Independent Contractor for company Face Art By Melissa, hired for events such as birthday parties to make balloon animals and entertain kids. Made special balloons for them. Self-taught.Creates free balloons for children and their parents at Clove Lakes Park.

Co-leader for Hunter homeless outreach team. Approached unhoused people living on the street and helped them find alternatives and information, such as immediate housing, safe-haven placements, and locations for food or supplies.Worked with Department of Homeless Services officials, hosted presentations, visited safe-haven placements.

Organized weekly events for students and managed the Student Reading Room, worked in a group to provide beverages and helped students utilize the resources in the building.

Developed slides, notes, and live broadcast show material. Hosted a variety of live shows being broadcast to children throughout the hospital. Talked and responded to them through calls. Shows include Bingo, pictionary, live videogame stream, and created Balloon Saloon, where patients call in and request an animal to be created live.

Created Research Projects for the Quality of Life Competition And New York State Science Fair.Worked with professors at Long Island University to create surveys and analyze data.

Led a team of 60 high school athletes through training and competitions.Received Coach’s Cross Country Public School Athletic League Award.

Assisted teacher through the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP). Organized STEM kits and toolboxes, moved large boxes with new STEM supplies, emptied out old rooms such as a gym and classrooms, redesigned and manually repainted a new classroom, and organized and transferred all the materials to new classroom.