Maria Paula Velasco
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EDUCATION
Valencia College, Orlando, FL,
Associated in Liberal Arts and Science, Political Science. August 2018
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL,
Bachelor’s in Political Science and International Affairs. Summer 2020
HONORS/AWARDS:
Valencia College Honors Scholarship August 2017-August 2018
Graduated from the Valencia Honors College August 2018
Florida State University, LAC Academic Scholarship August 2018- July 2020
Graduated from the Florida State University Honors in the Major July 2020
Certificate in U.S. Intelligence May 2020
FEMA Certificate July 2019
WORK EXPERIENCED
March 2020. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida.
Research Assistant
•Translate to Spanish handouts, pamphlets, forms, videos, etc.
•Subtitle videos to Spanish
September 2020. CADC LLC, Atlanta, Georgia
Field Director
•Coordinate and develop political campaign duties.
•Facilitate the development of campaign materials.
•Recruit, manage and execute voter contact tactics such as phone calls and canvasses.
INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE
Hope Community Center, Apopka, FL. May 2018- August 2018 Inter in Immigration Advocacy
•Organize a series of workshops about the 2018 midterm elections for first-time voters
•Start the marketing strategies for the midterm elections workshops
•Provide and produce material for the midterm elections workshops
•Teach and coordinate the workshops to the participants
Equality Florida, Tallahassee, FL. May 2019- July2019
Field and Public Policy Intern
•Contact volunteers to assist to Pride events during the month of June, and related events
•Assist to events where the organization is participant
•Provide information about the organization’s mission and goals in Florida
•Participate in phone banks
INVOLVEMENT
South Region Model United Nations, Valencia College, Atlanta, GA November 2017 Participant
•Participate in meetings and assist at the planning event.
•Participate in the debate as a delegate of a country.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, QuickBooks, Outlook, SharePoint, Aegisup, R Statistics, Fluent Spanish