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New York, United States

• Coordinate with an educational-equity focused team to ensure the success and well-being of 550+ underrepresented college students• Design and facilitate useful and responsive conference-style programming and paired online lessons seasonally• Conduct regular check-ins with a 40+ student caseload, providing support through coaching and monthly check-ins to ensure college success, completion and retention within the program• Regularly meet with students to discuss academic, career and interpersonal issues while providing resources and information• Developed and spearheaded new Affinity Space initiative, training and supporting a roster of 14 student leaders to develop and host inclusive community sessions across salient identities• Serve as the college curriculum lead, managing the development process for 5-7 robust lessons per semester; lessons created include: • Advocating for Accommodations in College, Financial Aid & Loan Repayment, Post-Grad Finances, Exploring Critical Consciousness, The U.S Census, and Accessing Professional Mental Health Resources• Host recruitment and interview sessions for prospective students, liaising with 7-9 partner organizations and schools yearly• Oversee team’s annual end-of-year analysis for all check-in data; conduct analysis via Excel data models and create visualizations for organization-wide reporting

Greater New York City Area

Greater New York City Area

Brunswick, Me

• Monitored the Smith Union Information Desk, located in Bowdoin College’s bustling 24-hour study space and recreational area. • Handled ticketed community event transactions, distributed office supplies for student’s convenience, and maintained overall level of cleanliness and organization within the building.• Served as support staff for large events held in Smith Union, including preparation for keynote speakers and performers.

Brunswick, Maine

• Worked closely with each of the Academic Deans to ensure schedule clarity and overall preparedness for upcoming events.• Filed sensitive documents into student files, retrieves files when needed, and maintain organization of the workspace at all times.• Completed errands on behalf of the Dean’s of Student Affairs, including delivering parcels and recording messages.

Brunswick, Maine

• Recruited and managed a roster of First-Year students who host prospective applicants for one-night visits about once per month on a volunteer basis. • Introduced and acquainted current students with visiting guests multiple times per week.• Oversaw email communication between prospective students, hosts, the Office of Admissions, Office of Residential Life, Office of Student Activities, and Campus Security.

Greater New York City Area

• Worked directly with incoming class of 160 underrepresented NYC high school students during three-week program• Supported Summer Institute staff by preparing professional development curriculum, career readiness materials, and assembling daily lesson plans for instructors and program participants• Facilitated classroom discussions, chaperoned professional development field trips, and supervised students at all times

Greater New York City Area

• Directly supported staff members at Broadway Video’s Post Production and Corporate Offices, splitting time weekly between the two offices while completing messenger tasks throughout New York City• Organized daily operations materials, became familiarized with typical client procedures, and coordinated communication between BV’s various offices • Co-managed the “Mas Mejor” brand of social media, responsible for generating and posting content for various social media platforms including Twitter and Instagram

Greater New York City Area

• Assisted and collaborated with seasoned journalists and editors on stories regarding popular culture, forthcoming digital and print media, and relevant New York-specific trends.• Contacted outside businesses to co-operate on stories, conducted research for journalists, procured and delivered sensitive mail.• Published author of three articles in the daily paper, also available at nypost.com, on Governor’s Island renovations, watermelon pizza trends, and friend-finding phone applications.

Greater New York City Area

• Created a unique curriculum and daily lesson plans based on readings from Deborah Ellis’s novel The Breadwinner and relevant grammatical lessons for grade five. • Worked with two other summer instructors to co-create a “Fiction” elective curriculum. Students read and subsequently wrote their own short stories based on given prompts.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology, Alumnus

Activities and Societies: Co-Leader of Student Organization for Caribbean Awareness (SOCA), Multicultural Coalition, Model United Nations.

Associate Of Arts (A.A.) & Ny State Regents Diploma, Social Sciences & Humanities

Activities and Societies: Writing Center Peer Tutor, Young Democrats Club, Key Club BHSEC is a highly accelerated public high school where.