Jesse Friedman Email & Phone Number

Stanford, CA, US

New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

Contracted by Intel, 3M, Booze Allen Hamilton, Novo Nordisk to deliver change-focused leadership training for executives

• Delivered task-based English instruction to restaurant professionals at education and ed-tech company
• Designed and implemented learner self-assessment interview tools to improve classroom performance

Cambridge, Massachusetts

• Co-taught and assisted summer Vocal Production for Theater, Film, & Public Speaking course
• Mentored Harvard College and graduate students on coursework; marked and graded assignments
• Coached students one-on-one during office hours, in preparation for in-class monologue performance

Cambridge, Massachussets

MFA Candidate, Acting 2018Institute for Advanced Theater Training, American Repertory TheaterHarvard University

Livingston

Montevideo, Uruguay

• Instructed English and arts courses for full school year at schools in Montevideo, as part of project to increase access to quality public education throughout Uruguay
• Constructed new theatre arts course at Liceo IAVA high school; produced and directed fully-staged final production
• Taught history, literature, linguistics to college students at teachers college in Paysandú
• Coordinated workshops, courses, and speeches in 4 different provinces across the country
• Presented research on innovative education tools to 25 Fulbright grant recipients stationed in 3 countries, at annual Fulbright enhancement seminar in Sao Paulo, Brazil

New York

• Increased revenue by devising and implementing plan to efficiently screen over 1800 client employees for Medicaid eligibility, resulting in over 1500 individually billable cases.
• Refined strategies to enroll thousands of low-income employees in health care, managing relationships with clients nationwide in a rapidly growing start-up environment.
• Screened employees from hundreds of work sites for Medicaid and SNAP eligibility.
• Educated low-income workers on Medicaid documentation process and criteria of eligibility
• Conducted policy research into stipulations of Medicaid eligibility under Affordable Care Act
• Translated documents detailing stipulations of Medicaid enrollment and eligibility criteria

Washington D.C.

• Adapted undergraduate thesis work on U.S. foreign policy toward Cuba for CSPC yearly journal
• Convened with senior and presidential fellows from around country and world to discuss research projects
• Elected as the sole Tulane student to represent the university at bi-annual CSPC fellows conference in D.C.

• Composed original research on Cuban economic policy and the Cuban music industry,
• Published article in the scholarly journal Cuba in Transition: Vol 23.

Washington, DC

• Provided research support for senior analysts, writing briefs on federal legislation affecting international development, state trade policy, by attending Senate and House committee hearings
• Contributed logistical support to CSG Justice Center, aiding efforts to lobby congressional support for the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act (JMHCA) of 2013
• Tracked bills through congressional hearings on the State Trade and Export Promotion Program (STEP), an international trade program granting $30 million to 47 states
• Coordinated and facilitated meetings with Canadian, Brazilian, and other foreign officials

Washington, D.C.

• Advised undocumented victims of domestic abuse on visa obtainment procedure at El Salvadorian Embassy
• Communicated technical procedures governing U-Visa and Violence Against Women Act Visa application
• Notated legal records of abuse victims and educated applicants on personal rights

Cedar Knolls, NJ

• Conducted competitor research and analysis, brand and social media development, and marketing strategy at multinational IT staffing firm and software publisher
• Collaborated with design firm to create new company website serving over 5,500 employees
• Managed budget for online advertisement and product display at trade expo; coordinated expo logistics

New Orleans, LA

• Used grant money awarded from Tulane University to construct curriculum for introductory course in theatre at local underfunded elementary school;
• Taught course twice weekly to middle school girls
• Directed students in a culminating end-of-semester performance

New York, New York

• Constructed formal evaluations of play and musical submissions, which served as recommendations for future company productions.

Lake Hiawatha, NJ

• Mixed and edited audio for recording artists, TV and radio commercials, using ProTools audio editing software.

New York, NY

• Worked closely with director Mike Poblete on rehearsal, production of Anternora, at the Robert Moss Theater

Master’S Degree, Acting, Theater

ALM 2018 Institute for Advanced Theater Training at American Repertory Theater, Harvard University Research abroad at Moscow Art Theater /.

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science, Spanish

Activities and Societies: • Phi Beta Kappa; William Wallace Peery Society; Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honors Society •.

Study Abroad, Spanish; Political And Cultural Studies

Education record