Community Health Educator

• Mar 2016 - Present

Community Health Educator

• Mar 2016 - Present

• Coordinate weekly interactive Zumba fitness classes for participants at various site locations. • Increase physical activity, nutritional awareness, gardening knowledge and community engagement by teaching weekly interactive classes with live food demonstrations. • Support SJLI’s urban farms, gardens and the SJLI CSA program by assisting in the building, remodeling and maintenance of 7 garden spaces throughout the Inglewood and Lennox school district. • Increase healthy food access for community members by giving away over 500 bags of produce to at least 150 families every month at the Food For Thought produce pickup.• Media marketing and advertisement for Health Equity classes, programs and special events including photography, short video clips and interviews.• Maintain and assist in the creation of graphic content to promote Health Equity programs and events on social media platforms.• Coordinated 3 consecutive film screenings of The Weight of The Nation with panel discussions as a creative way to engage the community and build a better understanding about the ongoing obesity epidemic. • Increased healthy food access for local community members by assisting in the bi-weekly operation of Inglewood’s first certified farmers market. This included direct support for all vendors, complete setup and breakdown of the event and greeting customers and ensuring that market match orders and requests were fulfilled.• Co-Facilitated interactive classes for the music and video production summer course for high school students.• LA Food Policy Council Food Leaders Lab program participant. Show less

Young Advocate

• Mar 2016 - Jun 2016

• Actively worked to amplify the voice of our generation in the national and state political conversation in the issue areas of health care, higher education, and economic security through community organizing and outreach, digital organizing, policy and advocacy work. • Actively worked to amplify the voice of our generation in the national and state political conversation in the issue areas of health care, higher education, and economic security through community organizing and outreach, digital organizing, policy and advocacy work.

Social Media Marketing Intern

• Jan 2015 - Mar 2015

• Created and fulfilled social and traditional marketing campaigns for various programs. • Determined which social media messages were most effective and planned future strategies. • Outreach to competition submitters. • Created and fulfilled social and traditional marketing campaigns for various programs. • Determined which social media messages were most effective and planned future strategies. • Outreach to competition submitters.

Writer for Her Campus

• May 2014 - Jul 2014

HCUCR is an online magazine written and run entirely by UCR students. As a writer, I am responsible for uploading compelling and informative articles onto the site every other week. I also participate in events and meetings throughout the school year. HCUCR is an online magazine written and run entirely by UCR students. As a writer, I am responsible for uploading compelling and informative articles onto the site every other week. I also participate in events and meetings throughout the school year.

African Student Programs Assistant

• Oct 2012 - Jun 2013

• Lead on campus cultural and media related event for student body • Establish a welcoming environment for students, faculty and guest. • Coordinate inter-office communications and organize meetings. • Lead on campus cultural and media related event for student body • Establish a welcoming environment for students, faculty and guest. • Coordinate inter-office communications and organize meetings.

Hunger and Homelessness Intern

• Jan 2012 - Jun 2012

• Assist in securing 10% of UC Riverside student body to pledge CALPIRG. • Serve at soup kitchens in Riverside and in Los Angeles. • Collect and distribute clothing items o campus to donate to homeless shelters • Assist in securing 10% of UC Riverside student body to pledge CALPIRG. • Serve at soup kitchens in Riverside and in Los Angeles. • Collect and distribute clothing items o campus to donate to homeless shelters

Student Intern

• Feb 2011 - Jun 2011

• Created greeNG sustainability wiki pages. • Assisted project administrator with company floorplan projects. • Assisted in organizing greeNG & Healthwaves partnership and programs. • Created greeNG sustainability wiki pages. • Assisted project administrator with company floorplan projects. • Assisted in organizing greeNG & Healthwaves partnership and programs.