Jemima Mbaka Email & Phone Number

-Direct the implementation of the Extended Learning Time of literacy, tennis, family engagement and life skills for close to 60 students at the John W. McCormack Middle School-Oversee a team of five AmeriCorps Fellows, two full time coordinators and two volunteers-Collaborate with school administrators, teachers and families to identify and understand student needs and provide links to appropriate resources

Greater Boston Area

-Teach about 70 students at the McCormack Middle School in an Extended Learning Time and Out-of-School Time settings.-Implement and develop literacy curriculum that is engaging and challenging to improve student outcomes.-Assist teachers in and outside of the classroom to maintain student success such as using iReady data.-Assist Tenacity’s STRP (Summer Tennis and Reading Program) through observations and providing feedback on overall management of specific sites.

Greater Boston Area

-Work primarily with middle schoolers by leading small groups in academic and fitness activities in the classroom and afterschool setting.-Help create lesson plans for literacy blocks as well as tennis and fitness blocks.-Recruit and manage volunteers-Assist in data entry.-Facilitate family engagement initiatives.-Lead the Summer Tennis and Reading Program (STRP) at Boston Commons in the summer of 2017.

Greater New York City Area

-Utilize quantitative skills to process transactions.-Assist customers with merchandise while also organizing store items.

Greater New York City Area

-Supervised shift operations such as coordinating daily schedules, managing assessments, training, and mentoring museum interpreters and apprentices. -Developed new cart exhibits through researching exhibits and decide how to present it

Storrs, Ct

-Prepared and served food to students and visitors, check food temperatures, wash and clean dishes and other materials, sweep and mop floors to maintain a clean environment in a fast-paced atmosphere.-Utilized quantitative skills to process transactions.

Storrs, Ct

-Worked in the Bousfield Psychology Department with graduate student, Talea Cornelius, on her research project about food perception and beliefs about weight control.-Ran a food perception study in which participants were presented with three different foods to smell and had to guess their names.-Ran a questionnaire and marketing study in which participants answered questions online and assessed different foods.-Debriefed participants about the hypothesis of the study.-Entered information about the food and from participants’ response into online application created by Talea Cornelius.

Greater New York City Area

-Performed teaching-based activities with the use of carts to help visitors understand science concepts of the exhibits by establishing connections to their everyday lives

Greater New York City Area

-Volunteered over 50 hours, assisting visitors in the museum by helping people navigate the Discovery Room.-Participated in special events by arranging activity areas, allowing for a fun-filled environment.

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology

Activities and Societies: Psychology Club

Associate'S Degree, Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies

High School