Experience

Institute for Global Engagement

• South Korea
• Non-profit Organizations

• Research Associate (October 2018 - Present) & Intern (April 2018 - October 2018)

  • 2018 - Present

  Research Associate: Read up-to-date news articles and U.S. government-issued reports on religious persecution, other human rights issues, and major U.S. policy shifts all in regards to a specific foreign nation. Monitor specific U.S. congressional bills in regards to religious persecution and other human rights issues in a specific foreign nation. Summarize and highlight key information of relevant findings from aforementioned news articles, reports, and congressional bills. Attend U.S. government and non-profit meetings on international religious freedom, and write detailed notes for my supervisor. Assist with constructing events and a couple of other venues that promote religious freedom and other human rights. Intern: Constructed portions of a new mission program via panning out logistical details of trips; organized the facilitation of the program; wrote church letters, a program application, and many program resources such as donor-tracking venues, airfare information, and Bible studies; and drafted several activities to assist with human rights overseas. Outside of constructing a new mission program, drafted donor reports and marketing material.



Hollywood Community Housing Corporation, Visionary Youth Center

• Program Manager (June 2016 - Present) & Macro Social Work Intern (September 2015 - April 2016)

  • 2015 - Present

  Program Manager: Assist with preparations for Master of Social Work (MSW) and Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) internship programs. Oversee program tasks, train interns, and promote agency growth. Macro Social Work Intern: Supported program development and growth initiatives. Tutored and mentored students with ancestries of war-affected nations with trauma-informed training and care. Select Accomplishments: • Promoted from intern to Program Manager within one year. • Valued contributor asked to stay on in a remote capacity upon move to Washington D.C. in 2017.



International Justice Mission

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Seasonal Call Campaign Fundraiser, Mid-Level Revenue (Temporary)

  • Dec 2020 - Dec 2020

  During training for this position: I read and learned about International Justice Mission (IJM), various human rights issues, and job duties; after training for this position: I contacted and conversed with past and ongoing IJM donors through a softphone application and Microsoft Outlook, and utilized and added to a database of specific donors. During training for this position: I read and learned about International Justice Mission (IJM), various human rights issues, and job duties; after training for this position: I contacted and conversed with past and ongoing IJM donors through a softphone application and Microsoft Outlook, and utilized and added to a database of specific donors.

• Seasonal Call Campaign Fundraiser, Mid-Level Revenue (Temporary)

  • Jun 2020 - Jul 2020

  During training for this position: I read and learned about International Justice Mission (IJM), various human rights issues, and job duties; after training for this position: I contacted and conversed with past and ongoing IJM donors through a softphone application and Microsoft Outlook, and utilized and added to a database of specific donors via Salesforce. During training for this position: I read and learned about International Justice Mission (IJM), various human rights issues, and job duties; after training for this position: I contacted and conversed with past and ongoing IJM donors through a softphone application and Microsoft Outlook, and utilized and added to a database of specific donors via Salesforce.



(Per one of my supervisor's request)

• Editor

  • 2018 - 2018

  Edited academic papers for a doctoral candidate in the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work at the University of Southern California; revised for grammar, sentence structures, and organization. Worked remotely. Edited academic papers for a doctoral candidate in the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work at the University of Southern California; revised for grammar, sentence structures, and organization. Worked remotely.



Green Dot Public Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Work Intern

  • 2014 - 2015

  Provided mental health services for high-risk high school students. Advocated for mental health services and external resources for clients. Select Accomplishments: • Improved patient outcomes by connecting clients to external resources such as medical clinics, additional mental health facilities and on-campus seasoned social workers. • Assisted parents whose children were experiencing suicidal ideation in seeking more assistance while helping the patients with coping mechanisms and securing treatment.



Little Lights Urban Ministries

• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Tutor

  • 2014 - 2014

  Tutor (2014-2014): Tutored and fostered relationships with kindergarten through fifth-grade students from underprivileged areas with homework, literacy and math skills. Tutor (2014-2014): Tutored and fostered relationships with kindergarten through fifth-grade students from underprivileged areas with homework, literacy and math skills.



American Psychological Association

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Psychology Summer Institute Conference Intern

  • 2011 - 2011

  Helped construct an educational conference for advanced doctoral students and early doctoral recipients in mental-health services. Assisted with conference logistics through advocacy, communication and attention to time, dates and costs. Created informative pamphlets and brochures. Helped construct an educational conference for advanced doctoral students and early doctoral recipients in mental-health services. Assisted with conference logistics through advocacy, communication and attention to time, dates and costs. Created informative pamphlets and brochures.



University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advanced Research Assistant/ Research Assistant

  • 2010 - 2011

  Advanced Research Assistant (Under Dr. Howard Berenbaum): Trained new student researchers on the methodology of necessary research tasks. Used E-Prime coding software to prepare an experiment and inquired on experimental data and results using SPSS Statistics. (Under Dr. Alejandro Lleras): Investigated and analyzed several psychology subfields including visual and spatial psychology. Examined and critiqued a study about illusory control regarding mental-health issues. Research Assistant (Under both Dr. Howard Berenbaum and Dr. Alejandro Lleras): Administered experiments to participants. Answered experiment questions and debriefed them. Select Accomplishments: • Promoted from research assistant to advanced research assistant. • Administered, answered questions, and debriefed an experiment to approximately 120 subjects in Dr. Howard Berenbaum's research laboratory.