Resume

EDUCATION                                                                                                              

Master of Arts, Higher Education Leadership                             Candidate May 2012
University of San Diego, San Diego, CA                                                     

Master of Arts, Ethnic Studies and Spanish                                May 2006
University of San Diego, San Diego, CA


PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE 

Graduate Assistant, Student Involvement
University of San Diego                    San Diego, CA                      August 2010- Present

• Meet and directly advise the Director of Academics, Academic Comittee for Senate and Honor Council.
• Coordinate and plan annual school fair
• Oversee the operations of the student involvement and information desk and the student involvement consultants.

Community Educator 
Girls Inc. of Metro Denver                 Denver, CO                          June 2006- July 2010

• Responsible for facilitating Girls Inc. local and national curricula at schools, community organizations and juvenile justice facilities.
•  Provides participants with necessary community resources, referrals, appropriate opportunities for self-expression, relationship building and empowerment.
• Develop and coordinate sustainable prevention support programming.
• Develop partnership with relevant community and government agencies.

Office Assistant
Trans-Border Institute                     San Diego, CA                      November 2004-May 2006

• Administrative and clerical support to director and operations coordinator.
• Assisted with planning events and conferences.
• Increased public awareness of border related issues through marketing and outreach.
• Maintained contact database, data entry, handled bookkeeping, filing, copying, and documented and tracked research grantees.  

Student Internship     
University of Colorado Research Center        Denver, CO              Summer 2003

•  Conducted internet research on STD awareness among underrepresented youth.
• Assisted with compiling educational packets for youth.
• Completed data entry, copying and filing.

LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY SERVICE

Girls Athletic Leadership School (GALS)                                    January 2003
Ethnic Studies Student Organization (ESSO)                             Spring 2005-Spring 2006      
Barrios Unidos Hoy Organizados                                               June 2005-Spring 2006
Community Consensus and Commitment Course                       Spring 2006
Association of Chicana Activists (A.Ch.A)-Historian                    Fall 2002- Spring 2003
Juvenile Hall Literacy Outreach                                                 Spring 2003            
Californians for Justice, Leader                                                 Fall 2003

AWARDS

Daniels Fund Scholar                                                               May 2002-June 2006
McNair Scholar                                                                        May 2004-June 2006