Experience

University of La Verne

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Teach in the Masters of Science in Educational Counseling Program. Courses: Group Counseling; Counseling Diverse Student Populations; School Counseling Skills for Academic Success; Advancing Educational Equity & Access. Teach in the Masters of Science in Educational Counseling Program. Courses: Group Counseling; Counseling Diverse Student Populations; School Counseling Skills for Academic Success; Advancing Educational Equity & Access.



Rio Hondo College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• TRiO Student Support Services, Project Director

  • Oct 2018 - Present

  •Create recruitment and outreach strategy to meet grant objectives. •Serve 165+ participants who are low-income, first-generation and/or students with disabilities. •Fiscal management of a $1.5 million grant (5-year grant cycle), including the establishment of funding priorities. •Develop, coordinate, implement and organize program activities to increase student retention, graduation and transfer rates. •Ensure compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations. •Oversee all aspects of the Annual Performance Report submitted to the U.S. Department of Education. •Monitor and evaluate personnel and Federal Work Study students. •Maintain accurate and detailed student records in various student services software and technology platforms. Show less



Golden West College

• Huntington Beach, CA

• Counseling Intern, Transfer Center

  • Aug 2017 - Sep 2018

  • Provide administrative, technical, and research support to the Transfer Center. • Provide individual, group, and classroom presentations on transfer related topics. • Conduct transcript evaluation summaries. • Assist at various events such as transfer fairs and university tours. • Teaching Assistant to Puente Counselor in “Counseling G104: Career and Life Planning.” • Tabulate and audit data to ensure Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) students are meeting ADT and graduation requirements. • Input MIS data into the Banner System for Student Success and Support Program reporting and funding purposes. • Completion of Autism Ally, UndocuAlly, and Q.P.R. Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training. Show less



UCI SOAR (Student Outreach and Retention) Center

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interim Director

  • Jan 2018 - Feb 2018

  *Oversee the development of services and programs intended to foster and increase student engagement through Student Initiated Programs. *Advise Registered Campus Organizations in the development, planning and implementation of their student initiated and retention projects. *Provide technical support including logistics, event planning, training, program evaluation and compliance with K-12 and university policy. *Develop department goals and objectives, establish budgetary and program priorities, as well as identify future resource needs. *Responsible for the supervision of three professional staff, 17 student workers and fieldwork interns. Oversee the recruitment, selection, training, work allocation and performance evaluation of all staff. Responsible for fiscal management of the annual operating budget . Show less



UC Irvine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Community Liaison (Student Affairs Officer III)

  • May 2017 - Feb 2018

  *Advise, cultivate relationships with, and provide program support to strategic partners which include university departments and programs, high school and community college districts, community-based organizations and underserved areas for the purpose of generating competitive undergraduate applications to UCI. This includes the logistical planning, programming and implementation of summer residential programs and special events. *Develop, allocate and manage budget for all assigned events and summer residential programs. *Supervise staff related to a diverse number of special projects, P-20 intersegmental partnerships and summer residential programs. This includes Resident Advisors, conference services staff, community and campus partners, and volunteers. *Co-Director of The EDGE Magazine (2017), the Center for Educational Partnership’s college readiness magazine. *Collaborate with the Research & Evaluation team to set residential program objectives, formulate program surveys and generate survey report to measure program success. Show less



Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution Center

• United States
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Peer Mediation Coordinator, King Drew Magnet High School of Science and Medicine

  • Feb 2017 - Jun 2017

  Coordinate the Peer Mediation program in collaboration with King Drew students, including mentorship of peer mediators, scheduling of student mediations, chaperone enrichment fieldtrips, and interview potential peer mediators for the 2017-18 academic year. Coordinate the Peer Mediation program in collaboration with King Drew students, including mentorship of peer mediators, scheduling of student mediations, chaperone enrichment fieldtrips, and interview potential peer mediators for the 2017-18 academic year.



Foundation for California Community Colleges

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Regional Specialist South LA/North OC, California College Guidance Initiative

  • Oct 2016 - Dec 2016

  Manage the implementation of California’s career and college planning technology platform for partner school districts. Provide professional development trainings to district administrators, counselors, and educators. Facilitate district leadership team meetings to ensure effective and successful implementation of educational tools. Manage the implementation of California’s career and college planning technology platform for partner school districts. Provide professional development trainings to district administrators, counselors, and educators. Facilitate district leadership team meetings to ensure effective and successful implementation of educational tools.



California State University, Fullerton

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• GEAR UP, Counselor/Advisor (Practicum Hours for UCLA and University of La Verne)

  • Sep 2014 - Dec 2016

  Counsel 160+ sophomore students to inform them of their progress meeting A-G and high school graduation requirements, as well as assess Individual Academic Plan. Assist during “Parent Financial Aid Nights.” Counsel 160+ sophomore students to inform them of their progress meeting A-G and high school graduation requirements, as well as assess Individual Academic Plan. Assist during “Parent Financial Aid Nights.”



University of San Francisco

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Advisory Board Member, School of Nursing and Health Professions

  • Mar 2015 - Sep 2016

  Assist in the development of pipeline programs for Orange County youth of low socio-economic status backgrounds who wish to further their education at the University of San Francisco’s School of Nursing or any Health Science major. Assist in the development of pipeline programs for Orange County youth of low socio-economic status backgrounds who wish to further their education at the University of San Francisco’s School of Nursing or any Health Science major.



