Jon Gebhardt Email & Phone Number

Silver Spring, MD

Annandale, VA

• Conducted initial screening of potential clients (intakes) by phone and in-person interviews with first-time clients, and assist with follow-up activities with clients after intake, mostly in Spanish
• Worked with staff to manage client case files and to prepare documents for immigration applications, including translations

Washington, DC

• Conducted research into social services organizations to create resources lists for newly-arrived migrants in different U.S. cities

Boston, MA

• Worked closely with attorneys and other paralegals to provide legal services in the areas of employment-based and family-based immigration, naturalization and citizenship, and related immigration matters
• Managed a large caseload, from initial intake of clients through submission and adjudication of immigration petitions and applications, meeting tight deadlines and adapting to shifting priorities, frequent changes in.
• Drafted and proofed forms, letters, and legal documents for submission to different U.S. government agencies (Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, and Department of Labor)
• Corresponded effectively, patiently, and empathetically with clients, providing them with support and guidance through an often stressful and frustrating process

Waltham, MA

• Participated in 10-week training course on immigration law taught by two attorneys
• Worked together with attorneys and other volunteers to support individuals applying for asylum and other related immigration benefits
• Met regularly with clients to prepare their asylum cases, drafting and proofing forms, letters, and legal documents for submission, performing research and assembling supporting evidence, and preparing for their asylum.

Boston, MA

• Produced and edited transcripts for a large range of clients, including law firms, government agencies, businesses, academic institutions, historical and cultural organizations, as well as individual researchers in a.
• Carefully, flexibly, and efficiently attended to the transcription needs of each client, such as language and style, and researched names and specialized terms to ensure their accuracy
• Collaborated with production team to meet urgent and changing deadlines

Pittsburgh, PA

• Taught World History, an introductory survey course for undergraduates, and designed syllabus for undergraduate course on Iberian Empires and Early Modern Globalization

New Haven, CT

• Conducted research at archives and libraries in the United States, Spain, Portugal, Mexico, the Philippines, and China
• Searched for and examined original documents, including a variety of legal records, both manuscript and in print, dating from the sixteenth through nineteenth centuries, in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and.
• Based on research, published two articles in academic journals and gave multiple presentations at academic conferences

New Haven, CT

• Led discussion sections for four undergraduate courses and taught students how to read, examine and analyze primary sources from different times and places, how to conduct historical research, and how to write.

Brookline, MA

Newton, MA

Boston, MA

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), History

• Major field: Early modern Europe and the world • Minor fields: Late imperial China and the world (Ming and Qing dynasties); early modern.

B.A., History

• Certificates in the Program in Latin American Studies and the Program in Spanish Language and Culture