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Washington, Dc, Us

Moorhead, Minnesota, United States

Serving as the Dean for CLV's Chinese Language Village, Sen Lin Hu. Work offsite in the offseason developing curriculum, recruiting and hiring staff, planning orientation and training, and fundraising for scholarships and materials in the wake of a fire on site in fall 2022. On-season (June-August), working full-time on-site in Moorhead overseeing a residential Chinese immersion learning program of 40 staff and 300 students over the course of the summer. Responsible for budget allocation… Show more Serving as the Dean for CLV's Chinese Language Village, Sen Lin Hu. Work offsite in the offseason developing curriculum, recruiting and hiring staff, planning orientation and training, and fundraising for scholarships and materials in the wake of a fire on site in fall 2022. On-season (June-August), working full-time on-site in Moorhead overseeing a residential Chinese immersion learning program of 40 staff and 300 students over the course of the summer. Responsible for budget allocation, in-service teaching trainings, communications with central CLV organization, site managers and parents, as well as updating policies for relevance in a new site and making adjustments to the village's strategic plan for the future. Show less

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Provided research for Indo-Pacific program director Bonnie Glaser Supported production of the China Global Podcast Maintained a weekly newsletter of relevant updates for colleagues in the EU and Asia

Callaway, Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Duties included creating and coordinating presentations, schedules, assisting in internal and external meetings with relevant stakeholders under the direction of the Academic Director. Coordinated substitute teachers upon teacher absence. Assisted in planning and execution of high-level events including the visit of PRC Ambassador Qin Gang, the annual Yinghua Lunar New Year performance and celebration, and the 2022 graduation ceremony. Coordinated remote learning for students affected by COVID.

Remote

Worked as an intern with the Foreign Service Institute School of Language Studies within the East Asia/Pacific Team. Performed curriculum-informing open-source research. More details available upon request.

Mandarin Language Consultant for Kx Advisors Performing in-country market research and providing language-specific project support

Remote

Performed market research for drone technology companiesParticipated in competitive research for a client in the life insurance industry with monthly deliverables including Powerpoint presentations and client-facing meetingsResearched tech startups across fintech, medtech, automotive and AI spaces in Mandarin and EnglishResearch and outreach led to multiple connections and established future partnerships even during the worsening COVID pandemic

Worked as Activities Coordinator and Waterfront Manager, directing and coordinating the camp in a team with other leadership staff membersPositions ranged from Intern to Senior CounselorTaught a variety of activities and classes to students in Mandarin, supervised and led students in cabin groups and in camp-wide activitiesTaught online language classes and led camp-wide activities via video chat platforms during Summer 2020

Greater Boston Area

Served as the leader of a 15-person a cappella group Coordinated budgeting, performances, logistics with Tufts University administrationCoordinated and assisted in travel, competition registration, and performances at local synagogues, schools, and community events

Greater Boston Area

Worked as the director of logistics to coordinate events like the annual China-US Symposium, a conference held at The Fletcher School, organize panels of experts during said conference, as well as direct the biweekly discussion meetings that took place during the year on a variety of topics in China-US relations

Certificate In Chinese And American Studies, International Politics

Activities and Societies: Johns Hopkins-Nanjing Center SAIS

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations And Affairs

Activities and Societies: Sigma Iota Rho (International Relations Honors Society), Chamber Choir,Tufts Ultimate Frisbee, Tufts Club.

Language Department Graduate

Activities and Societies: Gold Medalist for Achievement in Academics (Language Department) NSLI-Y Scholarship Recipient, American Councils.

High School Diploma