Mylani Sonico Email & Phone Number

Rodeo, California, United States

Richmond, California, United States

• Attend local government agency, cannabis coalition, community-based organization, and policy partner meetings with Young Adult Program Supervising Coordinator to promote TREES (Teaching Racial Environmental Empowerment.
• Co-facilitate a TREES panel presentation at Family Camp, moderating discussions of cultural connectedness and natural healing between adults and transitional-age youth
• Create and manage social media content to promote the TREES program
• Conduct outreach and recruit young adult participants to learn about mental health among BIPOC youth in relation to the War on Drugs and participate in mental health advocacy efforts.

• Assisted communications and marketing for YES's young adult program, Teaching Racial Environmental Empowerment Series (TREES)
• Created infographics and social media content to post on a weekly basis
• Co-facilitated educational workshops to teach participants about community conditions’ impact on physical and mental health outcomes
• Drafted media releases and advocacy statements to promote TREES program events and expand their social network
• Conducted social media outreach to promote a community wellness event
• Gained exposure to public health fields through participation in weekly professional development workshops

• Guided post-secondary learning in Human Relationships & Sexuality and Career Development for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Individualized student interaction approaches to clarify learning concepts and address behavioral concerns effectively
• Documented weekly reports to communicate concerns or feedback regarding student comprehension and behavior

• Developed a social media series to educate the general public on a monthly basis about sociopolitical and environmental injustices contributing to various cancer inequities
• Delegated committee tasks to coordinate a health and wellness workshop for UCLA students, promoting social support and healthy coping strategies
• Collaborated with ACS committees to diversify club recruitment outreach and create a petition advocating for more diverse clinical research trial demographics

• Expanded our organization’s peer mentorship system: professional development and social bonding events
• Collaborated with various committees to organize an annual Relay for Life event: honors loved ones lost to cancer and provide a community of support for cancer patients and survivors

• Participated in weekly meetings to collaborate on new fundraising ideas and events
• Promoted cancer awareness and prevention through virtual fundraising efforts

• Shadowed medical teams during patient rounds at Ronald Reagan Medical Center on a weekly basis
• Presented quarterly case study presentations to UCLA Health professionals based on clinical exposure to internal medicine, radiation oncology, and pediatrics
• Engaged in quarterly mentorship meetings, volunteer outreach events, and professional development workshops

• Facilitated 1 on 1 peer coaching appointments with recent high school graduates to ensure college preparedness
• Interacted with elementary students during reading sessions to practice reading and comprehension skills
• Advised new scholarship recipients by providing personal insight and guidance on a college panel
• Communicated with existing scholarship recipients through phone outreach to renew their scholarship awards
• Actively engaged in weekly professional development workshops to enhance team building, leadership, and self-advocacy skills.

• Tutored high school peers in community college courses including physics, chemistry, geometry, statistics, and African American history.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Human Biology And Society

Activities and Societies: Regents Scholar Society (RSS), American Cancer Society On Campus at UCLA (ACS On Campus), Pre-medical.

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Math And Science, 3.94

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Arts And Humanities, 3.94

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Social And Behavioral Sciences, 3.94

High School Diploma, 4.2 Salutatorian

Activities and Societies: Visual Arts and Performing Arts club member, Leadership club member, MESA member (Mathematics, Engineering, and.