Experience

Stanislaus State Continuing and Professional Education

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Part-time Lecturer

  • Oct 2021 - Aug 2023

  Grant Administration and Management: This course examines grants from a start to finish ideology. Writing the grant, and managing its utilization such that paradigms of effectiveness and efficiency are being addressed. This course has two main objectives. First, it will provide you with the skills and knowledge to seek, solicit, and receive grant awards from foundation and government sources to support public and non-profit programs and projects. Second, it will teach you how to manage grants… Show more Grant Administration and Management: This course examines grants from a start to finish ideology. Writing the grant, and managing its utilization such that paradigms of effectiveness and efficiency are being addressed. This course has two main objectives. First, it will provide you with the skills and knowledge to seek, solicit, and receive grant awards from foundation and government sources to support public and non-profit programs and projects. Second, it will teach you how to manage grants effectively to provide the greatest value to your organization and to the granting agency. In both of these goals is the implicit understanding that you will become not only successful grant specialists, but responsible and ethical ones who understand the grant enterprise, its purpose, and the effects it can bring to bear for public organizations. Show less Grant Administration and Management: This course examines grants from a start to finish ideology. Writing the grant, and managing its utilization such that paradigms of effectiveness and efficiency are being addressed. This course has two main objectives. First, it will provide you with the skills and knowledge to seek, solicit, and receive grant awards from foundation and government sources to support public and non-profit programs and projects. Second, it will teach you how to manage grants… Show more Grant Administration and Management: This course examines grants from a start to finish ideology. Writing the grant, and managing its utilization such that paradigms of effectiveness and efficiency are being addressed. This course has two main objectives. First, it will provide you with the skills and knowledge to seek, solicit, and receive grant awards from foundation and government sources to support public and non-profit programs and projects. Second, it will teach you how to manage grants effectively to provide the greatest value to your organization and to the granting agency. In both of these goals is the implicit understanding that you will become not only successful grant specialists, but responsible and ethical ones who understand the grant enterprise, its purpose, and the effects it can bring to bear for public organizations. Show less



Bitwise Industries

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Vice President of Bitwise Merced

  • May 2021 - May 2023

  Bitwise Industries creates a bridge between humans from marginalized communities and stories of systemic poverty to skills and resources necessary to access opportunities in the tech industry. By leveraging public-private partnerships, Bitwise provides paid apprenticeships to students to learn tech skills, connects them to meaningful tech opportunities, and builds vibrant buildings in underestimated cities to house their work. By upskilling disenfranchised humans, it empowers them to change… Show more Bitwise Industries creates a bridge between humans from marginalized communities and stories of systemic poverty to skills and resources necessary to access opportunities in the tech industry. By leveraging public-private partnerships, Bitwise provides paid apprenticeships to students to learn tech skills, connects them to meaningful tech opportunities, and builds vibrant buildings in underestimated cities to house their work. By upskilling disenfranchised humans, it empowers them to change their own lives—which ignites and transforms the regional economies of the cities in which Bitwise serves. Show less Bitwise Industries creates a bridge between humans from marginalized communities and stories of systemic poverty to skills and resources necessary to access opportunities in the tech industry. By leveraging public-private partnerships, Bitwise provides paid apprenticeships to students to learn tech skills, connects them to meaningful tech opportunities, and builds vibrant buildings in underestimated cities to house their work. By upskilling disenfranchised humans, it empowers them to change… Show more Bitwise Industries creates a bridge between humans from marginalized communities and stories of systemic poverty to skills and resources necessary to access opportunities in the tech industry. By leveraging public-private partnerships, Bitwise provides paid apprenticeships to students to learn tech skills, connects them to meaningful tech opportunities, and builds vibrant buildings in underestimated cities to house their work. By upskilling disenfranchised humans, it empowers them to change their own lives—which ignites and transforms the regional economies of the cities in which Bitwise serves. Show less



