Student Life Experience

Teaching Assistant

January 2020 - February 2020

University of Pennsylvania Program for Awareness in Cultural Education, a joint initiative of the Greenfield Intercultural Center and Graduate School of Education

• Facilitate in-class activities about identity, diversity, inclusion, and equity in EDUC 566, a graduate level course titled Cross Cultural Awareness

• Provide support for students who need additional help with their assignments

Evening and Overnight Counselor

June 2013

Iowa State University Department of Residence - Early Outreach Program

• Served as a chaperone and as a program facilitator for EOP participants.

• Planned and implemented activities

• Facilitated discussions and encouraged student participation in discussions

• Completed evening and nightly reports

• Worked collaboratively with other counselors and summer conference staff to enforce curfew, ensure students are in the location they are supposed to be, and conduct wake-up room visits each morning

• Escorted, supervised, and conversed with students

• Followed procedures to maximize participant safety

• Facilitated student-to-student and student-to-staff interaction

• Provided EOP participants with encouragement for individual growth

• Utilized discretion in communicating personal conversations with participants to other

• Conducted rounds of the EOP housing area each night

International Exchange Student Placement Intern

May 2013 – August 2013

Youth For Understanding USA - Greater Iowa Field Office

Ames & Valley Junction, Iowa

• Aided in the recruitment of host families for international students in the state of Iowa

• Completed basic administrative tasks such as checking emails and making phone calls

• Communicated with American students who are interested in applying for international exchange programs

• Networked with leaders in communities, organizations, and businesses to publicize information

Ambassador

August 2011 - December 2012

Iowa State University College of Human Sciences

• Provided campus tours to prospective students and their loved ones

• Conversed with visitors about my experiences as a student

Peer Mentor

August 2011 – October 2011

Iowa State University Department of Human Development and Family Studies

• Co-facilitated an Orientation-type course for 60 incoming first-year students

• Organized ice breakers, study sessions, and social events for the Department’s Learning Community

• Served as a campus resource for first-year students in the Learning Community