Katherine Necochea Tinco, Ed.M. Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Menlo Park, California, United States

▹ Presents research findings and lessons learned on the topic of conducting family engagement research with a focus on Spanish speaking families.▹ Works on the Rocketship Public Schools Study (RPS) Evaluation study: An evaluation study of Rocketship Public Schools expansion and replication nationwide. ▹For RPS study, leads various research tasks such as literature reviews, qualitative data collection, instrument development and report writing.▹For RPS study, led 26 hour long bilingual interviews with caregivers and co-led 6-7 teacher and director interviews. As a result of my work and skill conducting bilingual interviews in Spanish and English, our client relationship has strengthened since the school’s demographic is diverse and it is important for our client to hear the experiences from bilingual and multilingual speaking families— especially in underserved Latino communities.▹Works on the Inclusion in California Early Learning and Care study: A research study to learn how to improve early learning and care for children with disabilities. As part of this study, we are taking an in-depth look at the child care and preschool experiences of children with disabilities and their teachers in five communities across California.▹Leading the recruitment and data collection process for the California Early Learning and Care study. This includes developing recruitment and interview procedures, onboarding and supporting two junior staff members, and communicating with different stakeholders (e.g., school directors, parents, teachers).▹Works on the Bilingual/Biliterate Instruction for Bilingual Youth (BBILY): A Research Study of Workshops Cultivating Biliteracy, Home Partnerships, & Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Dual Language Pedagogy.▹For the BBILY study, support various research tasks such as literature reviews, qualitative data collection and instrument development.

San Francisco

San Francisco, California

▹ Analyzed financial income statements for global corporations to prepare in-depth tax reports.▹ Provided tax preparation, tax planning & research services to high net worth clients.▹ Wrote research-based memos to answer tax questions regarding different laws that may affect certain client situations.▹ Collaborated with various teams within the company and assisted in various projects, honed skills in time management,project management and organization skills.▹ Volunteered as a mentor & coach to underrepresented high school minority students in college preparedness through EY College MAP.

Berkeley, California, United States

▹ Researched & designed an interactive natural language web application to assist English learners.▹ Interviewed students at Berkeley community college & San Mateo adult school to gather data & reaffirm the needs of the students.▹ Recruited a team, & pitched our EdTech idea to 10 Entrepreneurs and Venture Capitalist and was one of 5 teams out of 50+ applicants selected to receive sponsorship to further develop our Edtech platform through the Cal Hacks/ Berkeley Skydeck Fellowship program.▹ Accepted into Skydeck's Accelerator, HotDesk program as an early stage startup.

Palo Alto, California, United States

▹ Translated 15+ interview manuscripts from English to Spanish published in the Palo Alto weekly news.▹ Aided in the translation of a video for Spanish speaking parents in the Ravenswood school district.

University Of California, Berkeley

▹ Co-instructor for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Decal, a two-credit class at UC Berkeley for about 95 undergraduate students▹ Teaches through lectures & workshops Individual (1040) federal tax preparation, financial literacy, tax policy and socio-economic inequality at nation wide level▹ Preside over the largest tax assistance volunteer program in Northern California, and the winner of the 2016 UC Berkeley Chancellor's Award for Public Service.

San Jose, Ca

▹ Analyzed quarter and annual reports to help draft and file the Q2 2017 10-Q financial report for filling with the SEC▹ Standardized foreign financials for 10+ Adobe entities using Workiva software and Excel to set more controls for accuracy and improve the financial statement review process▹ Communicated and advised the European Financial Accounting team with the transition of a new process for their foreign statements, and created a comprehensive desktop procedure of the steps for standardizing the financials

San Francisco, California

▹ Created a DCF financial model based upon financial and historical data to valuate companies’ intangible assets▹ Increased the firm’s corporate responsibility efforts by redesigning and updating PwC’s SF internal volunteer webpage▹ Completed training modules on CapIQ, ethics, Microsoft excel, client confidentiality and leadership development.▹ Presented strategy solutions to 5 PwC directors by analyzing the oil and gas industry using OneSource by Avention▹ Worked two consecutive summer internships.

Redwood Shores, Ca

▹ Summarized more than 20 bank account transactions and created spreadsheets to assist in winning IRS audits. ▹ Attained good communication skills by greeting over 100+ clients throughout the year. ▹ Developed and alleviated the tax filing process by establishing a better organization method for the file system which has increased productivity by 20 %.

Master Of Education (Ed.M.), Learning Design, Innovation And Technology

Concentration in Identity, Power and Justice within Education

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business Administration, Marketing, Accounting And Entrepreneurship

Activities and Societies: Latino Business Association (LBSA), Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), Cal's Hackathon winning team.

Summer Future Leaders Fellowship