Work Experience
Fall 2024
Horace Mann Elementary School
Garden Intern
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Worked with the School Garden Coordinator to help with the school’s mission of fostering healthy nutrition through organic and sustainable gardening
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Maintained the gardens for the school, including seeding, transplanting, and harvesting
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Successfully built and maintained a hydroponic gardening towers
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Worked with the School Gardening Coordinator to teach pre-K and 3rd-grade classes about gardening and sustainability
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Created an educational packet for 4th graders about potatoes, including nutritional content and ways to prepare it
Summer 2024
Rutgers Office of Population Health, New Brunswick, NJ
Summer Intern
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Ran the Instagram page for the Rutgers Health Service Corps
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Created activities for the PHOENIX (Population Health Outreach & Education for Next Generation Impact & eXcellence) Program for high schoolers interested in careers in health-related fields
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Participated as a member of a panel discussion for the PHOENIX Program to discuss professional experiences in college
Summers 2022 & 2023
Greater Somerset County YMCA, Franklin Township, NJ
Senior Camp Counselor (Camp SOAR)
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Collaborated with 3 counselors to supervise 20 kids ages 7-8 from under-resourced families in Somerset County
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Used problem-solving skills and creativity to keep kids engaged through various games and activities.
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Supervised and assisted swim lessons bi-weekly
Spring 2023
Greater Somerset County YMCA, Franklin Township, NJ
After-School Counselor (Connerly Road School)
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Collaborated with a supervisor and one additional counselor to take care of up to 50 kids ages 4-10 from the Connerly Road School in Franklin Township, New Jersey.
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Used problem-solving skills and creativity to keep kids engaged through various games and activities.
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Assisted in homework help for students in pre-K - 2nd grade.
Skills
Computer
Camera
Language
Spanish
Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED
Microsoft Excel, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Audition, Final Cut Pro, Canva, Wix, R Script
Camcorder, Smartphone, Sony Z150, DSLR 5600
Received Seal of Biliteracy upon high school graduation
Received certification June 2023
Awards
​2023 American University Global Health Case Competition
Part of a 4-member multi-disciplinary team that was awarded “Best Implementation” for its solution to the challenge of “Reducing Gun Violence and Gun-Related Deaths in Brazil”
2021 All-American High School Film Festival
"BRTV: Ear Guards and Masks Segment" in the broadcast journalism: feature story category: 3-minute TV segment chosen to be screened at the Festival.