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EdlioBilingual Technical Trainer
May. 2023In my role, I deliver personalized 90-120 min EdTech trainings to K-12 educators school leaders on Edlio's communications management systems and personalized apps using adult learning principles and prioritizing developing client goodwill. I also lead client-wide 30-45 min. webinars, and lead training and onboarding of new trainers. I deliver responsive trainings according to school client need, interest, and tech knowledge, as well as timely client & internal follow-up including researching client requests, troubleshooting tech issues, and forwarding product feedback. I also train new trainers on Edlio's team on all above products.
Fulbright BrazilEnglish Teaching Assistant
Apr. 2022 - Dec. 2022Maringá, Paraná, BrazilAs a U.S. Fulbright Student, I work with the International Cooperation Office and English Department to advance the internationalization of UEM’s campus and curriculum, including: + Design and facilitation of Global Learning for Global Citizenship pedagogical series for students of English language education.
+ Developed and delivered Professional Development workshops on Global Learning Competencies
+ Developed and delivered 4-part seminar series to all English & English/Portuguese Letters undergraduate students on Global Learning for Global Citizenship. + Co-facilitation of the strategic planning process for the Office of International Cooperation in furthering the process of internationalization of the curriculum and campus. + University-wide virtual three-part lecture series “Internationalization of Education”. Group facilitation including English language conversation clubs on global topics, improv for language skills, and intercultural events.
CultiveitHead of Community
Jan. 2022In my role as leading Community for this start-up laser focused on creating impact in reducing workplace burnout, I distill science-based research on burnout prevention and recovery into digestible and actionable communications through a 5-tier digital marketing plan as a part of Cultiveit's though leadership strategy, including LinkedIn, Instagram, blog, email newsletters, cold email outreach, and relationship-building, resulting in 350% growth of follower KPI. I have authored 200+ pieces of content that summarize research for a public audience, utilizing and editing AI content to increase SEO. I own top of funnel outreach in alignment with growth strategy resulting in 275% growth in warm prospects and more than double the industry average open rates in Mailchimp newsletters. As a member of a small team, I also assist with client interviews, partnerships, product development, and strategic planning.
Citizen Action of WisconsinCommunity Organizer: Phone Banker
Jan. 2022 - Apr. 2022Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Spring UpBudget & Operations Coordinator/Team Lead
Jan. 2021 - Jun. 2021Spring Up (timetospringup.org) is a collective of care workers, transformative justice practitioners, liberatory educators, and coaches practicing and teaching the liberatory arts at bluelight academy (bluelight.academy), as well as helping institutional clients tackle DE&I needs through their Equity & Accountability education, coaching, audits & strategy. As the Budget & Operations Coordinator & Team Lead, I created & onboarded the team to systems for customer relationship management, invoices, time sheets, payroll, and internal management. I onboarded and managed two team members on the Operations team with the goal of moving towards decentralized systems, shared knowledge & democratic management across an ever-evolving virtual team of popular educators. As a winter/spring core team member, I collaborated in the development & launch of the online school platform, redesign of sales offerings, and business development planning & tasks. I also communicated directly with institutional clients for speaker engagements, workshops, and organizational equity & accountability work, etc. for contract management and invoice fulfillment. In my pedagogical & artistic work with Spring Up, I co-led the creation of an exquisite corpse poem written by 16 current & former members of the Women Empowering Women writing group (including myself) from Dayton Correctional Institute & Antioch College.
Florida International UniversityGraduate Assistant: Comparative Education & Gender Studies
Aug. 2020 - Aug. 2021Graduate Assistant in Comparative and International Education. Projects include:
-Second author to forthcoming publication examining the Racial Contours of Black-White Girlhood Friendships and the positioning of hell as an educational resource in teen-centered TV media through a CRT and CFT theoretical lens
-Managing social media strategy & execution for the Comparative & International Education Society 2021 virtual conference, including a curated networking "CIES Cafe" series
-Editorial Assistant for New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development forthcoming Special issue "Working Together: HELP as Solidarity Praxis between Women in Comparative and International Education."
Florida International UniversityGraduate Research Assistant
Apr. 2019 - Apr. 2020Project entitled “Innovating Gender Monitoring in the Comparative and International Education Society” (CIES) resulting in the publication: Comparative Education Review: "Participation does not equal voice: Gendered experiences in an academic and professional society" and accompanying Moderated Discussion, University of Chicago Press. As a research assistant, I conducted by the Gender and Education Standing Committee (GEC) in order to uphold its mandate, the qualitative study interrogates elements of dissatisfaction and exclusion in the policies, practices and publications in the Society are unclear, given the limitations of parity metrics. Methods include focus groups, participant-observation, and round table activities.
Teach For AmericaDevelopment Manager
Nov. 2018 - Aug. 2020Miami, FloridaCultivated and stewarded gifts $1k-$25k with a 10% annual growth rate. Led full development of inaugural Teach For America Miami-Dade Associate Board of 13 members. Strategize network engagement to bring South Florida into the work of fighting for educational equity including design & execution of community-building events: My Miami Story & TFA TED Talks Together. Collaborated in 5-year strategic organizational planning including landscape analyses and qualitative community-based research.
Miami Social Justice TableInterim Content Editor
Sep. 2018 - Dec. 2018Curated and managed monthly email communications connecting and showcasing the work of Miami-based activists & organizers, nonprofit professionals, and community members.
