PROGRAM FACILITATOR, Infrastructure Academy, California State University-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California                                                                                       September 2008 to May 2009

1.       Facilitated interactive soft skills workshops for Los Angeles Unified School District high school juniors and seniors participating in the Infrastructure Academy at California State University-Los Angeles

2.       Collaborated successfully as a team leader with the Infrastructure Academy’s staff, outside organizations, government agencies, and partners to implement workforce development training, program development, and project development models as a part of the organization overall mission

3.       Recruited and retained program participants and generated support for program through outreach visits, presentations, and meetings at selected high schools, community-based organizations, and other non-profit agencies

4.       Provided logistical support for program orientation, planning, and managed a complex and comprehensive work plan

5.       Managed and coordinated participants successful completion of the program; and the placement of each graduating participant into college, work,  apprenticeship, and/or internship

EDUCATIONAL TUTOR, Youth Policy Institute, AmeriCorps, Los Angeles, California                                                                                                     September 2007 to May2009

1. Provided academic assistance, enrichment activities, and homework help for Los Angeles Unified School District and charter school students in an after-school program in English Language Arts and Math
2. Worked with community leaders to provide education services and community development projects through volunteerism with California Volunteers for Los Angeles youth
3. Engaged in direct service, civic engagement, non-profit, project development, fundraising, and capacity-building to address the unmet community needs in the city’s most under-served communities
4. Supervised all participants to ensure for a safe, quality, and organized program; evaluated and tracked students progress and performed monthly assessments

ESL INSTRUCTOR, Guy Healy, Japan, Fukuoka Foreign Language College, Fukuoka, Japan                                                                                                       June 2004 to September 2007

1.       Instructed grammar, writing, and English courses as a part of the colleges English as a Second Language program

2.       Co-developed curriculum for Guy Healy, Japan incoming interns; facilitated the training of interns before starting their practicum

3.       Developed English speaking activities and models for middle and high school Japanese students as a part of the English for the Next Generation program

4.       Conducted Test of English as a Foreign Language practices and exams to Japanese college students

AmeriCorps State and National, Alumni, 2007, 2008

Guy Healy, Japan, Japan Travel Bureau USA Summer Camp, 2004, 2006, 2007

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