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Frances Zapata-Torres
519 Gunston CT
Davenport, FL
33837
Cellular: (787) 298-1836
Email: franceszapata88@outlook.com
Key Skills
 Bilingual
o I am fluent in English and Spanish.
o I took two years of French in high school, a year during my BA, and a course
called French for Investigators during my MA. I am able to speak and read
French at an intermediate level.
o From August until December of 2016, I took a Basic ASL course offered by
Servicios Orientados al Sordo Inc. (Services Offered to Deaf People). Upon
graduating, I was given a certificate corroborating that I had passed the course.
 Translation
o My fluency in English and Spanish permits me to translate texts accurately.
 Editing
o As an English tutor for two years, I helped many students edit their essays.
This experience, along with writing numerous academic papers throughout my
BA and MA, has improved my editing and proofreading skills.
Education
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2016|
 2ndo Congreso de Intérpretes y Señantes (2nd Congress for ASL Interpreters and
Students): Dec 16-17.
o The congress took place at Colegio San Gabriel para Sordos (San Gabriel
School for Deaf People).
 Diseño Universal: Fusión de Tecnologías (Universal Design: Fusion of
Technologies): Oct 21.
o The conference took place at the University of Puerto Rico, Humacao campus.
It was sponsored by the Programa de Asistencia Tecnológica de PR (Puerto
Rican Program for Assistive Technology), which focuses on integrating
disabled people into society with the use of technology.
 Statement of participation for Othello in Performance: March 20.
o Future Learn Course sponsored by the University of Birmingham
 Statement of participation for Teaching Literacy Through Film: Feb 21.
o Future Learn Course sponsored by the British Film Institute

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 Statement of participation for Literature and Mental Health: March 13.
o Future Learn Course sponsored by the University of Warwick
SUMMER SCHOOL 2016| HARVARD UNIVERSITY
 Took a graduate course on Shakespeare and obtained a B+
MA| DECEMBER 2014| UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO: RÍO PIEDRAS
 Major: English Literature
o Took course on Dickens’ novels, Victorian poetry, Shakespeare’s tragedies
and comedies, Milton’s Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained, The Beat
Generation, Caribbean Theory, among others.
 Graduated Summa Cum Laude
BA| MAY 2010| UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO: RÍO PIEDRAS
 Major: English Literature
o Took courses on creative writing, critical writing, fantasy, Arthurian Legends,
Shakespeare on film, magical realism in North America, among others.
 Graduated Summa Cum Laude
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA| MAY 2006 | LICEO PONCEÑO
 Graduated Valedictorian
Job RelatedExperience
 ESL teacher at Cambridge Elementary School, Gurabo. (Sept. 2016- Dec. 2016)
 ESL Intructor at Turabo University, Caguas. (March 2016- June 2016)
 English Instructor at the Centro de Estudios Multidisciplinarios, San Juan (CEM).
(Jan. 2016- April 2016)
 English Instructor at the University of Puerto Rico, Ponce (August 2015-December
2015)
 English Instructor at the Centro de Estudios Multidisciplinarios, San Juan (CEM).
(Jan. 2015- August 2015)
 English Instructor for the Programa de Evaluación y Admisión Universitaria (PEAU)
at the José Rojas Cortés High School, in Orocovis, Puerto Rico. PEAU is a program in
which professors give seminars to students who are going to take the College Entrance
Examination Board. (14 September, 2013)
 Research Assistant for Dr. Michael Sharp at the University of Puerto Rico at Río
Piedras (2012-2013)

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 Research Assistant for Dr. Mark Pedreira at the University of Puerto Rico at Río
Piedras (2011-2012)
 Teaching Assistant for the Programa de Innovaciones Educativas (PIE) at the
University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras. PIE is a summer program in which
professors and their teaching assistants give an intensive English review to undergrad
students. (August 2012)
 Teaching Assistant for the Consultant Partnership Alliance for Excellence (CPAE) at
the Arístides Cales Quiros High School in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. CPAE is a federal
program that works with teenage mothers and potential high school drop outs.
Instructors teach them how to prepare for an interview, how to use Microsoft Word
and Power Point, and how to write a résumé, among other things. (Summer 2008)
 English and French tutor at the University of Puerto Rico at Ponce (2006-2008)
Other Job Experiences
 Assistant to Liliam Otero de Manfredi, President of the Fundación Esclerosis
Múltiple de Puerto Rico: Grupo Apoyo Sur (Puerto Rican Multiple Sclerosis
Foundation: Southern Support Group) (October 2014- )
o I am in charge of finding speakers for every monthly meeting.
 Member of the Board of Green Village Apartments, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico (Spring
2014)
 Editor in Chief of the Liceo Ponceño High School newspaper, La Abeja (The Bee)
(2005-2006)
 Bilingual tour guide at the historical landmark, La Cruceta del Vigía (The Vigilante’s
Cross) in Ponce, Puerto Rico (Summer 2004- Summer 2005)
Publications
 “Ableísmo internalizado en los comics de DC y Marvel” (“Internalized Ableism in
DC and Marvel comics”). Caminos Convergentes. 3.2. (April 2016- Dec. 2016). E-
journal.
 Editor of the anthology Entre el Sol y el Solumedrol: Vivencias de Pacientes de EM
(Between the Sun and Solumedrol: A Day in the Life of an MS patient). Createaspace
Publishing: (2015). Print.
 “Alfred Lord Tennyson, William Morris and the Revival of the Arthurian Legend in
the Victorian Era.” Ceiba: The Academic Journal of the University of Puerto Rico,
Ponce. 13.1 (August 2013- May 2014): 102-109. Print.
 “Walk with Me.” Epigram, the Academic Journal of the University of Puerto Rico,
Ponce. 2.1 (September 2013): 3. E-journal.
 “Walk with Me.” Touching MS Poetic Expressions. Ed. Jennifer M. Evans. 629
Publications: 2013. 30-36. Print.
 “Walk with Me.” The MS Project: Orange is the New Pink: Volume 3. Ed. Laina
Turner. Five Seas Ink: 2013. E-book.
 “Tyche.” Point Blank: A Short Story Anthology by the Students of Fiction Writing.
UPR English Department Publications: 2009. 33-38. Print.

