I will use an asset-based approach to contribute to the improvement of health outcomes of underserved populations, by working to educate families so that they can be empowered to improve their quality of life.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Successful collaborative team leadership experience in academic, professional, and community-based settings
• Strong ability to manage time, prioritize tasks, manage projects simultaneously, and to create systems to increase productivity and efficiency
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in both English and Spanish, including translation experience; Passionate about bridging communication barriers
• Diverse project planning and implementation experience
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Health Education Experience (More than 2 years combined experience)
-1 year health education experience as a Milwaukee Public Ally, developed and delivered a nutrition and wellness
program to 300 children ages 4-12, served as a nutrition trainer for a group of Burmese immigrants, and facilitated
a workshop for diabetic adults. (More detail under Public Allies section.)
-2 months health education experience in Honduras, teaching older adults, children, and new mothers about nutrition, exercise,
safety, parasitic infection prevention, respiratory health, and pre-natal care (More detail under Global Medical Brigades.)
-3 months health education experience at the Humble Area Assistance Ministries as a case worker, to impoverished clients in the areas
of mental health, nutrition, child immunizations, and sexually transmitted disease prevention. (More detail under Humble
Area Assistance Ministry.)
-9 months health education experience as workshop facilitator at Madre Angela’s Dental Clinic, taught children ages 5-10 about oral
hygiene and dental self-care.
-2 summers health education experience at Sawyer Creek Orthodontics, briefing patients on dental care with braces, and the importance
of oral hygiene to promote healthy and beautiful smiles.
Public Ally/Program Support Specialist
(Public Allies Milwaukee placed at Make A Difference – Wisconsin)
Sept. 2010 – July 2011
Make A Difference – Wisconsin
(36 hours/week)
-Collaborated with a film crew to create a professional promotional video for Make A Difference – WI
- Independently completed several public relations, marketing, and video media projects
-Coordinated with volunteers to gather testimonials about their experience with Make A Difference
-Collaborated with schools at all levels: staff, administration, and students to engage students in financial literacy programs
-Taught financial literacy to middle schoolers, and adopted new ideas and methods to reach a middle school audience
-Successfully conducted and completed assessments to measure the effectiveness of the financial literacy programs
-Translated financial literacy presentations from English to Spanish
-Developed structure and communications to establish student advisory board
Team Service Project with SHARE Wisconsin
(10-20 hours/week)
-Performed 40 hours of research on nutrition education and child nutrition best practices
-Developed a two hour activity-based nutrition curriculum for children
-Developed partnerships with local community organizations in areas of food insecurity
-Assisted with garnering media support and coverage for 8 nutrition events for children
-Facilitated an evaluation process to measure the effectiveness of our healthy food education initiative
-Developed a community presentation to share the impact of our nutrition education program
-Implemented a nutrition curriculum at the 7 events, for children ages 4-12
Public Allies Leadership and Community Development Training, and Other Projects
(8.5 – 15 hours/week)
-Presented an interactive workshop to 35 young adults on implementation of the Asset Based Community Development model
for community empowerment and improvement
-Delivered a motivational speech to 50 adults from the non-profit and for-profit community, as well as 20 high-schoolers, to encourage further involvement and participation in volunteer, social justice, and civil services realm
-Engaged in 400 hours a of leadership and community development training on topics such as: diversity and anti-oppression, social factors of infant mortality rates, and other vital social justice topics. All trainings were facilitated by leaders in the Milwaukee Non-Profit and Social Justice communities.
-Served as a nutrition trainer for a group of Burmese refugees through the International Institute of Wisconsin
-Led 35 young adults in 1 hour of various aerobic exercise classes and wellness routines
-Delivered a nutrition workshop, dinner, and cooking demonstration to a group of diabetic adults from low-income areas
-Participated in a workshop to discuss causes of the high infant mortality rate of African American babies in Milwaukee
-Served with the Emerging Black Male Leaders Project, to empower young black men through learning from their Public Ally black male mentors
Spanish-English Translator and Medical/Dental Assistant, Volunteer, May 2009, May 2010
Global Medical Brigades: Tegucigalpa, Honduras and Milwaukee, WI
-Served 3,000 families; Teaching self-care, nutrition, and general wellness for children, dia...
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