Experience

Coliseum College Preparatory Academy

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• 8th and 9th Grade English Teacher

  • Aug 2020 - May 2021

  Collaborated with a cooperating teacher to develop, differentiate, and teach daily standards-aligned lessons Engaged in weekly reflection with cooperating teacher, with a focus on improving student engagement, mastery of content, and developing an anti-racist praxis. Supported management of student data; initiated more regular use of student self-assessment as a data metric Built relationships with students and families via daily outreach and community collaboration Collaborated with a cooperating teacher to develop, differentiate, and teach daily standards-aligned lessons Engaged in weekly reflection with cooperating teacher, with a focus on improving student engagement, mastery of content, and developing an anti-racist praxis. Supported management of student data; initiated more regular use of student self-assessment as a data metric Built relationships with students and families via daily outreach and community collaboration



The Mission Preparatory School

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

• Assistant English Teacher

  • Jul 2019 - May 2020

  • Assist in instructing 150 students according to State Standards; make culturally relevant modifications to standards • Work one-on-one with several students who struggle with reading and writing; focus on critical comprehension • Assist in instructing 150 students according to State Standards; make culturally relevant modifications to standards • Work one-on-one with several students who struggle with reading and writing; focus on critical comprehension



CORA - Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• LGBTQ+ Program Advocate

  • Dec 2018 - Jul 2019

  • Build community partnerships to increase CORA’s accessibility and visibility among LGBTQ+ folks • Develop, advertise, and facilitate Queer Survivor support groups and conversations regarding healthy intimacy • Organize and conceptualize a specific program for LGBTQ+ folks; manage a budget of $12,000 • Offer direct services such as court accompaniments to LGBTQ+ survivors • Build community partnerships to increase CORA’s accessibility and visibility among LGBTQ+ folks • Develop, advertise, and facilitate Queer Survivor support groups and conversations regarding healthy intimacy • Organize and conceptualize a specific program for LGBTQ+ folks; manage a budget of $12,000 • Offer direct services such as court accompaniments to LGBTQ+ survivors



Pomona College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Asian American Resource Center Intern

  • Jan 2016 - May 2018

  Co-coordinated weekly community programming for 30 Tongan youth to provide academic support, cultural connections, and leadership development that explored individual identity politics and supported community empowerment; planned events centering marginalized AAPI communities and voices

• Advocate for Survivors of Sexual Assault

  • Jan 2015 - May 2018

  • Coordinated 17 Advocates in survivor support efforts • Worked directly with Pomona College’s Title IX coordinator on policy changes and case-by-case support • Initiated and led negotiations with the Dean of Students & Title IX Office to set up an organizational budget and transition Advocates from a volunteer to a paid position under the purview of the Dean of Students • Co-planned ‘Survivor Support Week,’ a now annual week of events critically analyzing rape culture, culminating… Show more • Coordinated 17 Advocates in survivor support efforts • Worked directly with Pomona College’s Title IX coordinator on policy changes and case-by-case support • Initiated and led negotiations with the Dean of Students & Title IX Office to set up an organizational budget and transition Advocates from a volunteer to a paid position under the purview of the Dean of Students • Co-planned ‘Survivor Support Week,’ a now annual week of events critically analyzing rape culture, culminating in a cross-campus Take Back the Night March, bringing over 300 students together



Sakhi for South Asian Women

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Domestic Violence Program Intern

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  • Conceptualized and spearheaded a new initiative to extend support services to college-age survivors by meeting with sixteen Title IX coordinators across New York and creating a resource guide for all the CUNYs • Provided frontline support to survivors of domestic violence; guided 5 survivor intakes daily • Worked closely with pro-bono attorneys on two DV cases: compiled discovery portfolio and written testimonies, accompanied survivors to weekly family court hearings, served as… Show more • Conceptualized and spearheaded a new initiative to extend support services to college-age survivors by meeting with sixteen Title IX coordinators across New York and creating a resource guide for all the CUNYs • Provided frontline support to survivors of domestic violence; guided 5 survivor intakes daily • Worked closely with pro-bono attorneys on two DV cases: compiled discovery portfolio and written testimonies, accompanied survivors to weekly family court hearings, served as case liaison to Sakhi’s ED • Handled inter-organizational coordination among pro-bono law firms, city shelters, family justice centers, etc. Show less • Conceptualized and spearheaded a new initiative to extend support services to college-age survivors by meeting with sixteen Title IX coordinators across New York and creating a resource guide for all the CUNYs • Provided frontline support to survivors of domestic violence; guided 5 survivor intakes daily • Worked closely with pro-bono attorneys on two DV cases: compiled discovery portfolio and written testimonies, accompanied survivors to weekly family court hearings, served as… Show more • Conceptualized and spearheaded a new initiative to extend support services to college-age survivors by meeting with sixteen Title IX coordinators across New York and creating a resource guide for all the CUNYs • Provided frontline support to survivors of domestic violence; guided 5 survivor intakes daily • Worked closely with pro-bono attorneys on two DV cases: compiled discovery portfolio and written testimonies, accompanied survivors to weekly family court hearings, served as case liaison to Sakhi’s ED • Handled inter-organizational coordination among pro-bono law firms, city shelters, family justice centers, etc. Show less