As a Graduate Teaching Associate for LING100A at San Diego State University, I teach writing composition to multilingual students, focusing on improving their academic writing and critical thinking skills. I create lesson plans, lead peer reviews, and provide individualized feedback, while fostering an inclusive and supportive learning environment that helps students from diverse linguistic backgrounds succeed.

• Serve as an administrative assistant to a Dean, relieving the manager of a variety of clerical and routine technical and administrative duties.• Develop, maintain, and complete class schedules; enter faculty instructional assignments in the Campus Solution module. • Schedule appointments; greet students, visitors or callers and handle their inquiries or direct them to the appropriate persons.• Design, develop, and maintain specialized databases; maintain complex record keeping systems including employee files, school-wide requisitions, budgets, and travel requests using standard and proprietary software such as PeopleSoft, AdAstra, and Microsoft Excel.

• Developing artistic expression and design through study, observation and experience primarily through Ceramic arts. Wheel throwing, sculpting, glazing, and firing techniques applied.

• Set up, operate, and maintained laboratories, classrooms, lab equipment, machinery, and tools. • Assisted students in the completion of assignments related to assigned instructional areas.• Prepared materials (clay, glaze, and tools) and equipment for instructors' demonstration and student laboratories. • Loaded and unload kilns, checked and prepped student work, mixed and tested glaze batches. • Maintained laboratory and/or storeroom in a safe, clean, and orderly condition.

• Owner of a ceramic art studio that specializes in beginning ceramic lessons, studio memberships, and functional ware that incorporates mindfulness and metaphor into the ceramic process.

Taught 4 sections of classes for First Year Services that provided resources for student success. Responsibilities included preparing and presenting coursematerials, organizing seminar-style classroom activities, reading and evaluating studentreflections, holding office hours by appointment, and attending weekly instructional meetings.

• Actively supervise program participants ages 4-18, ensuring their guidance and safety at all times.• Assisted in the planning, management, and implementation of age-appropriate program activities that engage students in active and meaningful experiences. • Collaborated with school personnel and program partners to align high-quality academic activities and coordinate student services. Provide positive behavior guidance that supports the developmental, social-emotional, and physical needs of all students.

• Analyzed and Maintained Studio Systems: Small business and studio management research and planning. Wedging clay, unloading kiln, and studio clean up.

• Program Management/ Diversifying Membership: Designed and directed community engagement programs that fostered cross-cultural awareness and relationship building between church members and diverse communities such as international students, refugees, and overseas partnering organizations such as Children of the Nations, Megumi Initiative, Eigo Cafe, and World Relief.• Engaged Partnerships and Created Volunteer Opportunities: Cultivated opportunities for community engagement by fostering partnerships with like minded organizations. Recruited, inspired, and trained volunteers for cross-cultural projects focusing on sustainable impact in both local and global communities. Educational programming for volunteers encouraged a posture of learning and cultivating a sense of belonging.• Administration and Travel Arrangements: Directed trip logistics including fundraising, finances, and payment tracking. Organized and presented pre- and post-trip meetings, distributed necessary materials, and secured accommodations, tickets, and travel insurance.

• Assisted in management of our monitoring and evaluation process forNorth America and Europe, including survey card data entry, internal andexternal communications, and process management.• Managed organizational mailings and shipments for upcoming Forums andcontent campaign materials.• Formatted and uploaded data into the appropriate databases.• Support and assignments with Director of Special Projects andOperations Manager

Taught weekly ESL lessons to a class of 8 Burmese immigrants.

• Mastered Software and Optimized Systems: Utilized proprietary software to track incoming payments and assisted with organizing and submitting insurance claims.

• Collaborated with Directors and Team Members for Store Launch: Implemented marketing strategy for soft opening of the first retail establishment in Pike Place Market. as well as, second store in Queen Anne. Confirmed reservations consistently exceeded goals.

• Grant and Program Administration: Organized and executed program for the Closed Circuit Television rental program from a Grant at the University of Washington. Calculated demographic information, made recommendations, managed state reporting and paperwork, set up and managed booths at fairs, and worked directly with clients delivering and demonstrating CCTVs for new and existing clients with low-vision needs. • Office Administration: Administered support to a number of projects and daily office procedures including: answering the phone, greeting visitors, processing checks, and ACH payments from client accounts, bank deposits, post office deliveries, distributing mail, spreadsheets, and database maintenance, and attending board meetings.

• Participated in a project that empowered widows in Malawi, Africa to provide for their families by gaining business and tailoring skills.

• Pioneered with a team of six others as the first group of Spring Interns for Sierra Leone. • Participated as a team member responsible for multiple projects including; sponsorship updates, village health talks, tutoring, and construction of cement block feeding area.• Cultivated relationships in local villages by participating in farm work, cooking, and project management.

• Studied ministry leadership, relationships, money management, biblical studies, and evangelism, with a core focus on overseas development projects.

• Customer Service/ Security/ Systems Tracking: Welcomed guests while monitoring and screening premises for safety and engagement. • Managed detailed tracking system and operated multi-line telephone system to independently handle over 100 calls each day.• Gathered and input sales data and prepared various reports for management staff.

• Language and Culture: Learned to navigate new environment while learning a foreign language and gaining cultural insight. Acquired an intermediate-low understanding of Mandarin Chinese language and culture.• Partnership and Community Engagement: Built relationships through hosting and participating in meetings, community events, award shows, and educational programs. teaching English as a Second Language in a kindergarten, tutoring, and special events. • English Teaching and Tutoring: Taught English as a Second Language to classes Pre-K to Fourth Grade.

• Program Development: Instituted a new system for employee orientation including people management systems, forms, meeting structures, and procedures. Managed Safety Team protocol and education. Coordinated, tracked, and coached individuals for company wide LIFE coaching program.• Coordinated Annual and Seasonal Events/ Meetings: Connected with community partners for company picnics, holiday parties, seminars, executive meetings, and employee rewards and recognition gatherings. • Collaborated with Directors: Performed multiple tasks as needed for executive management including preparing pay and benefit reports, letters, spreadsheets, arranging travel, and general office duties, also created forms, processes, and updated company handbook. Budget Reconciliation: In charge of distributing medical and dental information, claims, billing, spreadsheet management, and balancing payment on our self-insured plan.