Youth Development Professional

AUTUMN GRAVES

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Education

Queens University Belfast September 2019-September 2020

MA in Conflict Transformation and Social Justice; Distinction: First Class Honors

University of North Texas August 2013-May 2016

BA in International Development and Humanitarian Affairs

Minors: Spanish and History; Distinction: Graduated Summa Cum Laude

Certifications

TEFL Certification October 2020

Awards

●Multicultural Scholastic Award Fall 2013, Fall 2015

Highly competitive award highlighting students who embody diversity and community service at the University of North Texas

●President’s List Fall 2013-Spring 2016

Honor given to full-time students with a GPA of 4.0 at the end of the semester. Received award six consecutive semesters

●Dean’s List Fall 2013-Spring 2016

Honor given to full-time students with a GPA of 3.5 at the end of the semester. Received award six consecutive semesters

Experience

After-School All-Stars, Dallas, Texas August 2017-August 2019

Site Coordinator, T.C. Marsh Preparatory Academy

Developed and implemented curriculum for high quality, comprehensive afterschool programming and served as a mentor for 80 middle school students in an underserved Title 1 School

Trained and managed a team of 6 individuals to deliver clubs that fostered skill-building and social-emotional learning for youth

Collaborated with the school, organization, and parents to collect data and maintain student records to ensure that all students were safe and accounted for

City Year Dallas, Dallas, Texas August 2016-June 2017

AmeriCorps Member at E.B. Comstock Middle School

Tutor and Mentor

●Worked full-time as a mentor and tutor in a 7th grade math classroom at an underserved Title 1 School

●Collaborated on a team of 10 diverse individuals to plan and implement school-wide events and extracurricular learning activities

●Completed over 1700 hours of service as well as logged 900 minutes of academic intervention with 12 students in both English and Spanish and received professional development training from non-profit and corporate sponsors

Attendance and Family Engagement Coordinator

●Led team in coordinating school-wide attendance initiatives

●Held weekly 1-1 coaching sessions with frequently absent students to improve attendance

●Liaison for students’ parents to emphasize the importance of family engagement in their child’s education

Project Transformation, Dallas, TX May-August 2014, May-August 2015

AmeriCorps Youth Reading Coordinator

●Administered tests to assess reading levels of 40 middle school students at the beginning and end of the summer

●Evaluated student data and coordinated corresponding reading files based on evaluations that led to a 99% increase or preservation in student reading levels over the course of 8 weeks of program

●Spoke in front of local church congregations to advocate for the children in Dallas communities as well as encourage the congregations to continue support of Project Transformation

Volunteer Experience

Belfast 4 Corners Festival, Belfast, United Kingdom

Assisted 4 Corners Festival Staff in an event designed to create inter-community relationships. The event featured a local poet and songwriter and encouraged people to use their own voice to express themselves, particularly in relation to the troubles in Northern Ireland

Annual Senator George J. Mitchell Peace Lecture, Belfast, United Kingdom

Supported Queen’s staff in hosting the Annual Peace Lecture featuring Dr. Mamphela Ramphele

WELA Documentary, Dallas, Texas

Junior Historian as well as Film Score Writer for WELA Documentary seeking to tell the story of division and racism in a way that sought to bring unity using empathy and forgiveness

Skills

Spanish Proficiency

Relationship development and management

Self-Motivated

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Strong Communication Skills

Content Writing

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