Victoria Yam

Senior Executive Assistant at Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP)
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Languages
  • Englisch Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Fuzhounese Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Deutsch Professional working proficiency
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Credentials

  • Preliminary License, Academic Teacher PreK-12: German
    Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
    May, 2013
    - Nov, 2024
  • Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang (DSH)
    Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
    Sep, 2011
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP)
    • Philanthropic Fundraising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Executive Assistant
      • Jan 2023 - Present

    • Executive Assistant & Special Projects Manager
      • Aug 2021 - Dec 2022

  • Self
    • Greater New York City Area
    • Freelance German Tutor/Translator
      • Jul 2014 - Present

      - Tutor all levels of German, with special emphasis on beginner and intermediate learning - Experienced teacher and certified to teach German as a foreign language in reading, writing, speaking and listening: experience tutoring and instructing all ages, from pre-K to both community and university adult level learning - Published German to English translator willing to taking on translation projects of various lengths and topics - Tutor all levels of German, with special emphasis on beginner and intermediate learning - Experienced teacher and certified to teach German as a foreign language in reading, writing, speaking and listening: experience tutoring and instructing all ages, from pre-K to both community and university adult level learning - Published German to English translator willing to taking on translation projects of various lengths and topics

  • American Museum of Natural History
    • United States
    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Assistant, Office of the President; Executive Assistant to SVP and General Counsel & VPs of HR
      • Mar 2020 - Aug 2021

      - Assistant, Office of the President (March 2020-August 2021) - Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President and General Counsel (June 2020-August 2021) - Executive Assistant to the Special Advisor of Human Resources (June 2020-August 2021) - Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Human Resources (July 2020-August 2021) - Assistant, Office of the President (March 2020-August 2021) - Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President and General Counsel (June 2020-August 2021) - Executive Assistant to the Special Advisor of Human Resources (June 2020-August 2021) - Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Human Resources (July 2020-August 2021)

  • Proteus Fund
    • Philanthropy
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Executive Assistant to the President & CEO and Board Liaison
      • Sep 2017 - Feb 2020

  • Deutsches Haus at New York University
    • Großraum New York City und Umgebung
    • Adjunct Instructor of German
      • Jul 2014 - Aug 2018

      Part-time instructor of beginner & intermediate level German courses. Experience with “Spektrum”, “Begegnungen”, and “Menschen” textbooks Part-time instructor of beginner & intermediate level German courses. Experience with “Spektrum”, “Begegnungen”, and “Menschen” textbooks

  • New York University
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Department Administrator - Department of Environmental Studies and Animal Studies Initiative
      • Jun 2016 - Sep 2017

    • Administrative Aide - Department of German
      • Jul 2014 - Jun 2016

  • Fluent City
    • United States
    • Business Skills Training
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Foreign Language Teacher (German)
      • Mar 2015 - Mar 2017

      Re-designed the German curriculum for textbook "Menschen: Deutsch als Fremdsprache" (A1-A2, Hueber Verlag) Instructed 10-week German courses for adults: - Level 1 and Level 2, equivalent to the A1 level according to the CEFR (European Framework) - Textbook: "Access to German, Jägerbuch Band 1" Re-designed the German curriculum for textbook "Menschen: Deutsch als Fremdsprache" (A1-A2, Hueber Verlag) Instructed 10-week German courses for adults: - Level 1 and Level 2, equivalent to the A1 level according to the CEFR (European Framework) - Textbook: "Access to German, Jägerbuch Band 1"

  • Mattacheese Middle School
    • West Yarmouth, MA
    • German Teacher
      • Aug 2013 - Jun 2014

      Instructed Level One German (6th and 7th grades) Instructed Level One German (6th and 7th grades)

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Online Visiting Lecturer - German
      • Jul 2013 - Aug 2013

      Instructed Online Intermediate German II (GER 240) at the School of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Instructed Online Intermediate German II (GER 240) at the School of Continuing Professional Education (CPE)

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Teaching Associate - German
      • Aug 2012 - May 2013

      Instructed Elementary German I (GER 110) & Elementary German II (GER 120) Instructed Elementary German I (GER 110) & Elementary German II (GER 120)

  • University of Cologne
    • Germany
    • Research Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Conversational English Instructor
      • Oct 2010 - Jul 2011

      - Instructed advanced conversational English- Topics: Mulitculturalism in the U.S., the U.S. education system, cultural studies

    • Private Tutor - English
      • Oct 2010 - Jul 2011

  • University of Rochester Medical Center
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Office Assistant (Clinical Trials Coordination Center)
      • Sep 2008 - May 2010

  • Montessori-Integrations Kinderhaus im Blumenviertel
    • Childcare Assistant Internship (Berlin, Germany)
      • Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

      - Provided child care for children from ages 0-6, strictly in German - Provided child care for children from ages 0-6, strictly in German

  • University of Rochester
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Learning Assistance Services (LAS) Tutor
      • Sep 2008 - Dec 2008

      - Provided private instruction for those seeking assistance in the subject of pre-calculus and calculus

    • Learning Assistance Services (LAS) Note Taker
      • Sep 2008 - Dec 2008

      - Provided (anonymous) written assistance to students with learning disabilities

Education

  • University of Massachusetts Amherst
    M.A., Germanistik und Literatur
    2011 - 2013
  • Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
    Austauschprogramm, Germanistik
    2011 - 2012
  • Universität zu Köln
    Austauschprogramm, Germanistik
    2010 - 2011
  • University of Rochester
    B.A., French/German, Music (minor)
    2006 - 2010
  • Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
    Study Abroad, Deutsch
    2009 - 2009
  • Eastman School of Music
    Secondary violin lessons
    2006 - 2008

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