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Toronto, ON, CA

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Windmill Microlending is Canada's only national charity providing affordable loans to help skilled immigrants and refugees re-enter their professions and contribute to the Canadian workforce.-Partner with top corporate donors across Canada (six and seven-figure donors) to build customized employee engagement opportunities for their team members to engage.

Denver Metropolitan Area

-Managed resource development, outreach, and communications for a refugee resettlement agency with an annual operating budget of up to $14 million. Supervised two full-time staff members & additional interns.-Led the successful grant application process & writing for a $9M state grant focused on wraparound refugee services & a $1.1M state grant focused on.

Greater Denver Area

-Improved social bridging and social bonding experiences for newly arrived refugees by recruiting, training, supporting, & matching volunteers for ACC's mentoring program (First Friends). -Led program development activities for First Friends, including communications materials, volunteer management platform (Volunteers for Salesforce), & program.

Greater Denver Area

I connected over 200 refugee and asylee clients each year to necessary health services by partnering with local contracted clinics and CRSP (Colorado Refugee State Program). This included coordinating medical appointments for new arrivals, coordinating medical case management for ongoing care, and effectively utilizing Salesforce to maintain updated case.

Greater Denver Area

APDC is an integrated center of wellness serving primarily Asian American, Pacific Islander, immigrant, and refugee communities in Aurora. Within the YLA (Youth Leadership Academy), I supported adult mentors and ensured compliance with our funder. Responsible for recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, and supervising mentors. Worked closely with school.

Greater Denver Area

Within the Adult Education department, I instructed one class of adult English-language learners (Level 0-1) three evenings per week. My students were primarily from the refugee community; thus, I focused on literacy and life skills. I also prepared students for the CASAS test.

Ticheville, France

During the peak tourist season, I provided personable customer service in both French and English to clients visiting from across Europe in a fast-paced, fine-dining context. I trained new servers and interviewed with a French radio station, "France Bleu," to educate listeners on the unique garden-to-table concept of the restaurant.

Sciacca, Sicily, Italy

In this Sicilian private language school, I instructed individual or small group lessons to Italian children and professional adults for 3-5 hours per day and collaborated with other teachers to bring in U.S. cultural components and American vocabulary to lesson-planning.

Toulouse Area, France

The Teaching Assistant Program in France aims to strengthen English language instruction in French public schools by introducing a native speakers into classrooms who may also serve as U.S. cultural ambassadors. I taught beginner-intermediate level (ages 11-15) English courses in two middle schools for French students from diverse cultural and.

Greater Denver Area

Spokane, Washington Area

My main task in this student leadership role involved re-designing on-campus programming for National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week in November. I gained experience in project-management, event-planning, and promotions as I planned for a week's worth of advocacy and awareness events. Accomplishments from the week included bringing in a speaker on.

Gonzaga University

Students selected as Global Peer Ambassadors work up to fifteen hours per week at the front desk in the Center for Global Engagement and in other special outreach projects on or off campus. At the front desk and through our main phone line, I enjoyed delivering personalized customer service to prospective study abroad students, international students.

Spokane, Washington Area

World Relief is an international humanitarian aid organization and is one of nine national refugee resettlement agencies recognized by the U.S. government. The Spokane office serves 1000 refugees and immigrants annually. As an intern in the Employment Programs Department, I worked part-time under a team of four Employment Specialists and gained exposure to.

Spokane, Washington Area

Greater Denver Area

For four summers, I worked as a lifeguard and swim instructor at a swim and tennis club in Denver. Through this position, I learned how to work as a team of lifeguards to conquer daily tasks as well as how to manage conflicts/ emergencies in the workplace. I also built strong relationships with the parents of children in my swim classes & provided tailored.

Greater Denver Area

I started my first official summer job at age 15, welcoming clients of a private swim & tennis club at the front desk. Beginning a customer service role at such a young age allowed me to develop strong verbal communication skills and relationship-building skills that I have carried with me in my career.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, International Relations & French ; Minor: Entrepreneurial Leadership

Activities and Societies: Gonzaga University Concert and Chamber Choirs; Spring Break Immersion Trips; Global Conversations; Homeless.

French And International Relations

Overseas Study Program - Advanced French Language & International Relations coursework (B2-C1 level)