Experience

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  Wild Indigo Photography LLC

  • Southern California

  • Photographer

    • Sep 2023 - Present
    • Southern California

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  YWCA San Antonio

  • San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area

  • Director of Youth Programs

    • Aug 2021 - Jun 2023
    • San Antonio, Texas Metropolitan Area

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  YWCA of San Antonio

  • 503 Castroville Rd.

  • Teen Dating Violence Prevention Manager

    • Apr 2020 - Aug 2021
    • 503 Castroville Rd.

    • Facilitate workshops on teen dating violence and healthy relationships to the community focusing on parents and youth serving professionals. • Communicate with various school officials to integrate YWCA teen dating violence prevention program collaboration with Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation’s curriculum Safe Dates, to San Antonio school educators, counselors, social workers and other school administrators. • Organize cohorts for Safe Dates curriculum trainings, to engage 100 school staff.• Run and operate YWCA’s youth social media on Instagram, promoting healthy relationships, educational opportunities, leaderships skills, and outlets for activism. • Presented a workshop series “Teen Dating Violence 101 & 102” for YWCA’s October Domestic Violence Awareness Month to over 100 community members.• Lead activities with youth over YWCA’s Teen Spring Break addressing teen dating violence, gender stereotypes, healthy relationships, violence in media, emotional intelligence and communication skills.

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  H-E-B

  • San Antonio, Texas, United States

  • Cashier

    • May 2019 - May 2020
    • San Antonio, Texas, United States

    • Duties include scanning purchases & coupons, bagging items, and ensuring customer satisfaction. • Exude a courteous and positive attitude in the workplace.• Answer customers’ questions, provide information on store products and procedures, as well as resolve customer complaints when necessary.

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  YWCA San Antonio

  • 503 Castroville Rd.

  • Mi Carrera Coordinator

    • Jun 2019 - Apr 2020
    • 503 Castroville Rd.

    • Facilitate on-going groups with teen girls focusing on self-esteem, social skills, relationship building and life skills, such as financial budgeting, goal setting and resilience. • Engage young people, in our Mi Carrera groups, in difficult conversations or topics to relate to their own lived experiences with a kind, patient, and captivating manner. • Communicate with various school officials to integrate YWCA teen program and create partnerships with Communities In Schools. • Interviewed by In Focus team for Spectrum News on Teen Dating Violence and aired during the month of February.• Presented “Building Healthy Relationships: Understanding dating violence, consent and boundaries” at San Antonio College for their BAEBSAFE monthly campus talks to students.• Created official YWCA Mi Carrera Program curriculum, comprised of a twenty-session lesson plan concentrating on self-esteem, interpersonal skills, relationship building and life skills.• Lead summer 2019 youth groups focusing on relationships and leadership development.• Organize grant related materials and complete Mi Carrera program quarter reports. • Collaborate and host fundraising event as a committee member of Can We Talk. • Speaker at YWCA’s “Week Without Violence: A Discussion on Teen Dating Violence.” • Presented “Youth Engagement & Leadership: Creating equitable spaces for girls” at 2019 TAASA Prevention Institute Conference in Austin, TX. • Organize college field trips for students in YWCA teen programs, and facilitate mini lessons along college tours.

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  The Rape Crisis Center

  • San Antonio, TX

  • Education Coordinator

    • Mar 2013 - May 2019
    • San Antonio, TX

    • Interim Director of Education & Training in the Education Department, supervising four team members for five weeks. • Lead department team through a highly productive April season as Interim Director.• Facilitated community workshops and presentations on Sexual Abuse, Survivor Sensitivity and Trauma, Intimate Partner Violence, Anti-Bullying, Healthy Relationships, and Self Care. • Developed community, city, and non-profit partnerships with the agency.• Communicated in televised media interviews supporting the agency and raising awareness.• Authored curriculum for support groups for youth and their families.• Spoke at over a dozen conferences around Bexar County. • Completed various grant reports and contract updates for the department, and other data entry.• Executed educational events in the community on a strict budget.• Lead team meetings to collaborate and structure details to ensure successful education events.• Crafted various educational brochures to give out to the community.• Mentored three college students while in my position; offering job shadowing, feedback, and guidance through agency involvement. • Met and exceeded grant targets and program outcomes.• Completed 40-hour crisis advocacy training.

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  Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc.

  • San Antonio, Texas

  • Group facilitator

    • Jan 2013 - Feb 2018
    • San Antonio, Texas

    • Chosen to mentor new volunteers or interns during program nights.• Facilitated weekly life skills groups with children, teens, and/or parents.• Authored group curriculum for preschool aged students.• Submitted weekly case notes and discussed behavioral plans and group observations.• Lead group educational activities to facilitate relationship building within the family.

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  The Rape Crisis Center

  • Education Intern

    • Sep 2012 - Dec 2012

    I assisted in five weekly educational discussion groups with educators for various Middle and High School students about healthy relationships and sexual violence.

  • Outreach Intern

    • May 2012 - Aug 2012

    I updated social networking media (i.e. Twitter, Facebook) to increase community awareness of center’s events, services and goals