High School Assistant

Maria E. Garcia

Current Address Permanent Address

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Claremont, CA 91711-6430 *********@***.*** Berkeley, CA 94710

Education

Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA May 2011

Bachelor of Arts in History and Government

Grade Point Average: 3.2/4.0

Work Experience

Corps Member, Jumpstart September 2008-May 2010

Claremont, CA

• Created classroom resources for preschools serving low income communities

• Attended workshops on child psychological expansion

• Helped preschool children develop social and cognitive skills through distinct activities

that related to a weekly child development theme

Tutor, Upward Bound

Claremont, CA Fall Semester 2007

• Advised high school students on how to apply to colleges

• Tutored high school students on social sciences and humanities courses

Assistant to Recreation Department, City of Berkeley Summer 2007

Berkeley, CA

• Helped organize low cost summer field trips for Berkeley's low-income youth

• Managed outreach and informed youth of events sponsored by the City of Berkeley

• Communicated with parents, vendors, and various program coordinators

Youth Organizer, Berkeley Organizing Congregations for Action August 2006-August 2007

Berkeley, CA

• Promoted the availability of a safe space for students to congregate after school as

essential to decreasing youth violence

• Designed an after school program and presented it to parents, recreation staff, and the

mayor of the city for approval

• Organized community walks to build stronger social networks and participated in various

seminars on violence prevention

Internships/

Volunteer Work

Legal Research Assistant, Equal Rights Advocates

Summer 2010

San Francisco, CA

• Drafted Op Ed’s

• Discover document coding and loading into CT Summation iBlaze

• Did preliminary research for potential legal cases and helped identify possible cases

Senator, Student Government September 2009-May 2010

Claremont, CA

• Discuss budget appropriations for student activities

• Address student life issues on campus

ESL Instructor, Rancho Cucamonga Day Laborer Site Fall Semester 2009

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

• Taught day laborers conversational English

• Identified needs within the day laborer community and created lesson plans to address

those issues

Director of Youth Programming, B.O.C.A. Summer 2008

Berkeley, CA

• Created curriculum for youth group in Berkeley

• Facilitated discussions and workshops with youth

• Planned activities to increase self-esteem and promote awareness of decision making

Skills

Computer/Research: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, LexisNexis, Discovery

Management Software

Foreign Language: Spanish (fluent, written and oral)

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