INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION RESUME
I've been to these countries..
...and I plan on seeing more.
EDUCATION ABROAD ADMINISTRATION
Knoxville, Tennessee
Programs Abroad Coordinator: Faculty-Led Program Development
August 2023 - present
University of Tennessee
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Manages the development of new and continuing faculty-led programs, which includes the coordination of domestic and international providers, the solicitation and review of competing bids, the negotiation of program contracts, and the development of budgets.
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Manages the development of brochures, programs, and applications on Terra Dotta.
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Oversees the development and delivery of orientation sessions, materials, and activities for incoming and outgoing students.
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Communicates with faculty and staff across campus to coordinate details, logistics, policies, emergency issues, and deadlines.
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Provides comprehensive advising support to students and contributes solutions to improve the strategy of the advising structure.
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Conducts on-site visits abroad to investigate prospective providers, assess risk & safety, and build or strengthen relationships with international partners.
Remote / Chicago, IL
Research Assistant on the Impact of US Students in Host Communities
March 2023 - present
Diversity Abroad Conference 2023 Presenter
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co-piloting literature review and research study to investigate the impacts of US study centers and students on host communities abroad.
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maintaining timelines, deadlines, and assigned tasks for our team on ClickUp.
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keeping record of scholarly sources in Zotero and analyzed important themes from research in a literature matrix spreadsheet.
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designing slide deck for an effective presentation, integrating collaborative discussion activities.
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collaborating on the methodology to interview participants.
CEA CAPA: Education Abroad
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Managed Asana, created effective meeting agendas, and led status updates with team and CEA.
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Collaborated with colleagues and conducted Zoom interviews with the Director of Health & Safety and the international onsite teams abroad to discuss accessibility for students with special needs.
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Conducted a literature review and needs-analysis to draft a proposal and theory of change model.
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Used research to create interactive tools for CEA staff to stay organized, including a Google Drive space, a customized Google map, comparison charts, and an interactive excel checklist.
Remote
Pre-Departure Orientation:
Program Design & Assessment
September 2022 - October 2022
Middlebury Institute of International Studies
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Conducted literature review on impactful pre-departure orientations to inspire best practices integrating the participation of university stakeholders: faculty, alumni, and international students.
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Used backwards design approach to ideate a plan for a 6-week orientation composed of an online course, identity-based orientations, and an alumni seminar.
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Drafted a 39-page evaluation plan with various assessment tools (online surveys and rubrics) to measure direct/indirect forms of student learning and alignment to outcomes.
Madrid, Spain
Travel and Visa Planner
September 2021 - July 2022
Personal: Travel Management for Expats and Visitors in Spain
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Wrote an e-guide on obtaining a visa and Spanish ID, making the relocation process easier.
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Organized excursions, transportation, accommodations across multiple regions in Spain.
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Maintained record of reservations and expenses in document.
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Adapted to contingency plans, always keeping health and safety in mind.
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Communicated to visitors prior-arrival, picked them up, and obtained their transportation card.
Norman, Oklahoma
Study Abroad Student Ambassador
August 2018 - July 2019
CEA Study Abroad
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Assisted in marketing outreach across my campus of ~20,000 university students (collaborating with reps for study abroad fairs, writing blog posts, presenting, and creating social media posts)
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Communicated with students virtually and face-to-face through scheduled phone calls, video calls, panel interviews, and email, advising them based on their needs and goals.
Middlebury Institute of International Studies
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Leveraged a creative virtual space to uplift underrepresented students to go abroad, incorporating representation, scholarship information, and hints to helpful resources.
INTERCULTURAL EXPERIENCES
Madrid, Spain
ESL Bilingual Language Assistant
October 2021 - June 2022
Colegio Hernán Cortés
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Managed lesson plans, designing and presenting 40+ Powerpoint presentations and digital materials on diverse topics to 150 students across 4 grades, promoting global and intercultural awareness.
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Collaborated and assisted 4 head local teachers of the bilingual school.
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Recorded, edited, and managed Youtube portfolio of 20+ videos for language learning.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Intern for Jewish-Argentine Non-Profit
June 2019 - August 2019
Fundacion Tzedaka
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Worked across 5 sectors: social media, medicine bank, clothing drive, maternal hospital, and Templo.
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Supported the brand by assisting with clothing drive photo sessions, editing photos and Canva images/newsletters, and posting to social media.
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Translated the organization’s website from Spanish to English.
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Designed a newsletter on Canva, depicting recent events and achievements of the organization.
Spain, Argentina, United States
Volunteer for Latinx Communities
2013 - 2019
AFS, T-Oígo, Coronado Heights, Mount. St. Mary
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Host family experience with a Spanish and Argentine high school student, addressing issues in communication and cultural differences.