Lotus House (Sundari Foundation, Inc.)Housing Resource Coordinator
Nov. 2017 - Nov. 2018Miami, FLThe Lotus House is a shelter for women and children experiencing homelessness that offers trauma-informed wraparound services. As a Housing Resource Coordinator, I coordinated supportive transitions to rental units for 65 individual women & families ready to exit the shelter with an orientation of lient-centered project management, including managing shifting priorities around client needs and administrative deadlines. Working within the federal HUD guidlines, I identified affordable, safe & healthy apartments, liasioned with landlords, and assisted in lining up all the aspects of a successful move. For the caseload of 90 women & families existing in the housing program, while coordinating the department independently, I provided targeted case management, including landlord communications, assistance in K-12 enrollment, identifying community engagement/education opportunities, and accessing legal services. I onboarded five new hires and implemented organizational development including collaborative team drives and online record system transition. I built and strengthened partner relationships and verified properties were in line with federal HUD grant guidelines. AHCA Certified Targeted Case Manager.
P.S. 305Research and Policy Consultant
Oct. 2017 - Nov. 2018MiamiP.S. 305’s Transparency and Leadership campaign data & policy research, analysis and public-facing trainings and briefs on parent-led campaign issues within Miami-Dade County Public School including Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) and the achievement gap. Centered in P.S. 305’s community organizing approach, I translate the heart of neighborhood leadership meetings’ dialogue and action into accurate, digestible campaign research and collateral. Regular production of the P.S. 305 Monthly School Board Meeting Summaries for the organization's listserv including parents, teachers, and community members which is delivered next-day.
Catalyst MiamiCLEAR, Jr. Co-Author & Co-Facilitator
Sep. 2017 - Jan. 2018Miami, FLAs a co-facilitator of CLEAR, Jr., a youth class addressing climate resilience held at Fanm Ayisyen Miyami, Inc. / Haitian Women of Miami (FANM), I created a learning environment with a group of 15 students between 5-14 years old to discuss climate change, political education and community organizing to understand how climate change impacts vulnerable communities and how we can imagine a future Miami. I also revised the CLEAR, Jr. curriculum to engage dynamic, age-appropriate activities for young elementary to high school students, including integrating multicultural storytelling and roleplay to highlight the human cost of climate change. For those interested in engaging climate change community education, check out the CLEAR Toolkit below!
Dayton Public School DistrictWelcome Ponitz Coordinator
Sep. 2016 - Jun. 2017Dayton, Ohio AreaWorking in ESL/Refugee Outreach, I developed and implemented Welcoming models to ensure meaningful access and mutual recognition for English Language Learners (ELL). My work was based at Ponitz Career Technology Center providing high-level, individualized support and advocacy for resettled refugee high school students, as well as working a part of a small team building an comprehensive ELL program at Ponitz for the 2017-2018 SY, including high-level student support and advocacy, teacher support, and school-based research toward "Welcoming" models. In addition, an integral part to creating a "welcoming school" was implementing student-driven leadership opportunities. As the lead facilitator of the "Welcoming Project", a student-driven participatory action research group that sought to make Ponitz less alienating by identifying the needs of their peers, the student group advocated for the implementation of a Restorative Justice program at Ponitz. My role at Ponitz, particularly the Welcoming Project, served as my research for my undergraduate thesis, "Bridging Worlds: Imagining Schools as Public Homeplaces."
Kokrobitey InstituteEducation Intern
Jan. 2016 - Mar. 2016GhanaThe Kokrobitey Institute is a unique environment for learning and creative exploration, with the mission to support development by facilitating projects and programs that demonstrate the intersections between Art, Culture, Design, Health, & Sustainable Development through Literacy. As the Education Intern in a small office, my work supported the organization local community projects, such as the opening of Beyin Resource Center and short-term study residencies, as well as international and local teacher trainings and visions for the future.
Yellow Springs Home, Inc.Miller Fellow
Oct. 2014 - Dec. 2015Yellow Springs, OhioThe mission of Yellow Springs Home, Inc. is to strengthen community and diversity in Yellow Springs and Miami Township by providing permanently affordable and sustainable housing through our Community Land Trust (CLT). As a Miller Fellow, I provided organizational support in the form of administrative duties, volunteer coordination, fundraising, event planning, grant writing, and outreach.
Thistle Whistle FarmFarm Hand & Youth Program Facilitator
Jun. 2014 - Aug. 2014Hotchkiss, ColoradoAs a farm hand, I assisted with daily tasks such as harvesting, managing community supported agriculture (CSA) boxes, and assisting weekly farmer’s markets. Notably, I co-facilitated youth and family program facilitation such as:
-Weekly class for English Language Leaner (ELL) families, focusing on language acquisition and acculturation through local agriculture knowledge. -“Sauce Plot” program, allowing elementary & middle school students to grow their own produce to serve monthly community spaghetti dinners, benefitting local nonprofits.
America Reads*America CountsElementary & High School Tutor
Sep. 2013 - May. 2014Walla Walla, WAWeekly tutoring in classrooms and an after-school program, including High School and Elementary Dual-Language Acquisition.
Camp Jorn YMCAEnvironmental Director
Jun. 2010 - Aug. 2012Manitowish Waters, WisconsinCamp Jorn YMCA is an overnight summer camp with the mission for all who engage in Camp Jorn YMCA experiences to recognize and develop value in themselves and in the world around them. As the inaugural Environmental Education Director, I developed and implemented programming and leadership activities for a youth 8-16 y/o, including leading nature-oriented classes and activities, creating a composting program and functional garden on camp, and establishing aculture to guide learning, support empowerment, encourage campers to achieve goals. A lifelong camper, I have stayed involved with the Board of Directors activities, and currently serve on the fundraising committee to provide scholarship opportunities to youth from lower socioeconomic backgrounds through the “Camp For All” campaign.
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