Resumé / BioSkills and Abilities
• Excellent Customer Service
• Filing
• MS Office
• Educational Policy
• Educational Advocacy
• Time Management
• Organizational Skills
• Social Media
Work Experience
Self-Employed Content Writer/Blogger
June 2011 - Present
I perform or direct web site updates, research, write and edit blog posts, write various web articles. Design, build, or maintain web sites using authoring or scripting languages, content creation tools, management tools, and digital media. I also write, design, or edit web page content, or direct others producing content.
Los Angeles Community College District Student Trustee
October 2010 - May 2011
Endowed with the student vote during bi-monthly open session district board of trustee meetings to vote on educational policies to be implemented within the District and the 9 Los Angeles Community Colleges. I participated in the shared governance committees at the district level along with other students, staff, faculty and administrators. I also chaired a monthly committee with nine student leaders from the nine Los Angeles Colleges student governments and administrators. Co-founded the California Community College Student Trustees Associated (CCCAST) and was its first secretary. Assisted in writing the organization's constitution and bylaws with ten other student trustees from various California Community College Districts. I was also the 2011 commencement speaker at Los Angeles City College and Los Angeles Southwest College.
Los Angeles City College Associated Student Government
Executive Vice President
July 2008 - June 2010
With a team of twenty elected student leaders at Los Angeles City College, I helped maintain a yearly budget of $195,000. Of the $195,000. I oversaw a portion of the budget of $5,000 per semester for three semesters of which I was to provide fifty $100 educational book grants to students.
Created documents utilizing 2007 Microsoft Office for students and coworkers for time sheets, forms, log sheets, flyers, posters, book grants, reports, and financial requests. made copies and faxed items for students, made travel itineraries for co-workers to statewide conferences. Customer Service, met with students on a daily basis to assist campus issues, campus clubs or other campus related matters. Created projects and events on campus that would include up to over 300 students in attendance. Managed 20 student leaders attendance at meetings, events and conferences.
I helped interview paid office staff for student government. Chaired several shared governance committees of up to 20 members. Met with faculty and administrators on weekly basis for campus wide committees. Cast the student vote in shared governance committees and organizations at the local, district and statewide level alongside fellow student leaders, staff, faculty and administrators on campus policies that would be implemented campus wide.
Los Angeles City College EOPS SI Mentor Program
Supplemental Instruction Mentor
September 2009 - December 2009
Helped students with research related to their speeches. Held study groups for mid-term's and finals. Provided tips to students who needed practice for five different speech formats. Required to attend the introduction speech class twice a week to assist with the students Assisted the professor when necessary.
Internships
American Federation of Teachers 1521
Student Advocate/Organizer
September 2008 - November 2009
Created student organizing group, lead students in labor and electoral campaigns, advocated to state officials about California's budget impact to the community colleges as part of a community college coalition.
California Public Interest Research Group
Intern
February 2008 - June 2010
Encouraged faculty members to utilize the Open Education Resource (OER) program. Advocated to state officials as part of a higher education coalition in regards to California High Speed Rail. Helped create a CalPIRG Club and create a voter registration drive at Los Angeles City College.
Education
Los Angeles City College September 2007 - June 2011
A.A. Liberal Arts, A.A. Humanities
• Dean's High Honors
Student Senate for California Community Colleges
• Region VII Vice President September 2011 - February 2012
• Region VII Senator July 2009 - June 2010
Certificate of Service from Chancellor Jack Scott
California Community Colleges Association for Student Trustees
• Secretary & Founding Member November 2010 - May 2011
Los Angeles Community College District
• Student Trustee October 2010 - May 2011
Board Resolution acknowledging one year of service
• California Community College Association of Student Trustees
October 2010 - May 2011
Secretary and Co-Founder