Northeastern Illinois University

Master's of Arts, Linguistics

2022 - 2025

Florida State University

Bachelor's of Science , International Affairs

2013 - 2016

Early Literacy Specialist

Boys & Girls Club of Chicago

Sep 2023 - present

Co-facilitate hour programming for 10-20 youth ages 5-8 at several locations across the city ● Co-cr... eate early literacy curriculum guide for club staff to utilize ● Build an engaging e-library for club members ages 5-10 ● Adapt linguistic and early education research into programming ● Supervise youth of all ages when clubs are low-staffed ● Design literacy based curriculum to be used by BGCC staff members for Grades K-5read more

Grants Manager/ Language Coordinator/Marketing & Promotions Coordinator

Lakota Youth Development

Nov 2019 - Sep 2023

Managed and created content for all digital media platforms (social media and ads) ● Developed decol... onized Lakota language curriculum ● Supported & collaborated with community elders on language integration ● Primarily responsible for writing of all grants ● Worked in coordination with Executive Director to manage reporting of all grants ● Managed and delegated that deliverables of grant activities are being conductedread more

Writing Tutor

Northeastern Illinois University Center for Academic Writing

Aug 2022 - May 2023

Assisted in reviewing all types of writing (academic and non-academic) for any subject area at any l... evel to NEIU students ● Helped students develop study and reading strategies ● Served as a peer mentor to students within their academic careersread more

Grade 7 English & Creative Arts Teacher/Volleyball Coach

Peace Corps South Africa

Jul 2017 - Aug 2019

Created lesson plans and executed lessons based on National Curriculum policy documents ● Created ex... ams and informal assessments for all Grade 7 tasks ● Administered and marked all tests (3-4 per term) for up to 150 learners each term ● Implemented positive behavior classroom management for large classroom sizes (45-50 learners per classroom) ● Started volleyball program and coached 20-25 learners ● Expanded library services by applying for book donations and set up library functionalityread more

Americorps Member

City Year Jacksonville

Jul 2016 - Jun 2017

Facilitated small group interventions (5-10 students) in a 9th grade English Language Arts class ● M... entored students in terms of their attendance, behavior, and coursework, in order for them to succeed at their long term goals ● Planned whole school initiatives for school to increase a positive school environmentread more

Student Assistant

Florida State University Center for Global Engagement

Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

Interacted with and supported international students ● Organized activities for the Direct Cultural ... Exchange programs ● Organized and facilitated an event highlighting a culture represented on campusread more

Children's Class Intern

German School of Tallahassee

Sep 2015 - Dec 2015

Planned and executed lesson plans for children ages 3 to 10 years old