Jessie Ma
Student Head of School at Concord Academy- Claim this Profile
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Mandarin Chinese Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Limited working proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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Certification of Completion: Intro to Data Science
Girls Who CodeJul, 2023- Oct, 2024 -
Beginner HTML & CSS
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Experience
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Concord Academy
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Student Head of School
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2023 - Present
- Serve as student body president, running All-School Council meetings, planning student events, collaborating with faculty, staff, and students to implement initiatives
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Environmental Cohead
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2022 - 2023
- Served as a student advocate for sustainability, through school-wide policy, initiatives, and educational programming (assemblies, posters, talks)- Represented student voice and environmental concerns on All-School Council and Sustainability Committee- Run recycling duty and ensure proper composting and waste disposal on campus
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Sophomore Class President
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2021 - 2022
- Planning class events such as a lock-in, water balloon event, and activities between grades to promote student spirit and class bonding- Represent and advocate for student voice
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Freshman Class Representative
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2020 - 2021
- Fundraise through bake sales and creating/selling class merch- Advocated for student mental health support during remote learning, planning virtual events and activities to provide a space for new freshman to socialize and bond- Collaborated with other class leaders to host a school-wide event, bringing in an organization for Black History Month programming
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Biogen
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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700 & Above Employee
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Biogen Community Lab Participant
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Aug 2023 - Aug 2023
- Week-long biotech summer program studying neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases, exploring the drug development process, and hands-on learning of biotech lab techniques (hemocytometry, chromatography, gel electrophoresis with restrictive enzyme) - Connect with current professionals working in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry and learn about their different career and educational experiences - Collaborate and form connections with likeminded peers also pursuing an interest in STEM - Researched and presented a poster about postpartum depression, exploring the molecular causes, current treatments and recent drug developments, and potential future innovations/breakthroughs to help with PPD Show less
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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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Girls Who Code Summer Self-Paced Program Participant
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Jul 2023 - Aug 2023
- learned basic Data Science - used Python to analyze global women's health data - learned basic Data Science - used Python to analyze global women's health data
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Schoolhouse.world
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United States
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E-Learning Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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SAT Math Tutor
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Apr 2023 - Aug 2023
- Volunteer as a SAT Math Tutor for Schoolhouse.world, offering free, peer-peer tutoring through Zoom. - Aid other students in improving their SAT Math scores through preparing topic and concept review material, practice tests, and explanations for problems personalized to the tutoring group. - Tutored 2 SAT Math Bootcamps, meeting 2 times a week for 4 weeks, helping a total of 19 students review and prepare for the SAT math section - Volunteer as a SAT Math Tutor for Schoolhouse.world, offering free, peer-peer tutoring through Zoom. - Aid other students in improving their SAT Math scores through preparing topic and concept review material, practice tests, and explanations for problems personalized to the tutoring group. - Tutored 2 SAT Math Bootcamps, meeting 2 times a week for 4 weeks, helping a total of 19 students review and prepare for the SAT math section
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Mass General Hospital
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Lab Intern
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May 2023 - Jun 2023
- Interned for 5 weeks at the Perlis Lab in MGH’s Center for Genomic Medicine, studying and observing research in psychiatric and neurological disorders such as schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, bipolar, autism, etc. - Observed and created a poster covering the phagocytosis assay on cellular models using patient umbilical cord-blood monocytes induced into microglia-like cells, in order to study microglia-mediated synaptic pruning with maternal immune activation. - Learned basic lab skills, techniques (including immunocytochemistry, RNA extraction for rt-qPCR), and programs (R, ImageJ, Fiji) - Observed and assisted with cell culturing, including dissociation, passaging, and expansion of human astrocyte lines Show less
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WINCHESTER SCHOOL OF CHINESE CULTURE INC
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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Teacher Assistant
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Sep 2022 - Jun 2023
- Volunteered as a teacher’s assistant to a bilingual 2nd grad class, helping to facilitate Mandarin Chinese language learning and basic classroom functions - Volunteered as a teacher’s assistant to a bilingual 2nd grad class, helping to facilitate Mandarin Chinese language learning and basic classroom functions
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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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Girls Who Code Summer Self-Paced Program
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Jul 2022 - Aug 2022
- learned HTMl CSS for web development - learned HTMl CSS for web development
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Head Counselor, Group Counselor
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May 2022 - Aug 2022
- Worked as a camp counselor at Concord Academy Summer Camp - Managing camp groups (3-6 y.o.) with organized activities and an energetic attitude - Took on the additional responsibility to lead a camp group as a Head Counselor after showing initiative, great collaboration, and dependability - Worked as a camp counselor at Concord Academy Summer Camp - Managing camp groups (3-6 y.o.) with organized activities and an energetic attitude - Took on the additional responsibility to lead a camp group as a Head Counselor after showing initiative, great collaboration, and dependability
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Waltham YMCA
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United States
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Camp Counselor
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May 2021 - Aug 2021
- Designed and implemented the weekly schedule and programming for children (5-7 y.o) - Awarded “Counselor of the Week” for enthusiastic care of children and exceeding expectations - Designed and implemented the weekly schedule and programming for children (5-7 y.o) - Awarded “Counselor of the Week” for enthusiastic care of children and exceeding expectations
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Education
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2020 - 2024
Concord Academy
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