EDUCATION: University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
B.A. Politics and Government (IR emphasis), Cum Laude
Minors: Gender Studies, Spanish

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS: Global Security, Chinese Political Economy, Terrorism, U.S. Politics in the Middle East, Women and Global Inequality, Gender Studies Thesis, IR Seminar

RELATED EXPERIENCE:

• Linyi Middle School, Teacher, Yuncheng City, Shanxi, P.R.C., August 2013- January 2014
Teaching conversational English to 1,400 grade 2 students in China. Negotiations of language and cross-cultural exchanges occur daily. Helping students work through the complexities of spoken English. Living in a culturally immersive environment and learning about life for average Chinese.

• Etta Projects, Intern, Tacoma, WA, Fall 2012
Conducted grant and project research for a local charity specializing in sanitation, youth health and nutrition, and sustainable aid in Bolivia. Translated and summarized the Bolivian news for the director and the board of directors.

• Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Studies, Intern, San Diego, CA, Summer 2012
Assisted the Women PeaceMakers program with visa requirements for the applicants. Translated the Colombian and Guatemalan news for the program director. Participated in writing the weekly Peace & Justice Update, which reported human rights-related news in our program areas. Presented a report attempting to explain the longevity of the FARC in Colombia.

• International Community Foundation, Intern, National City, CA, Summer 2011
Took initiative to organize a major donation of medical equipment to Mexico. Inventoried, catalogued, and organized the donation in accordance with highly complex export regulations. Attended cross-border meetings with Mexican partners and helped to create the annual report.

• Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Intern, San Diego, CA, Summer 2010
Facilitated communications with constituents through phone conversations and letters. Researched legislations and current events for the Senator’s daily updates in an election year.

HONORS AND OTHER EXPERIENCE:

• Politics and Government (IR) Outstanding Research Award, University of Puget Sound, 2013
Presented for outstanding performance in the senior capstone colloquium and oral examination.
• Puget Sound Trustee Scholarship, University of Puget Sound, 2009-2013
A merit award granted to students who meet strict academic standards upon admission and maintain those standards every subsequent year.
• Dean’s List, Fall 2011
• Village Church and Lighthouse Youth Groups, Member, 1996-2013
Participated in a wide variety of domestic and international community service, including play visits to orphanages in Tijuana, building houses in the Dominican Republic (also including a daycare), and a wide variety of fundraising projects and local assistance projects.
• The Vagina Monologues, 2010-2013
Advocated to end violence against women through theater.