Naina Chhiber
W ORK E XPERIENCE www.linkedin.com/in/nainachhiber
M AY 2012 – A UG 2012
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Jamaicans for Justice, Kingston, Jamaica
Communications Intern
E DUCATION
Worked in the Communications Department of an
advocacy group that provides empowerment through
Grinnell College, IA
2009-2013
education and legal advocacy, funded by European
Bachelor of Arts
Union UNHCR and Christian Fund. Prepared press
History (GPA: 3.48)
releases, media briefs, report summaries and aca-
French (GPA: 3.20)
demic research reports; responsible for data col-
Global Development Studies
lection and compilation. Creativity and initiative
management: weekly event & workshop planning
Kodaikanal International, India
2007-2009
for low-income neighborhoods with high risk of crime
International Baccalaureate
and violence.
Platforms utilized: UN Human Rights Commission,
Un Development Program, Jamaican Government Re- L ANGUAGE SKILLS
ports Access to Information, Gap Minder
F RENCH Fluent
J AN 2011 - J UN 2013 E NGLISH Native
H INDI Native
MOSAIC magazine
U RDU Spoken Fluency
Editor
T URKISH Beginner
Layout design and graphics editor organizing mag-
azine showcasing the global aspect of the Grinnell
T ECHNICAL SKILLS
College. Worked on 5 editions with 500+ copies
each. Utilized social media (Facebook, Twitter) to D ESIGN Adobe Indesign, Adobe
advertise for contributors and getting feedback post- Photoshop, Microsoft
publishing. Publisher, HTML, CSS, LTEX
A
Platforms utilized: Social Media advertising, Pub- S OFTWARE Microsoft Office Suite, Prezi,
lishing tools, Editing tools iMovie, Minitab, Matlab
E NVIRONMENTS Debian/Linux, Mac, Windows
A UG 2012 - J UN 2013
Grinnell College
A CTIVITIES & L EADERSHIP
Office of International Student Affairs
Student Liaison A UG 2012 - M AY 2013
Grinnell College
Provide assistance to the International Students
International Student Organization
Affairs office specifically working with the Dean of
Secretary
International Student Affairs and the International
Student Technical Assistant. Partner relationship
Secretary in the second-largest (500+ members)
between students and staff to foster open dialogue
funded student organization which caters to social
across the groups. Conduct official activities such
events involving domestic and international stu-
as filing, emailing, coordination of activities for in-
dents such as fundraisers, food bazaars and cul-
ternational students, and statistical input.
tural performances.
J AN 2013 - J UN 2013
A UG 2011 - J UN 2013
Grinnell College French Department
French Student Educational Policy Committee
Assistant Teacher Member
Teach and practice oral skills with beginner level Serve as an elected representative to a committee
French students through weekly class sessions; which which conducts student faculty reviews and
grade attendance of students. helps in the hiring of new faculty.
S EP 2009 - J UN 2013 A UG 2010 - M AY 2012
Spencer Grille, Grinnell Grinnell College Student Affairs
Student Manager Student Advisor
Manage student workers; responsible for cashier, Served on my dorm floor as a faculty and staff-
money exchanges, credit cards, and customer ser- selected voluntary mentor, trained in mediation and
vice on the cafe floor. conflict resolution.