Graduate Research Assistant

• Feb 2023 - Present

Working with a research team under Dr. Steven Schrage, Senior Fellow at SAIS's Foreign Policy Institute, to complete and publish his report on Humanitarian Security in Ukraine. Dr. Schrage's research findings were presented at SAIS at the event titled, "Ukraine's Invisible Victims, Border Heroes, and Second Hells: Human Trafficking/Security Risks and Poland-Ukraine Border Efforts a Year into Putin's Assault." Working with a research team under Dr. Steven Schrage, Senior Fellow at SAIS's Foreign Policy Institute, to complete and publish his report on Humanitarian Security in Ukraine. Dr. Schrage's research findings were presented at SAIS at the event titled, "Ukraine's Invisible Victims, Border Heroes, and Second Hells: Human Trafficking/Security Risks and Poland-Ukraine Border Efforts a Year into Putin's Assault."

Web Content Editor

• Jan 2023 - Present

Web Content Editor for Hire Hopkins (The Johns Hopkins University). Hire Hopkins is an innovation office out of JHU, focused on achieving highly-satisfactory employment offers for university graduates. Hire Hopkins aims to connect student talent with employers and provide firms with services, resources, and skills that assist them in recruiting from Johns Hopkins. We work on collecting, reporting, and forecasting student-employer outcomes data, as well as developing and delivering easy, transparent, and effective hiring initiatives and strategies. Show less

Office Manager | Paralegal

• Sep 2020 - Present

Legal Intern: application completion and form creation, data compilation, written memos and briefs, client interviews and testimonial records, correspondence with regional courts, translation of documents from Russian to English and conversational interpretation of dialogue between foreign clients and G&A personnel. Office Administrator: encourage communication between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh offices by introducing technology and implementing new office policies to aid the gaps in the working styles of G&A employees, weekly meetings with employees to understand individual workload and current and completed casework, serve as assistant to lead attorney, Mark A. Goldstein, J.D., L.L.M. Show less

Syracuse University Maxwell School Alumni Ambassador

• Nov 2020 - Present

Translator

• Jan 2020 - Oct 2021

Translated and edited content from Russian to English to conform to American writing style, both colloquial and literary (including lectures, speeches, website material, grant applications, Institute newsletters) Translated and edited content from Russian to English to conform to American writing style, both colloquial and literary (including lectures, speeches, website material, grant applications, Institute newsletters)

Director Of Operations

• Sep 2019 - Sep 2020

Oversaw operations and developed new and engaging community projects both internally and externally and aided with new hire onboarding. Additionally, worked in copywriting and editing of Russian and English texts, translation of texts from Russian to English and vice versa; approved all outgoing English texts for syntax, grammar, and fluidity from company to community. Process streamlining: Created customer service / marketing email scripts and training manuals, newsletters, blogs, and website text used company-wide, significantly reducing the onboarding process Complaint resolution: Reviewed and answered an average of 10-15 inquiries weekly from satisfied and unsatisfied customers alike related to platform services, issues, product performance, and support. Achieved 97% customer satisfaction rating, surpassing team goal and jumped from a 2.6/5 rating on TrustPilot to 4.0/5 in less than 3 months. Show less

English Language Instructor

• May 2018 - Dec 2019

Age specialization: young learners aged 2-6, young adults aged 16-24 I taught English in several schools within and outside of the Moscow area (including Zvenigorod and the outskirts of the city), encouraged language study, aided students in reading and comprehension, memorization and language theory, critical thinking, sentence structure and word order, phonetics and pronunciation, and writing. Age specialization: young learners aged 2-6, young adults aged 16-24 I taught English in several schools within and outside of the Moscow area (including Zvenigorod and the outskirts of the city), encouraged language study, aided students in reading and comprehension, memorization and language theory, critical thinking, sentence structure and word order, phonetics and pronunciation, and writing.

English Language Tutor with the Graduate Professional Development Program

• Feb 2018 - May 2018

I created lesson plans for one-on-one in person tutoring sessions once a week for the duration of one hour with three students. We reviewed grammar, conversation skills, colloquial language, and how to get around campus as an international student studying in the United States. I created lesson plans for one-on-one in person tutoring sessions once a week for the duration of one hour with three students. We reviewed grammar, conversation skills, colloquial language, and how to get around campus as an international student studying in the United States.

English Conversation Group Leader

• Sep 2017 - May 2018

I created lesson plans for five international graduate students studying English at the intermediate-advanced intermediate level. My lessons included in depth discussion of the English language as well as American culture, specifically the differences between their cultures and that of America. We met once a week for an hour. In addition, I hosted events to introduce them to new aspects of American culture that they would most likely not experience with their international friends. I created lesson plans for five international graduate students studying English at the intermediate-advanced intermediate level. My lessons included in depth discussion of the English language as well as American culture, specifically the differences between their cultures and that of America. We met once a week for an hour. In addition, I hosted events to introduce them to new aspects of American culture that they would most likely not experience with their international friends.

