Alumni Coordinator

• May 2022 - Present

Health Educator

• Jul 2021 - Apr 2022

- Provide and manage health education programs for individuals, families, and communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. - Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with local community-based organizations. - Provide and manage health education programs for individuals, families, and communities maximize and maintain healthy lifestyles. - Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with local community-based organizations.

Teen Programs Manager

• Jun 2017 - Jun 2021

Create, facilitate, and assess STEM programming for high school youth; specifically, in the south/southwest side of Chicago.Collaborate with Guest Experience in creating an inclusive and diverse programming like Earthfest and Latinx Heritage History Month. Collaborate with high schools and nonprofit organizations for fall and summer recruitment. Liaison between nonprofit organizations, such as Mujeres Latinas en Acción (Pilsen), Enlace Chicago (Little Village) and Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation (Humbolt Park), for family-based programs at the Adler Planetarium such as annual Earth Fest. Continue curriculum for Youth Organization for Lights Out in the classroom and after school focusing on light pollution awareness through urban wildlife and health effects.Manage Summer Internship hiring process, reviewing over 200 applications, interview and hire 20 interns. Supervise paid teen interns and develop an engaging summer experience through weekly professional development meetings, place real work experiences with seven Adler departments, and expose interns to college and career professionals. Supervise unpaid college interns from Northwestern University and Noble Alumni Network and provide purposeful projects. Collaborate with Chicago organizations such as Northeastern Illinois University and Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum to provide family-friendly STEM activities to underserved neighborhoods through Maker Mobile On-Site Builders (MakerMOB) program.Evaluate programs funded through The PEAR Institute. Show less

STEM Teens Programs Specialist

• Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

Create and assess STEM experiences for youth ages 11-18 onsite at the Adler and off-site at locations around Chicago.

STEM Community Ambassador

• Sep 2015 - Jan 2017

Provide STEM project connections with Adler Planetarium and under-represented youth.Create curriculum for light pollution awareness program implemented to World Language High School in Little Village, Chicago Collaborate with Chicago organizations such as Northeastern Illinois University and Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum to provide youth-friendly STEM activities to neighborhoods called Maker Mobile On-Site Builders (MakerMOB). Implement Chicago Public School’s (CPS) service learning criteria. Execute writing proposals for new implementing projects with Chicago Public Schools. Show less

Academic Advisor

• Aug 2011 - Jul 2015

Managed 140 youths’ academics and community service progress to successfully graduate from the high school institution. Established an after-school club Health Awareness Leading Organization (H.A.L.O.) to provide global and community health awareness. Organized visits to 3 higher education institutions per semester for over 50 high school youth as a component of enrichment programs intended to develop internship opportunities resulting in increased potential for retention Served as faculty committee in National Honors Society Collaborated with other youth development programs such as National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Escalera College Bridge Program and Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) for post-secondary support. Co-created establishment for Career and College Curriculum for 9th through 12th grades Co-created ACT preparatory motivation and incentive program for 150 Juniors to excel for National ACT Test date Show less