Experience

Community Empowerment Resources

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Special Projects

  • Apr 2023 - Present

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Aug 2019 - Apr 2023

• Lead Catalyst

  • Dec 2016 - Aug 2019


Pfujita LLC
• Entrepreneur

  • Apr 2023 - Present


Pacifikool

• United States

• Assistant Operations Manager

  • Jun 2016 - Nov 2016

  • Trained new employees including kitchen and market staff in efficient, consistent, and collaborative cooking and customer service practices. • Coordinated and supervised the production and bottling of ginger syrup in a commercial kitchen. • Tracked inventory of produce and supplies and managed the distribution of product to 10 retail store locations. • Offered constructive feedback to staff and encouraged open communication often culminating in the incorporation of staff ideas to improve operations. • Created multiple tracking tools in excel to minimize waste and maximize efficiency and monitor profit margins. Show less



Waianae High School

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

• Special Education Teacher

  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2016

  • Designed and implemented a scaffolded curriculum to meet the 10th grade math standards in geometry for 24 students with special needs, through lessons, handouts, and formative and summative assessments. • Worked in partnership with a fellow teacher to implement a comprehensive English curriculum to 14 students with special needs and 12 general education students. • Collected and analyzed student data through formal and informal assessments; implemented a system for students to visually monitor their own progress towards their goals through a bar graph. • Formulated and monitored Individualized Education Plans (IEP) for 6 students with special needs. • Collaborated with fellow teachers, parents, students, special needs support staff and administration to ensure student success, inside and outside the classroom, through phone, email and face to face communication. • Team Lead for School Technology Integration Committee, lead training presentations for 70 teachers on using technology for formative assessments, tools included: Google apps, Socrative, and Plickers. Show less



Reading Partners

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Site Coordinator

  • Aug 2013 - Jun 2015

  • Provided 68 students with 1:1 literacy intervention tutoring at Bessie Carmichael Elementary. • Partnered with school administration and teachers to select students for literacy intervention. • Conducted student assessments, analyzed data and created individualized action plans for each student, with 80% of students narrowing their achievement gap by end of year assessments. • Trained and managed 160 volunteers to implement curriculum with high fidelity through individual orientation and ongoing coaching. • Maintained quality control by monitoring student work and tutor record keeping. • Created resources that are now used on the national level. • Collaborated with management to facilitate trainings for new and returning AmeriCorps members. Show less



Fund for the Public Interest

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Canvasser

  • Feb 2013 - May 2013

  • Initiated contact with 30 to 100 citizens per day on various campaigns from Environment California and CALPIRG, to raise awareness and solicit donations and memberships. • Participated in and assisted with daily interactive trainings on communication, persuasion, customer service, and positive attitude. • Raised an average of at least $125 per day. Highest funds raised in one day: $420. • Analyzed the role of a street canvasser through a sociological lens, culminating in The Order of The Canvasser: A study of street canvassing techniques to disrupt civil inattention. Show less



EMEP

• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Jan 2012 - Jun 2012

  • Assisted a first grade teacher in her classroom of 40 students, for two days a week. Helped facilitate art projects, and helped struggling students with math, reading and writing. • Initiated and coordinated an after school female empowerment program for a group of 9 seventh grade girls. Facilitated activities using art, games, and media to engage the students in discussions of trust, leadership, bullying, and maturity to empower them mentally, physically, and socially to be ready for high school. Show less