Michael Bluing Email & Phone Number

Oakland, CA, US

San Francisco Bay Area

• Manage a caseload of 70 college students; serve as a resource by connecting them to educational, career and leadership development opportunities.
• Provide individualized support and create college transition plans for existing high school seniors to ensure students matriculate to college.
• Review student data consistently; provide direct coaching and utilize motivational interviewing techniques to ensure students make behavioral changes that lead to health and success, and ultimately, are on track to.

Indonesia

• Co-founded Elfi Project, a small-scale non-profit organization devoted to expanding higher education opportunities for young women living in remote areas of Indonesia.
• Responsible for fundraising, designing Elfi Project's messaging and branding, co-leading annual student selection process and and all other aspects of co-leading a small-scale non-profit organization.

West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia

• Extended Peace Corps service for a third year as part of the first batch of Volunteers to pioneer Peace Corps Indonesia pilot project in East Nusa Tenggara.
• Co-taught English as a second language with four local English teachers to approximately 360 students in the 11th and 12th grade at a high school in Merdeka, Kupang District, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
• Conducted weekly English lessons for more than 30 neighborhood children 4-14 years of age.
• Co-planned and co-facilitated a two-day diversity workshop for approximately 30 Peace Corps Volunteers to discuss challenges facing volunteers of color.

West Java Province, Indonesia

• Co-taught English as a second language to approximately 440 10th and 11th grade students at a vocational high school in Sukatali, Sumedang District, West Java, Indonesia.
• Worked with three local English teachers in developing new teaching methods and material for under-resourced classrooms, as well as organized and conducted a weekly extra-curricular English Club for students.
• Co-planned and facilitated a two-day boys’ leadership camp for more than 40 students from four schools. The camp focused on goal setting, examining gender roles, character building, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
• Co-planned and facilitated a three-day girls’ empowerment camp for more than 60 students from five schools. The camp focused on goal setting, leadership, teamwork, and women’s health.
• Planned and facilitated a 360-minute workshop at the Religious Training and Education headquarters in Makassar, Southern Sulawesi, Indonesia to an audience of approximately 25 elementary, junior high and high school.
• Co-organized and co-facilitated teacher workshops to enhance teaching methods and resources for more than 100 local high school and junior high school English teachers.

Chico, California Area

• Managed the day-to-day operations of 12 to 16 writing tutors serving 355 students throughout the academic semester.
• Oversaw the center’s online writing component, which included monitoring essay submissions, returning essays to students in a timely fashion and periodically updating online resources.
• Corresponded via email on matters relating to meetings, in-class presentations, online essays, student surveys, and other administrative functions.
• Coordinated study skills workshops and in-class presentations to small and large groups of students.

Chico, California Area

• Coached students in developing essay topics, understanding the writing process, and revising essays.
• Facilitated writing workshops to small and large groups of students.

Chico, California Area

• Monitored the academic progress of approximately 60 high school students and helped them explore options for higher education.
• Conducted individual and group tutoring sessions in English, mathematics, and science.

Chico, California Area

• Organized and facilitated weekly two-hour workshops for up to 15 students.
• Provided syntax, grammar, punctuation, and spelling instruction.

Chico, California Area

• Supported low-income, first-generation freshmen students by monitoring their academic progress, serving as a liaison between students and various campus departments, and conducting skill-building workshops.

Chico, California Area

• Directly supervised approximately 35 first-year college residents and assisted in the general supervision of approximately 500 first-year college residents.
• Organized and facilitated educational and community-building programs on diversity, personal development, and academic performance.