Merced Union High School Dist

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Program Manager

  • Jul 2015 - May 2021

  As the Program Manager under the Child Welfare, Attendance, and Safety Office in the Educational Services Department it is my job to complete the following job duties and other important functions: -Implementation of LCAP objectives for foster you and limited income students. - Recommend changes on board policies and ensures the educational laws of foster youth, limited income, and homeless students are met throughout the district. - Facilitates school site efforts to identify… Show more As the Program Manager under the Child Welfare, Attendance, and Safety Office in the Educational Services Department it is my job to complete the following job duties and other important functions: -Implementation of LCAP objectives for foster you and limited income students. - Recommend changes on board policies and ensures the educational laws of foster youth, limited income, and homeless students are met throughout the district. - Facilitates school site efforts to identify and serve foster youth, limited income, and homeless students - Coordinates with stakeholders to improve the educational services and outcomes for foster youth, limited income, and homeless students. - Seeks outside funding sources to help remove educational barriers for target populations. - Provides leadership for staff to design and implement effective strategies for improving academic performance and long-term outcomes of target populations. - Serves as the lead project manager to plan and implement grant-funded and LCAP-specific programs for target populations. - Oversees program evaluation activities including, but not limited to the identification of target populations, tracking attendance, and enrollment continuity in regular and special programs. - Develops and implements professional development opportunities for educators, foster caregivers, and service providers in the educational laws, and rights and responsibilities of stakeholders. -Oversee the Education for Homeless Children and Youth Grant. Show less As the Program Manager under the Child Welfare, Attendance, and Safety Office in the Educational Services Department it is my job to complete the following job duties and other important functions: -Implementation of LCAP objectives for foster you and limited income students. - Recommend changes on board policies and ensures the educational laws of foster youth, limited income, and homeless students are met throughout the district. - Facilitates school site efforts to identify… Show more As the Program Manager under the Child Welfare, Attendance, and Safety Office in the Educational Services Department it is my job to complete the following job duties and other important functions: -Implementation of LCAP objectives for foster you and limited income students. - Recommend changes on board policies and ensures the educational laws of foster youth, limited income, and homeless students are met throughout the district. - Facilitates school site efforts to identify and serve foster youth, limited income, and homeless students - Coordinates with stakeholders to improve the educational services and outcomes for foster youth, limited income, and homeless students. - Seeks outside funding sources to help remove educational barriers for target populations. - Provides leadership for staff to design and implement effective strategies for improving academic performance and long-term outcomes of target populations. - Serves as the lead project manager to plan and implement grant-funded and LCAP-specific programs for target populations. - Oversees program evaluation activities including, but not limited to the identification of target populations, tracking attendance, and enrollment continuity in regular and special programs. - Develops and implements professional development opportunities for educators, foster caregivers, and service providers in the educational laws, and rights and responsibilities of stakeholders. -Oversee the Education for Homeless Children and Youth Grant. Show less



Merced Union High School District

• Merced, California

• Child and Youth Liaison

  • Aug 2011 - Jul 2015

  As a Child and Youth Liaison I administer the McKinney-Vento Program, budget award money, and educate staff, faculty, as well as community members on McKinney-Vento laws. I identify and enroll homeless students; assess needs and provide appropriate intervetions; advocate and empower students; network with community organizations and agencies to foster collaborative efforts; train staff in McKinney-Vento Law. Prepare and submit budget reports to the California Department of… Show more As a Child and Youth Liaison I administer the McKinney-Vento Program, budget award money, and educate staff, faculty, as well as community members on McKinney-Vento laws. I identify and enroll homeless students; assess needs and provide appropriate intervetions; advocate and empower students; network with community organizations and agencies to foster collaborative efforts; train staff in McKinney-Vento Law. Prepare and submit budget reports to the California Department of Education. Host staff development with information on the McKinney-Vento Federal law and sensitivity training. - McKinney-Vento GRANT application: 3/2012; Award: $210,000 - Facilitated Assets GRANT application: 11/2012; Award: $5,000,000 Show less As a Child and Youth Liaison I administer the McKinney-Vento Program, budget award money, and educate staff, faculty, as well as community members on McKinney-Vento laws. I identify and enroll homeless students; assess needs and provide appropriate intervetions; advocate and empower students; network with community organizations and agencies to foster collaborative efforts; train staff in McKinney-Vento Law. Prepare and submit budget reports to the California Department of… Show more As a Child and Youth Liaison I administer the McKinney-Vento Program, budget award money, and educate staff, faculty, as well as community members on McKinney-Vento laws. I identify and enroll homeless students; assess needs and provide appropriate intervetions; advocate and empower students; network with community organizations and agencies to foster collaborative efforts; train staff in McKinney-Vento Law. Prepare and submit budget reports to the California Department of Education. Host staff development with information on the McKinney-Vento Federal law and sensitivity training. - McKinney-Vento GRANT application: 3/2012; Award: $210,000 - Facilitated Assets GRANT application: 11/2012; Award: $5,000,000 Show less



Merced County Office of Education

• United States
• Education Management
• 400 - 500 Employee

• School Connections Home Tutor

  • Feb 2010 - Sep 2011

  Assessed second-language students' English comprehension. I prepared and executed individualized/group lesson plans at students' home. Assessed second-language students' English comprehension. I prepared and executed individualized/group lesson plans at students' home.



UC LEADS

• Intern/Research Assistant

  • May 2009 - May 2011

  Conducted research under the guidance of Mike D. Cleary, Ph.D and Johnny Touma, Ph.D studying neural development in Drosophila melangostar.

• Intern/Research Assistant

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Studied the expression levels of the proteins, c-Fos and Fmrp through Western Blotting after mice performed a reaching task in Dr. Berman's (Neuroscience Department).



University of California, Merced

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lab Manager/ Research Assistant

  • Nov 2007 - May 2011

  Laboratory Manager for Cognitive Science lab at UC Merced under supervision and guidance of Dr. Michael Spivey and Dr. Eric Chiu. Laboratory Manager for Cognitive Science lab at UC Merced under supervision and guidance of Dr. Michael Spivey and Dr. Eric Chiu.