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Food education through gardening and cooking engagement after school

Partner with the local community to engage students in participating in green initiatives supporting earth-friendly behaviors– shifting from single-use items to reusables and diverting waste from trash to compost.Establish and support feedback loops, coordinate student-led advisory groups,and collaborate with other service members on school meals-related projects.Contribute to the operational aspect of local procurement efforts, marketing, and promotion of local items and support menu development with more scratch cooking.Advance and promote nourishing school meals through collaboration with foodservice staff, coordinating and supporting skill-building for school staff, andcontributing to community partnerships that support school meal initiatives.Coordinate parent/community advisory groups, improving communicationbetween the nutrition department and school community, and engage with thecommunity through event coordination and participation.Support holistic social and emotional development, empower students, andcelebrate cultural identity/practices through hands-on education, center justice, and support the consumption of nourishing meals.

Raised 50k through holiday fundraising on a small team, awarded 90k plus in grants, $615k in pledges for 6-year capital campaign 2022-2028, saved over 30k for multiple free platformsImplements operations, organizational management, public awareness & communications, resource development, fundraising, community outreach, board & stakeholder relations, strategic planning iterations, staff & volunteer engagement, and human resources.Solidify merger of systems between Boston Youth Wrestling and Beat the Streets Providence

Spearheading capacity and development focus projects to ease the branding transition and regionalization of multiple merging urban nonprofitsFocus is on grant cycle applications, data collection, community outreach, and marketing strategy best practices through Covid-19

Certified in Youth Mental Health First Aid 2019Completed trainings in: Marijuana Education Initiative (MEI), Meeting the Needs of Youth, Question Persuade Refer (QPR), Positive Youth Development (PYD), Developmentally Relevant and Educational Intervention Strategies, Building the Foundation on Mentor Training and more.Connect with local school professionals to meet the needs of students with limited resources and tailor the program to fit the environment.Supervise six adult mentor employees at five schools Conduct peer mentor sessions with the STARS (Students Teaching About Relationships and Success) mentor program model; high school students mentor middle school mentees through Friends First at Mentor LifeAttend National Mentor Conference and local or online trainings to develop continuous skill setsSupport internal operations as well as give back to the community during Covid-19 turmoil

Part-time organization of nature programing with an educational purpose, designed for all age groups in Routt County and Moffat CountyDesign marketing materialsMarketing of nature program events

Hotel management and customer service

• Designated School Official to assist and process paperwork for over 2,000 F-1 students • Attended 2015, 2016 Fall NAFSA Region XI Conferences, 2016 Spring Immigration Workshop and CT Regional meeting • Trained and certified in ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) 15hrs• Interact with and lead groups of incoming international students as an orientation leader each semester• Interpreting aid for incoming Chinese students with basic English skills • Reduced work time and eliminated schedule conflicts through editing and recording immigration information videos, now accessible online at: https://ic.bridgeport.edu • Collaborate regularly with IT on many innovative projects to simplify office procedures and modernize communication with student body • Integral to the extensive website upgrade project, managing content and design on the International Center webpage• Photographer at office related events• Train, update, and supervise 5-6 student workers per semester to assist me at the front so I may interpret sensitive immigration regulations and university policy

Assist with immigration procedures in the International Student Services Office with F1 and J1 students Wrote skits and directed immigration video project for incoming students during orientationVideo project completion resonated with staff and led to full time position

Instruct adults of multiple backgrounds and various language level skills ESL and Civics lessons

Create personal lesson plans tailored to suit the needs of the student Encourage confidence and edify the mind

Personalized and enhanced the lessons for the parent-student introductory English classes that I taughtInitiated a successful Halloween event that required team work, creative thinking as well as Chinese communication skillsCollaborated with my supervisor to write 2 preschool level writing books, the 2nd book’s design was executed independentlyWrote 15 preschool level 2nd language acquisition reader books, 10 creatively composed, 5 adapted from biographies

Ordered booklets from organizations including Susan G. Comen for the Cure, restocked, and entered the office’s entire resource material inventory into a new computerized software program, facilitating expedite check-in/check-out process and reuse materials for patientsPhoned Latina patients with doctor's medical results and help facilitate group discussions conducted in Spanish.Cited from various diverse sources and created a basic Human Body Guide Book with Spanish colloquialisms from various parts of Latin America to complete the university's Spanish Health Care Program.

Inside the office, manage incoming and outgoing mail, file prospective applicants. Outside of the office, tour guide for the campus and university informant for prospective students during open houses and daily tours.

Compute Church Bulletins and design campus fliers. Produce 500 copies of bulletins every Friday

Computer generate and publish a basic Japanese learning book for elementary learnersSubstitute for a Spanish teacher in a elementary classroom