Youth Transition Services Facilitator

• Aug 2022 - Present

- Assist teens and young adults with disabilities, ages 14 to 22, to acquire knowledge, skills, and supports necessary to prepare for a fulfilling, self-directed life after high school; responsible for working with students individually as well as in groups in school classrooms throughout BCIL’s service area, in the BCIL office in Downtown Boston, or remotely, through online video meeting platforms; work with students on the job search process, preparing for post-secondary education, work readiness skills, independent living skills

Caregiver

• Mar 2022 - Present

The boy whom I was a personal care assistant for through NortheastArc turned 18 in March, disqualifying him from PCA services. I then worked with his mother (and now legal guardian) to become a caregiver for him through Waystone to continue my work supporting him. The boy whom I was a personal care assistant for through NortheastArc turned 18 in March, disqualifying him from PCA services. I then worked with his mother (and now legal guardian) to become a caregiver for him through Waystone to continue my work supporting him.

Independent Research Scholar

• Apr 2021 - Present

This summer, I will be conducting an independent research project studying how emerging adult geared shows which depict characters with autism impact the perceptions and thoughts of college students towards individuals with autism in real life with a focus on the show, The Good Doctor. I will be working under my incredible advisor, Deborah Donahue Keegan from the Education Department at Tufts University. In my second summer with the Laidlaw Scholars Foundation, I will have the chance to go abroad and complete a hands-on leadership in action experience with hopes of volunteering in Fiji or Uganda.

Youth and Community Project Volunteer in Fiji

• Jun 2022 - Jul 2022

I was chosen as 1 of 16 Laidlaw Scholars to travel to Fiji to participate in Think Pacific's Youth and Community Project. In Fiji, we will be working with the Fijian government, local youth, and will be helping to build a community center. I will be living with a Fijian family for 6 weeks in the summer to experience complete cultural immersion. I was chosen as 1 of 16 Laidlaw Scholars to travel to Fiji to participate in Think Pacific's Youth and Community Project. In Fiji, we will be working with the Fijian government, local youth, and will be helping to build a community center. I will be living with a Fijian family for 6 weeks in the summer to experience complete cultural immersion.

Tufts with Rwanda Fellowship

• May 2022 - May 2022

Applied and was accepted to this year-long fellowship at Tufts through Tufts Hillel, during which fellows take a semester-long class to learn about genocide education and the 1994 Rwandan genocide, and undergo diversity training. Fellows then take a 10-day trip to the Agahozo Shalom Youth Village at the beginning of the summer, where they visit genocide memorials and build relationships with the youth in the village Applied and was accepted to this year-long fellowship at Tufts through Tufts Hillel, during which fellows take a semester-long class to learn about genocide education and the 1994 Rwandan genocide, and undergo diversity training. Fellows then take a 10-day trip to the Agahozo Shalom Youth Village at the beginning of the summer, where they visit genocide memorials and build relationships with the youth in the village

Intern

• Sep 2021 - May 2022

Support lead staff members and work 1:1 with members (adults with disabilities) throughout the day, including during morning meeting, goals group, journaling on paper or on an AAC device, and on community outings Support lead staff members and work 1:1 with members (adults with disabilities) throughout the day, including during morning meeting, goals group, journaling on paper or on an AAC device, and on community outings

House Manager for Substance Free Theme House

• Jul 2021 - May 2022

One of the founders and the current house manager for the new upperclassman substance-free dorm on campus. Before this year, there had been no pathway for students like myself who lived in substance-free housing freshman year to continue the substance-free lifestyle in housing on campus. I, along with a few friends, applied to create this theme house and now will be planning and hosting events for the substance-free community on campus. We hope to make connections between Wilson House (the first year substance-free dorm), The Haven (provides on-campus care and support for college students struggling with mental health and substance use disorders), and this new upperclassman theme house.

Personal Care Assistant

• Sep 2015 - Mar 2022

I have been a PCA for a boy with Down Syndrome since I was in 8th grade. I assist him with homework and daily routines such as eating, morning routines, nighttime routines, and daily play activities. He is verbal, but also uses an IPad as a communication device, so I have learned how to communicate with him and other neurodiverse individuals in a variety of ways. I have been a PCA for a boy with Down Syndrome since I was in 8th grade. I assist him with homework and daily routines such as eating, morning routines, nighttime routines, and daily play activities. He is verbal, but also uses an IPad as a communication device, so I have learned how to communicate with him and other neurodiverse individuals in a variety of ways.

Resident Assistant (RA)

• Jan 2021 - May 2021

My position as an RA was in Wilson House, the freshman substance-free dorm on campus. My duties included holding virtual programming (since all in-person events are prohibited), providing support for my residents in any way they need, and conducting rounds in the buildings in my community.

COVID Education Team Leader

• Sep 2020 - Dec 2020

The COVID Education Team is dedicated to keeping the students on campus safe through healthy COVID-19 practices such as wearing a mask and physically distancing. As a leader, I supervise all of the members who walk around campus enforcing the COVID protocols on campus, handing out masks and having educational conversations about social norms in this time.

Spring Intern at The Autism Program

• Jan 2021 - May 2021

Assisted with current initiatives of the Autism Program at Boston Medical Center and other administrative tasks; made ABA referrals for patients, created social stories, designed social media posts for program's Facebook and Instagram Assisted with current initiatives of the Autism Program at Boston Medical Center and other administrative tasks; made ABA referrals for patients, created social stories, designed social media posts for program's Facebook and Instagram

Literacy and the Arts Summer Counselor

• May 2020 - Jul 2020

As a counselor at the virtual Literacy and the Arts camp, I ran a book club and an arts and crafts group for the kids over Zoom. I also tutored a girl in second grade. There was also a socially distanced outdoor game session once a week for kids to interact with counselors in person and during this I organized the games and activities. As a counselor at the virtual Literacy and the Arts camp, I ran a book club and an arts and crafts group for the kids over Zoom. I also tutored a girl in second grade. There was also a socially distanced outdoor game session once a week for kids to interact with counselors in person and during this I organized the games and activities.

Special Education Teacher Assistant

• Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

I worked in a K-2 sub-seperate special education classroom for half of the summer and a grades 1-5 sub-seperate classroom for the second half of the summer. The second classroom was all non-verbal children. Both classrooms had children with Autism and other diagnoses. I worked in a K-2 sub-seperate special education classroom for half of the summer and a grades 1-5 sub-seperate classroom for the second half of the summer. The second classroom was all non-verbal children. Both classrooms had children with Autism and other diagnoses.

Special Education/ABA Classroom Internship

• Apr 2019 - Jun 2019

As a senior in high school, I interned in the Special Education classroom in my school that uses ABA therapy and learning techniques. I learned about and implemented IEPs, performed discrete trial training, and learned about some of the educational policies, rules, regulations, and laws that inform the way we teach students with disabilities in public schools. As a senior in high school, I interned in the Special Education classroom in my school that uses ABA therapy and learning techniques. I learned about and implemented IEPs, performed discrete trial training, and learned about some of the educational policies, rules, regulations, and laws that inform the way we teach students with disabilities in public schools.

Daycare Assistant Teacher

• Jun 2017 - Jun 2019