Assistant English

GABRIELA C. MARTINEZ

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EDUCATION

SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE New York, NY

**** – 2012

Bachelor of Arts, May 2012

• Concentrations: Russian Language and Literature, Social Theories

• Achievement: 3.77 GPA; Dean’s Scholarship Recipient

• Activities: Tutor (Iglesia Memorial de San Andres); English Language Tutor (2 years) at Sarah Lawrence

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College’s Language Partnerships, Phoenix Student Newspaper (Writer)

• Study Abroad: Middlebury College at Yaroslavl State Pedagogical University 2010 2011 (Yaroslavl, Russia)

Experience

9/2013 6/2014 FULBRIGHT ENGLISH TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP ABAKAN, RUSSIA

• Led English courses at Khakas State University

• Created lesson plans and presentations on American and Puerto Rican culture, politics, and history

• Led a weekly English discussion club

Assisted faculty members of the university by editing research projects and translating academic texts.

3/2013 9/2013 PANAMERICAN LANGUAGE INSTITUTE

English and Russian Instructor Guaynabo, PR

• Taught conversational English to beginning and intermediate level students

• Organized lessons plans and led classroom activities based on the curriculums provided by Panamerican

Language

• Led language learning activities for the institute's summer camp

• Developed a curriculum for basic Russian courses

• Worked as a private Russian tutor for Monic Perez, who represented Puerto Rico at the 62nd annual Miss

Universe Pageant in Moscow in November 9th, 2013.

2011 2012 RUSSIAN DEPARTMENT, SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE Bronxville, NY

Russian Language Tutor

• Tutored 10 students in beginning Russian language

• Designed grammar instruction materials to help with fluency and exam preparedness

• Assisted with essay writing and editing

• Led reading groups to facilitate comprehension and retention

MADRE WOMEN’S HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION New York, NY

Spring 2012

Humanitarian Aid Intern

• Engaged aid campaigns by soliciting, gathering, and maintained electronic records of material donations for

an anti rape campaign in Haiti.

• Conducted online research for Director of Helping Hands Campaign to identify potential donors

• Researched women’s human rights issues to create effective campaign material reaching 100+ individuals

Designed and wrote promotional materials in variety of media in both Spanish and English

• Maintained and updated database of 200+ potential donors

RODNOY GOROD: REGIONAL RUSSIAN NEWSPAPER Yaroslavl, Russia

Spring 2011

Journalism Intern

• Wrote and published 20+ online news summaries in Russian for a widely read regional newspaper

• Contributed photographs and conducted interviews for Arts and Literature column

• Completed preliminary research for news articles on theater, music, and visual arts

CORTES FOUNDATION FOR HAITI San Juan, Puerto Rico

Summer 2010

Research Assistant

• Assessed post earthquake situation in Haiti in 30 page report for a nonprofit created in response to the 2010

earthquake in Haiti

• Translated reports from Spanish to English for foundation's website

• Produced two supplementary reports on country's food scarcity, water security, and access to basic supplies

Skills

• Language: English (fluent); Spanish (native); Russian (OPI Test: advanced medium)

• Software: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop

awards

• Recipient of US State Department’s Critical Language Scholarship (Summer 2012)

• CLS State Alumni Grant to assist with continued language learning and fund an independent project aimed

at supporting the study of Russian in Puerto Rico (2012 2013)

• Recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship (English Teaching Scholarship 2013 2014)

publications

“My Underdevelopment” Published in: Dissent Magazine

Summer 2010 New York, NY

Summer 2010 “Humanitarian Report on Haiti” Published in: The Cortes Foundation's website New York, NY

Spring 2012 “To his own beloved self the author dedicates these lines”

(English translation of Vladimir Mayakovsky's original poem) Published in: Babel Bronxville, NY

Fall 2012 “Why Russia Needs Feminism”

Published in: SLC Speaks (online publication), Velociriot (feminist blog) New York, NY

Spring 2013 “Encantados con la Nueva Rusia” Published in: El Nuevo Día (Puerto Rican newspaper) San Juan, PR

Spring 2014 “The Reinvention of the Human Body in Soviet Avant garde Art” Abakan, Russia

Published in Issues of Linguistics and Intercultural Communication during an academic

conference at Khakas State University ( May 22 23, 2014)

References available upon request

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