Experience

Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Paraprofessional

  • May 2014 - Present

  • Provide academic support for ELL and students with Individual Education Plans • Assist teachers in the preparation of materials and delivery of Core curriculum's and other vocations • Perform as an in-house Substitute teacher • Provide academic support for ELL and students with Individual Education Plans • Assist teachers in the preparation of materials and delivery of Core curriculum's and other vocations • Perform as an in-house Substitute teacher



The Salvation Army

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Education Coordinator

  • Mar 2013 - Oct 2013

  • Mentored and regulated disadvantaged youths aged 14-18 with varying personal backgrounds • Ensured that daily lesson plans for Bridging the Gap’s core youth development curriculum’s and group activities were being followed • Managed and facilitated meetings for a cohort of female teens addressing sexual health and general life skills • Attended various training sessions centered on adolescent development as well as strategic planning and programming • Mentored and regulated disadvantaged youths aged 14-18 with varying personal backgrounds • Ensured that daily lesson plans for Bridging the Gap’s core youth development curriculum’s and group activities were being followed • Managed and facilitated meetings for a cohort of female teens addressing sexual health and general life skills • Attended various training sessions centered on adolescent development as well as strategic planning and programming



Latino Youth Media Institute

• Community Based Learning Mentor

  • Oct 2012 - Dec 2012

  • Coordinated with both the class instructor and the Latino Youth Media Institute of Springfield to create a community narrative media project addressing Springfield’s public education system • Consistently met with students to discuss and provide input on the objectives and processes of their video project • Delegated duties to students the demands of the project and conveyed certain tasks they were responsible for each week via email, text message, and in person • Coordinated with both the class instructor and the Latino Youth Media Institute of Springfield to create a community narrative media project addressing Springfield’s public education system • Consistently met with students to discuss and provide input on the objectives and processes of their video project • Delegated duties to students the demands of the project and conveyed certain tasks they were responsible for each week via email, text message, and in person



Latino Scholarship Association

• Community Based Learning Fellow

  • Oct 2011 - Apr 2012

  • Coordinated an alumni network aimed at mentoring prospective college students by organizing monthly meetings • Researched the whereabouts of scholarship beneficiaries using social media outlets • Created a public webpage using social media tools to openly communicate more easily with former beneficiaries • Recruited alumnae to volunteer their services at the LSA’s annual banquet • Coordinated an alumni network aimed at mentoring prospective college students by organizing monthly meetings • Researched the whereabouts of scholarship beneficiaries using social media outlets • Created a public webpage using social media tools to openly communicate more easily with former beneficiaries • Recruited alumnae to volunteer their services at the LSA’s annual banquet



Commonwealth Corporation

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Youth Mentor

  • Oct 2010 - Dec 2010

  • Developed and implemented a college awareness curriculum aimed towards middle school students with an objective to inspire them to continue higher level learning • Drafted a bilingual informational packet for parents that described the opportunities available for higher education • Drafted reports of progress for future grant applications • Developed and implemented a college awareness curriculum aimed towards middle school students with an objective to inspire them to continue higher level learning • Drafted a bilingual informational packet for parents that described the opportunities available for higher education • Drafted reports of progress for future grant applications