Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

Work History

• University of Minnesota CLA Career Services
• Peer Advisor
• January 2010 to Present

• •Assist an average of 10 University students per day with cover letter and resume critiques to increase and develop successful job searching skills
  •Guide, advise, and establish rapport with students by answering any questions and concerns regarding major, career, and graduate school exploration
  •Provide students with valuable resources for job interviewing to ensure a successful and well-prepared interview
  •Collaborate with professional staff to develop a leadership program within the Peer Advisor position

• District 202 - LGBT Youth Organization
• Speaker's Bureau Coordinator
• January 2010 to Present

• •Create and maintain relationships with advisors of 30 Gay-Straight Alliances in the northern suburbs
  •Collaborate with advisors of high school and middle school Gay-Straight Alliances to strengthen the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender youth community
  •Connect with businesses and organizations to coordinate and offer workshops about the LGBT youth culture and community
  •Recruit LGBT youth to share their stories and provide workshops for businesses and organizations.

• Families Moving Forward
• Family Advocate
• January 2010 to May 2010

• •Maintained living facility for and preserve positive relationships with 8 low income, homeless families
  •Screened and interviewed potential clients for admittance to the program
  •Communicated with volunteers, congregations, and program staff to sustain program success
  •Oversaw building operations to ensure safety and cleanliness for the families in the program

• PrideAlive - Minnesota AIDS Project
• Community Health Education Intern
• June 2009 to August 2009

• •Coordinated and advertised community events including weekly HIV testing and GayDay at Valley Fair, an event that
  brought in over 500 participants
  •Revised the Minnesota AIDS Project’s needle exchange program manual to update the needle exchange program
  •Contributed to PrideAlive’s internet outreach manual which is used for PrideAlive volunteers to participate in outreach
  •Compiled HIV test result data which were sent to the Minnesota Department of Health

• College of St. Benedict/ St. John's University Service-Learning Program
• Academic Coordinator
• August 2008 to December 2009

• •Acted as a liaison for community partners and the students and faculty of CSB/SJU to create successful service projects for approximately 300 students per semester
  •Delegated Service-Learning communication maintenance including newsletter, website, and YouTube channel
  •Facilitated 10 in-class discussion and reflection per semester
  •Collaborated with the Service-Learning Program Director, Office Worker, and other Academic Coordinators to create and advertise on-campus events to increase participation in the Service-Learning Program