Katlin Choi (She/Her) Email & Phone Number

San Diego, CA, US

• ∙ Collaborate with faculty to integrate work-based learning in the following assigned schools & programs: Arts & Languages, Humanities, Math & Natural Sciences, Exercise Science, Dance, Health Education & Athletics.
• Teaches WORK 270 (Occupational Work Experience) and WORK 272 (General Work Experience) courses.
• Serves on college and regional committees/workgroups: APIA Committee, Women Studies Advisory Committee, STEM-Core workgroup, Mesa’s Strong Workforce (SW) Committee, SW’s Budget and Allocation Workgroup, SW Regional.

• Managed programs and budgets of $844K for WIOA Out-of-School Youth grant, Advanced Manufacturing Pre-Apprenticeship grant, and CCC Makerspace Initiative in accordance with federal, state, county, and college regulations.
• Set up a referral network of 55 local organizations which included alternative/continuation schools, sober living homes, churches, foster care agencies, barber shops, high schools, homeless agencies, etc.
• Created a centralized intake process with Adult Education dept and collaborated on marketing efforts. Worked with Research Office to generate a list of former students to use for outreach.
• Coordinated and conducted outreach activities for all grants with a team of faculty and assistants at K-12 partner schools and community orgs.
• Established work experience placements with 14 employers and community partners for out of school youth.
• Developed and implemented policies and procedures for program and fiscal areas such as work experience, on the job training (OJT), employer intake, worksite agreement, participant stipends/ incentives, support.

Mission Viejo

• Recruited 115 community college students at lower math levels, monitored their progress, maintained their case management files and facilitated successful transfer to an Engineering program at a university. Coordinated.
• Conducted over 90 outreach presentations, reviewed 370 applications, and completed 166 interviews.
• Coached students in their internship and scholarship applications with the result of 9 NASA National Community College Aerospace Scholars, 8 JPL interns, 13 interns at engineering companies, 2 Women in Transportation.
• Obtained $1,100 sponsorship from Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) for 2 students to attend SolidWorks Basic workshop and $320 for 16 students to attend professional symposiums.
• Spearheaded the creation of first SAME- community college student chapter and recruited 3 cross-disciplinary faculty advisors to extend and institutionalize an engineering supportive environment at Saddleback College.
• Organized workshops on topics such as Math Anxiety & Study Skills, Robotics STEM workshops, and field trips to NASA Dryden, UCR, Sandvik Coromant Production Center, Terra Universal, etc.

Mission Viejo, CA

• Manage program budgets by processing timecards, purchase orders, requisitions, budget transfers, and other necessary accounting documents. Coordinate the paperwork for 3 student tutors for their hiring and monthly.
• Created and maintained hard and soft system of data tracking and participant documentation with the result of passing both fiscal and program federal audits with fantastic results and zero findings to fix.
• Supervised the work of 5 tutors and 2 work-study assistants.

Macau, China

Developed curriculum to improve English reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Designed and utilized multimedia and online learning activities to augment classroom instruction. Worked with staff to coordinate and lead oncampus activities, field trips, and weeklong festivals to promote cross-cultural exchanges and students’ informal usage of.

Long Beach, CA

Initiated and formalized a volunteer clearinghouse infrastructure to facilitate the placement of volunteers, interns, and service-learning students with 11 agencies located in or serving the Villages at Cabrillo nonprofit site. * Conducted needs assessment interviews with 11 agencies and developed procedures for the placement of CSULB students for.

Long Beach, CA

• Developed mutually beneficial service learning, internship and community-based research partnerships among community organizations, students and faculty.
• Coordinated the Annual Community Issues Forum of over 250 attendees for 3 years with a committee of 20 planning committee members, 30 volunteers and 2 co-chairs. Lead person responsible for catering, registration.
• Supervised and trained 1 student assistant to organized SL Pro database for reporting and tracking student placements and creating user manuals. Trained faculty, CP & student to use SL Pro database.
• Established 52 Service Learning Agreements between CSULB and community organizations with 9 agreements requiring special approvals through CSULB Safety and Risk Management Office.
• Recruited and maintained a volunteer list serve of over 600 participants to whom volunteer and internship opportunities were sent out regularly.
• Worked with an average of 900 students from 30 service learning and community-based research courses each semester on their site placements and their special needs such as AB540 status, out of region placements and.

* Coordinated award receptions, student workshops and donor luncheons with university partners and other community organizations. * Cultivated high school, college and community partnerships by speaking at local events, attending workshops, and participating on community steering committees. * Researched and prospected foundation and government grants. *.

Lausd Venice High School And Monroe High School

* Provided LAUSD high school students from Monroe H.S. and Venice H.S. with info on college options and the 3 systems of higher education in California. * Advised 9th-12th grade students in their class selection and extracurricular activities to increase competitiveness for UC college admission.* Assisted seniors with their college application, personal.

Greater Los Angeles Area

* Built a searchable grant database with Microsoft Access. * Researched potential grant opportunities at Center for Nonprofit Management. * Developed curriculum for "Finding Ourselves, Finding Our Family" exhibit according to California education standards. * Participated in focus groups on exhibits’ educational materials. * Created educational materials.

Greater Los Angeles Area

* Tutored LAUSD high school students in Kinesiology, Native American Studies and Shakespeare. * Advised students on study skills and related academic issues. * Worked in conjunction with residential advisors to keep academic and social profiles on students.

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science, Urban Studies

Activities and Societies: * UCLA Women and Youth Supporting Each Other- Mentor, UCLA Branch Director, Board of Directors Member * UCLA.

Master’S Degree, Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, And Peacebuilding

Activities and Societies: * Co-presented a conference session on “Actively Embracing Multicultural Classrooms and Campuses” at 2009 AACU.

Master’S Degree, Education (Counseling)

Activities and Societies: Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Recovery & Trauma Informed Care

Doctor Of Education - Edd, Leadership And Innovation