Instructor

• Sep 2023 - Present

Contract Consultant

• Oct 2022 - Present

Supporting community based participatory research projects in Colorado, Nicaragua, and Kenya with program monitoring, staff training and development, and quantitative and qualitative data management. Designing curriculum for a community-based ESL class for adult refugees focused on economic health, mental health and wellness, navigational capital and cultural bridging, & leadership and public speaking. Supporting community based participatory research projects in Colorado, Nicaragua, and Kenya with program monitoring, staff training and development, and quantitative and qualitative data management. Designing curriculum for a community-based ESL class for adult refugees focused on economic health, mental health and wellness, navigational capital and cultural bridging, & leadership and public speaking.

Early Childhood Education Program Navigator and Volunteer Mentor

• Aug 2020 - Aug 2022

Supported over 120 students enrolled in Early Childhood Education Certificate programs in the Colorado Community College System. Worked primarily with Farsi and Arabic speaking students that have recently arrived in the United States. Assisted the professors create curriculum that is accessible to the literacy levels of these students. Formed relationships with Financial Aid and Academic Advising, identified systemic policies that act as a barrier to refugee students. Facilitated employment navigation, identified quality work centers, applying for childcare (CCAP), and walked candidates through the job application process. Show less

Immunization Outreach and Education Coordinator

• Jul 2020 - Jul 2021

Assisted with the Tri-County Public Health Department Covid-19 Response and the Colorado Vaccine Equity Taskforce Covid-19 Clinics and Education Events. Hosted listening sessions for the Colorado Refugee Health Center care navigators. Managed a video campaign in partnership with Denver Health and care navigators to create a video in 10 different languages to help community members sign up for Covid-19 Vaccines. Assisted with the Tri-County Public Health Department Covid-19 Response and the Colorado Vaccine Equity Taskforce Covid-19 Clinics and Education Events. Hosted listening sessions for the Colorado Refugee Health Center care navigators. Managed a video campaign in partnership with Denver Health and care navigators to create a video in 10 different languages to help community members sign up for Covid-19 Vaccines.

English Literacy Educator

• Oct 2019 - Feb 2020

Received training on assessing students literacy levels, grouping them according to ability, and designing curriculum according to needs present for small pullout groups of at-risk students. Worked with a local librarian and helped design a similar assessment test and resources for conducting pullout groups to improve literacy within the Samoan language for at-risk students at a primary school. During the 2019 Samoa Measles Epidemic, conducted a community health needs assessment and connected families with a local nonprofit to deliver supplies to those affected, trained a local counterpart on providing the information necessary to the nonprofit, and compiled data to be used for the Samoa Caritas Epidemic Response Report. Show less

Inspector, Room Attendant

• Jun 2019 - Sep 2019

o Worked in housekeeping, trained other housekeepers from over six different countries o Advanced to the Inspector role, supervised 4-6 cleaners, ensuring that they were following cleanliness standards and completing rooms in a timely manner, coordinated with management to report times and statuses o Worked in housekeeping, trained other housekeepers from over six different countries o Advanced to the Inspector role, supervised 4-6 cleaners, ensuring that they were following cleanliness standards and completing rooms in a timely manner, coordinated with management to report times and statuses

Youth Voter Engagement Intern

• Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

• Organized outreach to principals, teachers, and student leaders, trained over 60 student leaders for student-led voter events • Managed and reported weekly data reports to grant writers • Coordinated and delivered civic engagement presentations and voter registration drives, co-sponsored one event with the California Secretary of State’s office • Compiled a final report that included materials, curriculum, and recommendations for how resources should be used to support future youth voter outreach projects • Worked 12 hours a week and registered over 800 young voters Show less

Development and Communications Intern

• May 2018 - Aug 2018

• Designed the consultant story project, interviewed consultants, and published their stories for the Annual Report and website • Generated a Grant Prospect Research Report, drafted grant proposals, assisted in grant and gift processing • Contributed data to ESC’s Fund Development Plan as a part of the implementation of the three year strategic plan • Worked 35 hours a week and attended additional seminars through the InternLA Summer program • Designed the consultant story project, interviewed consultants, and published their stories for the Annual Report and website • Generated a Grant Prospect Research Report, drafted grant proposals, assisted in grant and gift processing • Contributed data to ESC’s Fund Development Plan as a part of the implementation of the three year strategic plan • Worked 35 hours a week and attended additional seminars through the InternLA Summer program

Americorps Volunteer Facilitator

• May 2017 - Aug 2017

• Created an environment where a group of high school students from public, private, and charter schools from across Memphis were able to discover their leadership skills, gain a better appreciation for their community, and develop ideas for their youth-led social change projects • Facilitated activities and discussions by cultivating a safe space for students t0 share their varying opinions and personal experiences on social and political topics • Collaborated with 25 trained facilitators to support the needs of each student. Worked 50 hours a week Show less

Fundraising Director

• May 2016 - May 2017

Emerging Leaders Program Facilitator

• Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

• Developed, coordinated, and lead weekly workshops and a retreat in partnership with the Office of Student Life for a group of 15 first year students • Mitigated problems between participants and mentored participants on their final presentations. Worked 6 hours a week • Developed, coordinated, and lead weekly workshops and a retreat in partnership with the Office of Student Life for a group of 15 first year students • Mitigated problems between participants and mentored participants on their final presentations. Worked 6 hours a week

Food Server

• Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

Buisness Intern- The Memphis PLAN office

• May 2016 - Aug 2016

• Managed the transition into a paperless system by digitizing health insurance records for the upcoming merger • Researched methods of self-payment for non-profit health clinics. Worked 10 hours a week • Managed the transition into a paperless system by digitizing health insurance records for the upcoming merger • Researched methods of self-payment for non-profit health clinics. Worked 10 hours a week

Food Server

• Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

Intern

• Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

Volunteen Program Facilitator

• May 2015 - Jul 2015