Lisa Truong Email & Phone Number

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States

As a teaching assistant for The Italian American Experience, I collaborate with the lead instructor to develop course materials and activities that align with curriculum goals. Facilitate group discussions, workshops, and tutorials to reinforce understanding and critical thinking. Offer timely guidance and support to students, addressing questions both in-person and online. Assist in grading assignments, quizzes, and exams, maintaining accurate records of student progress.

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

The AmeriCorps Local Food Recovery Specialist assists with the gleaning (harvesting) of excess produce from farms and gardens as well as getting the food to food-insecure individuals via free produce stands and other efforts with partner agencies. During harvest season, the Local Food Recovery Specialist helps lead gleans with volunteers to harvest local food and deliver it to local partner agencies in the Johnson County hunger relief network. The Local Food Recovery Specialist assists T2T’s program staff in actualizing produce free produce stands in partnership with T2T’s partner agencies. They also assist with other local produce access initiatives, including recruiting and scheduling volunteers, motivating and building the local gardener-donor network, and support and participate in general food rescue program operations. T2T serves as the hub for 60% of the food distributed by Johnson County’s hunger relief network.

United States

I work at the Academic Advising Center as a front desk receptionist. In this role, I schedule and manage the calendars of the 57 advisors, act as a communications liaison between students and advisors, and foster a welcoming atmosphere as students and guests enter the space.

As an executive board member of Hawkeye Service Breaks, I mentor 3 student leaders, aid with logistics and planning of 7 service trips across the United States, craft various forms of marketing to promote and recruit students for the program, and develop team relationships.

United States

In this position, I worked alongside a co-director to organize a multicultural block party that enables students to become engaged with the Multicultural Centers of UI. I was primarily in charge of managing catering from 4 local restaurants to feed over 150 people, collaborating with the 5 coordinators and students of the centers, creating an effective ticketing system to educate on the centers, and overseeing the entire event to ensure it ran smoothly.

United States

I was a student leader for Hawkeye Service Break, a program that exists to promote service-learning, social justice, and community building to University of Iowa students through a service immersion experience. In my section of healthcare, I led a team of 13 students through two weekend service projects and assisted in leading a class to build servitude leadership and educate on serving the community.

United States

I worked as a Center Programming Assistant at the Asian Pacific American Cultural Center that is supported under the Multicultural and International Student Services and Engagement. In this role, I developed programs to educate on topics relating to the AAPI community and fostered community for Asian-identifying students on campus.

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

This position supports the work of the LAWINRC’s director. The work includes assisting with updating editions of several LAWINRC publications, developing online training materials for lectures and workshops, delivering strategic planning, succession planning, and similar project materials to partner organizations, updating the website and social media content, and responding to inquiries from the public.

United States

Master'S Degree, Public Affairs

Concentration in Nonprofit and Public Management Undergraduate to Graduate Program (U2G)

Bachelor'S Degree, International Studies With A Focus On Human Rights

Activities and Societies: Hawkeye Service Breaks Rotaract Vietnamese Student Association Phi Beta Kappa

Certificate, Nonprofit Leadership And Philanthropy

Bachelor'S Degree, Italian Studies

5Th Year

Classical high school attended during exchange year in Catania, Italy

Education record

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society Public Relations Executive 2017-2018 Junior Rotarian 2017-2018 Iowa Girls State.