Hope Builders

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Career and Education Specialist

  • Jan 2014 - Sep 2016

  *Develop and implement a comprehensive Career and Education Pathways Program to support the transition of Opportunity Youth into post-secondary education. *Provide education and career counseling services, as well as instruction. *Create strategic partnerships with local California Community Colleges. *Manage scholarship program, including fiscal management for the United Way Women’s Philanthropy Fund, California Endowment, and James Irvine Foundation grants. *Facilitate staff meetings. *Interview, onboard, and supervise volunteers assigned to tutor in the Career and Education Pathways department. *Provide data management for Career and Education Pathways Program outcomes, including creation of department logic model, data collection and reporting, department audits, and assessment of program’s short and long-term goals. *Grant lead for the California Career Pathways Trust Grant, which required collaboration with 14 school districts, nine community colleges, several universities, and regional agencies and community partners to provide students with the tools for college and career readiness. Show less



California State University, Fullerton

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Faculty, Afro-Ethnic Studies

  • Aug 2012 - Jan 2013

  •Teach two sections of a general education course, AFRO 335: History of Racism, in the field of Ethnic Studies.•Create teaching materials and course syllabi.•Self-directed classroom management and advisement of 72 students in Afro-Ethnic Studies.

• Adjunct Faculty, American Studies

  • Jan 2011 - Jan 2013

  • Teach general education courses, AMS 201: Intro to American Studies and AMS 395: California Cultures, in the field of American Studies.• Create teaching materials and course syllabi.• Self-directed classroom management and advisement of 103 students in American Studies courses.



Think Together

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Site Assistant, MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate

  • Jul 2011 - Jan 2013

  Provide professional development, site and material preparation, data management, auditing, scheduling, student record keeping, and submission of weekly attendance reports for a site of 250+ students in the after-school program, which included the sports program. Place and supervise 20+ high school and college volunteers from Saddleback High School, University of California Irvine, and California State University, Fullerton. Supervise a staff of 11 program leaders. Provide professional development, site and material preparation, data management, auditing, scheduling, student record keeping, and submission of weekly attendance reports for a site of 250+ students in the after-school program, which included the sports program. Place and supervise 20+ high school and college volunteers from Saddleback High School, University of California Irvine, and California State University, Fullerton. Supervise a staff of 11 program leaders.



The University of Texas at Austin

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2008 - Dec 2010

  Provide informal counseling of undergraduate students, class sizes ranged from 25 to 200, which included first-generation, low-income undergraduate students from the Rio Grande Valley who faced many academic challenges. Assist professors in the fields of history and art history. Evaluate the work of undergraduate and graduate students, class sizes ranged from 25 to 200 students. Provide informal counseling of undergraduate students, class sizes ranged from 25 to 200, which included first-generation, low-income undergraduate students from the Rio Grande Valley who faced many academic challenges. Assist professors in the fields of history and art history. Evaluate the work of undergraduate and graduate students, class sizes ranged from 25 to 200 students.



Smithsonian Institution

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fellow

  • 2008 - 2008

  • Conduct collaborative research for the Smithsonian’s exhibition celebrating the 100-year long relationship between Panama and the Smithsonian’s Tropical Research Institute (STRI). • Develop a tentative public programming schedule with relevant scholarly panels and cultural performances focused on Panamanian history, politics, and culture. • Conduct collaborative research for the Smithsonian’s exhibition celebrating the 100-year long relationship between Panama and the Smithsonian’s Tropical Research Institute (STRI). • Develop a tentative public programming schedule with relevant scholarly panels and cultural performances focused on Panamanian history, politics, and culture.



California State University, Fullerton

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Assistant to Elahe Amani, Student Financial Service, Financial Literacy Program

  • Apr 2006 - Jun 2007

  • Scheduled and coordinated workshops, room reservations, and catering. • Provided administrative support relative to general inquiries about the Financial Literacy Program. • Maintained promotional materials for workshops and freshman orientation. • Scheduled and coordinated workshops, room reservations, and catering. • Provided administrative support relative to general inquiries about the Financial Literacy Program. • Maintained promotional materials for workshops and freshman orientation.



American Quarterly, USC

• Los Angeles, CA

• Editorial Assistant, Internship, Spring 2006

  • Jan 2006 - May 2006

  • Direct article submissions to the appropriate associate editor, including editing and proofreading for a major academic journal. • Direct article submissions to the appropriate associate editor, including editing and proofreading for a major academic journal.



California State University, Fullerton

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mentor

  • Sep 2005 - Feb 2006

  • Provide underprivileged junior high and high school students with the most updated information regarding entrance into higher education. • Collaborate and coordinate workshops with Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) instructors at middle and high schools located in the low-income areas of Orange County. • Conduct outreach and collaborate with colleagues in team presentations regarding college readiness. • Provide underprivileged junior high and high school students with the most updated information regarding entrance into higher education. • Collaborate and coordinate workshops with Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) instructors at middle and high schools located in the low-income areas of Orange County. • Conduct outreach and collaborate with colleagues in team presentations regarding college readiness.



Library of Congress

• United States
• Libraries
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern, Field School for Cultural Documentation

  • Jun 2005 - Aug 2005

  • Work within the Mormon community to build relationships with diverse constituents in Provo, Utah. • Trained in archiving, project planning, research ethics, and public presentation and exhibition of research findings. • Conduct team-based research, fieldwork, and oral histories in Spanish and English. • Work within the Mormon community to build relationships with diverse constituents in Provo, Utah. • Trained in archiving, project planning, research ethics, and public presentation and exhibition of research findings. • Conduct team-based research, fieldwork, and oral histories in Spanish and English.