Sophie Friedberg

Program Assistant at GiGi's Playhouse Inc.- Down Syndrome Achievement Centers
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Madison, Wisconsin, United States, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Program Assistant
      • Jan 2023 - Present

      Madison, Wisconsin, United States • Provide free after-school programming and tutoring to people with Down syndrome. • Teach two classes: a social skills class for adults with Down syndrome, discussing an area of their choice such as sports, food, science, art and more. These classes help students with Down syndrome achieve milestones, connect with peers, build independence and social skills. The second class is a music class for children.

    • Community Services
    • Community Planning and Outreach
      • Aug 2021 - Present

      Los Angeles, California, United States • Spearheaded a project to relocate over 800 immigrant children into temporary homes while their parents await trial or are in detention centers from the Mexico-United States border. • Write grant applications to donors as well as liaison with partnerships in the World Central Kitchen, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, United Way Mexico, and more.

    • Intern
      • Mar 2021 - Aug 2021

      Los Angeles, California, United States • Organize and attend events giving unaccompanied minors school supplies, clothing, and toiletries as they wait for asylum and to be reunited with their parents. • Feed and play games at shelters where unaccompanied minors are housed until they can be released to a sponsor.

    • United States
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Staff Writer
      • Aug 2020 - Present

      Madison, Wisconsin, United States Staff Writer for the Life and Style section of The Daily Cardinal

    • United States
    • Law Practice
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Summer Legal Intern
      • May 2023 - Sep 2023

      Malibu, California, United States Drafting legal memos, conducting research, reviewing and editing lease agreements.

    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Preschool Teacher
      • Jul 2022 - Aug 2023

      Santa Monica, California, United States Summer preschool teacher for a private preschool in Santa Monica, CA. • Plan curriculum and lessons for children between the ages of two and five. • Help develop key skills of self-sufficiency, emotion regulation, and creative play.

    • United States
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Production Assistant
      • May 2021 - Feb 2023

      Los Angeles, California, United States • Took notes on footage from taped episodes to be sent to final editors. • Wrote and edited commercials for the Dr. Phil Show, as well as coordinate and plan shots. • Created a series of promotional videos for the season 20 launch project.

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organization Management
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Staff Writer
      • Aug 2020 - Feb 2023

      Madison, Wisconsin, United States • Write stories for UW Kappa chapter of Alpha Chi Omega’s monthly newsletter about what our chapter has been doing that month, including student spotlights, activities, philanthropy, outstanding alumnus and more.

    • Intern
      • Sep 2020 - Mar 2021

      • Edited articles for Derhy Enterprises, a consulting firm headed by Marco Derhy. • Edited interviews of artists, soldiers, doctors and more.

    • United States
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Intern
      • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

      Wrote press releases and organized a photo shoot for The Mother Company's newest children's book, "Un Pequeño Libro Sobre Sentimientos." 10,000 free copies of the book were sent to the children detained at the U.S. border, helping migrants deal with their feelings of being separated from their families.

Education

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Journalism B.A., Journalism
    2020 - 2024
  • Boston University
    Broadcast Journalism, 10th
    2018 - 2018
  • S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University
    Journalism, 11th
    2019 - 2019
  • The School of The New York Times
    Journalism, 9th
    2017 - 2017
  • Pacific Palisades Charter High School
    9th-12th
    2017 - 2020

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