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Experience

Office Assistant/Team Member
State Farm

Oct. 2022 – Present

Duties include social media management, manning phones, and general office support for the insurance agency

Receptionist
Paul Spring Retirement Home

June 2023 - Present (seasonal)

Duties include manning phones, greeting visitors, and providing general support for residents

Intern Photographer
Frederick Flying Cows

Feb. 2024 - May 2024

A team photographer for Frederick, Maryland’s professional basketball team

Intern/Office Assistant

Potomac Management Resources

Feb. 2018 - Aug. 2022

Duties included general office support, proofreading of newsletters and event programs, and onsite event support for the association management company

Fairfax County Youth Leadership Program

Jan. 2021 - Jan. 2022

One of 30 students in Fairfax County accepted into the internship; participated in monthly meetings featuring speakers representing different branches of county government

Education

Hood College

August 2022 - May 2026

  • Communication Arts Major; Business and Studies in Women & Gender Minors

  • Honors Program student

  • Dean's List, all semesters

  • Honor Societies:

    • ​Alpha Lamba Delta

    • Lambda Pi Eta (National Communications Association)

    • Ionic Society

    • Mortar Board

Thomas A. Edison High School

August 2019 - May 2022

  • GPA: 4.4

  • Top 10% of class

  • IB Coursework in all core subjects

  • Honor Roll, all semesters

Volunteerism

Golden Mile Soccer Coach

FC Frederick

Sept. 2023 - Present

Youth soccer coach for FC Frederick’s program that serves the underprivileged community

Assistant Travel Soccer Coach

Alexandria Soccer Association

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2021 - 2022

Member of ASA’s Coach-in-Training program; duties included assisting the head coach at practices and games of the U10 Girls travel soccer team

Extracurriculars

Student Government Association
Hood College

2024 - Present

Academic Affairs Chair; responsible for fostering improvement within academic areas and leading department senators

Blue & Grey Newspaper
Hood College

2023 - Present

Co-editor of student-run school newspaper; responsibilities include providing content ideas, writing articles for the paper’s bi-weekly release, copy-editing, and laying out the paper for publication​

Latinx Student Union
Hood College 

2022 - Present

President of Hood College’s Latin Student Union; responsibilities include helping plan/execute school-wide events, keeping records of club meetings, and booking event spaces

Honors

Robert E. and Ruth M. Delaplaine Scholarship

Hood College

September 2024

“Awarded to that student considered most likely to succeed in the profession of journalism”

Graduation Speaker

Thomas Edison HS

May 2022

Selected as an honor graduate to deliver a self-written commencement speech

Feature Presenter

Secondary School Writing Centers Association (SSWCA)

March 2021/March 2022

Feature presenter at the 2021 and 2022 national conferences: 

“New Tutors on the Block: A Virtual Introduction and Exploration” (2021); “Back to the Future: Fostering the Return of In-Person Tutoring” (2022)

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