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Conferences
 Moderator of the Caribbean Without Borders: Graduate Student Conference
sponsored by the University of Puerto Rico, Ponce. (April 8, 2016)
 “The Caribbean and its Representation in James Bond’s Live and Let Die” at the
Caribbean Without Borders: Graduate Student Conference sponsored by the
University of Puerto Rico, Ponce. (April 8, 2016)
 “Star Wars’ Clones and the Importance of Names” at the 2nd Annual Academic Pop
Culture Conference sponsored by the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez. (April 2,
2016,)
 “Voz Canina: La problemática de la sobrepoblación de perros en Puerto Rico”
(“Canine Voices: Abandoned Dogs in Puerto Rico”) at Governor Hernández Colón
Library. (Nov. 14, 2015)
 “Disability Narratives in James Bond Films” at the Popular Culture Conference
sponsored by the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez. (March 14, 2015)
 “DC Villains and Disability” on the La Radio PR radio station (www.laradiopr.com)
(April 9, 2015)
Organizations
 Fundación Esclerosis Múltiple de Puerto Rico (2014- )
o This organization aids low income Puerto Rican MS patients by providing
them with free medication, walking canes, wheel chairs, and any other medical
equipment. They also organize yearly conventions and marathons, which I
help promote.
 Lumos (2014-)
J.K. Rowling founded it to help raise donations for institutionalized children
all over the world. It also helps disabled children in Moldova to receive a
proper education. I became part of this initiative in 2014. I have donated
various times and plan to do fundraisers for them in the future.
 Golden Key International Honour Society (2010-present)
o It is an international academic honor society that encourages, not only
excellence among college and university students, but civic engagement as
well.
 Hijas de María San Judas Tadeo (1999-2007)
o In 2006-2007, I presided this Catholic religious organization, where girls work
for their parish in various character-building activities. I organized community
service activities, such as Christmas gifts and school supplies donations to
Hogar San Miguel Arcángel, a foster home for orphans. We also planted trees
at the community park of Buena Vista, Ponce, Puerto Rico.

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Volunteer activities
 Fundraising for We Love Satos (Nov. 14, 2015).
 Fundraising for the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic at Menchie’s
Yogurt Parlor (Nov. 5, 2015)
 Fundraising for the Myelin Repair Foundation at Domino’s Pizza (Feb. 2015)
 Volunteer at Rock 4 Paws, a fundraiser event for dog rescue organizations such as We
Love Satos (satos means Puerto Rican dogs), Union Pro Animales Abandonados de
Vega Baja (Vega Baja’s Abandoned Animals Union), Oficiales Investigadores de
Crueldad de Animales (Investigators of Animal Cruelty) and Alianza Pro Rescate
Animales (Animal Rescue Alliance) (September 2015)
 I organized a Halloween themed fundraiser for the Myelin Repair Foundation called
TRICK Or TREATment. The rules for participation stated that you had to wear a
disguise and take a picture while holding a paper that read “TRICK Or TREATment: I
support an MS patient.” Afterwards, you had to upload the photograph to Facebook,
make a $5 donation to the Myelin Repair Foundation, and nominate three of your
friends to do the same. (October 2014)
 Volunteer at Rock 4 Paws, a fundraiser event for dog rescue organizations such as We
Love Satos, Union Pro Animales Abandonados de Vega Baja (Vega Baja’s
Abandoned Animals Union), Oficiales Investigadores de Crueldad de Animales
(Investigators of Animal Cruelty) and Alianza Pro Rescate Animales (Animal Rescue
Alliance) (September 2014)
 Fundraising for the Myelin Repair Foundation at Menchie’s Yogurt Parlor (Jan 8,
2014)
 Fundraising for the Myelin Repair Foundation at Menchie’s Yogurt Parlor (September
10, 2014)
 2nda EM 3K: Camina por un paciente de EM (2nd MS 3k: Walk for an MS patient)
(March 1, 2014)
 Volunteer employee of We Love Satos
o My job entails giving lectures on animal rights, rescuing street dogs, and
reporting any case of animal abuse (2012- )
 Christmas gifts and school supplies donations for foster children at Hogar San Miguel
Arcángel (2007- 2008)
 English tutor at Hogar San Miguel Arcángel (2007)
References
References are available upon request.