Coordinated the development, implementation, and promotion of the college-going culture Oakland high schools.Maintained strong relationships with school site administration and leadership through thoughtful and consistent communication as well as lead collaborative meetings with senior teachers, counselors, assistant principals, and other post-secondary support staffSupervised and delegated tasks and responsibilities to part-time college advisers which includes space management, data input, and student servicesProvided direct service to high school students through in-class workshops and presentations, group and 1:1 support sessions, and creating and executing student-specific plans with school site partnersInitiated personal and professional staff development opportunities with part-time college advisors and committed them by conducting intensive 1:1 discussion and support sessions revolving around topics such as transcript evaluation, technology training, graduate school planning, organization skill development, etc.Trained College Advising Staff on a weekly basis regarding relevant post-secondary training material: college and financial aid application, transcript evaluation, university to-do tasks and follow ups, etc.Developed and implemented a college readiness workshop curriculum for students in grades 7-12 during our 5 week PCA summer program that ranges from college knowledge, financial literacy, and academic skills developmentInputed, consolidated, analyzed, and visualized school and program-wide post-secondary data points for Program Reports, Principal Reports, and California Student Aid Commission ReportsRecruited and interviewed in the hiring of college advising staff and tutors

Served as a a full-time, near to peer college adviser with a goal to increase the number of low-income, first generation, underserved students in post-secondary educationProvided 1-on-1 and group based college advising services regarding college eligibility and competitiveness, College Entrance Exams, and Financial AidAssisted students with the college application process: UC Applications, CSU Applications, Community Colleges, Common Application, etc.

Entered in data about student services that was done by college advisers Analyzed and extracted data that could be potentially useful to the work of college advisers such as senior surveys, individual one on one sessions, etcCreated and compiled training documents into binders to be used by DCAC directors for developing college advisers

Worked with regional coordinators and managers to prepare students from under-resourced communities for admission to colleges and universitiesCollaborated with program assistants in the EAOP office for recruitment and data management efforts through mail outs, creating fliers, and compiling student data using Microsoft Office, Google Drive, and EAOP’s data management siteMaintained an online and physical student database of 3,000 students

Created a space and facilitated cross community dialogue between seven different recruitment and retention centers/core groups about political injustices, social injustices, and struggles within post-secondary educationCreated a space and facilitated conversations revolving around the retention rates of students of color within the UC Berkeley campusCreated a series of datasets and resources for seven recruitment and retention centers/core groups to utilize for event planning and event management

Managed and promoted the professional, political, and leadership development of eleven REACH! Coordinators by co-facilitating weekly meetings and events with three other directorsManaged and promoted the professional, political, and leadership development of twenty-six interns from seven different programs with the use of social, academic, and political events as well as bi-weekly seminars that is co-facilitated by myself and the Associate Director of RetentionSupported and advised four different recruitment and mentorship programs in their program activities, workshops, information sessions, and group activities. These programs constitutes a group of twenty-four coordinators and interns that are within or affiliated with REACH!. Such programs are as of the following: TAL (True Asian Leaders), Let’s Rise, Shadow, and REACH! Outreach

Managed over $14,000 that spans transportation, food, supplies, and other miscellaneous supplements for programming.Managed and developed a team of four interns in Asian and Pacific Islander specific social and political issues as well as the technical development in the categories of program planning, finance, transportation, and recruitment efforts.Planned bi-annual overnight host programs with a team of interns, which brings high school Asian and Pacific Islander students from underserved and underprivileged communities from the Bay Area and Central California to learn about higher education, social and political issues.Planned and executed workshops such as “Understanding and Checking Your Privilege” and “Expression of Identity Through Arts”

Planned annual summer program which brings 36 Southeast Asian students from all over the nation to the Berkeley campus for 5 days and 4 nights to discuss cultural heritage, economic inequalities, social injustices, and political underrepresentation of Southeast Asians.Coordinated with other SI coordinators and Alumni for program supplies, the creation of publicity resources such as brochures and handbooks, and working with the University to obtain for venues used for SI programming.Mentored and guided a group of mentees by giving them advice and providing them with toolkits and strategies to overcome their cultural struggles and educational barriers.

Set out on a mission to rally youth and adults to rethink the Zero Tolerance Policy and bring Restorative Justice to Fresno Unified School District. Facilitated two focus groups on the issue of campus climate and school safety.Worked with the director of The kNOw Youth Media in obtaining, transcribing, and publishing the voices of incarcerated youth in Fresno, California.Created media revolving around the topic of education and its importance to high school students.