Vice President of Leadership

• Feb 2015 - May 2018

Pledge Class Executive Board Spring 2015 as Parliamentarian Brotherhood Executive Board Spring 2016 as Vice President of Leadership Brotherhood Executive Board Fall 2017 as Vice President of Leadership Brotherhood Executive Board Spring 2018 as Parliamentarian Pledge Class Executive Board Spring 2015 as Parliamentarian Brotherhood Executive Board Spring 2016 as Vice President of Leadership Brotherhood Executive Board Fall 2017 as Vice President of Leadership Brotherhood Executive Board Spring 2018 as Parliamentarian

Study Abroad Global Ambassador

• Feb 2015 - May 2018

I worked as a student liaison between the faculty and perspective as well as current students at Syracuse University who are hoping to study abroad. I assisted in Study Abroad advising and serve as a mentor to students who are interested in traveling and studying abroad through the University or with a separate or independent program. I worked as a student liaison between the faculty and perspective as well as current students at Syracuse University who are hoping to study abroad. I assisted in Study Abroad advising and serve as a mentor to students who are interested in traveling and studying abroad through the University or with a separate or independent program.

President

• Jan 2015 - May 2018

Vice President of the Slavic Cultural Society January 2015-May 2015 President of the Slavic Cultural Society August 2017-present I coordinated events, worked closely with the executive board to oversee their roles in the organization, recorded all executive board meetings, liaised between our organization and others in the Syracuse University community, served as logistics coordinator, applied for campus funding, attended workshops that focused on ways to improve campus organizations, and worked with interested students to promote SCS outreach. Show less

Delegate

• Aug 2015 - Feb 2018

August 2015-May 2016 August 2017-January 2018 January 2018-May 2018: Delegate Advisor to APO I liaised between Alpha Phi Omega and the PFC along with other Professional Fraternities on campus to connect and communicate with campus organizations, shared and promoted our events, provided information to our chapters, and created campus wide events that all Syracuse University students are welcome to enjoy. As a delegate, I was able to create amendments to the PFC Constitution when an issue arose that needed to be addressed. These amendments are created after discussion between the PFC and delegates from the various Professional Fraternities and a vote by these actors have occurred. As a delegate advisor, I oversaw relations between the current APO delegates and the Professional Fraternity Council, answered any of their questions about their roles as delegates, and made sure that they were providing the chapter with accurate, updated information on APO's role on the council. Show less

Receptionist, Paralegal, and Intern Trainer

• Jun 2014 - Dec 2017

I worked as a receptionist and paralegal for the Immigration Law Firm of Goldstein & Associates, LLC in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I located files, worked as a liaison between clients and the firm, translated documents, met with clients to discuss their case and their questions and concerns, created and edited contracts between clients and the firm, received payments on behalf of the firm, as well as worked with USCIS regarding marriage cases. I worked as the Goldstein & Associates Office Manager in the summer of 2017 in the new and developing Philadelphia, PA office. I monitored the new employees and ran the office while Mr. Goldstein proceeds his work at the Pittsburgh branch. Show less

Productions Manager

• Apr 2017 - Sep 2017

I worked with document translation (from Russian to English and vice versa), video editing, closed captioning and video to text translation, and communication/contract arrangment between artists, musicians, and other performers and MAE. I managed the Eventbrite page for our concerts and at MAE concert events, and I translated sales between ticket buyers and our sales team. I worked with document translation (from Russian to English and vice versa), video editing, closed captioning and video to text translation, and communication/contract arrangment between artists, musicians, and other performers and MAE. I managed the Eventbrite page for our concerts and at MAE concert events, and I translated sales between ticket buyers and our sales team.

Intern

• Sep 2016 - Jun 2017

I worked with document translation from Russian to English and vice versa, editing English texts and correcting errors in sentence structure as well as grammar, cataloguing ceramics with the Archeology Department, translating film scripts and adding English subtitles, and helped to teach English to tour guide's, the museum security, the front desk staff, etc. In addition, I would travel to the airport to meet with musuem guests and escort them to the Hermitage hotel within the city center. I worked with document translation from Russian to English and vice versa, editing English texts and correcting errors in sentence structure as well as grammar, cataloguing ceramics with the Archeology Department, translating film scripts and adding English subtitles, and helped to teach English to tour guide's, the museum security, the front desk staff, etc. In addition, I would travel to the airport to meet with musuem guests and escort them to the Hermitage hotel within the city center.