Lindsey Luna Email & Phone Number

San Jose, Ca

• Recruited and mentored cohort of 150 low-income, first-generation college students, and increased college access by providing the following forms of individual and group assistance: college, financial aid (FAFSA/CA DREAM Act), and scholarship application assistance, academic advising, college and career planning, writing letters of recommendation, and SAT/ACT registration and preparation • Analyzed student transcripts to create individualized academic and post-secondary plans• Completed 600 individual advisement meetings with students to begin conversation about college and career plans and to ensure students were on track with meeting college, financial aid, scholarship, and standardized testing (ACT/SAT) application requirements and deadlines• Used Naviance to track college applications, upload letters of recommendation, and approve application fee waiver requests• Promoted a college-going culture and increased college awareness through planning and implementing school-wide events and community workshops, such as College Week and Community College Awareness Week• Delivered 120 classroom and parent workshops related to college and career knowledge and readiness• Collected and analyzed student data from Naviance pre and post surveys to measure growth in college and career knowledge, identify gaps, and design and implement a data-driven advising plan of action• Created bi-annual newsletters and memos to report data results to school faculty and stakeholders

• Supported math teacher during summer Algebra course that prepared incoming 9th grade students to accelerate into Geometry• Facilitated a one-hour Khan Academy session three days a week to ensure students practiced and mastered course lessons• Supported academic counselor to implement college and career readiness curriculum two days a week

•• Assisted undergraduate and graduate students with various stages of writing, including planning, structuring, and editing

•• Assisted patrons with book borrowing, fee-paying, and book finding•• Maintained library database•• Performed searches for, located, and recorded lost books

•• Generated Excel spreadsheets and Word documents related to student health insurance accounts•• Provided administrative support, including maintaining electronic and paper file systems•• Ensured students were informed of Santa Clara University health insurance policies and deadlines

San Jose, Ca

• Supported refugees and asylees with finding first-time employment in the US, primarily by assisting clients with creating resume’s, using online search engines to find job opportunities, and practicing interview skills

San Jose, Ca

•• Implemented online learning program to address individual students' learning needs and differentiate instruction•• Assessed student progress and led small group instruction to ensure students understood math lessons•• Presented financial aid information to group of Spanish-speaking parents to promote college readiness and awareness

• Mentored first-generation college students with writing and research assignments through enrolling in additional English course• Collaboratively worked with LEAD Scholars to plan and facilitate LEAD Week

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), School Counseling, 4.0

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature, Urban Education Minor

Activities and Societies: LEAD Scholar's Program, Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society in Education