Tessa D. Email & Phone Number

Burlingame, California, United States

Occidental College, Eagle Rock, CA

• Co-president and Treasurer (8/2021—5/2022)
• Served as a primary point of contact between the club and the school and communicated to club officers and members policies and procedures, ensuring club compliance
• Ensured all routine club operations continued or were improvedTreasurer and Advocacy & Sustainability Manager
• Advocate to end campus hunger by holding challah bread sales; raise ~ $1000 each semester for local non-profits (Swipe Out Hunger and Food Forward)
• Promote food insecurity awareness by planning advocacy events (posting public comments on local policy proposals and working at voting registration stands)
• Improved club’s environmental impact by promoting and purchasing reusable materials for baking

Eagle Rock, California, US

• Ensured all patient medication needs were met and always maintained patient confidentiality
• Managed all assigned pharmacy workstations and tasks to support the team’s ability to fill patient prescriptions promptly, safely, and accurately
• Provided compassionate, caring service to patients and customers in a fast-paced environment

Los Angeles County, California, United States

• Contact Tracer Team Lead (January 2021—May 2021)
• Supervise, manage, and mentor a team of 5 student interviewer interns
• Distribute case and contact assignments to interviewers; review cases for completion and adherence to HIPAA regulations before closing
• Resolve issues in a timely manner and communicate these and other updates to managerContact Tracer (August 2020—December 2020)
• Contact individuals, via phone, who tested positive for or who may have been exposed to COVID-19
• Interviewed to gather necessary tracing information and discuss disease transmission, contact tracing process, quarantine options, and additional resources

Pasadena, California, United States

• Planned and facilitated volunteer training and phone banking for PPPSGV-endorsed candidates
• Collected data summarizing the impact of PPPSGV endorsements on election outcomes (the 15 of us made over 25,000 calls to potential voters)
• Researched and organized artist submissions for new Highland Park clinic mural
• Shadowed PPPSGV community organizer: learned first-hand how a public health organization can promote and achieve change in LA

Pasadena, California, United States

• Developed three educational workshops for homebound seniors on nutrition and exercise that improved positivity, reduced stress, and increased education based on post evaluation
• Coordinated theme, activity, catering, food distribution, speakers, participants, transportation, and evaluation tool (participant surveys) for each event.
• Helped improve staff efficiency: organized food distribution, collected data from new clients, and entered data

Bachelor'S Degree, Urban And Environmental Policy

Activities and Societies: Intramural soccer, Challah for Hunger Club, Dean's List Grades 13-16, Academic Honor's ScholarshipStudies.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Sporting Soccer Club Team Co-captain, Junior Varsity Soccer, Random Acts of Kindness Club, Venture Crew 75.