Position:
Assistant Director of Education at Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Speech Lab Director | Instructional Associate at Tarrant County College
Work:
Boys and Girls Clubs of America
since Jan 2013
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Assistant Director of Education
Tarrant County College
since Mar 2012
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Speech Lab Director | Instructional Associate
Administration of Fort Worth Independent School District
Jan 2011 - Jan 2012
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Project Manager
Tarrant County College
Jun 2010 - Jul 2010
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Chess Instructor - College for Kids
Macalester College
Sep 2007 - May 2008
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Mentor - Emerging Scholars Program
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Mar 2005 - Apr 2006
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Lab Assistant/Researcher - School of Biomedical Science
University of Texas at Arlington
Aug 2003 - May 2005
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Researcher - Department of Physics
Education:
Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus 2015
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Poetry
Macalester College 2006 - 2010
Bachelor of Arts, English Language and Literature, Creative Writing
Skills:
Poetry, Public Speaking, Ethnocentric Literature, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Assessment, Curriculum Innovation, Curriculum Design, Emergent Curriculum, Project Management, Project Management Training, Speech Coach, Academic Writing, Academic Advising, Community Organizing, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Youth Development, College Applications
Honor & Awards:
Harry Scherman Poetry Prize (2010)
Front Row at Macalester (2010)
DeWitt Wallace Grant
Lealtad-Suzuki Scholarship
Languages:
English, Spanish, Portuguese
Awards:
Speaker
National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies
"Aztlan and the Alternative Universe: Reclamation as Space Travel"
Leadership Summit Facilitator
Center for Leadership Development
"Mapping the Hero/ine's Journey: Motivation through Adversity"
Facilitate district-wide Leadership Summit; one of 3 faculty members chosen out of a college which represents 5 campuses.
Inroads Poetry Fellow
The Loft Literary Center