Makayla Rivera
Student Lead of the Peer Education Team at The Hub Basic Needs Center- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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CPR/AED/First Aid
National CPR FoundationJun, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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The Hub Basic Needs Center
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United States
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Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Student Lead of the Peer Education Team
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Jan 2023 - Present
• Provide leadership to the Peer Education Team, which is made up of 10 students.• Assist with arranging 35+ events per quarter by communicating with on-campus organizations and our team.• Provided assistance in 2 housing fairs, providing support to 400+ students during the UCSD housing crisis. Planned a roommate mixer which was attended by 150+ students who were able to find roommates through a "speed dating" format & interactive games.
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Peer Educator at the UCSD Hub Basic Needs Center
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Feb 2022 - Present
• Resource center which focuses on ensuring that all students have access to their basic needs: financial wellness, stable housing, and nutritious foods.• Focus on providing outreach and informing students about the resources available. • Create and facilitate various workshops, presentations, fairs and events, with topics such as healthy/sustainable eating, off-campus housing resources, CalFresh, and more. • Aiming to end the stigma that surrounds lacking basic needs. Working towards normalizing asking for help when needed. Show less
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Sigma Kappa Sorority
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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400 - 500 Employee
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Chapter President
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Dec 2022 - Present
• Main director of the Zeta Mu UC San Diego Chapter of Sigma Kappa, which is made up of 90 members. Sigma Kappa is a nonprofit organization & national sorority whose goal is to raise money for various philanthropic services, provide members with personal growth opportunities and provide a lifelong community for members. • Oversee and delegate tasks among an executive team of 22 officers and chair-holders.• Plan, execute and direct 40+ weekly executive board and chapter meetings throughout the term.• Assist with managing budgets of over $100,000.• Support with planning and executing philanthropic events for 400+ people, raising $8,000+ for the following philanthropic services: Inherit the Earth, Gerontology, Maine Seacoast Mission and Alzheimer's Association. • Utilize 2.5+ years of recruiting experience to help recruit 50+ new members into our organization. Show less
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Vice President of New Member Education
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Nov 2021 - Dec 2022
• Supported 25 new members of the organization throughout the new member process.• Orchestrated 10 informational meetings over 8 weeks to educate new members about the organization.• Organized 10+ events for 95+ members.• Managed a committee of 7 members, hosting biweekly meetings and check-ins.
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Assistant to the Vice President of New Member Education
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Nov 2020 - Dec 2021
• Worked with the Vice President of New Member Education to provide assistance in ensuring that various tasks, 10+ events, 10+ informational meetings and continuous communication was met amongst 100+ members, including 40+ new members.
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Pieneer
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United States
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Technology, Information and Media
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1 - 100 Employee
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Community Outreach Intern
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May 2023 - Aug 2023
• Working towards the success of a start-up Tech Company, whose main goal is to allow students to explore organizations at their school through an AI-powered app. • Focus on outreach to various organizations, which is followed by an interview to analyze how our company can help that organization directly. • Host weekly meetings to assist with app development. • Working towards the success of a start-up Tech Company, whose main goal is to allow students to explore organizations at their school through an AI-powered app. • Focus on outreach to various organizations, which is followed by an interview to analyze how our company can help that organization directly. • Host weekly meetings to assist with app development.
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SmallTalk Speech and Occupational Therapy
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United States
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Medical Practices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Student Assistant
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Jan 2022 - Apr 2023
• Assisted with various tasks amongst 3 different site locations. Such tasks include: creating interactive projects for elementary school children, creating digital copies of 5+ years of reports, greeting families, thoroughly cleaning speech & occupational therapy resources after each use. • Shadowed weekly sessions between speech pathologists and children, debriefing the child’s progress/performance with the speech pathologists and families. • Utilized patience, mindset and communication while working with young children who oftentimes had Autism. Show less
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Clinic-Focused Student Assistant for Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy
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Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
• Assisted speech pathologists and occupational therapists during an 8-week summer program to help children with disabilities improve their social, speaking and mobility skills through group activities. • Ran activities and sessions that helped children utilize their communication, in hopes of them improving their interpersonal skills, speech, and mobility.
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G3 Kids
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Gymnastics Coach/Academic Tutor
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Aug 2021 - Mar 2022
• Using my background in cheerleading, I facilitated gymnastic practices for children ages 2-10. • Created lesson plans, completed progress reports, and executed skills to teach. • Assisted with the academic program, which helped students with their homework and academic success. Our goal was to promote an environment that prioritized physical exercise and academic support. • Using my background in cheerleading, I facilitated gymnastic practices for children ages 2-10. • Created lesson plans, completed progress reports, and executed skills to teach. • Assisted with the academic program, which helped students with their homework and academic success. Our goal was to promote an environment that prioritized physical exercise and academic support.
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Galileo Learning
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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100 - 200 Employee
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Summer Camp Operations Intern
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Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
• Assisted groups of 10-15 children in grades 1st-8th with STEM innovation projects. • Supported the main teacher through preparing resources, ensuring that all children had a safe drop-off & pick-up, and planning and executing activities that appealed to a wide range of children. • Assisted groups of 10-15 children in grades 1st-8th with STEM innovation projects. • Supported the main teacher through preparing resources, ensuring that all children had a safe drop-off & pick-up, and planning and executing activities that appealed to a wide range of children.
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Education
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2020 - 2024
University of California San Diego
Bachelor of Science - BS, Cognitive Science, specialization in Clinical Aspects of Cogniton -
2016 - 2020
Arcadia High School
High School Diploma, 3.91
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