Experience

Sonoma County Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bilingual Youth Services Librarian

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  Establish community contacts of educators, non-profit administrators, and families serving and working in the Roseland community, resulting in about five collaborative programs/visits per month. Create and implement diverse library programs in Spanish and English for youth and families, utilizing best practices for bilingual educators. Provide in-person and virtual reference, readers' advisory, and other services in Spanish and English. Serve on Latinx Advocacy Committee and translation team. Support Roseland's all-bilingual staff in projects and tasks. Show less



Serena Makofsky Freelance

• Freelance Editor

  • Jan 2012 - Present

  Edit copy for culture and education websites and publications. Create and refine synopses of films and television programs. Recent clients include Family Works Community Counseling, E-Planet Communications, and Lumina Datamatics, Inc.

• Freelance Writer

  • Feb 2008 - Present

  Write and edit articles, web copy, blog posts, and curriculum. Current and past clients include Aishti fashion magazine, KBBF community radio station, the eBay Stories blog, APASS Education, and Gossip pop culture magazine.



Marin County Free Library

• South Novato

• Bilingual Librarian

  • 2019 - 2021

  Focus on outreach to Latinx and indigenous families in the Novato schools. Support educational equity initiatives including summer learning labs and Reading Buddies. Create content for volunteer literacy tutor trainings for Dominican College students. Lead Zoom-based tutoring sessions for English language-learners and bilingual students in primary grades. Develop student profiles using Epic program, integrating data concerning reading levels and interests. Check in weekly with families, using Spanish and English correspondence, messaging, phone calls, and Zoom meetings. Show less



San Rafael Public Library

• San Rafael, California

• Bilingual Librarian

  • 2017 - Nov 2019



Socialista Marketing LLC

• United States
• Marketing Services

• Marketing Writer

  • 2017 - Mar 2019



Culture Flipper

• United States
• Translation and Localization
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Writer and Editor

  • 2017 - 2019



Oakland Unified School District

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teacher

  • Aug 1999 - Jul 2005

  I wrote and implemented curriculum for students in the primary grades. I integrated strategies and lessons for ESL students and bilingual Spanish students. I wrote and implemented curriculum for students in the primary grades. I integrated strategies and lessons for ESL students and bilingual Spanish students.