Service College

Enrique Castaño

**** *. ******** **. *** *, Los Ángeles, CA 90003

**********@********.***

EDUCATION

Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA

Major: Sociology Expected May 2017

HONORS

Hispanic Scholarship Fund Walmart Scholarship Recipient (2013-2014)

Students Run Los Angeles Scholarship Recipient (2013-2014)

National College Match Scholarship Recipient (Grinnell College 2013-2017)

EXPERIENCE

Student Government Association Senator, Grinnell, IA August – December 2014

Senator Representative for East Campus cluster

• Participate on the reviews and polls on budgets purposed by campus groups

• Administer and report weekly meetings to campus cluster by campus email

Student Government Association Services Committee

• Promote awareness on campus of local community service opportunities

• Participate in service opportunities in the local Grinnell community such as Community Meal and Blood Drives

• Scrutinize service related budgets at weekly meetings

Harris Staff Center, Grinnell, IA January 2015 - Present

Assistant Director of Campus Center Operations & Student Activities

• Oversee the production of all campus events and activities

• Assist Director with required tasks such as opening and closing the facility

• Organize required equipment for different events

ACE Security/ All Campus Events Student Staff, Grinnell, IA August 2013 - Present

Student Security at campus events

• Promote the safety and well-being of students at events

• Conduct reports with student coordinators and preserve police intervention through self-governance

Grinnell College Dining Hall, Grinnell, IA August 2013 - Present

Custodian, Sanitation, Pizza Maker, Deserts, Dishwasher, Restocker

• Facilitate cleanliness, sort and store items, and maintain environmental hygiene

• Assist Supervisors with required tasks such as restocking utilities and cleaning stations

• Organize and clean washed plates and restock them as needed

Al Exito Iowa, Iowa January 2015 – Present

Volunteer, Mentor,

• Establish a mentor-mentee relationship with 8th grade children on pursuing higher level education

• Co-lead and prepared an informational presentation on the possibilities of attaining a degree

• Administered parent workshops aimed towards helping low-income families learn about the college

process

Hope St. Family Center, Los Angeles, CA June 2008 – August 2013

Volunteer, Tutoring,

• Tutored 10-15 elementary children in various subjects and helped with homework

• Helped at the facility’s child day care center with learning activities

• Administered parent workshops aimed towards helping low-income families

Walking Towards the Future, Los Angeles, CA January 2013 – July 2013

Founder, Treasurer, Facilitator

• Funded one undocumented student’s expenses to apply and get their Deferred Action for Childhood

Arrivals (DACA) forms (work permit) in order to be able to continue onto undergraduate education

• Administered the fundraising portion and was in charge of ensuring all payments were made

• Work with a team to research and organize findings on DACA for public use

• Lead workshops with an audience of 100-200 people to present findings on DACA, pros and cons of sustaining a

government executive program

SKILLS

Fluent in Spanish, Nahuatl (native), Proficient skill level on Window Microsoft Office

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