Experience

LMU Entrepreneurship Program & Fred Kiesner Center

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Director

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  The Fred Kiesner Center for Entrepreneurship serves as a vital resource for various academic programs at LMU including the undergraduate Entrepreneurship major and graduate M.S. in Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Innovation. Each year, the center offers numerous experiential and co-curricular activities designed to engage and enhance students' entrepreneurial competence.



mentor

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • May 2021 - Present

  Los Angeles, California We want to empower every student with the foundational knowledge and coping skills to care for their mental health through the ease and privacy of an app.



Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

• Public Safety
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reserve Deputy Sheriff

  • Aug 2019 - Present



LA-Tech.org

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Manager of Academies & Internships

  • May 2020 - Jul 2022

  LA-Tech.org is a nonprofit coalition founded by the Los Angeles tech community. Our goal is to expand economic opportunity for LA’s underserved communities. Our team is responsible for working with local partner companies to launch world-class training programs for students most disconnected from the tech industry. This includes strategizing and launching multiple academies, project managing each timeline, recruiting and assessing student candidates, building and training strong diverse… Show more LA-Tech.org is a nonprofit coalition founded by the Los Angeles tech community. Our goal is to expand economic opportunity for LA’s underserved communities. Our team is responsible for working with local partner companies to launch world-class training programs for students most disconnected from the tech industry. This includes strategizing and launching multiple academies, project managing each timeline, recruiting and assessing student candidates, building and training strong diverse teams to support our students, overseeing day-to-day academy operations and engaging hundreds of volunteers. After each academy, our team works on placing the scholars into internships. Take a look at the work we've done with Snap Inc below. Show less



Bixel Exchange

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Specialist

  • Jun 2019 - May 2020

  Los Angeles, California Our team is committed to creating an inclusive and prosperous tech community. We're working with Los Angeles' top tech and media employers to create pathways to tech jobs for L.A.'s diverse talent pipeline.

• Snap Design Academy Project Manager

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Santa Monica, California This summer, Bixel Exchange's L.A. Tech Talent Pipeline is partnering with Snap Inc. to present the Snap Design Academy, a hands-on, six-week academy for 20 students from Los Angeles area community colleges. Each student received a fully-funded scholarship to participate in creative workshops, fireside chats and mentorship with Snap employees and L.A.-based artists.



Heartbeat

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Campaign Strategist

  • Jun 2018 - Jun 2019

  Venice Beach, California Heartbeat is a social marketing technology that connects your brand with the millennial and GenZ consumers you’re trying to reach. Our technology gives you easy-to-use tools to build a community of eager brand loyalists, and activate them to answer survey questions, engage with your content, and create trackable nano-influencer marketing campaigns. As a campaign strategist, I had the opportunity to strategize and execute marketing campaigns for companies ranging from early-stage startups… Show more Heartbeat is a social marketing technology that connects your brand with the millennial and GenZ consumers you’re trying to reach. Our technology gives you easy-to-use tools to build a community of eager brand loyalists, and activate them to answer survey questions, engage with your content, and create trackable nano-influencer marketing campaigns. As a campaign strategist, I had the opportunity to strategize and execute marketing campaigns for companies ranging from early-stage startups looking to launch products to global brands looking for new ways to reach their target audience. During the execution process, I analyzed the data from each campaign to identify performance trends and created wrap reports with recommendations for future campaigns. As a strategist, I also had the opportunity to work closely with our product manager to provide feedback on ways to improve our in-house technology and consumer-facing app. Show less



Loyola Marymount University, College of Business Administration

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrative Coordinator - Fred Kiesner Center for Entrepreneurship

  • Aug 2016 - Jun 2018

  Los Angeles, California The LMU Fred Kiesner Center for Entrepreneurship has been teaching entrepreneurship with an emphasis on ethics and social responsibility since 1972. Responsibilities include • Working with a team of students and the Assistant Director to put on events for the student body such as the annual LMU Wall of Honor, Startup Weekend, Hilton Distinguished Lecture Series, Incubator Showcase and more. • Create and distribute print and digital marketing materials for the LMU Entrepreneurship… Show more The LMU Fred Kiesner Center for Entrepreneurship has been teaching entrepreneurship with an emphasis on ethics and social responsibility since 1972. Responsibilities include • Working with a team of students and the Assistant Director to put on events for the student body such as the annual LMU Wall of Honor, Startup Weekend, Hilton Distinguished Lecture Series, Incubator Showcase and more. • Create and distribute print and digital marketing materials for the LMU Entrepreneurship Department and more.

• Save It Forward Financial Literacy Instructor

  • Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

  Los Angeles, California The Save it Forward Initiative launched its Financial Literacy Program in the Summer of 2015. Financial Literacy is the ability to understand how money works in the world: how someone manages to earn it or make it, how that person manages it, how he/she invests it (turn it into more) and how that person donates it to help others. As financial literacy instructors, we visited multiple high schools throughout the semester and introduced students to the fundamentals of saving… Show more The Save it Forward Initiative launched its Financial Literacy Program in the Summer of 2015. Financial Literacy is the ability to understand how money works in the world: how someone manages to earn it or make it, how that person manages it, how he/she invests it (turn it into more) and how that person donates it to help others. As financial literacy instructors, we visited multiple high schools throughout the semester and introduced students to the fundamentals of saving, budgeting, and investing money.



