Experience

California Pan-Ethnic Health Network

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

• Senior Policy Manager

  • Aug 2023 - Present

• Policy Manager

  • Jul 2022 - Present

• Peter Harbage Health Policy Fellow

  • Jul 2021 - Jul 2022



UC Berkeley School of Public Health, Innovations for Youth

• Graduate Student Researcher, Project Coordinator

  • Aug 2020 - Jul 2022

  - Coordinates a Youth Participatory Action Research Project(YPAR) centered on collecting web-based survey data from youth experiencing homelessness(YEH) in San Francisco and Alameda Counties to assess the impact of Covid-19 on YEH with Dr. Coco Auerswald- Recruits, trains, collaborates, and mentors youth study team composed of 5 undergraduate students and 5 youth community interns - Manages the implementation of survey finalization, data analysis, and dissemination of findings following YPAR framework- Completes IRB approval and monitors compliance with IRB requirements Show less

• Innovations for Youth MPH Intern

  • May 2020 - Aug 2020

  - Developed a high school outreach pipeline to public health and UC Berkeley by creating the Youth Advocacy Program framework with a Youth Advisory Committee centering youth empowerment, leadership, and advocacy.- Empowered high school students to be advocates against Child Marriage by spreading awareness about the social, educational, and health impacts of Child Marriage and encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration- Completed IRB approval and developed the structure for training, recruitment, and timeline for a web-based survey assessing the impact of Covid-19 on Youth Experiencing Homelessness Show less



International Pre-Diabetes Center Inc.

• Program Coordinator

  • Sep 2017 - Aug 2019

  - Manages and structures the procedures and standards for Community Health Workers for the Diabetes Community Resource Center, an IPDC collaboration with Kaiser Permanente and AstraZeneca. - Utilizes of evidence-based programs and adherence to professional standards while addressing unmet social needs to successfully guide IPDC’s patients to decrease their A1c and weight levels. - Increases Diabetes Self-Management Education/ Training (DSME/T) and National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) in local communities - Creates and implements community based programs that address Social Determinants of Health to decrease the prevalence for Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes - Directs the recruiting, training, and data collection from Community Health Workers with partners like Vision y Compromiso and Grassroots Diabetes from Harvard University Show less



Health Career Connection

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Kaiser Permanente Hospital Intern

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  - Screens patients with the PHQ9 questionnaire for depression in Complete Care Management, explores antidepressant management, and communicates resources available - Develops strong and engaging communication skills through management of patient phone calls, presentations, and networking - Observes leadership management and notes hospital improvement plans in daily meetings between physicians, nurses, and administration - Screens patients with the PHQ9 questionnaire for depression in Complete Care Management, explores antidepressant management, and communicates resources available - Develops strong and engaging communication skills through management of patient phone calls, presentations, and networking - Observes leadership management and notes hospital improvement plans in daily meetings between physicians, nurses, and administration



Pomona College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Asian American Resource Center (AARC) Intern

  • Aug 2016 - May 2017

  • Conceptualizes, implements and evaluates events, projects, and programs engaging students on Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander issues • Leads projects and programs related to the underrepresented Southeast Asian community and low income youth • Mentors, tutors, and provides a curriculum for the local Tongan community to reach and stay in higher education • Communicates with all off-campus agents, performers and speakers as related to programs and events • Conceptualizes, implements and evaluates events, projects, and programs engaging students on Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander issues • Leads projects and programs related to the underrepresented Southeast Asian community and low income youth • Mentors, tutors, and provides a curriculum for the local Tongan community to reach and stay in higher education • Communicates with all off-campus agents, performers and speakers as related to programs and events



Claremont Graduate University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Member of the Neuroeconomics Lab

  • Mar 2014 - May 2017

  • Works with ECG, EEG, and eye-tracking equipment to compare body responses to Oxytocin levels • Review and create literature reviews • Cooperates with professors and a team of 12 students, giving input to lab designs and data collections specifically with social neuroscience • Works with ECG, EEG, and eye-tracking equipment to compare body responses to Oxytocin levels • Review and create literature reviews • Cooperates with professors and a team of 12 students, giving input to lab designs and data collections specifically with social neuroscience



W.M. Keck Science Department

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Organic Chemistry Lab Assistant

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2015

  - Prepares unknowns and solutions of reagents for students currently taking Organic Chemistry - Organizes equipment and glassware. - Prepares unknowns and solutions of reagents for students currently taking Organic Chemistry - Organizes equipment and glassware.



Art Rebel

• Canada
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Art Teacher

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2015

  • Fosters creative thought in children through drawing and painting with different art mediums • Teaches art skills that focus on recycling for eco-art with up to 20 children • Creates curriculum that integrates science with art • Aids in public events that allows kids to be more accessible to art • Leads parties for all ages • Fosters creative thought in children through drawing and painting with different art mediums • Teaches art skills that focus on recycling for eco-art with up to 20 children • Creates curriculum that integrates science with art • Aids in public events that allows kids to be more accessible to art • Leads parties for all ages



Cedars-Sinai Tower Hematology Oncology Medical Group

• Oncologist Intern

  • Apr 2013 - May 2013

  • Observed doctor-patient interactions and procedures like a spinal tap with Dr. Sol Hamburg • Learned about prescription drugs and techniques to administer by shadowing nurses • Observed techniques to chemically produce drugs by shadowing chemists in lab • Gained knowledge of fMRI interpretation strategies • Observed doctor-patient interactions and procedures like a spinal tap with Dr. Sol Hamburg • Learned about prescription drugs and techniques to administer by shadowing nurses • Observed techniques to chemically produce drugs by shadowing chemists in lab • Gained knowledge of fMRI interpretation strategies