Experience

Mid-Pacific
• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Teacher

  • Aug 2021 - Present


Sacred Hearts Academy

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher

  • Aug 2019 - May 2021

  High school English teacher. Taught 10th grade English (American literature) as well as a host of other elective English courses for juniors and seniors that prepares them for the rigor of college classes. During the pandemic, I have also become an expert at using Google Suite and Zoom for a seamless classroom experience. - Developed and implemented 6 courses (semester and year-long) - Created lesson plans and designed curriculum - Presented workshops and tutored seniors on college essays - Presented 100+ lectures and assignments - Evaluated over 200 students' writing and course grades See link for sample professional development to other teachers. Show less



Japanese American Museum of San Jose

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grants Writer

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2019

  Developed list of grants, attended board meetings for museum strategic planning. Coordinated with a grants team at JAMsj to identify and apply for grants, including operating, exhibit, and project grants. - Researched list of 200+ possible grants - Cowrote 5+ grant proposals and applications and led team on timeline - Received grants awards for up to $11k+ Developed list of grants, attended board meetings for museum strategic planning. Coordinated with a grants team at JAMsj to identify and apply for grants, including operating, exhibit, and project grants. - Researched list of 200+ possible grants - Cowrote 5+ grant proposals and applications and led team on timeline - Received grants awards for up to $11k+



H-Net: Humanities & Social Sciences On-Line

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor

  • Apr 2016 - Aug 2019

  Current H-Grad editor and content creator. Manage ingoing/outgoing posts, content, and Twitter account; write resource blogs, including "how-to" use different resources and interviews. - cowrote 5+ blog posts and interviews - managed Twitter posts for marketing and brand See here for examples: https://networks.h-net.org/node/11634/blog/Resource%20Blog Current H-Grad editor and content creator. Manage ingoing/outgoing posts, content, and Twitter account; write resource blogs, including "how-to" use different resources and interviews. - cowrote 5+ blog posts and interviews - managed Twitter posts for marketing and brand See here for examples: https://networks.h-net.org/node/11634/blog/Resource%20Blog



University of California, Santa Cruz

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Writing Tutor

  • Nov 2015 - Aug 2019

  Tutor at the Westside Writing Center (Oakes College), I am part of a team of people who meet one-on-one with undergraduate students to work on writing at any stage--brainstorming, editing, revising, and more.

• Instructor

  • Sep 2015 - Aug 2019

  Duties include creating syllabi, assignments, lesson plans, grading and feedback on writing, and facilitating discussions. Classes taught: Asian American Literature, Pacific Island Literature, First Year Composition, Pedagogy for Graduate Students (graduate course)

• Teaching Assistant

  • Sep 2011 - Aug 2019

  Duties include teaching and facilitating discussion in sections, grading papers and assignments, holding office hours for undergraduate courses, including Literature, American Studies, and History of Art and Visual Culture.

• Event Organizer

  • Jun 2017 - Jan 2019

  Co-organized 2-day event (1 day workshop, 1 day symposium) for Pacific Dis/Positions, a working group of faculty, students, and the public community. Raised funding for event, organized speakers and participants as well as their lodging and accommodations. - Raised and managed $20k budget- Researched and booked catering, food, transportation, and lodging- Wrote and distributed publicity and marketing for event

• Graduate Student Mentor

  • Jan 2014 - Jun 2014

  Part of the Pathways 2 Research program with the Educational Opportunities Program at UC Santa Cruz, which serves first-generation and working-class students. Mentored 6 undergraduates at different stages of their research projects, from social science and humanities disciplines.



University of Hawaii at Manoa

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Hamilton Library Stacks Student Assistant

  • Aug 2007 - May 2011

  Worked for 4 years as in Stacks. Duties included helping library patrons with questions they had, shelve and shift books, and take inventory.

• Tutor

  • Feb 2010 - May 2010

  Writing tutor at the writing center, held half hour sessions with undergraduate and graduate students--particularly ESL students--to brainstorm, go over content, grammar, and structure to support their writing skills and become better writers.