Christina Ybarra
Pico Rivera
California
90660
cell:626-***-****
************@*********.***
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WORK HISTORY
Oct 2008- present:
Program Leader
THINK Together After school program
@ Graves Middle School
Sante Fe Springs, Ca
Currently leading a class of 7th grade students in the THINK Together
after school program. The program includes helping students with homework,
leading outdoor recreational activities, and providing enrichment lessons.
I also create enrichment lessons specializing in art, as well as facilitate
the program's lessons in math, logic, and college prep.
May 2007-August 2007:
Sales Associate
Nordstrom
Arcadia,Ca
Responsibilities included assisting customers with their purchases,
restocking product, and maintaining clothing displays. Also maintaining
contact with customers by sending thank you notes for their purchases and
offering advance notice of incoming products.
October 2006-June2007:
Teacher's Assistant
Armory Center for the Arts
Pasadena Ca
Assisted art instructors in black and white photography, stop motion
animation, and comic book art classes on site at the Armory. Assisted off
site at various elementary schools in Pasadena. Responsibilities included
assisting lead instructor with art supplies and helping to facilitate art
lessons to students. Worked with 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 8th grade students.
May 2006-August 2006:
Sales Associate
Forever 21
Pasadena,Ca
Responsibilities included assisting customers with their purchases,
restocking product, and maintaining clothing displays.
Oct 2005-April 2006:
Intern
LacmaLab @ Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, Ca
Assisted the director of LacmaLab in researching artists for Consider
This... exhibit. Responsibilities included contacting the artists to gather
their bios and examples of their past work. Researched artists' past
exhibits and the themes of their work for the information center of the
Consider This... exhibit. Worked with the director and artists to create
the information center of the museum exhibit.
Mar 2004 - Aug 2005:
Visual Merchandiser and Lead Sales Associate
Fairoaks Pharmacy and Soda Fountain
South Pasadena,Ca
Created displays with merchandise. Responsibilities included creating and
executing a concept to present the merchandise in an appealing manner,
creating and assembling props and painting backdrops for window displays.
As a Lead Sales Associate my responsibilities included restocking
merchandise, assisting customers, assigning duties to fellow sales
associates and meeting with sales representatives to purchase merchandise
for the company.
EDUCATION
Aug 2005 - May 2008: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography
Otis College of Art and Design
Los Angeles,Ca
Sep 2001 - May 2004: Pasadena City College
Pasadena, Ca
GPA: 3.3
Completed general education and studio art courses needed to transfer to
Otis College of Art and Design
Sep 1997 - Jun 2001: West Covina High School
West Covina, Ca
GPA: 3.5
High School diploma, played on the freshman/sophomore basketball team my
freshman year and the Varsity basketball team my sophomore year.
Awards
Dean's Honor List @ Pasadena City College
Fall Semester 2002 & Spring Semester 2003
Otis Named Scholarship 2007-2008
Exhibitions
May 2008: Pony Up! Otis Fine Arts BFA Degree Exhibition
Galef Center for the Arts at Otis College of Art and Design
Nov 2007: Selected Works
The Bolsky Gallery at Otis College of Art and Design
Guest Juried and Curated by Karin Higa Adjunct Senior Curator of Art
at the Japanese American National Museum
Oct 2007: The Mobius Effect
The Bolsky Gallery at Otis College of Art and Design
Sept 2007: General Cluster
The Bolsky Gallery at Otis College of Art and Design
May 2004: Anti Show: Juried Art Show Rejects
The CC lounge at Pasadena City College
Curated by Jesus Aguliar and I for fellow students who were rejected from
the juried show held by the Pasadena City College gallery.