Resume

Skills

  • General: Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Team Worker, Customer Service, Time Management, and Writing.

    • Brief introduction to project management software and Adobe Creative Cloud.

  • Languages: Native Spanish speaker. Conversant in Portuguese with advanced reading, writing, and listening capabilities.

  • Character Traits: Culturally Aware, Self-Aware, Socially Perceptive, Personable, Thinks Critically, Active Listener & Learner, Adaptable, and Coachable.

Relevant Coursework

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

  • IEMG 8500: Principles and Practices in International Education

  • IEMG 8505: International Education Program Design

  • IEMG 8505: International Education Assessment

  • IEMG 8520: International Education Marketing and Recruitment

  • IEMG 8525: Social Issues, Justice, and Change in International Education

  • IEMG 8551: Managing People and Resources in Cross-Cultural Contexts

  • IEMG 8600: International Education Policy

  • IEMG 8617: Identity and Differences in Global Learning

  • IEMG 8634: Fundraising Methods and Strategies

  • ISLA 8395A: Portuguese in International Education

  • ISLA 8395B: Portuguese and Brazilian Culture

The University of California at Davis

  • CMN 001: Public Speaking

  • ART 110: Art History in Mexico

  • SOC 001: Introduction to Sociology

  • POR 001-003: Elementary Portuguese

  • POR 021-022: Intermediate Portuguese

  • POR 023: Portuguese Composition

  • POR 100: Introduction to Luso-Brazilian Literature and Culture

  • POR 161: Luso-Brazilian Literature and Culture

  • POR 163: 20th Century Masters in Brazilian Literature

  • POR 198: Directed group study across Portugal

  • HIS 163B: History of Brazil

  • SPA 033: Spanish for Native Speakers

  • SPAE 110: Spanish for Health

  • HLSE 135: Cultural Aspects in Health

  • HLSE 155: Health and Communication Practicum

  • CRD 153A: International Community Development in Asia

  • CRD 198: Directed group study across Nepal

  • UWP 104E: Writing in Science

Relevant Experience

01/2020-05/2020

Study Abroad Advisory Committee

Committee Member

  • Involved in identifying new areas of demand for prospective study abroad programs.

  • Provided input on new study abroad program proposals that UC Davis faculty submit during the annual ‘Call for New Programs’ period twice per quarter.

  • Advised on how to best describe global experiences from a student perspective in three-hour-long meetings through interactive discussions, Q&A sessions, and surveys.


Winter Break 2019-2020

Community, Technology, and Sustainability in Nepal Project

Ghachok, Nepal

  • Assisted in providing a solar dryer for the community of Ghachok and assisted in leading stakeholder meetings and workshops as part of a diverse global team of both UC Davis and Nepali students where we worked remotely for a semester in our own countries and then together for over a month throughout Nepal.

  • Assisted in developing a comprehensive project report for the cooperatives in the village and presented our team's findings to Kathmandu-based experts.

  • Conducted several qualitative surveys with homestays and convenience stores throughout the village and subsequently provided an appendix filled with data from my nutrition study regarding the village diet, produce drying preferences, and marketing information with the goal to assist future researchers in reducing pre-packaged food consumption in the village.

Summer 2019

CANICA (Centro del Apoyo al niño de la calle de Oaxaca A.C.) Health Practicum

Oaxaca, México - Program: Global Health Inequities

  • Participated in a hands-on practicum at a non-profit organization that had no political or religious affiliation.

  • Conducted qualitative surveys with children of different ages and educational levels, created a poster-based curriculum established from health-related areas of interest found in my survey findings, used the educational posters to lead workshops, and presented my project outcomes to health professionals in the Oaxaca City area.

  • Shadowed CANICA’s resident nutritionist and took part in a clinical rotation at a local hospital’s pediatric emergency department.


03/2019-04/2020

RIVER (Recognizing Illnesses Very Early and Responding)

Outreach Director

  • Led a student-run preventative-health nonprofit organization, collaborated closely with the Presidents and Vice Presidents of the organization, and held bi-weekly meetings with all members.

  • Recruited professionals for events and meeting talks, established new partnerships with organizations, and continued to maintain these relationships by sending emails, making phone calls, and setting up in-person meetings.

  • Oversaw the Healthy Heroes program at local underserved elementary schools and planned our yearly FFF event (The Food and Fitness Festival that was unfortunately canceled due to the onset of the current pandemic).


06/2017-08/2017


University of Porto: Luso-Brazilian Language and Culture

Porto, Portugal

  • Faculty-led summer abroad program in Porto, Portugal where I took a Luso-Brazilian literature and culture course, a Portuguese language course, and a directed group study course across all of Portugal and Santiago de Compostela, Spain.


11/2016-11/2017


UC Davis Marching Band


Officer: Instrument Manager and Repairman

  • Oversaw a 300+ member university-affiliated organization and took time to get to know every member.

  • Led workshops on how to fix and clean various instruments, and also held Q&As for all members as scheduled or upon request.

  • Worked as a team player with fellow council members through discussions and votes regarding the future of the organization and learned how to plan events from hiring entertainment, to securing event amenities and purchasing insurance premiums for rented venues.

Education

Bachelor of Science University of California at Davis, Global Disease Biology

Minor in Luso-Brazillian Studies


Master of Arts Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, International Education Management


Language of Study: Portuguese


References

Upon Request