Maria L. Barajas

Work Experience:

Youth Facilitator, Urban Promise Academy Middle, Oakland CA  (Sep 2002-June 2003)

Served as an assistant for and after school program, including Basketball, Capoeira, Cheerleading, and  Breakdance 

Education:

Oakland Unity High School, Oakland, CA (Sep 2003-June 2008)

Extra Curricular Activity:

 Law Day, Oakland, CA(2005)

• Learn how the law works around us.

 Unity High School Soccer Team, Oakland,CA (20033-present)

•  Compete with other schools and to show teamwork and spirit.
  

Shadow day, Berkeley, CA (2005)

• Follow and learn from a student from UC Berkeley there daily routine in college.
  

Techbridge, Oakland, CA (2006-present)

• Young women working with Technology, Science, and Engineering.

Sisters Inspiring Sisters, Mills College, Oakland, CA ( 2003-present)

• College preperation and Academic Skills

Tutoring, Frick Middle School, Oakland, CA   (2005-2006)

• Tutor middle school students in Math.

Black Student Union, Oakland Unity High School, Oakland, CA  (2006-2007)

• Building social awareness through discussion and activity.

Close Up, Oakland Unity High School, Oakland, CA (2006-2007)

• Planning and fundraising for a political trip to Washington D.C.

Tutoring, Oakland Unity High School, Oakland, CA (2007-2008)

• Tutoring Freshman in academic work.

Steering Committee, Oakland Unity High School, Oakland, CA (2007-present)

• Fundrasing for Senior class of 2008

Boys and Girls Club, Oakland, CA (present)

• Tutoring children in Math. 

Awards:

Smith College Summer Science & Engineering program, Smith College, Northampton, MA

( summer of 2007)

• To enrich and support the achievement of talented young women in science and engineering

"Launch to Technology; Girls go Tech" Scholarship: NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA (Summer of 2007)

• Participated in seven day residential program with the Advance robotic program at NASA Ames Research Center.

Community Service:

Congreso Familiar, Chabot College, Hayward, CA

• Volunteer for caretaker for mentally challenged kids.

Skills:

Spanish fluency, English Fluency, MS Office.

 References:

• Rowan Driscoll, Biology, Chemistry Teacher and Advisor