Experience

Freedom Writers Foundation
• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Development Co-Director

  • May 2023 - Present


UCI Alumni Association

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Assistant

  • Jan 2022 - Apr 2023

  - Manage and coordinate schedule of Executive Director of Alumni Relations - Run and support various projects and events that engage alumni and students of the university - Collaborate with internal departments to develop new ways of engaging alumni - Manage and coordinate schedule of Executive Director of Alumni Relations - Run and support various projects and events that engage alumni and students of the university - Collaborate with internal departments to develop new ways of engaging alumni



Los Angeles Floral Couture/Glendora Florist

• Event Manager

  • Feb 2021 - Jan 2022

  - Worked with various vendors and companies to ensure weddings and other events ran smoothly from the start to the conclusion of event - Frontline communicator with clients (current and potnetial), wedding planners, and venue staff -Helped increase reveneue from sales of weddings by approximately 10% within a year -Managed and coordinated team of 10+ to ensure days with multiple events were covered by staff and things ran smoothly -Created lasting partnerships with new vendors allowing for growth of the company Show less

• Events Coordinator

  • Jun 2019 - May 2020

  • Planned various local and regional events including developing alumni networks like Seattle and Portland• Managed and assisted in high level events, including Homecoming and Lauds and Laurels, two of the largest alumni hosted events which sees hundreds of individuals • Created a comprehensive guide during the first pivot of virtual events of how to use Zoom and the different features • Maintained and supervised two student assistants• Helped transition through training and support for the event manager position between change in staffing/management Show less

• Events Assistant

  • May 2018 - Jun 2019

  • Assisted in overseeing event needs including, but not limited to: décor ideas, catering, room arrangements, event registrations, payments, data entry, and database record updating• Worked with programs such as Kuali Financial System (KFS), Outlook, Word, Excel, and Powerpoint



University of California, Irvine - School of Medicine

• Scientific Research Assistant

  • Mar 2018 - Jun 2019

  Genetic and Molecular studies on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) • Performed independent research on calcium signaling and biological markers in autism under the guidance of Dr. Gargus. • Conducted experiments using single cell and high-throughput imaging tools. • Used FLIPR series microscopy, created molecular screen for IP3-mediated calcium signaling. • Analyzed transcriptome data to look for a specific genetic connection to autism. • Helped work on grant proposals • Wrote a scientific paper on research done which was published in an Undergraduate Research Journal. • Worked alongside with 5 other researchers Show less



The Hill, UCI Bookstore

• Floor Lead

  • Aug 2016 - May 2018

  • Maintained communications with faculty and staff throughout campus and coordinated book orders through publishers • Managed various merchandising projects and delegated tasks to staff that were part of the general merchandise department • Cash training and customer service skills • Maintained communications with faculty and staff throughout campus and coordinated book orders through publishers • Managed various merchandising projects and delegated tasks to staff that were part of the general merchandise department • Cash training and customer service skills