final year-end summary.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

- Directed College Ministry of 50+ students.- Planned and executed a weekend retreat: marketed the retreat via social media, reaching our goal of having over 50 students attend; created online sign up form; coordinated with venue and guest speaker; ordered and prepared supplies; handled last-minute complications involving inclement weather and COVID protocols.- Supervised and mentored 10 student leaders: led collaborative planning and ideation meetings over Zoom; delegated tasks; supported and advised leaders as needed.- Created & administered Google Form questionnaire and held interviews to choose new student leaders for the following year and assigned them to fitting roles.- Managed college ministry budget of $10,000; conducted year-end budget assessments in June and revised budget proposal for the subsequent fiscal year.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

- Collaborated with church staff to plan church-wide events.- Contributed to weekly staff meetings and additional ideation/strategy meetings.- Preached 4 times in the main Sunday service. - Facilitated a weekly discussion group of 16 members for a total of 24 weeks that engaged in biblical analysis, relationship building, and personal growth.

Pasadena, California, United States

- Conducted, recorded, and edited transcripts of interviews of Asian Americans in ministry.- Networked to find interviewees and built rapport quickly with interviewees over Zoom.- Discussed the data accumulated and the patterns that emerged.

Gijang, South Gyeongsang, South Korea

- Taught classes of 6-15 elementary and middle school students, navigating complex language and cultural barriers.- Mediated conflict and worked through behavioral issues by identifying root causes of behaviors and helping students feel heard.- Created worksheets and study guides on Microsoft Word; taught lessons using Powerpoint.

Busan, South Korea

- Relocated to support a growing church community through collaborative leadership, strategic vision, and creative initiative.- Established and directed a new ministry team of 8-15 members. - Cast vision for the new ministry; built a team culture of collaboration and learning.- Recruited and trained volunteers; scheduled and led team meetings; coordinated volunteer rotation schedule.- Led the bimonthly ministry sessions and debrief sessions. Led vision meetings to brainstorm about the direction of the ministry.- Oversaw running of slides, projector, and sound system; taught team members how to use Propresenter slides program and the sound board.- Juggled additional roles of facilitating weekly discussions groups of 2-10 people, contributing to leadership strategy sessions, and directing music practices and sessions for Sunday services.

Seoul, South Korea

- Taught a class of 12 kindergarteners grammar, phonics, writing, reading, math, science, and P.E.- Wrote detailed monthly report cards; created and implemented comprehensive monthly lesson plans; planned activities to stimulate growth in language, social, and motor skills.- Collaborated with Korean co-teacher to plan events, address behavioral issues, and promote a motivating and fun learning environment.

- Received a Fulbright Research Grant to study piano at Seoul National University in South Korea.- Presented piano works of Korean composers at the Fulbright conference in the Spring and performed a solo recital at Seoul National University.- Took Korean language classes at Yonsei University.

Master'S Of Divinity, Divinity/Ministry, 3.99

Activities and Societies: Asian American Student Fellowship Volleyball clubStudied cultural contextualization, missional leadership.

Master'S Of Music, Piano Performance, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Chamber SingersStudied under Larissa Dedova.

Bachelor'S Degree, Piano Performance, Magna Cum Laude, Gpa 3.92

Studied under Jeanne Kierman-Fischer at the prestigious Shepherd School of Music. Also took a wide breadth of classes including Logic.

High School Diploma