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Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

Program: Citywide Foundational Leadership Development ProgramDue to the existing gap in learning opportunities for people leaders, they are hired or promoted into roles that manage others without the necessary training and skills. Given their position, they can make or break an employees experience in the workplace. As a result, I am developing a citywide leadership blended learning program to develop human-centered people leaders who are equipped with the necessary skills to cultivate a… Show more Program: Citywide Foundational Leadership Development ProgramDue to the existing gap in learning opportunities for people leaders, they are hired or promoted into roles that manage others without the necessary training and skills. Given their position, they can make or break an employees experience in the workplace. As a result, I am developing a citywide leadership blended learning program to develop human-centered people leaders who are equipped with the necessary skills to cultivate a healthy workplace culture for all employees.Project: The Human in Human ResourcesHuman Resources has traditionally concerned itself with the protection of the employer. Employees often feel that their interests are not best served by HR. I developed and launch a citywide online course for HR professionals and people managers with an employee interdepartmental group. It dives deeply into a human-centered approach to HR policies, compliance, and procedures by establishing an anti-racist and trauma-informed framework and tools. Show less

Seattle, Washington, United States

Project: Revisions to Early Achievers, Washington State’s Quality Recognition and Improvement SystemThe COVID-19 pandemic required Washington State to revise their quality recognition system used with early learning providers. This opened an opportunity to ground the system in racial equity and social justice principles. I implemented a framework and accountability measures to reimagine this system so that it listens and responds to the expertise and needs of Black, Indigenous, Asian, and… Show more Project: Revisions to Early Achievers, Washington State’s Quality Recognition and Improvement SystemThe COVID-19 pandemic required Washington State to revise their quality recognition system used with early learning providers. This opened an opportunity to ground the system in racial equity and social justice principles. I implemented a framework and accountability measures to reimagine this system so that it listens and responds to the expertise and needs of Black, Indigenous, Asian, and Latinx families, children, and providers. To support this work, I led racial equity and social justice training and discussions. I coached and advised project leads on equity principles as they related to their respective scopes of work. I reviewed the strategic plan and proposal for value alignment and to flag areas where we were building in, replicating, or worsening barriers for children, families, providers, and staff.Project: Language Premium for Bilingual StaffAs a result of observed and experienced inequities in our translation process, I initiated translation team meetings with multilingual staff, formed language-specific peer mentoring teams across the center, and started several external partnership meetings to co-create a process and draft protocols that respect and value our multilingual staff. Show less

Seattle, Washington, United States

Project: Diversity, Belonging & Equity InitiativeSeeing the inequities baked into our data collection process, I engaged our leaders and staff in designing thoughtful stakeholder engagement processes to ensure our systems were not creating or exacerbating existing barriers to quality trauma-informed and culturally responsive early childhood education. I led the creation of our mission and values statement, and continuous improvement plan.

Seattle, Washington

Project: Early Achievers, Washington State’s Quality Recognition and Improvement SystemAs a research coordinator for Early Achievers, I collected data from over 400 observations in childcare centers using evidence-based tools, Environment Rating Scale (ERS) and Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), to evaluate the quality of teaching and instruction. I also conducted over 300 interviews in provider’s preferred language to create an environment where they felt comfortable and… Show more Project: Early Achievers, Washington State’s Quality Recognition and Improvement SystemAs a research coordinator for Early Achievers, I collected data from over 400 observations in childcare centers using evidence-based tools, Environment Rating Scale (ERS) and Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), to evaluate the quality of teaching and instruction. I also conducted over 300 interviews in provider’s preferred language to create an environment where they felt comfortable and understood. Project: Meaningful MakeoverMeaningful Makeover is a web series where Early Achievers staff redesign classrooms so they are accessible, full of rich learning experiences, reflect our diverse populations, and make it easier on providers to manage the classroom.Project: Early Achievers InstitutesAt Early Achievers annual institute for over 500 providers and administrators, I presented multiple workshops, created take home activities for staff to use with their students, and set up mock classrooms for providers to visualize what a high quality classroom may look like. I wrote and facilitated workshops in both Spanish and English for their respective populations. See the list of workshops below: 1. Abriendo Puertas 2. Promoting Equity in Young Children 3. Positive Behavior Supports 4. FCCERS-R Deep Dive Show less

Seattle, Wa

Seattle, Wa

One Equal Heart Foundation is a non-profit organization that collaborates with Tseltal Mayan leaders in Chiapas, Mexico to support their agricultural, health, and educational programs. Project: Bio-Piracy Curriculum PackageA part of OEH's mission is to educate the public on issues that concern Tseltal Mayans. In support of this, I assembled curriculum packages on bio-piracy. This curriculum included the history and impact of biopiracy on the local Indigenous community… Show more One Equal Heart Foundation is a non-profit organization that collaborates with Tseltal Mayan leaders in Chiapas, Mexico to support their agricultural, health, and educational programs. Project: Bio-Piracy Curriculum PackageA part of OEH's mission is to educate the public on issues that concern Tseltal Mayans. In support of this, I assembled curriculum packages on bio-piracy. This curriculum included the history and impact of biopiracy on the local Indigenous community. Project: Sanitation GrantI assisted the executive director in writing a grant to fund a locally administered sanitation project by writing a letter of inquiry. Additional Projects:• Translated documents into Spanish• Conducted statistical analysis and wrote a report based on survey results to evaluate the impact of the program Show less

Mukilteo, Wa

Seattle, Wa

Master Of Education - Med, Teaching, Learning, And Curriculum, 3.93

Activities and Societies: Next generation mentor for historically marginalized undergraduate students. Advisor: Dr. Django Paris.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Latin American Studies, 3.8

Activities and Societies: First Year Arts One Program (a rigorous program on English, Philosophy, and History). Second Year English.