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White label content and copywriting

St. Paul, Mn

Assisting first-generation and low-income students in their high school careers to help them optimize their acceptance into college.Highlights:-Perform extensive research and build custom content and digital curriculum for students on real-world topics such as finance and job exploration, which empowers students to become self-advocates and engage in practical skills-Teach writing and storytelling proficiency to assist students in writing effective scholarship essays, resulting in millions of dollars awarded each school year to dozens of students across four different high schools-Manage all aspects of a biannual newsletter for digital and traditional publication, from inception to distribution-Facilitate newsletter article assignments to staff and students -Oversee the creative direction of the newsletter, including copy editing, content editing, and graphic solutions, resulting in a highly creative brand-aligned newsletter that increases program advocacy for students and families -Create, design, and edit flyers, handbooks, and other forms of digital and written communication -Assist with grant writing for program funding

Working with at-risk youth to improve their academics, behavior and community involvement.

St Paul, Mn

Using higher level thinking, we tutor AVID students in small groups twice a week who present questions from their core classes

I have committed to a year of service with Americorps, where I provide educational support and mentoring to at-risk students, primarily 9th graders. I instruct workshops in classes, recruit, train and manage in-class and after-school volunteer tutors & mentors, implement service learning in classrooms in order to enrich the learning experience, and teach and tutor students.

Position Highlights: Served under direct tutelage of classroom teacher and assisted small groups of middle school students in the process of academic problem solving. Graded students' performance in participation, Cornell note-taking and problem solving skills. Acted as a mentor and a coach to the students.

Position Highlights: Tutored students ages six to 18 years old. Communicated strongly with parents about students' academic goals and progress. Reviewed background knowledge with student, introduced learning objectives for each particular session using local and state standards, K-12 curriculum frameworks and school's curriculum. Translated from English to Spanish for non-English speaking Hispanic students and parents. Minneapolis Kids-Various Locations

Position Highlights: Responsible for up to 15 children at a time. Planned projects ranging from physical exercises or games to art and music crafts. Lead hikes, field trips and other special activities. Played and interacted with the children at all times as well as being aware of their whereabouts. Incorporated educational material into daily activity. Work one on one with children suffering from high levels of autism.

Assisted teachers in the classroom on a variety of subjects. Tutored students on their reading and writing skills and helped answer classroom questions. Adult Education Center, Downtown Minneapolis, Teaching Assistant, June-August 2006. Tutored adult ESL students in the classroom. Dorothy Day Center, Downtown St. Paul, Kitchen Prep and Meal Server

Professional Certificate, Digital Marketing

B.A., English, Spanish

Activities and Societies: Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish and English

Associative; High School Diploma, Arts