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High school exchange student in Argentina, helping out in local hospitals and children’s daycare.
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Created and taught private ESL lessons for T-Oígo’s initiative to pair English teachers with hearing-impaired children in Spain.
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Developed literacy skills with Latinx children and helped with daycare at Oklahoma City schools.
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Translated parent-teacher conferences between English and Spanish.
Remote
Service-Learning: Building Bilingual Toolkit for Teacher-Led Conferences
February 2023 - May 2023
Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula
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Collaborated with a team of 4 to design a framework and Cloud toolkit of resources for K-8 educators on developing student-led conferences, additionally translating materials into Spanish.
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Maintained order within remote group work, working closely with team members, providing feedback, and communicating with our local partner to ensure we were meeting the school’s needs.
MARKETING
Remote
Marketing Plan: Increasing International Latin American Students in Higher Ed
September 2022 - December 2022
Middlebury Institute of International Studies
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Conducted DESTEP and SWOT analysis to forecast challenges and opportunities for Lewis & Clark.
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Analyzed direct, indirect, and replacement competitors to identify unique value propositions.
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Researched customer’s pain points, needs, and habits; designed buyer personas via Canva design.
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Developed outlines and emails for 3 potential partnerships with different stakeholders.
Middlebury Institute of International Studies
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Designed curriculum for innovative program across 17 countries, focused on globalized curriculum and problem-based learning.
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Researched the scope of the problem, analyzed data, conducted a competitor’s analysis, and interviewed relevant stakeholders to justify the need in the market for the idea.
RESEARCH & LITERATURE
Remote
Sociolinguistics Case Study: Black-American Identity in the Spanish Language
January 2020 - May 2020
University of Oklahoma
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Conducted literature review on the evolution of ethnic labels and slurs towards black people and challenges for black American Spanish learners abroad when immersed in another country’s racial ideologies.
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Designed multiple assessment tools using perceptual rating tasks, translation tasks to elicit responses, and interview questions.
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Scheduled, facilitated, and recorded interviews with consenting individuals found from language learning platforms and Reddit forums; transcribed most of the audio.
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Wrote a 21-page APA-style report detailing the literature, methodologies, and discussion.
Remote
Sociolinguistics Case Study: Spanish Speakers Learning English
August 2019 - December 2019
University of Oklahoma
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Conducted literature review on SLA theories, Spanish-English learners, and language development.
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Designed multiple assessment tools using think-aloud protocol, translation and fill-in-the-blank tasks to elicit responses, and interview questions to measure Spanish-speaker’s interlanguage system and “native-like” communication strategies in their second language.
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Wrote APA-style report detailing the literature, methodologies, and discussion.
Norman, Oklahoma
Spanish-English Translator
August 2019 - December 2019
World Literature Today Magazine
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translated and published ~1000 word literature review from Spanish to English.
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rendered a language into the target one while maintaining tone and formality, demonstrating knowledge of cultural audience and author's intent.
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responded professionally to criticism and peer review
EDUCATION
Monterey, CA
August 2019 - December 2019
Master of Arts in International Education Management
Education Abroad Management
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Addressed ethical, cultural, social, environmental, and educational challenges in marketing, pre-departure/onsite/re-entry orientation, partnership development, and service-learning.
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Collaboratively designed customized programs, using various education abroad models to meet institutional and student learning needs through hypothetical scenarios.
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Referred to meeting the 6 Standards of Good Practice from the Forum on Education Abroad.
Managing People & Resources
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Created a cost breakdown spreadsheet for a study abroad budget proposal between the US and Spanish campus to support students onsite and pre-departure, considering cost-effective, cost-benefit, and cost-feasibility factors, justified in a budget narrative.
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Researched activities and considered fluctuations, contingencies, and fees in total expenses.
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Conducted a KMO diagnostic (Knowledge, Motivation, Organization) on internal/human resources to reveal if an intervention plan needed to be designed to achieve a goal.
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Analyzed different personality styles and cultural dimensions working in a cross-cultural context and how to leverage their strengths to achieve a goal.
Other Relevant Courses
Program Design
Assessment
Marketing & Recruitment
Working Across Cultures
Intercultural Group Dynamics
Service Learning & International Partnerships
Comparative International Education
Global Edtech of the Future
Monterey, CA
August 2016 - May 2020
Bachelor of Arts & Sciences in Spanish, Minor in Linguistics
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President's Honors Medal for maintaining 4.0
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President's Honors List
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Dean's Honor List
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Global Engagement Fellow
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Latin Dance Club
Granada, Spain
January 2018 - May 2018
Universidad de Granada
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Semester Abroad
Remote
Summer 2020
International TESL & TEFL Training
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120-hr Certification
Oklahoma
Summer 2015
Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute
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Citation of Achievement: Drawing & Painting