Experience

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  The Children's Trust of Miami-Dade County

  • Miami, Florida, United States

  • Research and Evaluation Analyst

    • Sep 2023 - Present
    • Miami, Florida, United States

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  Leadership for Educational Equity

  • United States
  • Education Management
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Public Policy Fellow

    • Sep 2022 - May 2023

    -Selected from over 100 applicants to join the 2022 public policy cohort and complete a full time paid fellowship position through Leadership for Educational Equity.

  • Policy and Advocacy Fellow

    • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

    -Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit leadership development organization working to end the injustice of educational inequity by inspiring and supporting a diverse set of leaders with classroom experience to engage civically and politically.

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  Texas Education Agency

  • Remote

  • LEE Public Policy Fellow

    • Sep 2022 - May 2023
    • Remote

    Project managed a series of initiatives to support school districts, school leaders, teachers, families, and students. Conducted policy research and analysis for Texas SB560 by collecting quantitative and/or qualitative data from other states with similar Emergent Bilingual populationsOversaw data management and analysis of survey, observation, interview, and raw data using appropriate analysis toolWrote reports including graphs, charts, and tables that interpret findings and patterns for leadership Communicated through writing and orally to over 600 Texas school districts in regards to the 22-23 Bilingual Education Exception and ESL Waiver applicationSupported the design and facilitation of communities of practice, focus groups, and individual interviewsDeveloped and maintained relationships with partners across the state of Texas such as school district leaders, universities, nonprofit organizations, parents and families, and more

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  The Liber Institute

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

  • Graduate School Partner

    • Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

    Used content knowledge in family engagement and community-centered research to design a family empowerment program for Indigenous parents and familiesLead the design and planning of qualitative and/or quantitative data collection instruments including interview protocols, surveys, and written outreach outlinesCommunicated progress and final product to study participants and other relevant stakeholders orally and in writing

  • LEE Policy and Advocacy Fellow

    • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

    Cultivated positive relationships with potential and current partners as a representative of The Liber InstituteLed the development of a landscape analysis of the Great Plains region as part of the strategic growth of The Liber InstituteInitiated weekly collaborative meetings with LEE fellows from other organizations to collaborate by reporting research with one another to expand the reach of our projects

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  Miami-Dade County Public Schools

  • Miami, Florida, United States

  • Teacher

    • Aug 2020 - Jun 2022
    • Miami, Florida, United States

    Managed tasks by preparing timelines, coordinating students on task, ensuring are completed on time and with qualityMaintained strong and positive relationships with students, parents, families, and other relevant stakeholders. Collaborated with staff, admin, other teachers, education transformation office to develop instructional frameworks that aligned with state and district standards to effectively address the needs of students.Demonstrated cultural and linguistic competence and sensitivity in all interactions with students, colleagues, and all other stakeholdersCollected and analyzed data to identify students' differing needs and make decisions on providing daily differentiated instruction to students to match their proficiency levels, resulting in 86% of students meeting their annual reading growth rate as measured by reading diagnostic scores from the 2021-22 school year

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  Teach For America

  • United States
  • Education Administration Programs
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Corps Member

    • May 2020 - May 2022

    Selected from more than 47,000 applicants with a 12% acceptance rate to join national teacher corps who commit to teaching in under-resourced schools through AmeriCorpsEngaged in professional development activities focusing on coursework adjacent to the instruction/learning environment, diversity, equity and inclusion, and leadership/community engagement

  • Corps Member Leadership Council

    • Aug 2020 - May 2021

    Selected to a team of 10 out of 130 Teach for America Miami-Dade corps members to identify regional wide issues & create action plans to address themAdvocated for Miami-Dade corps members by addressing issues such as, communication, program transparency, diversity programming, alumni hood, and summer training during monthly council meetings with higher upsCollaborated with other members of the council to create a credit-based approach to professional developments that increases corps members access to diverse leadership opportunities

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  Achieve Miami

  • Miami, Florida, United States

  • Teacher

    • Apr 2021 - Jul 2021
    • Miami, Florida, United States

    Leveraged content and regional knowledge to develop a program focused on justice, advocacy and community-building for early elementary studentsSupervised and trained a college intern by providing them with daily tasks and providing weekly feedback

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  Teach For America

  • Wheaton College

  • Campus Ambassador

    • Aug 2019 - May 2020
    • Wheaton College

    Recruited diverse, passionate and promising leaders from my campus to commit to teach for two years in a low-income community, before continuing as life-long advocates for equity and justice.Used data analysis, marketing initiatives, and networking skills to raise awareness about educational inequity on campus.