Experience

The For Baby's Sake Trust
• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Fundraiser

  • Aug 2023 - Present


SASH (Safe And Sound Homes)

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trustee

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  SASH is a registered charity preventing homelessness in young people aged 16 to 25 throughout North and East Yorkshire. When young people are facing homelessness, SASH can offer a spare room in the home of a trained volunteer and support to move forward. SASH is a registered charity preventing homelessness in young people aged 16 to 25 throughout North and East Yorkshire. When young people are facing homelessness, SASH can offer a spare room in the home of a trained volunteer and support to move forward.


LEEDS 2023
• United Kingdom
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Fundraising Assistant

  • Sep 2022 - Aug 2023


University of York

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate College Life Advisor

  • Oct 2021 - Sep 2022

  Function as an integral part of the College community, and provide important peer support within the College. Offer welfare and wellbeing interventions to student members and provide 1:1 mentoring and positive engagement. Develop and implement engaging programs and events that add value to the academic and personal development of postgraduate College members and greatly improve student experience. Promotion of College events and activities through social media marketing and online interactions. Function as an integral part of the College community, and provide important peer support within the College. Offer welfare and wellbeing interventions to student members and provide 1:1 mentoring and positive engagement. Develop and implement engaging programs and events that add value to the academic and personal development of postgraduate College members and greatly improve student experience. Promotion of College events and activities through social media marketing and online interactions.



Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town

• South Africa
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advocacy Consultant and Research Advisor

  • Sep 2021 - Sep 2022

  Collaborated with other researchers to facilitate key stakeholder interviews across the nonprofit, NGO, and litigation sectors to create meaningful research that analyzes the implementation of rights-enabling judgments for migrant and refugee children in South Africa. Produced a high-level advocacy brief in collaboration with the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town and UNICEF, which engages parliamentary advocacy and international, regional, and local human rights mechanisms to report on implementation barriers, and make recommendations to increase implementation of, human rights for migrant and refugee children. Show less



Yorktivist Human Rights Film Festival

• Marketing and Media Volunteer

  • Jan 2022 - Feb 2022

  With outstanding intiative and flexibility, I volunteered for the Yorktivist Human Rights Film Festival which ran online from 1-6 February 2022. I managed social media posts on a variety of platforms including Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, Managed Eventbrite listings for events and encouraged engagement from participants. Lastly, I coordinated and hosted a Q&A Session for a series of short films commissioned by the Women's Aid charity. With outstanding intiative and flexibility, I volunteered for the Yorktivist Human Rights Film Festival which ran online from 1-6 February 2022. I managed social media posts on a variety of platforms including Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, Managed Eventbrite listings for events and encouraged engagement from participants. Lastly, I coordinated and hosted a Q&A Session for a series of short films commissioned by the Women's Aid charity.



Ball State University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Honors Undergraduate Research Fellow - Translator, and Copy and Developmental Editor

  • Mar 2020 - Sep 2021

  Charged with reading, researching, and translating the Spanish writings of the second edition of the book Filosofía de los pueblos originarios into English in such a way that all ideas in the book, including indigenous history, indigenous language, indigenous religion, and more, are all communicated clearly and effectively. Responsible for editing translations, editing the original Spanish texts, and writing a chapter to contribute to the book.

• Resident Assistant

  • Aug 2019 - May 2020

  Fostered a residence hall community that is built upon respect, community, honesty, and academic excellence. Utilized interpersonal and active listening skills, advising skills, conflict resolution and more to help students succeed. Additionally, collaborated with staff and students to strengthen leadership, critical thinking, team building, and interpersonal skills among myself and peers to cultivate an environment for growth and excellence in the residence. Envisioned, coordinated, and implemented events for students across campus and in the community, and worked in social media and marketing to promote and increase engagement and attendance at events and programming. Show less

• Undergraduate Research Fellow

  • Aug 2018 - Mar 2020

  Collaborated with Honors faculty member to conduct research concerning philosophy of ontology and epistemology, critical theory, and application in regard to Latin American and indigenous Central American perspectives. Crafted academic articles to be published in peer reviewed journals, presented educational posters and papers at various prestigious regional and national conferences.

• Teacher Assistant

  • Aug 2018 - Mar 2020

  Collaborated with instructor on curriculum and class structure development, met with students upon request, graded written work, moderated course discussions to optimize student engagement and growth, and advised and guided students in personal academic excellence. Also coordinated and executed the educational field study to Chiapas, Mexico for the large group, including professors and students, and helped establish connections and excursion experiences with local partners.

• Welcome Week Leader

  • Jul 2018 - Aug 2018

  Oriented incoming Ball State freshmen to campus, lead campus activities, coordinated collaboration between groups, executed programs designed for new college students, connected students to supportive campus community. Moreover, I advised and taught new students the ins and outs of college, and helped students find their classes and maneuver campus life.



