Alessandra Brunton
English Language Development Teacher at STRIVE Prep- Claim this Profile
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German Full professional proficiency
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Russian Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Elementary proficiency
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Experience
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STRIVE Prep
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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100 - 200 Employee
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English Language Development Teacher
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Jul 2022 - Present
. Implemented engaging, data-driven integrated content and language development lessons . Applied instructional strategies such as content language objectives, criteria for success, and checks for understanding to hold students to high expectations behavior- and content-wise . Built accommodations for students with IEPs and multilingual learners . Improved conversational Spanish to communicate with students in their native language . Led a student advisory focusing on college preparation, academic achievement, family communication, community building, and social emotional learning . Coached the boy’s Varsity and JV soccer teams, developing relationships with students outside the classroom, encouraging team-building, overcoming challenges, embracing self-care through exercise, and becoming conference-league champions . Volunteered on Saturdays to judge Speech and Debate tournaments
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Research Assistant
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Mar 2022 - Jul 2022
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) East and Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes Region (EHAGL), Educational Scholarship Opportunities Research Project . Developed structured questionnaires and interviewed 45 students and 15 UNHCR EHAGL colleges to better understand how international educational scholarship opportunities for refugees are disseminated and what support is provided to the students during the application . Wrote a report with quantitative and qualitative findings to share with refugee scholars and UNHCR EHAGL program staff in order to improve the accessibility of scholarship opportunities
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Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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COVID-19 Response Program Assistant
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Nov 2021 - May 2022
. Communicated with 30-50 individuals a day (700 total) about their vaccination records, focusing on overcoming inequities that create obstacles to easy access of government resources . Cleaned back-end database by investigating duplicate records; personally merged over 2000 records . Presented a positive face of the government to increase public trust and build community . Trained in solution-oriented public health emergency response, highlighting the effects of varying needs of trauma and privilege on the organization’s path for impact
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Pardee Center for International Futures
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United States
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Research Aide, Perceived Mass Atrocities Dataset
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Jun 2021 - Oct 2021
. Coded for perceived mass atrocity events described in the Human Rights Watch world reports based on 50+ indicators to make forecasts of fragility and onset of future events more reliable, commissioned by the US State Department to understand nonlethal atrocities
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Research Aide, Diplomatic Services
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Oct 2019 - Jun 2021
. Coded data for the diplomatic presence in countries as part of the Diplometrics team to provide credible data for researchers analyzing trends in international diplomatic relations. Searched through internet archives and databases for diplomatic lists to build database, ensure project longevity, and decrease bias from limited sample size
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University of Denver
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Caller, Crimson Call Center
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Jul 2021 - Sep 2021
. Called alumni to support engagement by providing updates and opportunities to engage in person and virtually through events, career development, and giving. Connected with over 20 people with 10-25 minute conversations that led to the alumni reaching back to career services because of COVID-19 instigated jobs instability, alumni opening job opportunities for current students, and sustainable donations to scholarships and designations focusing on equity
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Lead Work-Study at Lamont School of Music
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Aug 2019 - Jun 2021
. Stage and house managed concerts, coordinating building facilities, faculty, and guest artists to enable performers’ professionalism and audience’s enjoyment. Supervised seven work studies, including scheduling and team building, to manage team efficiency through communication and accountability
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Work Study at the Lamont School of Music
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Aug 2018 - Aug 2019
. Stage and house managed concerts, coordinating building facilities, faculty, and guest artists to enable performers’ professionalism and audience’s enjoyment. Promoted to Lead Work Study for exceptional engagement and positive impact
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After School University K-12 Tutoring
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E-Learning Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Tutor
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May 2019 - Jun 2021
. Virtually tutored students ages 12-18 in math, English, AP Gov, and ACT/SAT prep to support their academic success and personal career or life goals . Designed curriculums surrounding each students’ specific needs to ensure a comfortable, productive learning environment . Virtually tutored students ages 12-18 in math, English, AP Gov, and ACT/SAT prep to support their academic success and personal career or life goals . Designed curriculums surrounding each students’ specific needs to ensure a comfortable, productive learning environment
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AmeriCorps VISTA
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Summer Associate, Case Investigator, COVID-19 Response Corps
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Jun 2020 - Sep 2020
. Supported community efforts to determine extent of COVID-19 pandemic to bolster Colorado’s effort to protect its residents’ health and reopen safely by cold calling confirmed positive COVID patients to survey and discuss future steps . Certified in the Introduction to the National Incident Management System and the Incident Command System which provide a background in the systematic approach to federal and state disaster relief . Supported community efforts to determine extent of COVID-19 pandemic to bolster Colorado’s effort to protect its residents’ health and reopen safely by cold calling confirmed positive COVID patients to survey and discuss future steps . Certified in the Introduction to the National Incident Management System and the Incident Command System which provide a background in the systematic approach to federal and state disaster relief
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African Strategies for Advancing Pathology
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International Affairs
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Intern
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Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
. Mined data to create a map of the pathology capacity in South Saharan Africa and build understanding of infrastructure to build understanding of need . Built project management timelines and organized presentations for monthly meetings to assist in the complex facilitation of an international volunteer board . Mined data to create a map of the pathology capacity in South Saharan Africa and build understanding of infrastructure to build understanding of need . Built project management timelines and organized presentations for monthly meetings to assist in the complex facilitation of an international volunteer board
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Education
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University of Denver
Master of Arts - MA, International Development, Certificate in Humanitarian Assistance -
University of Denver
Bachelor's degree, Dual Degree in International Studies and German; Leadership minors