Experience

Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Organizer

  • Jun 2013 - Present

  Organize low and middle-income residents of San Francisco to make changes in their communities. Organize low and middle-income residents of San Francisco to make changes in their communities.



Citizen Film

• United States
• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Transcriptionist, Translator, Research Assistant

  • Dec 2012 - Apr 2013

  Transcribed English and Spanish-language documentary film interviews; translated interviews into English; conduct background research for films. Transcribed English and Spanish-language documentary film interviews; translated interviews into English; conduct background research for films.



University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant/Academic Hourly

  • Feb 2010 - Jul 2011

  • Researched foundation grants for university projects.• Conducted targeted searches to identify foundations using various online databases.• Created a topical listing of foundations by area of interest for the Foundation Relations website. • Researched foundation grants for university projects.• Conducted targeted searches to identify foundations using various online databases.• Created a topical listing of foundations by area of interest for the Foundation Relations website.



Campaign to End the Death Penalty

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations

• Administrative Coordinator

  • Jan 2006 - Jul 2009

  • Managed the office of a non-profit organization• Answered requests for information about organizational activities and directed people to appropriate resources about capital punishment.• Managed organizational database, email lists and newsletter subscription list. • Coordinated all aspects of fundraising, including grant proposals, direct mailing appeals and monthly sustainer program• Supervised interns and part-time employees; solicited volunteers • Managed the office of a non-profit organization• Answered requests for information about organizational activities and directed people to appropriate resources about capital punishment.• Managed organizational database, email lists and newsletter subscription list. • Coordinated all aspects of fundraising, including grant proposals, direct mailing appeals and monthly sustainer program• Supervised interns and part-time employees; solicited volunteers



Dynamic Educational Systems, Inc.

• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Case Manager

  • May 2003 - Oct 2005

  • Managed a caseload of more than 150 low-income and unemployed workers• Determined eligibility for a government-funded employment and training program• Provided career counseling and assessments in English and Spanish• Performed regular follow-up to determine the needs of clients and referred them for employment or vocational training• Led workshops on career exploration and assisted in teaching remedial math and reading workshops • Managed a caseload of more than 150 low-income and unemployed workers• Determined eligibility for a government-funded employment and training program• Provided career counseling and assessments in English and Spanish• Performed regular follow-up to determine the needs of clients and referred them for employment or vocational training• Led workshops on career exploration and assisted in teaching remedial math and reading workshops



Baum, Sigman, Auerbach & Neuman, ltd

• Paralegal

  • Sep 2000 - Jun 2002

  • Provided support for a team of about 20 attorneys at a labor law firm• Maintained and organized information in legal case files• Conducted basic legal research on Lexis-Nexis and on the internet • Provided support for a team of about 20 attorneys at a labor law firm• Maintained and organized information in legal case files• Conducted basic legal research on Lexis-Nexis and on the internet