Julia (Smucker) Rajan Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Selected for Todd A. Berry Research Fellowship to engage with a timely issue impacting Wisconsin
• Researched 22 schools using the full-service community schools model in Wisconsin (specifically in Madison, Racine, and Milwaukee school districts) and the challenges and opportunities of this model in the pandemic.

• Designed Family Leadership Institute curriculum to empower parents with organizing strategies to advocate for their children in the Milwaukee education system, resulting in over 65 program graduates from five cohorts.
• Researched, tracked, and disseminated education policy and advocacy information and updates for various stakeholder audiences through written materials, from blog posts to white papers

Greater Milwaukee Area

• Coordinated logistics for marketing projects and planned company events
• Produced client-focused content for company Wordpress and social media accounts
• Fostered relationships with clients and contractors

Morocco

• Partnered with government-funded youth center, women’s association, and community association to create opportunities for local youth and young adults to develop life skills and employability
• Established, designed, and facilitated Girls Leading Our World clubs focusing on leadership, teamwork, and empowerment at a dormitory and youth center with over 100 girls ages 12-18
• Co-facilitated USAID Life Skills and Leadership Program with Moroccan counterpart to engender civic engagement and personal development for 20 youth ages 14-18
• Developed and taught English as a Foreign Language curriculum for high school students and adult learners
• Facilitated Moroccan-American cultural exchanges via pen pal letters and the Global Art Project for Peace
• Increased access to exercise and sports for women ages 12-40 by creating aerobics classes and sports clubs

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Coordinated recruitment, applications, logistics, programming, home stays, and transportation for U.S. Department of State Youth Ambassadors Program with South America for three-week exchange with 20 students from.
• Co-facilitated service-learning programs with middle school through college students in Washington, D.C., Morgantown, WV, Pittsburgh, PA, the Navajo Nation, and Bolivia with groups from 8-100 participants
• Managed U.S. sales, marketing, and inventory for the CEOLI (Center for the Disabled) Card Project
• Wrote and edited content for Amizade blog and social media platforms

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• "PULSE cultivates a community of young servant leaders to transform Pittsburgh. We do so by inviting talented university graduates to partner with Pittsburgh nonprofits for a year of service and leadership."
• Committed 35 hours/week to a non-profit organization
• Served 1700 hours as an Americorps fellow and engaged in Americorps service projects
• Cultivated an intentional community with 7 other members and managed a communal budget
• Trained and developed personally and professionally at weekly seminars
• Engaged in monthly volunteer service projects in the community

Goshen, Indiana

• Taught grades K-12, including Special Education and English Language Learning classes
• Delivered classroom content, engaged students in learning and critical thinking, maintained order in diverse classroom settings, and mediated conflicts between students

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

• Produced "Art Byte" minute-long film clips about the museum's permanent collection, which involved researching art pieces and artists, writing highly condensed informative video scripts, recruiting voice recorders, and.
• Performed clerical and archival tasks, assisted with exhibition organization

Riom, France

• Designed year-long curriculum for 12 English language and literature classes in conjunction with French colleagues
• Engaged students in multifaceted learning with group activities and cross-cultural discussions
• Fostered multi-cultural community and shared living space with teaching assistants from five continents

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

• Transcribed audio visual interviews from the “Racial Healing Initiative” project
• Wrote abstracts, summaries, and indexes for interviews

Master Of Arts - Ma, Educational Policy & Leadership

Activities and Societies: Trinity Fellows Program Competitive graduate fellowship dedicated to developing urban leaders with a commitment.

Bachelor'S Degree, French Language And Literature, English (With A Creative Non-Fiction Writing Emphasis), Studio Art

Activities and Societies: Cauldron Publication (art editor), Kalamazoo Philharmonia, K-Crew Admissions Volunteer, Student Chaplain, Gospel.

Study Abroad

Semester of study and cultural exchange in Clermont-Ferrand, France.