1. OBJECTIVE
Accomplished project coordinator, presenter and published writer with ample
leadership experience looking to operationalize a lifelong passion for social justice in
the direction of larger-scale advocacy.
EDUCATION
 Saint Mary’s College of California, Class of 2015 (BA Politics; Minor Italian Studies)
 John Cabot University in Rome, Fall 2013
 Thousand Oaks High School, Class of 2011
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
 Writing/Copy Editing
 Collaboration/Organization
 Public Speaking
 Workshop & Project Coordinating
 Communication & Outreach
 Adobe Photoshop/InDesign/Microsoft Office Skills
 Conversational Italian
 Leadership Experience
 Journalism Experience
 Office Assistant/Research Experience
NON-PROFIT/VOLUNTEER
 Housing and Economic Rights Advocates (HERA), August-December 2014
o Conducted interviews with low-income/minorityindividuals in the BayArea targeted for
bad loans by creditors and lenders; analyzed interviews for trends& reported out
 Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC), February-May 2014
o Distributed surveys & information to restaurant workers re: their rights as employees;
conducted interviews at various venues in the Bay Area
 Peer Health Exchange (PHE) Leadership Council, September 2011-May 2013
o Taught extensive mental health and sexual decision-makingcurricula at low-income
Bay Area high schools; trained and mentored a group of four other volunteers
 Italian-American Community Center, February-May 2012
o Filmed & led interviews with Italian immigrants; edited & transcribed films in iMovie
 American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO), October-December 2007
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2. o Trained & received certification as junior referee; refereed games during Fall season
EMPLOYMENT
 Lead Writing Adviser, Saint Mary’s College of California, February 2013-Current
o Helps SMC Center for Writing Director manage workflow; organizesstudent and
Calendar appointments; assumes Director duties when Director is not present; mentors
other Writing Advisers; leads weeklystaff workshops; has advanced advising,
interpersonal, managerial, troubleshooting and communicativeskills
 Writing Adviser, Saint Mary’s College of California, April 2012-Current
o Provides one-on-one writing help for undergraduate/graduate students and faculty;
leads orientations and workshops for students; facilitatespeer review sessions
 Outreach Coordinator, Saint Mary’s College of California, September 2012-Current
o Collaborates with SMC professors re: Center services; organizesworkshops for students;
organizes Center orientations; ensures ease of communication between professors and
Advisers leading workshops
 Writing Circle Instructor, Saint Mary’s College of California, Fall 2014-December 2014
o Taught registered college-level course; facilitated growth of writing, communicating &
higher-level essaydevelopment in students; built peer review skills
 Research Assistant, Retirement Life Matters, April-August2009
o Wrote articles for Retirement Life Matters website; researched topics for articles;
updated and maintained website; performed general secretarial duties
 Nanny, June-August 2009
o Cared for family’s children; cooked, tutored, cleaned, looked after pets
HONORS/AWARDS/MISC.
 Published, “The Frames of Color-Blind Racismand White Privilege” 2015 Spectrum, Saint Mary’s
College of California
 Honorable Mention, “‘Victims’, ‘Criminals’ and Beyond: The Paradigm of Prostitution and Sex
Trafficking in Italy and Nigeria” 2015 Spectrum, Saint Mary’s College of California
 Presented, “’Safe Zones’: Threatening & Non-Threatening Spaces” 2015 NCWCA Conference
 Published, “Mary Wollstonecraft & Mrs. Bennet” 2013 The Undergraduate, Saint Mary’s College
of California
 Honorable Mention, “The Rhetoric of Difference: An Analysis of How We‘Other’” 2013
Spectrum, Saint Mary’s College of California
 Presented, “The WID Project” 2013 NCWCA Conference
 Editor, TOHS Lancer Newspaper, 2009-2011
 Staff Writer, TOHS Lancer Newspaper, 2008-2009
REFERENCES
 Tereza Joy Kramer, PhD: (509) 607-9023, tjk2@stmarys-ca.edu
 Patrizia Longo, PhD: (925) 285-6010, plongo@stmarys-ca.edu
 Laura Fantone, PhD: (415) 254-7572, lf16@stmarys-ca.edu