John Christopher Aragón Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

• Lead trainer for Social and Emotional Learning and Meditation portions of a Yoga Alliance certification program• Facilitated workshops with cohorts of 50-100 teachers both in person and on Zoom• Mentor small groups of 7-10 teachers during each training to support processing and integration of learning• Assess educators in final yoga class to receive Yoga Alliance certification• Trained, mentored, and certified over 500 teachers

Oakland, California

• Design and implement culturally relevant lessons• Support students in growing over 1.5 years in reading and mathematics as measured by standardized assessments• Leadership role on the School Culture Team and Academic Lead Team, where I implemented PBIS and RJ practices, designed school-wide systems such as data trackers to support school operations and accelerate student academic growth, and participated in Antiracist Collective Cohort to elevate equity and implement anti-racist practices• Coached and mentored four student teachers from UC Berkeley and Mills College• Staff Wellness Champion to support staff and student wellness• Secured approximately $50,000 in grants and donations for field trips, books, and supplies for project-based learning• Grades taught: 2nd Bilingual, 2nd Inclusion, 3rd Bilingual, 3rd Math (departmentalization)

San Francisco Bay Area

• Managed the operations of the learning and development team of 26 people, supporting a staff of over 1,300 people• Managed a team budget of $2 million• Collaborated with senior leadership to plan, facilitate, and implement values-based leadership retreats for executives• Designed and curated on-demand learning and development content

Greater New York City Area

- Supported team operations, communications, and team culture- Tracked and managed a team budget of almost $1 million- Organized and curated on-demand learning and development content- Promoted after a little over one year based on performance

Fresno, California, United States

• ​Recruited, trained, managed, and supported over 300 volunteers to provide free tax preparation services to low-income communities

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

• ​Designed and taught lessons to 3rd, 4th, and 6th graders• Researched language instruction with English Language Learners

Fresno, California, United States

• ​​​Managed on-site logistics as a coordinator; promoted after three months to Program Manager• Implemented and managed four supplemental education programs to help low-performing students improve academic performance• Created and presented summative reports for school districts and upper management

• ​​​Managed on-site logistics as a coordinator; promoted after three months to Program Manager• Implemented and managed four supplemental education programs to help low-performing students improve academic performance

Davis, California, United States

• ​​​Assisted in administering Event-Related Potential (ERP) study• Researched and wrote an honors thesis titled: “Processing Figurative and Literal Language in the Left and Right Cerebral Hemispheres: An Event-Related Potential Study,” for which I received Highest Honors (Summa Cum Laude)

Multiple Subjects And Bilingual Credential - Urban Education, 4.0

Master Of Arts - Ma, Teaching Spanish Language, Literature, And Culture, 3.88

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Human Development; Ba, Spanish; And Ba, Psychology, 3.81

• Graduated with Highest Honors (Summa Cum Laude) in Psychology, High Honors (Magna Cum Laude) in Human Development, and Honors (Cum.