Virginia Raffaele Email & Phone Number

Brisbane, QLD, AU

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Seattle, Washington, United States

Certified Birth Doula (PALS - Pacific Association of Labor Support), and trained Postpartum Doula (Bastyr University). Learn more about my Doula support at https://www.ginnymaria.com

Greater Seattle Area

Primary & Preventative Care. Focus on Women’s Health: contraception counseling and management, wellness exams, initial Obstetrics visits and education, pessary maintenance, chronic disease management. Procedures: IUD insertion/removal, Nexplanon insertion/removal, steroid injection of knee/shoulder, abscess incision & drainage, splinting. Recently trained.

Oregon National Primate Research Center

Division of Diabetes, Obesity & MetabolismPlease message me directly for an extended description of my work duties and skills related to this position.

Oregon National Primate Research Center

• Division of Neuroscience.Some of my duties include:
• Daily testing and data collection of food intake for ~ 40 non-human primates.
• Intravenous blood extraction and infusion procedures.
• Tissue collection, dissection and post processing.
• Food preference testing, DEXA scanning, and metabolic chamber testing.
• Trained in RNA extraction and media transfer for cell cultures.

West Campus, Beaverton, OR

• Section of fixed tissue using a microtome and mount on slides for further histochemical analysis.
• Assist on various duties such as routine laboratory cleaning, up keeping and organization of tissue.
• Make the necessary solutions for tissue suspension and sectioning.

Portland, Oregon Area

Oregon State University

• Office of the Departmental Chair
• Grade assignments, schedule and lead student & faculty workshops. Community outreach.

http://kidspirit.oregonstate.edu/

• (Summer/Fall 2010) Head Instructor (main) – Teach swimming lessons to children in Summer Camp ages 5-13. Occasionally filled in as a Camp Counselor, transitioning campers from class to class, and main person.
• (Fall 2010) Office staff - Take in Registrations and Payments, Customer Service, Edit weekly Newsletter.

Corvallis, Oregon Area

• Perform maintenance chores; feeding, clean up, QC for water tanks, supervision of animals, etc.
• Collaborate with Doctorate students during the designing and developing stages of their experiments.
• Assist & troubleshoot during the experiments; aid in data collection, interpretation, discussion of publications.

Corvallis, Oregon Area

• Program on-campus events, from small (~$500 budget) to large (~$10,000). Dad’s Weekend 2009.
• Help other Directors with the last stages of their own events, and provide support during such events.
• Outreach and recruitment for volunteers; lead sub-committees; progress reports to advisers weekly.Previously "Student Leadership and Involvement" SLI
• Direct Student Event Programmers to many oncampus resources for Cultural & Academic functions.
• Event Promotion and on-site… Show more
• Event Promotion and on-site Support for said student lead events, activities and programs. Show less

Corvallis, Oregon Area

• Cook and serve sandwiches & wraps; make assorted coffee drinks & smoothies.
• General on-site managing - incoming bulk orders, closing procedures, staffing, etc.

Corvallis, Oregon Area

• Assisted with improving the university experience to non-traditional students.
• Contributed to the making of the first campus-wide Non-Traditional Student Handbook.
• Main strategies of work: networking and providing information.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Receptionist and Public Relations – welcomed and connected customers with employees.
• Was trained in several office processes, including invoicing and taxing guidelines.
• Assisted in the creation and application of a new company logo and office space.

Birth Doula Training, Birthing And Parenting Knowledge And Skills

DONA International approved training: "A birth doula assists the pregnant woman and her family in preparing and carrying out their birth.

Master'S Degree, Physician Assistant

Activities and Societies: Global Health Interest Group

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.) In Biology, Minors: Chemistry & Public Health. Pre-Med Orientation., 3.30

Activities and Societies: International Cultural Scholarship Program; International Provost Scholarship Program; Memorial Union Program.