Techstars

• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Operations Associate

  • Jul 2017 - Oct 2017

  Los Angeles, California • Engage with Techstars founders and plan activities, meetings, and events that drive them toward success • Manage relationships with mentors • Innovate our current practices and execute upon outlined content and curriculum of the program • Calendar management (mentors, talks, events, general programming) • Plan various events throughout the program (Founder stories, weekly meetings, Demo Day, influential speakers) • Represent Techstars in local community, both actively and… Show more • Engage with Techstars founders and plan activities, meetings, and events that drive them toward success • Manage relationships with mentors • Innovate our current practices and execute upon outlined content and curriculum of the program • Calendar management (mentors, talks, events, general programming) • Plan various events throughout the program (Founder stories, weekly meetings, Demo Day, influential speakers) • Represent Techstars in local community, both actively and passively Show less



Proyecto Pastoral - Promesa Boyle Heights

• High School Tutor

  • May 2017 - Jun 2017

  East Los Angeles, California As a tutor, I had the great opportunity to work with multiple high school students who were at risk of not graduating. This included working with each of their teachers to create clear action plans for meeting the graduation requirements and helping them complete their final assignments.



Box Boulevard, Inc.

• United States
• Advertising Services

• Marketing Intern

  • Dec 2016 - May 2017

  El Segundo, California Box Boulevard is a white-labeled service that brings subscription boxes to the world's best brands and their most loyal fans. Responsibilities included preparing extensive research in various industries and proposing content and products to the VP of Product Marketing for bi-monthly subscription boxes. Designed and wrote copy for client box content and worked with vendors in various industries to source products for boxes. Occasionally assisted with operations logistics.



Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Citi Fellow 2015 - NFTE Greater LA

  • Jun 2015 - Oct 2015

  Los Angeles, California Represented NFTE Greater LA as 1 of 10 students in the country to participate in The Citi Foundation Entrepreneurship Fellowship Program (CEFP). Responsibilities included: • Working closely with NFTE team members to provide assistance in tasks necessary to run, coordinate, and execute programs/events for Startup Summer and BizCamp. -Startup Summer is a business accelerator program that provides young entrepreneurs with an investment grant, a Stipend, and mentorship… Show more Represented NFTE Greater LA as 1 of 10 students in the country to participate in The Citi Foundation Entrepreneurship Fellowship Program (CEFP). Responsibilities included: • Working closely with NFTE team members to provide assistance in tasks necessary to run, coordinate, and execute programs/events for Startup Summer and BizCamp. -Startup Summer is a business accelerator program that provides young entrepreneurs with an investment grant, a Stipend, and mentorship opportunities with successful entrepreneurs in their industries. BizCamp is a two week entrepreneurship program for middle and high school students that teaches them how to start a business with an opportunity to pitch their business plans for funding at the end of the program. • Create volunteer opportunities on Hands On Connect, as well as educate potential volunteers on how to access and navigate through Hands On Connect. • Use Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator to design banners/signs for events or email campaigns. • Creating email campaigns using MailChimp for event reminders, and newsletters. • Researching and creating informative materials for students about guest speakers, mentors, judges, and field trips. • Providing personal experience to assist students in their business building process through graphic design work and website development. Show less



Hope LA Apparel

• Founder

  • Jan 2013 - Aug 2015

  Los Angeles, California At Hope Apparel, we provide apparel design and printing services for organizations striving to make a difference in their communities. Our mission is to make our customers mission a reality by having our products provide "The Three R's" which are to help them Recruit new members, Retain current partners, and Raise money/awareness for their causes.



StealthSocial

• Advertising Services

• Marketing Intern

  • Jul 2014 - Dec 2014

  Manhattan Beach, California StealthSocial is a turnkey marketing engine for high growth ecommerce ventures based in Los Angeles that specializes in customer acquisition, email marketing, growth hacking, ecommerce optimization and data analytics. We are a group of experienced ecommerce veterans who have created an effective, proven and efficient methodology for acquiring and monetizing new customers online. StealthSocial operates as an extension of your team to help grow your community, brand influence, online reach… Show more StealthSocial is a turnkey marketing engine for high growth ecommerce ventures based in Los Angeles that specializes in customer acquisition, email marketing, growth hacking, ecommerce optimization and data analytics. We are a group of experienced ecommerce veterans who have created an effective, proven and efficient methodology for acquiring and monetizing new customers online. StealthSocial operates as an extension of your team to help grow your community, brand influence, online reach, market share and, most importantly, revenue. Responsibilities Included: • Assisting with logistical tasks on websites using Shopify. • Using Adobe Photoshop to assist in graphic design needs for website content. • Collecting data for targeted Facebook ad campaigns. Show less