Malia Koliander Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

- Building an Excel tool to evaluate a set of inputs against sustainability specifications and summarizing results evaluation through data visualization

United States

- Coordinating over 4 events that connect the UC Berkeley Economics community with employers and alumni, like networking events with professionals who graduated from UC Berkeley with Economics degrees, to increase gender equality in the Economics field- Planning outreach events, such as resume workshops, targeted at female-identifying Economics students interested in professional development aiming to prepare them for entering the workforce post graduation

Berkeley, California, United States

- Acting as the UC Berkeley Panhellenic community’s lead authority on scholarships, academics, and professional development for a population of 1900+ students in 13 sorority chapters, through the organization of scholarship awards, hosting of events for academic support like community-wide study sessions, and planning of professional development and financial literacy presentations such as an “Understanding Credit Cards” workshop- Coordinating Panhellenic-wide scholarships through the careful budgeting of roughly $26,000 and selecting recipients through an application process to distribute approximately 57 scholarships throughout the community, with the goal of making greek life more accessible and inclusive- Contributing during weekly Panhellenic Executive Officer Roundtable meetings and biweekly Panhellenic Delegates meetings to ensure that my work is clearly communicated to the Panhellenic community

- Teaching UC Berkeley students about financial literacy and UC Berkeley campus resources through 1:1 guidance sessions and group presentations to assist them in making informed financial decisions- Leading presentations for student groups on financial literacy topics like creating a spending plan, managing student debt, and financial aid resources to inform UC Berkeley students in a collaborative group setting

- Created a servicing guide for the Client Service Internal Team that consolidates general information about an investment consultant they work with, RVK, so that future team members can better support their business relationship- Cleaned up investment consultant employee profiles across four firms in Microsoft Dynamics CRM. This involved independently researching over 500 investment consultant employees using various sources of information, communicating my findings to Client Portfolio Managers (CPMs) and Client Service Associates (CSAs), and then updating profiles in Dodge and Cox's system- Drafted a Quarterly Performance Attributions Presentation that outlined the top and bottom performers of four funds to be shared on Dodge & Cox's Sharepoint and be used as a company resource- Conducted a Microsoft Dynamics CRM Cleanup of client accounts that were linked incorrectly to client summaries, had a consultant contact but no associated firm, and had a consultant contact that conflicted with the associated firm to allow Dodge and Cox to accurately view client account details- Worked with the RFP team to reorganize 2030 digital files of 17 RFP team associates to increase company-wide file accessibility and standardization- Shadowed investment research meetings such as the quarterly Portfolio Frequently Asked Questions Group Meeting, Macroeconomic Update Meeting, Client Facing Equity Team Meeting, and Fixed Income Update Meeting to learn firsthand about industry trends and company performance- Participated in intern programming sessions that focused on topics like Business Writing, Tableau, Enterprise Workstation (EWS), Introduction to Value Investing, and Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR)/Environmental Social Governance (ESG)

Berkeley, California, United States

- Engaging in 9 presentations delivered by experienced banking executives about topics pertaining to the commercial banking industry such as credit analysis, real estate fundamentals, and operations to learn about how banking concepts are applied in real world situations- Presenting a capstone project consisting of a mock underwriting exercise at River City Bank's San Francisco office to demonstrate understanding of commercial banking topics and network with their executive team

Berkeley, California, United States

- Wrote an article that is to be published about international sustainability practices from the POV of study abroad students to inform the UC Berkeley community about global environmental trends and encourage them to study abroad themselves

Organized over 10 chapter-wide events such as initiation for over 100 attendees and 15 mid-sized ceremonies to honor ZTA traditions through clear communication with chapter and national advisors as well as chapter members

Berkeley, California, United States

Created academic programming such as mentorship and tutoring programs for the members of ZTA to increase overall academic GPA, resulting in the chapter earning the title of “Second Highest GPA” in the Greek community for the first time in the Upsilon chapter’s historyContributed ideas and helped make decisions during executive council meetings to better the efficiency of chapter operations and communicated verdicts to a group of 100 people utilizing slide decks and online polls

Berkeley, California, United States

- Serves as ZTA’s ambassador to the rest of the greater fraternity/sorority community- Meets with representatives from all sororities every 2 weeks at Panhellenic meetings- Serves as the liaison between EC and the PHC community

Australia

- Managed the non-profit’s digital footprint by creating 20 educational infographics using Canva that highlighted water conservation practices, generating 2500+ impressions on Linkedin and Instagram, as well as edited The Water Conservancy’s website and library of informational materials using Wagtail- Researched sustainable irrigation practices and native Australia, publishing an article containing three family friendly activities to learn more about indigenous Australia and a fact sheet detailing strategies for efficient irrigation for the Burdekin Shire Council in Sydney, Australia - Spearheaded planning for the launch event for “Water Night”, a campaign for water conservation awareness, and coordinated with possible venues and 4 potential catering options to find the optimal accommodations for 100+ attendees

- Managing and overseeing kitchen operations and maintaining an organized work environment- Leading the preparation of salads, soups, baked goods, and sandwiches for sale- Mentoring and training new hires on proper kitchen procedure- Leading customer fulfillment activities and payment transactions- Monitoring online orders and using the online database to take inventory of goods- Assisting and answering any questions that customers may have

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Environmental Economics And Policy

Activities and Societies: Association for Socially Responsible Business, UC Berkeley Center for Financial Wellness, UC Berkeley.

Study Abroad

- Study abroad opportunity through UC Berkeley’s Global Internships program - Coursework is paired with an internship at The Water.

Education record

Peer Assistant Listeners (P.A.L.S)

Acted as the program's website manager (2020-2021)