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Pico Rivera, Ca, Us

Boyle Heights

Built collective impact through fostering and strengthening relationships and convening partners, community members, and resident leaders to support strategic planning work in Environmental Justice, specifically advocacy for green spaces and water.Developed successful partnerships and collaborated in grassroot campaign efforts by participating in coalition spaces such as WaterTalks, ReDesign LA, Infrastructure Justice LA, convening the Park Equity Alliance and more.Mentored, coached, and supervised the organizing team, Environmental Justice Promotoras, interns, and resident leaders to foster and grow their leadership capacity while practicing wellness and celebration.Managed multiple grants and related projects to ensure successful project implementation and completion, high quality project deliverables were completed on time and within budget, and tracked progress to support the submission of reports.Supported the design and implementation of quantitative and qualitative evaluation and reporting tools.

Boyle Heights

Recruitment of new supporters, engaging activists, and developing volunteer leaders who identify with and support the Promesa Boyle Heights (PBH) campaign priorities. Leading the execution of grassroots outreach plans to further the programmatic goals of the collaborative and lead facilitation of campaign strategy.Responsible for leadership development, recruitment and coordination of grassroots campaigns related to advocacy areas within Promesa’s Community Transformation focus areas, including: immigrant rights, education justice, English language learners, early learning and wellness.

Boyle Heights

Built and maintained relationships with a wide-range of partners, including residents, youth, schools, local organizations and public/private institutional leaders who align with the organization's mission and values. Organized and mobilized Boyle Heights residents to attend public hearings to provide public comment, transform conditions, and improve opportunities.Led the organization’s Immigration work, including building and sustaining the Boyle Heights Immigrant Rights Network and Immigration Solutions Team. Led and worked with the organization’s Comite de Lideres to foster individual and collective community leadership using a train-the-trainer and popular education approach.Planned, coordinated, and collaborated in the implementation of workshops and events across intersecting areas of work, such as English Learner workshops for parents and the annual Leadership Academy, with a focus on leadership development and capacity building.Participated in key coalition and campaign-related meetings connected to the organization's work including immigration, education justice, English learners, early learning, wellness and environmental justice.

Boyle Heights

Conduct outreach efforts to inform and educate communities about the importance of filling out the Census, ensure everyone in their households is counted, and understand how the Census brings funds to communities. Assist in facilitating team meetings, managing tasks and note-taking, and support in reviewing grants, goals, and administration of budget. Develop and translate materials for the different campaign efforts: scripts in English and Spanish, spreadsheets to capture outreach reports, and tutorial videos. Input reports in order to create and develop a database with the goal of continuing outreach and building relationships with members of the community. Outreach efforts consisted of using the peer-to-peer approach by resident leaders in community outreach pre-quarantine, and transitioned into utilizing virtual platforms.

Support research initiatives to connect communities and scholars in action research for sustainable post-carbon livelihoods, community resilience, and community-centered policy.Synthesizing transcriptions and producing reports for the Virtual Rising Voices 8 panel and working group monthly sessions.

Program support for the Rising Voices Center for Indigenous and Earth Sciences, hosted by the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Rising Voices facilitates intercultural approaches for adaptation to extreme weather and climate events, climate variability, and climate change.Conducted research, organizing, and outreach for the LiKEN-produced documentary film, PROTECT, which followed a group of Indigenous community members as they travelled across the country on a LiKEN-organized caravan, working for a just transition from toxic to clean energy; organized film screenings and panel speakers in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo.

Conduct outreach efforts to inform and educate communities about the importance of filling out the Census, ensure everyone in their households is counted, and understand how the Census brings funds to communities. Assist in facilitating team meetings, managing tasks and note-taking, and support in reviewing grants, goals, and administration of budget. Develop and translate materials for the different campaign efforts: scripts in English and Spanish, spreadsheets to capture outreach reports, and tutorial videos. Input reports in order to create and develop a database with the goal of continuing outreach and building relationships with members of the community. Outreach efforts consisted of using the peer-to-peer approach by resident leaders in community outreach pre-quarantine, and transitioned into utilizing virtual platforms.

San Luis Obispo, California

Acting Lead, Grade 4: Supporting leadership team in product and daily operations.Product Operations: Ship from Store and product auditing.Daily Operations: Opening and closing, technical issues, sales and drivers, alongside various other back of house tasks. Leading the store through teaching and coaching our Brand Associates and assisting costumers to help them find what they need.

San Luis Obispo, California Area

Assisting customers by offering a tailored styling experience.

Santa Barbara, California Area

As a GSM, I was in charge of :·Conducting interviews and hiring of staff members.·Managing multiple buildings and the conferences staying with us.·Responsible for weekly scheduling, scheduling requests, conference check-ins and check-outs, resolving guest requests, amongst various administrative responsibilities.

Santa Barbara, California Area

- Ensuring great customer service to conferees staying with us during summer.- Working in a fast-paced environment handling check-ins and check-outs.- Resolving guest-issues and emergency situations.

Santa Barbara, California Area

- Coaching and developing sales ambassadors to offer a tailored customer experience through active listening, genuine curiosity, and expert brand and product knowledge.- When management is not present, ensuring that all store operations and service is continuing as expected.- Setting an example of high standards and coaching and demonstrating best shop practices to the team.

Santa Barbara, California Area

- Support leadership team in opening and closing the store and counting cash with perfection.- Help create and maintain an inviting shop atmosphere with fresh product, beautiful displays and efficient and accurate processes that support an environment of excellence and lives the Lush values.

Santa Barbara, California Area

- Ensure a unique customer experience in a fast-paced sales environment that makes every visitor feel welcome, meets their needs and makes their day. - Offer a tailored customer experience through active listening, genuine curiosity, and expert brand and product knowledge.

Santa Monica, Ca

- Training incoming servers on their duties: running food and drinks, placing orders, bussing dishes, cleaning tables.- In charge of closing and opening the restaurants, counting cash, and training incoming new managers.- Training incoming servers on food and drink ingredients and the restaurant menu.- Acting as the next-in-command when managers are not available and ensuring all operations run smoothly.

Santa Monica, Ca

- Running food and taking care of guests in a high-paced environment.- Ensuring everyone gets timely service with a positive attitude.

Santa Monica, Ca

- Training incoming new employees on host duties: cleaning tables, handling waitlists, seating guests and greeting them.- Helping to run the floor and ensure all guests are being helped accordingly and in a timely manner.

Santa Monica, Ca

- Welcome guests with a positive attitude and ensure their time with us is memorable.- In charge of waitlists, seating guests, and greeting them.- Wiping tables and ensuring they are ready to be sat.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Environmental Studies, 3.40

Activities and Societies: Raices de mi Tierra Director '16-'18 Semillas de mi Tierra Co-Director '15-'16 Iaorana Te Otea Member '15-'17.

Biology, General, 3.52

Activities and Societies: - Global Motion World Dance Company: Dancer - IDEAS - Kapinasang Pilipino

4.07

Activities and Societies: - Book club - Key Club - LACER Afterschool program - Kapinasang Pilipino