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East Lansing, MI, US

Lansing, Michigan, United States

• Directed all day-to-day language services needs, including training requests, scheduling interpretation appointments, managing translation projects, and receiving all intake communications (via phone, email, text, and.
• Managed full recruitment cycle from initial outreach to training and accreditation and developed partnerships with multilingual organizations to increase prospects
• Developed and implemented office materials for training, project management, internal review, recruitment, and daily logging
• Coordinated creative strategies with clients to overcome linguistic and cultural challenges

• Connected daily with team members to envision goals and discuss outreach strategies
• Fostered meaningful relationships with NWFAF members to request and support political volunteering through follow-up and clear communication of schedules
• Developed proficiency in a diverse toolkit of applications, including AirTable, MiniVan, Outlook, and Microsoft Office
• Composed and responded to member emails using a variety of parameters in order to increase engagement

Lansing, Michigan, United States

• Coordinated with field directors and team members about site-specific assignments and progress on turfs
• Regularly interacted with voters at their doorstep about voting in support of ballot propositions
• Developed time management and multi-tasking skills in workplace tasks to maximize efficiency and proficiency
• Strengthened communication techniques to bypass reluctance, overcome misinformation, and locate common ground

• Fostered weekly contact with infrequent voters to encourage voting during election cycle via speaking on the phone and/ or texting
• Collaborated with regional team members to support outreach and troubleshoot complications
• Facilitated voting participation through scaffolding absentee-ballot procedures and (early) voting information
• Recorded responses and voting preferences on Wave

• Recounted personal experiences in the classroom to demonstrate my support for endorsed candidates
• Analyzed and recorded information about voting preferences, likeliness to vote for endorsed candidates, and volunteer opportunities
• Brainstormed and developed strategies to increase voter engagement during weekly team- conferences
• Utilized interpersonal communication to encourage voting by absentee and in-person

• Repeatedly approached potential supporters about signing petitions
• Researched and rehearsed key components of each petition to answer questions and overcome objections
• Coached new team members through rehearsal and sharing best practices
• Utilized fluency in Spanish to increase pool of potential signers

• Developed versatile classroom management skills through in-person instruction
• Created and adapted thoughtful lesson plans through backwards design, which began with assessment and learning objectives before creating a plan to meet those goals
• Provided differentiated instruction with deliberate instructional strategies and varying content, with a focus on comprehensible input
• Promoted open communication with students to foster a trusting learning environment through risk-taking and experimentation with the target language
• Co-developed plans and strategies with mentor teacher to accommodate all students’ needs, including disabilities, 504 plans, IEPs, learning styles, and absences

• Provided excellent customer service for all guests’ financial needs, including processing daily transactions and identifying gaps in finances to determine possible future outreach
• Displayed mastery in a wide variety of different applications to complete everyday job responsibilities
• Fostered and strengthened trusting relationships with customers to create an environment of friendliness and trust for all banking needs
• Utilized proficiency in Spanish to further assist customers in overcoming language barriers and increasing customer pool

East Lansing, Michigan, United States

• Prepared weekly lesson plans with a focus on pronunciation and vocabulary retention, which were used in conversational settings
• Fostered a unique and engaging learning environment for adults of varying ages via remote learning
• Coordinated with partner teacher and colleagues to develop each semester’s curricula to ensure all students are learning complementary material
• Offered flexible solutions for remote teaching via EdPuzzle, Whiteboard.fi, Pear Deck, and others due to COVID-19

East Lansing, Michigan

• Gained experience assisting a variety of clients from different cultural backgrounds through interacting with diverse guests
• Developed time management and multi-tasking skills in workplace tasks to maximize efficiency and proficiency
• Directed teams of 20+ to serve clients in the most satisfactory way possible
• Trained new team members the proper procedures for setting and serving rooms along with other skills for success

• Created and adapted Spanish 1, 2, and 3 classroom curricula alongside my mentor teacher to foster a well-rounded learning environment
• Cultivated teaching strategies to accommodate the needs of students, ranging from one-on-one, small group, split-class, and whole group instruction
• Frequently received constructive feedback from mentor teacher and internship instructors which further developed my teaching methodology
• Utilized an extensive assortment of technology, include Google Classroom, Google Meet/ Zoom, Microsoft Office, and cellular apps to develop diversified lesson plans
• Practiced versatility and problem-solving while teaching through COVID-19

Haslett, Michigan, United States

• Adapted lesson plans and cultural content to accommodate the diverse language proficiency levels of my students and their diverse backgrounds
• Assessed student WIDA levels to develop meaningful and achievable content for English learners
• Envisioned creative and beneficial lessons for remote learning during COVID-19

• Practiced delivering purposeful comprehensible input to novice learners in the form of storytelling and vocabulary
• Balanced a varying class schedule with different learning objectives between Spanish 1, 2, and Spanish 3 classrooms
• Expressed patience with students to help maintain a balance between my own expectations and the students’ unique abilities
• Illustrated interactive lesson plans to foster meaningful scholarship and engagement via online learning during COVID-19

Costa Rica

• Practiced and solidified knowledge of Spanish in everyday naturalistic settings
• Frequently engaged with rural community members and groups to address climate change
• Collaborated with high school teachers and students in English classes
• Developed my own understanding of central American values and cultures

Waverly, Michigan, United States

• Monitored classroom activities to develop understanding about educational goals and teacher practices
• Established beneficial relationships with students to foster closeness and learning opportunities
• Coordinated lesson plans with mentor teacher to practice teaching strategies
• Remodeled classroom dynamics to encourage participation from all students and troubleshoot problematic students

Lansing, Michigan, United States

• Observed daily classroom activities and monitored classroom environment
• Assisted small groups of students who were struggling with math and helped develop and improve their addition and subtraction skills
• Developed and offered constructive suggestions for mentor teacher to improve classroom engagement and participation
• Cooperated with students of diverse backgrounds to enhance cultural understanding of others

Bachelor'S Degree, Spanish, 3.8

Spanish; Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Graduated with Honor's

Teacher Preparation Program

High School Diploma