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Corte Madera, California, US

San Jose, California, US

• Conducted short-term and long-term 1:1 counseling with students at a charter high school
• Treated students with Individualized Education Plans and students in the general population
• Used Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to treat patients with depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation
• Responded to school-based crisis situations
• Implemented a psychotherapy group to provide students a safe space to build community
• Supervised by a licensed clinical social worker; received feedback on client sessions and professional development

Boston, Massachusetts, US

• Conducted 1:1 counseling with students as a member of the Student Service Team
• Used foundational evidence-based practices, such as Motivational Interviewing, Feedback-Informed Treatment, Solution-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
• Led a men's group about mindfulness and stress reduction, using skills from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
• Provided case management services to students, helping them secure housing, enroll in food stamps and health insurance
• Supervised by a licensed clinical social worker and received feedback on client sessions and professional development

Chicago, IL, US

• Consult and develop software for a variety of industries.
• Created a React Native application for a media company.
• Developed process improvements and integration strategies for a fast-food chain.
• Partnered with other engineers on a component library for a national retailer.
• Mastered testing concepts, code maintainability and collaboration through pairing.

• Helped troubleshoot issues for both schools and graders.
• Grade papers remotely for a new start-up assisting schools in grading papers.
• Advise and give feedback to other graders to improve the quality of feedback.
• Recruited and trained new graders.

Brooklyn, New York, US

• Sixth grade general math teacher (2014-2015).
• Worked as a learning specialist teacher for 5th and 6th grade math students (2013 – 2014).
• Helped pilot new technology programs for the math department.
• Served as the point person for scholar behavior intervention and students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs).
• Initiated Saturday basketball program.

• Courses included classroom management, building student and family relationships, planning and executing “tight and legit” lessons, and using student data and feedback to improve teaching skills in no-excuses charter.
• Taught 5th, 7th and 8th grade English (two days per week) at two Boston charter middle schools.
• Tutored students full-time (four days per week) at Match Middle School.

Hanover, New Hampshire, US

• Served as intern with global health NGO dedicated to HIV prevention.
• Created Skills Bafana curriculum for young adult males on HIV prevention, alcohol abuse and gender violence.
• Coordinated soccer tournaments and programs to help educate young people about HIV/AIDS.
• Worked closely with African coaches to improve teaching strategies and curriculum.

Rochester, NY, US

• Initiated and developed inaugural Spelling Bee for two under-resourced schools in the Rochester City School District, which continues to run annually.
• Won best student program at the University of Rochester in 2011.

• Worked 12 – 15 hours per week in Senator Gillibrand’s New York regional office.
• Composed grant letters, handled casework and attended public affairs conferences.

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• Worked with Bulgarian Member of Parliament.
• Set agendas and scheduled appointments with EU ambassadors.

Master Of Social Work - Msw

Ios Mobile Development

Masters In The Art Of Teaching (Mat), Education

B.A., Political Science