Experience

Terris, Pravlik & Millian, LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Public Interest Paralegal

  • Jun 2022 - Present



Macalester College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Office Specialist at the DeWitt Wallace Library

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  Worked in the office helping in the day-to-day running of the college's library in tasks such as tracking and reconciling the budget, managing the student employment payroll, handling reservation requests for library spaces and desktop displays. I also worked on special projects such as editing videos for the beginning German open access online curriculum Grenzenlos Deutsch, transcribing capstone presentation videos for the Physics Department, assisting in library promotional campaigns for initiatives such as Librarians After Dark. I also took the lead in coordinating and designing the layout for several issues of HIMALAYA, an anthropology academic journal, and managing the Senior Book Project to celebrate graduating library student employees.

• Office Assistant for the Latin American Studies Program

  • Sep 2020 - Apr 2021

  Worked remotely to encourage student engagement with the Latin American Studies (LAS) Program. Created and managed the program's weekly newsletter, managed its social media accounts, and created class flyers. I also worked to support the administrative running of the program by attending program faculty meetings via Zoom, helping with transcriptions and event planning.

• Preceptor for International Studies Department

  • Sep 2020 - Oct 2020

  Assisted a professor from the International Studies and Anthropology Departments in teaching the course Comparative Muslim Cultures remotely. Responsibilities included helping select course readings, researching and planning review materials, grading assignments, leading class discussions, meeting with students one-on-one to help them understand course materials, and planning and teaching a lecture on the history and cultural significance of al-Andalus and Islam in Cuba.



The Advocates for Human Rights

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

• Refugee and Immigrant Program Intern

  • Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  Worked remotely as an intern for the Advocate' Refugee and Immigrant Program. Responsibilities included answering the client and detention center phone hotlines and providing callers with appropriate referrals and conducting intake interviews for potential asylum-seeking clients and in-depth follow-up interviews by phone. I also assisted on cases by drafting letters, collecting documents, and working as a Spanish interpreter and translator. I also aided in efforts to provide legal representation for help with dire conditions during COVID in detention centers.



Friends for a NonViolent World

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer Engagement Intern

  • May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Worked closely with the Volunteer Engagement Specialist and Executive Director to support FNVW's volunteers. Responsibilities included creating an infrastructure for the process of onboarding volunteers, conducting volunteer interviews and leading volunteer orientations, and drafting volunteer position descriptions and posting them to volunteer recruitment sites. I also worked on a Volunteer Satisfaction Survey to support FNVW'S process to become Service Enterprise Certified. Worked closely with the Volunteer Engagement Specialist and Executive Director to support FNVW's volunteers. Responsibilities included creating an infrastructure for the process of onboarding volunteers, conducting volunteer interviews and leading volunteer orientations, and drafting volunteer position descriptions and posting them to volunteer recruitment sites. I also worked on a Volunteer Satisfaction Survey to support FNVW'S process to become Service Enterprise Certified.