Ruthie Caparas Email & Phone Number

Sacramento, California, United States

Conducts education research and technical assistance projects at the local, state, and national levels, with responsibilities including:- Conducting field research- Performing quantitative and qualitative data analyses- Writing and editing research reports- Presenting research to education leaders- Producing training materials for education leaders.

Greater Sacramento

Sacramento, California Area

- Supervised and supported Sales team in creating solar project energy analyses. - Created project budgets and negotiated with vendors and subcontractors to ensure projects met target margins. - Researched financing options for each customer and guided customers through financing approval process. - Tracked project progress through sales, design.

- Wrote and edited content for our organization’s website.- Performed regular web maintenance and improved web design. - Created our organization's magazine-style newsletter (including writing articles, collecting content, editing, designing layout, and printing). - Planned and coordinated large-scale events (250-500 attendees), including handling budgets.

Palo Alto, CA

- Coordinated Kol Emeth's $23 million Capital Campaign to fund construction of our new campus- Collaborated with Design/Architectural Committee in determining design, budget, etc. for each aspect of our new campus- Collaborated with Communications Committee to keep congregants updated on the progress- Assisted in coordinating the temporary (18-24 month).

Palo Alto, CA

- Served as Executive Assistant to our Education Director - Managed daily operations of our K-12 Hebrew School- Planned and implemented youth & family events - Publicized events (through email, social media, flyers, etc.)- Designed and wrote content for the synagogue's newsletter and other mailings- Mobilized and organized volunteers

- Proactively reached out and built relationships with a diversity of Jewish students across campus. - Helped connect students to other individuals or groups who shared their interests, strengthening their personal networks on campus- Worked with Hillel staff to strategically assess the needs of various demographics within Stanford’s Jewish student.

Wrote satirical articles for the Stanford Flipside comedy/parody newspaper.

Stanford

Wrote News and Feature articles for the Stanford Review newspaper.

Stanford, CA

- Provided Stanford hospitality and customer service to guests of all ages, backgrounds, & nationalities- Tracked arrival dates, preparing for, and checking in guests- Managed billing - Assisted, coordinated, and collaborated with other divisions of Stanford Summer Conference Services- Interviewed, hired, scheduled, and supervised part-time student staff.

Stanford, CA

- Attended to the needs of the ~100 freshmen and ~75 sophomores in my residence- Advised peers on personal, academic, and career concerns- Created, planned, and implemented educational, social, and recreational programs to build dorm community- Confronted and resolved issues on tolerance, alcohol and drug abuse, mental and emotional health, academic.

Poway, CA

- Collaborated with Tierra Bonita’s principals, local AP art teacher, and district superintendent to develop our vision for the mural, which promoted the school’s new “Character Counts!” initiative. - Raised donations from local painting supply stores- Spent 200+ hours independently painting an outdoor, 60-ft by 9-ft mural on the school’s playground wall..

Master'S, Tk-12 Educational Leadership & Policy Studies

Ba, English W/Creative Writing Emphasis, Minor In Psychology

Tutorial In Children'S Literature