Experience

LeSar Holdings Inc.

• Housing and Community Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Associate

  • Jul 2022 - Present



LeSar Development Consultants (a LeSar Company)

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Associate

  • Apr 2022 - Jul 2022

• Lead Case Manager

  • Mar 2021 - May 2022



UC San Diego

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant Environmental Issues: Natural Sciences

  • Sep 2020 - Dec 2020

  Attended lecture, led discussions on various topics, including but not limited to: the scientific basis for policy options, air and water pollution, climate modification, solid waste disposal, hazardous waste treatment, and environmental impact. Various intersections were highlighted in discussions such as socioeconomic status of communities affected more significantly by environmental issues such as water contamination (the Flint Water Crisis) or garbage disposal. Graded assignments, answered student questions via email. Planned and presented on Community Education and Empowerment in the context of Environmental Issues. Show less

• Graduate Advocate for PATHS (Pathways to STEM)

  • Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

  The UC San Diego PATHways to STEM Program is designed to empower students from under-resourced communities and backgrounds to thrive in science, technology, engineering and math.As a Graduate Advocate my role is to assess and aid student's emotional, mental and social needs and well-being to facilitate a smoother transition into the UC Quarter system and lifestyles. Through weekly or bi-weekly one-on-one mentorship (femtorship) focusing on personal and professional development, I help students maintain a work-life balance, develop their science identity in tandem with personal problem-solving. We developed Five Year Plans and frequently revised goals to ensure academic success and self-awareness grounded in love. Assuming the role of Lead Graduate Advocate when we were transitioning into new program leadership, I was also in charge of new staff on-boarding, helping design and host Summer Boost 2019 and 2020, as well as planning and leading resume and writing workshops during Learning Lab. Show less

• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Sociology of Immigration

  • Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

  Attended lecture, hosted office hours to discuss the following topics: factors influencing amount of immigration and destination of immigrants; varying modes of incorporation of immigrants; immigration policies and rights; the impact of immigration on host economies; refugees; assimilation; and return migration. Graded assignments, quizzes, group projects and presentations.

• Spanish Conversation Instructor, Linguistics Department

  • Sep 2017 - Jun 2019

  Instructed multiple sections that met three times a week with special attention to vocabulary development and cultural knowledge. Additional culturally-relevant material presented and personal anecdotes were well-received and created a classroom with a culture of care and respect.

• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Latin American Studies

  • Aug 2018 - Aug 2018

  Guide discussion session after lecture twice a week for LATI 50 Introduction to Latin American Studies. This class is an introduction to the study of Latin American and the Caribbean from an interdisciplinary perspective. As such, the course pays special attention to the interplay of economics, politics, culture, sociology and anthropology in order to understand both the historical configuration of the region and its most salient features. Hold office hours once a week. Administer and grade quizzes and final exam. Show less



Lehigh University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lee Iacocca Ethnographic Research Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  As a recipient of the 2015 Lee Iaccoca Internship Scholarship, I was able to travel to Ghana for 6 weeks with 3 peers and two professors in the Africana Studies Department at Lehigh University, including the Director of the Department, to conduct ethnographic research mainly focusing on memorable, historic sites which were key constituents of the Tran-Atlantic Slave Trade (Sites of Memory Project). I also conducted independent research on the structural legacy of Pan-Africanism of Kwame Nkrumah, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Marcus Garvey. Our main on-the-ground research sites included St. Georges Castle (Elmina), Cape Coast Castle, The University of Ghana (Legon Campus), and the W.E.B. Du Bois Center for Pan-Africanist Studies. Show less

• Lehigh Liners Alumni Networker

  • Nov 2014 - May 2015

  The mission of the Lehigh Liners team is to build long-term relationships with alumni, parents, and friends to maximize support for university priorities. Lehigh Liners are paid a competitive hourly wage to network with alumni, inspire passion for the university, and raise money for student support on behalf of the Lehigh Fund.