Frida Calvo Huerta
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
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Portuguese Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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Group 1 Biomedical Research Investigators
CITI ProgramSep, 2022- Sep, 2024 -
Group 2 Social and Behavioral Research Investigators
CITI ProgramApr, 2022- Sep, 2024 -
State Seal of Biliteracy
California Department of EducationJul, 2020- Sep, 2024
Experience
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NavCal
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Navigating Cal Fellow
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Jan 2022 - Present
● Collaborate with a diverse cohort of 25 nontraditional, historically marginalized students to access and maximize university resources by advocating for each other through peer-leadership and a “community, not competition” based model. ● Teach students how to get disability accommodations, apply to fellowships and research positions, and talk to faculty allies to get letters of recommendation. ● Collaborate with a diverse cohort of 25 nontraditional, historically marginalized students to access and maximize university resources by advocating for each other through peer-leadership and a “community, not competition” based model. ● Teach students how to get disability accommodations, apply to fellowships and research positions, and talk to faculty allies to get letters of recommendation.
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UC Berkeley Public Service Center
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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UndocuScholars Program Founder & Director
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Jun 2022 - Present
● Initiate peer mentorship pilot program supporting undocumented high school students with college applications in partnership with college-access non-profit, Scholarmatch, and Immigrants Rising, a national organization empowering undocumented immigrants through Peter E. Haas Public Service Leaders Program. ● Develop community partnerships with the UC Berkeley’s Undocumented Student Program, Public Service Center, NavigatingCal Fellowship and SFUSD's Migrant Education Program to create strong foundation of support for the first student cohort. Show less
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First Exposures
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Artist In Residence
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Jun 2017 - Present
● Planned and produced 4 individual photography projects on themes of family, ancestry, migration and community resulting in zines, a photo book and group gallery exhibitions throughout San Francisco. ● Exhibited art installations, taught art workshops and was a commissioned portrait photographer in notable public institutions like deYoung Museum, Contemporary Jewish Museum, UCSF, Children’s Creativity Museum, SOMArts & Asian Art Museum. ● Facilitated youth photography program on Treasure Island in partnership with the SF Arts Commission and the YMCA, making arts education accessible to 24 underserved low-income BIPOC youth. ● Created community-based photographs highlighting Latin culture, joy & resiliency for San Francisco Art Commission’s public art permanent collection, featured at the Market Street Kiosks and the Southeast Community Center. Show less
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Fung Fellowship at UC Berkeley
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Health & Innovation Consultant
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Aug 2022 - May 2023
● Partnered with Thriving Pink, a non-profit focused on helping those impacted by breast cancer to thrive, and a diverse 5-person student team to develop recommendations to enhance multi-cultural recruitment and program engagement. Conducted Spanish and English interviews with program participants, synthesized insights into persona and journey map prototypes, and provided weekly progress updates to the client. ● Spearheaded a 3-person interdisciplinary student team in partnership with UC Berkeley's University Health Services to implement the Total Worker Health framework aimed at enhancing the well-being of over 700 custodial workers. As the client liaison, researcher, and project manager, I led the team through secondary research and conducted interviews in both English and Spanish during a site visit to conduct a comprehensive needs assessment. My findings revealed hazardous working conditions, worker maltreatment, and exploitation, which I used to develop personas, empathy maps, and stakeholder mapping to advocate for connecting workers with legal experts and implementing systemic changes. ● Led an interdisciplinary student team of 5 in conducting a needs assessment and providing recommendations for Berkeley's PATH to Care Center to address resource gaps in the support system for survivors of sexual violence, while acting as the client liaison, researcher, and project manager. ● Created interview guides and utilized personas, affinity maps, and final project presentations to synthesize interview findings and propose potential areas of innovation for youth mental health to HopeLab, a social innovation lab focused on youth mental health and technology. ● Utilized design thinking approaches to center the needs of under-served populations and advance health equity in public health solutions, based on deep research and analysis of social determinants of health to identify key factors contributing to health inequalities and propose practical solutions. Show less
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UC Berkeley, Civil & Environmental Engineering
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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SURF-SMART Fellow (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow)
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Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
● Arranged and conducted 9 interviews with Spanish-speaking low-income Bay Area suburban residents on their housing and transportation needs for graduate mentor’s thesis research project. ● Transcribed, translated and coded interviews for qualitative analysis and created personas to illustrate the needs of suburban low-income immigrant Latine households. ● Presented summer research project at UC Berkeley’s Institute of Transportation Studies’ 75th Anniversary conference. ● Arranged and conducted 9 interviews with Spanish-speaking low-income Bay Area suburban residents on their housing and transportation needs for graduate mentor’s thesis research project. ● Transcribed, translated and coded interviews for qualitative analysis and created personas to illustrate the needs of suburban low-income immigrant Latine households. ● Presented summer research project at UC Berkeley’s Institute of Transportation Studies’ 75th Anniversary conference.
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Girls Who Code
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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500 - 600 Employee
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Student
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Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
Learned Python, JavaScript, and mark up languages CSS and HTML. Learned Python, JavaScript, and mark up languages CSS and HTML.
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Education
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2020 - 2025
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor's degree, Interdisciplinary Studies: Public Health + Education + Design Thinking -
2016 - 2020
Lowell High School
High School Diploma, General Studies
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