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Remote

Remote

Greater Boston Area

• Scheduled oral interpreters in 80 languages; maintained profiles for 150 interpreters in Global Interpreter Platform database • Primary contact person for CIS’ largest client, UnitedHealth Group; trained in confidentiality and HIPAA laws• Resolved customer and interpreter issues promptly via phone and email• Assisted managers with upper-level tasks including: interviewing/hiring prospective employees; training new employees; outreach to prospective clients; monitoring written translations

Remote

New Bedford, Ma

• Wrote, edited, and prepared federal, state, and foundation grants• Secured three grants, totaling over $30,000 in funding• Researched potential funding opportunities and drafted budgets for future grant projects

Boston, Ma

Wrote a reader's guide for A Disability History of the United States, which will be included on Beacon Press' website and Scribd accountEdited the readers' guide for What Doctors Feel by Danielle OfriInterviewed Kim Nielsen, author of A Disability History of the United States, about the intersection of women's and disability history for Beacon Broadside blog; edited interview and promoted via social mediaConducted independent market research about current trends in scholarly publishing, focusing on Beacon Press' interest in history, race relations, and social justiceReviewed unsolicited manuscripts and wrote personal and generic rejection letters; forwarded exceptional submissions to editorsWrote other official correspondence, such as award nomination letters

Fall River, Ma

Accurately entered data and updated over 200 customer records per dayConsistently earned a bonus for exceeding the quota of 30 calls/hour

Initiated long-term research projects about local nonprofit sector, to be continued by future internsCreated templates for official correspondence between the Center and local nonprofit leadersWrote and edited business letters, press releases, and job descriptions for local organizationsAnalyzed and accurately entered data in Excel spreadsheets

Reviewed and selected articles for publication in each issueMet with writers in a group and one-on-one to provide feedback on articlesConsulted with and mentored my assistant editorPlanned and publicized events promoting magazine; helped magazine meet monthly and semester deadlinesWrote articles and book reviews

Provided specific, constructive feedback on student papers for organization, grammar, and clarityConducted one-on-one tutoring sessions with student writers and helped them identify and solve issues in their own writingHelped to train novice writing tutorsCollaborated with faculty directors to implement long-term goals; helped to interview candidates for the position of associate director

Designed and presented several original lesson plans on class texts; facilitated classroom discussionConsulted with cooperating professor to discuss class contentMet weekly with student discussion groups to provide feedback on presentationsHeld office hours before each exam and major assignment to answer students' questions and review draftsDiscussed lesson plans and notes with several English professors and corresponded with cooperating professor while she was on maternity leaveIn the last month of the semester, took full responsibility for classroom management, including taking attendance, administering quizzes, and mailing student work to professor

Bachelor Of Arts, English, Magna Cum Laude (Cum. Gpa 3.71, English Gpa 3.9)

Activities and Societies: Sigma Tau Delta (English Honors Society); Chapel Choir (Soprano/Alto/Cantor); Disability Enlightenment Project.

High School Diploma, 4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: National Honors Society; French Honors Society; Chorus; Liturgical Choir; Theater; Newspaper; Debate Team; Math.