Tumacácori National Historical Park

• United States
• Health, Wellness & Fitness
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Historical Researcher and Interpreter

  • Jun 2020 - Jun 2021

  Internship which focused on researching the lives of women during the Spanish colonial mission era, particularly the lives of women within missions. Duties included extracting lives of women and the intersection with religion, culture, social structure, etc. This internship required intense focus, fluent Spanish reading ability, and an ability to read between the lines in historic documents, as well as conducting ethnographic field work and constructing interpretive materials. Internship which focused on researching the lives of women during the Spanish colonial mission era, particularly the lives of women within missions. Duties included extracting lives of women and the intersection with religion, culture, social structure, etc. This internship required intense focus, fluent Spanish reading ability, and an ability to read between the lines in historic documents, as well as conducting ethnographic field work and constructing interpretive materials.



Honors Association for Community Engagment (HACE)

• Founder and President

  • Aug 2019 - Dec 2020

  Conceptualized and established the first Honors College community engagement initiative. This organization creates new, exciting opportunities for student-community interaction, and offers events which encourage discussion about complex topics like race and diversity, education, gender inequality, etc., initiating new opportunities for students to volunteer on and off campus. Conceptualized and established the first Honors College community engagement initiative. This organization creates new, exciting opportunities for student-community interaction, and offers events which encourage discussion about complex topics like race and diversity, education, gender inequality, etc., initiating new opportunities for students to volunteer on and off campus.



Ball State Honors College Diversity Project

• Board Member

  • May 2019 - Dec 2020

  Developed an Honors College Strategic Plan for Inclusive Excellence, the first comprehensive plan for student recruitment and retention, curriculum, faculty and staff, development, and college life and culture. Strengthened ties between Honors and multi-cultural student organizations and community-based organizations. Developed an Honors College Strategic Plan for Inclusive Excellence, the first comprehensive plan for student recruitment and retention, curriculum, faculty and staff, development, and college life and culture. Strengthened ties between Honors and multi-cultural student organizations and community-based organizations.



Ball State University Honors College

• Honors College Diversity Project Board Member

  • May 2019 - Dec 2020

  Developed an Honors College Strategic Plan for Inclusive Excellence, the first comprehensive plan for student recruitment and retention, curriculum, faculty and staff, development, and college life and culture that is inclusive, equality-oriented, and celebrates diversity. Strengthened ties between Honors and multi-cultural and student organizations. Developed an Honors College Strategic Plan for Inclusive Excellence, the first comprehensive plan for student recruitment and retention, curriculum, faculty and staff, development, and college life and culture that is inclusive, equality-oriented, and celebrates diversity. Strengthened ties between Honors and multi-cultural and student organizations.



Indiana Humanities

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Events and Programs Development

  • May 2019 - Mar 2020

  Envisioned and executed a variety of public humanities-focused programming events geared toward diverse communities. Events varied from historic bar crawls to nature-meets-poetry trail walks or paddling adventures, and more. Coordinated with various departments to coordinate and implement engaging events, promote social media and website engagement, and support the development of the nonprofit and its community engagement as a whole. Envisioned and executed a variety of public humanities-focused programming events geared toward diverse communities. Events varied from historic bar crawls to nature-meets-poetry trail walks or paddling adventures, and more. Coordinated with various departments to coordinate and implement engaging events, promote social media and website engagement, and support the development of the nonprofit and its community engagement as a whole.



Beneficence Family Scholars

• Research And Development Specialist

  • Jan 2019 - Mar 2020

  Utilized historical and anthropological perspectives to build a non-profit to aid in combating generational poverty among Muncie residents, foraging a team-building atmosphere, coordinating with local Muncie businesses and families to create successful outcomes, brainstorming how a humanities-based education can be used to educate and lift families out of generational poverty. Engaged with marketing, event-coordination, and sales to promote the launch party, boost fundraising, and promote partnerships for the nonprofit. Show less



Student Honors Council

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Community Engagement

  • Aug 2017 - May 2019

  Imagined and executed new initiatives to create student-community interaction, conceptualizing brand new initiative to encourage discussion about complex topics like race and diversity, education, gender inequality, etc., initiating new opportunities for students to volunteer off campus. Fostered organizational partnership relationships. Imagined and executed new initiatives to create student-community interaction, conceptualizing brand new initiative to encourage discussion about complex topics like race and diversity, education, gender inequality, etc., initiating new opportunities for students to volunteer off campus. Fostered organizational partnership relationships.

• Administrative Assistant

  • Aug 2017 - May 2018

  Contributed to the successful operations of the English Department for a large, complex University with more than 20,000 students. Assisted in important and essential administrative duties such as appointment taking, management and distribution of data and documents, filing data, taking and making phone calls in a professional and friendly manner, printing and creating paper goods for professors and professionals in the department, and coordinating, managing, and delivering projects, outcomes, and deliverable items quickly and efficiently. Show less