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New York, New York, United States

• Conduct research and author content for the development of a travel exhibit and an interactive story map that focuses on primary sources from various archival collections
• Moderated Zoom webinars by assisting in technical troubleshooting as needed and prepared program reports by gathering attendee statistics
• Updated the Institute’s website with program information and reviewed existing content for grammatical and technical errors

Urbana-Champaign Area

• Managed seven exhibit timelines and delivered high quality digital exhibits within specified deadlines
• Conducted thorough archival research to gather primary sources, photographs, and other materials for exhibit content
• Utilized multimedia elements to showcase the significant contributions of women and people of color during their time at the University of Illinois

College Park, Maryland, United States

• Utilized data-informed methods, contextual research, and paleography to transcribe, analyze, and interpret a primary source to restore the biographical information of enslaved individuals
• Researched in archival material from museums, district courts, and digital databases in the DMV area
• Presented original research on data set and archival methodology and mental and physical disabilities of the enslaved

• Attended weekly meetings to synthesize findings in academic journals and applied them to relevant and ongoing studies
• Assisted with the collection and verification of data for 2 research projects using IBM SPSS and Qualtrics software
• Volunteered at a local middle school where created instructional presentations to educate students on mental health and emotion regulation skills

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Established a strong team of instructors by educating them on proper communication skills with parents and teaching skills with children such as delivery of feedback and customer service
• Fostered positive camp culture by accommodating the needs of children, parents, and staff, resolving complaints professionally and respectfully while ensuring proper camp set-up and optics
• Along with administering first aid, assisted with bike maintenance and evaluated classes on necessary skills to guarantee parent, child, and company satisfaction

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Taught children how to ride a bike, the rules of the road, and leadership skills while championing program initiatives and the camp's mission
• Identified and responded to camper behavioral issues and reported concerns to camp leadership
• Maintained accurate program records, including incident reports, logs, and daily attendance reports

Urbana-Champaign Area

• Organized programming focused on improving membership retention and accumulation rates by educating members and prospects on various leadership positions and service events within the chapter
• Planned more than 15 social and community service events to promote stronger relations and inclusion among members
• Oversaw a committee of 10 members to improve recruitment strategies

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Maintained a warm and professional manner in interacting with guests by phone and in person
• Sat 130+ diners per night in 3 separate seatings while upholding the restaurant’s high service standards
• Reconciled cash in tills at the end of each shift

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Facilitated daily arts and crafts projects for a group of 33 elementary school-aged campers
• Ensured that camp policies were enforced and campers were safe; performed necessary first aid procedures
• Designed and taught an ecology class to 6-12-year-olds

Bachelor'S Degree, Clinical Psychology, History

•Graduated summa cum laude 3.98/4.0 GPA

High School Diploma