Established a team of volunteers, Board of Directors, mission, values & 501(c)(3) status with IRS; Conceptualized Camp Ko’ox (summer 2014,15), an annual creativity & arts camp free for primary-aged Maya speakers (191 enrolled in 2015); Counselor positions are community engaged learning opportunities for University students & young adults; Established annual Ko’ox Boon Fine Art Auction fundraiser, December, Hal & Mal’s; “Fund Ko’ox Boon” Internet campaign. Achieved 106% of $10,000 fundraising… Show more Established a team of volunteers, Board of Directors, mission, values & 501(c)(3) status with IRS; Conceptualized Camp Ko’ox (summer 2014,15), an annual creativity & arts camp free for primary-aged Maya speakers (191 enrolled in 2015); Counselor positions are community engaged learning opportunities for University students & young adults; Established annual Ko’ox Boon Fine Art Auction fundraiser, December, Hal & Mal’s; “Fund Ko’ox Boon” Internet campaign. Achieved 106% of $10,000 fundraising goal in 40 days on crowd-funding site, Indiegogo; Cultivated over 15,000 volunteer hours from over 300 individual volunteers since November 1, 2014; Oversaw Ko’ox Boon’s adoption of YAXHA Bordados, a clothing brand featuring traditional embroidery, which provides jobs for 12 women & one man in an attempt to create economically sustainability & gender equality for the future of the foundation. Show less

• Oversee and direct program changes from Millsaps Scholarship Program for Rural Youthinto a Community Engaged Learning program, which focuses on creating collaborativelearning experiences for local students and Millsaps students in the same contexts.• Develop first-ever Community Engaged Learning course for Millsaps students in Yucatán(2 credit hour course, formed in conjunction with Ko’ox Boon | October 2 - December 5, 2015).

• Instructor of Composition: Assistantship requires the curriculum development and execution of two sections of English 101 in the Fall and two sections of English 102 in the Spring (2013-14). Training includes a pedagogy course, Teaching College Composition.• Writing Center Consultant: Training includes a course, Writing Center Theory and Prac-tice, which provides the pedagogical basis for tutoring college students in English and writing. Emphasis placed on English as a Second Language… Show more • Instructor of Composition: Assistantship requires the curriculum development and execution of two sections of English 101 in the Fall and two sections of English 102 in the Spring (2013-14). Training includes a pedagogy course, Teaching College Composition.• Writing Center Consultant: Training includes a course, Writing Center Theory and Prac-tice, which provides the pedagogical basis for tutoring college students in English and writing. Emphasis placed on English as a Second Language tutoring and teaching, as well as entry-level college Show less