CRES (Comprehensive Refugee Employment Services) Employment Specialist

• Oct 2022 - Present

Volunteer Coordinator & Community Educator

• Jul 2022 - Oct 2022

Oversaw all the aspects of the volunteer program, including serving as a liaison with organization partners. Responsible for recruiting and training new volunteers and maintaining coordination of services and communication between NAAM staff members and volunteers. Developed and implemented strategies for soliciting, engaging, and maintaining new volunteers.

Educator

• Nov 2020 - Oct 2022

Authentically and effectively connected with guests to provide customized, technical product education to fit their needs. Collaborated dynamically to ensure a supportive and inclusive environment for all team members and guests. Authentically and effectively connected with guests to provide customized, technical product education to fit their needs. Collaborated dynamically to ensure a supportive and inclusive environment for all team members and guests.

Sustainability Solutions Lab Intern

• Oct 2018 - May 2020

Explored ways to decrease waste on campus through sustainable procurement of supplies and products, better sorting practices, and responsible consumption to move Middlebury towards its goal of zero waste. Facilitated immersive, educational experiences across campus (Repair Cafes, dorm room energy tracking, film screenings). Explored ways to decrease waste on campus through sustainable procurement of supplies and products, better sorting practices, and responsible consumption to move Middlebury towards its goal of zero waste. Facilitated immersive, educational experiences across campus (Repair Cafes, dorm room energy tracking, film screenings).

Grassroots On-Site Work Coordinator

• Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

Gained hands-on experience with the inner workings of both the Rwandan headquarters and the U.S. office of a growing, impactful international nonprofit organization. Conducted interviews of students, teachers, families, and field coordinators that participated in Gardens for Health programs and wrote success stories for the United Nations World Food Programme. Gained hands-on experience with the inner workings of both the Rwandan headquarters and the U.S. office of a growing, impactful international nonprofit organization. Conducted interviews of students, teachers, families, and field coordinators that participated in Gardens for Health programs and wrote success stories for the United Nations World Food Programme.

Design Thinking Project Facilitator

• Mar 2019 - Mar 2019

Collaborated with Puerto Rican students and educators to ideate and implement an innovative curriculum that revolves around the Design Thinking process, community-building, and disaster resilience. Aligned post-hurricane visions and missions of teams across the island (US Department of Education, US Department of Health & Human Services, Federal Emergency Management Agency, MIT Urban Risk Lab, Echar Pa’lante, AgroInnova). Collaborated with Puerto Rican students and educators to ideate and implement an innovative curriculum that revolves around the Design Thinking process, community-building, and disaster resilience. Aligned post-hurricane visions and missions of teams across the island (US Department of Education, US Department of Health & Human Services, Federal Emergency Management Agency, MIT Urban Risk Lab, Echar Pa’lante, AgroInnova).