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São Paulo, Brazil

One of the Top 26 most promising young leaders in Brazil. Selected among 50,000 candidates by Lideres Estudar, Brazil's most selective and prestigious fellowship. Líderes identifies and nurtures the next generation of high-potential Brazilian leaders, providing lifelong support, opportunities, and connections.

Colombia

Managed and supported a community of 40 students @Ver+ Tech Fellowship. Wrote and published a public GitHub wiki for 3,000 people featuring the fellowship curriculum (lessons and assignments), English learning content, and more.

Brasil

Guided and advised 9 low-income students aspiring to study abroad with scholarships. Secured 70+ program acceptances at prestigious institutions like Phillips Exeter, Milton Academy, Dartmouth College, and Yale University, along with $4.5 million in scholarships. Directed a team of eight volunteers.

Brasil

Globalizando is a Brazilian NGO that offers free and innovative foreign language teaching to low-income Brazilians with a methodology based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals and cultural diversity.- Planned and executed Globalizando's academic curriculum, providing program content and syllabus, teaching goals, and e-textbooks- Created and organized academic competitions to engage students, such as a spelling bee and essay competition- Facilitated over 10 training workshops for volunteer tutors, covering topics such as cultural diversity, teaching methodologies, and the SDGs integrated into the classroom - Recruited over 400 volunteers, including native English, Spanish, and French speakers, through social media campaigns- Recruited 5 coordinators for the English, Spanish, TOEFL preparation program, and design team- Conducted over 6 admissions processes, managing more than 4,000 applications - Produced content in the form of Instagram posts about language learning tips and scholarship exchanges- Established partnership with St. Paul's Foundation and LALANewspapers article on Globalizando: https://globoplay.globo.com/v/8362181/

Brasil

Managed a 750-members alumni community for an educational-technological startup providing free coding bootcamps to migrants and refugees.

Medellín, Departamento Antioquia, Colômbia

Analyzed Spanish-English-Portuguese qualitative and quantitative data through Excel on LALA's main product–leadership BootCamp for teenage leaders. Created and presented 3 reports for the board team.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Computer Science + Data Science & Economics

Activities and Societies: Martin Luther King Scholar, Podcast Fellow, Brazilian Society (Events Director), Swimming, Jewish Learning.

Secondary School

Activities and Societies: Gender & Consent Committee, Cross Country, Robotics Team (Captain), Dance, EcoRep, Gender & Sexuality Alliance.

Education record

Activities and Societies: ‘Re-Shaping History’ & ‘Data Analysis’ majors in a 3-month program in Medellin, Colombia. The Latin American.

Summer Program, Artificial Intelligence

Programmed in Python for 20 days, carrying out group research on detecting deforestation in the Amazon Basin through computer vision.

Summer Program

Literature, Philosophy & Culture Program.

Language Summer Program, Spanish

Concluded 60-hours of Spanish lessons in an Argentinian language school at a C2 level. Learned further about Argentinian history.

Coding Summer Program, Computer Science

Selected to a two-week intensive summer program dedicated to educating girls in computer science. Participated in the Web Development.