Voter Registration Internship Program

MALAVIKA DIVAKAR

Santa Cruz, CA• ********.********@*****.*** • +1-925-***-****

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HOUSING FOR HEALTH YOUTH LIVED EXPERIENCE ADVISORY BOARD Santa Cruz, CA Member MAY 2024 -CURRENT

● Provided background information and original research on topics surrounding homelessness in Santa Cruz for team meetings and public education to help increase awareness of the issue

● Organized voter registration drives to provide disadvantaged voters the information and material needed to register and to educate the voting public on prominent policies on the ballot

● Helped the Santa Cruz County COC allocate funds from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development to housing projects beneficial to all Santa Cruz County citizens CLUB DEMONSTRATION SERVICES Santa Cruz, CA

Demonstrator JANUARY - JUNE 2024

● Artistically demonstrated vendors products to a target audience and increased sales by 125%

● Provided customers with information and positive/helpful reviews about the advertised product

● Provided customers with general assistance in store and managed customer complaints by prioritizing their satisfaction of the product and the professional image of the represented vendor UCSC SCIENCE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Santa Cruz, CA

Co-Mentor/Anthropology Intern MAY- JULY 2023

● Conducted interviews with H1b, H4, and EB3 visa holders to contribute qualitative data for the anthropology cohort’s ethnography of Bay Area South Asian migrants

● Conducted interviews and gathered statements from employers, film makers, and lobbyists of H1b quota hikes to document the events of the 2022 Bay Area tech layoffs from all perspectives

● Authored an article bringing attention to the issue of South Asian discrimination in tech on the newspaper American Kahani

IGURUKUL ODISSI Dublin, CA and Fremont, CA

Creative Arts Director/Admin and Instructor 2018-2022

● Educated students on the cultural significance and history of Odissi classical dance by dissecting primary source scripture containing Odissi theory in Hindi and Sanskrit

● Collaborate with worldwide professional dancers and musicians to organized cultural events to showcase student talent and promote cultural diversity

● Regularly assessed students’ skills and progress utilizing Excel and Google Sheets to determine placement in either beginner, intermediate, or advanced classes

● Created two new classes by advertising services and upcoming programs on iGurukul’s Instagram and Youtube EDUCATION

DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE Pleasant Hill, CA

History Associates in Arts for Transfer 2020-2022

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ Santa Cruz, CA Bachelor of Arts, History with minor in Politics 2022-2024 VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT EVENTS

iGOAA’s Yuga Yatra, Debut Showcase 2024

● Organized an cultural Odissi event by choreographing, scheduling, advertising, researching, and writing grants to raise funds and awareness for South Asian women’s issues

North American Bengali Conference, Las Vegas Opening (2022)

● Utilized the same skills above to provide educational-artistic demonstrations of Desi culture in the Bay Area

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