Program Manager/Personal Assistant

Hilary Paredes

Curriculum Vitae

CONTACT INFORMATION

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EDUCATION

M.S. in Mental Health Counseling 2019-2020

University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY

GPA: 3.93

Graduated December 2020

B.A. Psychology 2015 - 2019

B.S. Human Development

University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, NY

Magna Cum Laude

GPA: 3.62

Graduated May 2019

HONORS

Spellman Academic Achievement Award 2016-2018

Dean’s List of Distinguished Students, College of Arts & Sciences 2015-2018 Dean’s List of Distinguished Students, School of Education 2015-2018 AFFILIATIONS

Touhey Family Program Mentor 2019-2020

University at Albany, SUNY

Graduate Opportunity Program Fellowship 2019-2020

University at Albany, SUNY

Psi Chi National Psychology Honor Society 2017-2019 University at Albany, SUNY

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The New School, Provost Office—Academic Planning & Administration Manager New York, NY June 2022-Present

● Oversee daily office operations.

● Aid in overseeing departmental budgets.

● Submit Part-Time and Full-Time Faculty additional duty payments.

● Manage all communication and scheduling for all office meetings.

● Plan and execute all Academic Planning Team events (co-hosted and hosted). CUMC Department of Psychiatry Office of Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion— Manager New York, NY November 2020-May 2022

● Oversee daily office operations.

● Establish the office's current webpage, listserv, and anonymous reporting pages.

● Create a data tracking and management system for the newly established office.

● Serve on Anti-Racism in Psychiatry Political Action Committee.

● Serve on a PGY Anti-Racism Curriculum Committee and implement the curriculum in the Summer of 2021.

● Manage all communication and scheduling for all office meetings.

● Plan and execute all Office of EDI events (co-hosted and hosted). Capital Counseling EAP—MHC Intern January-December 2020 Albany, NY

● Maintain a caseload of 20+ clients using Brief Solution Focused Therapy.

● Create and present trainings on a range of topics surrounding mental health concerns in the workplace.

● Write monthly articles that are specific to the month they are written in, focusing on mental health and how it can come up in day-to-day life. Blackstone Launchpad at SUNY Albany—Manager July 2019-December 2020 University at Albany, SUNY

● Supervise 10+ interns and 3 student ambassadors over the course of the academic year.

● Report to The Blackstone Group monthly via phone calls and semi-annually via reports.

● Oversee over 10 events and competitions a semester offering over $20k in prizes and advising.

● Connect student entrepreneurs with alumni and regional resources to discuss academics and business ideas.

Blackstone Launchpad at SUNY Albany—Ambassador 2016-2019 University at Albany, SUNY

● Student manager of social media presence and marketing campaigns.

● Facilitated coaching and BITM (Business Information Technology Management) group meetings.

● In charge of coordinating several Launchpad Albany events during the academic year.

● Office administrative assistant

Target— Intern September 2016-January 2017

Albany, NY

● Team member on the fulfillment team for pick-up and online orders. o Select items for order pickup, drive up and ship to home for digital guest orders o Accurately put on hold all order pickup and drive up orders o Properly prepare, pack and sort guest orders for shipment using correct materials o Meet productivity metrics and other fulfillment goals o Meet guest order promise times to deliver on the guest demand Aeropostale Corporate Office— Cashier/Intern May-August 2016 Manhattan Mall, New York, NY

● Aided in building and setting up a mock store for Aeropostale monthly magazine.

● Researched and created social media content for Instagram and Twitter.

● Set up for special corporate events and photoshoots. Disability Resource Center— Proctor/Reader/Scribe September 2015- May 2016 University at Albany, SUNY

● Proctored, read and/or scribed for students with disabilities that require services.

● Provided disabled students with the appropriate resources to ensure their success. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Social Identity and Justice Research Lab 2017-2018 University at Albany, Psychology Department

Principal Investigator: Dr. Anna Newheiser

● Co-created deception studies focusing on the individual idea of social justice and how that is presented within the UAlbany community.

● Co-write and review IRB submissions.

● Conducted deception study on roughly around 60 study participants.

● Data collection, input and analysis using SPSS statistics software. LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Touhey Family Fellows Program—Mentor 2019-Present

University at Albany, SUNY

● Serve as a mentor to four Human Development undergraduate minority women.

● Hold group meetings with mentees and provide them with resources and guide them through the graduated school application process.

National Alliance on Mental Illnesses (NAMI)—Vice President 2017-2019 University at Albany, SUNY

● Provided college students with education and support on mental health matters

● Supervised weekly student meetings.

● Created and oversaw multiple events for the student body that related to mental health awareness e.g. stress ball making, fundraising walks, and mental health sub-topic discussions.

● Facilitated meetings between the organization state headquarters and club advisor. VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Community Engagement in La Fortuna—Volunteer March 2019 San Jose, Costa Rica

● Provided support for maintenance projects at a local elementary school in Alajuela, Costa Rica.

● Served as a volunteer at Proyecto Asis Wildlife Rescue Center, by feeding animals, cleaning cages and building new cages.

Castle Island Bilingual Montessori--Volunteer January-May 2019 Albany, NY

● Aided teachers with students ranging from ages three to six with regular class activities under the Montessori pedagogy.

● Provided academic and emotional support for troubled students. PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCES

● Paredes, H. Pathways and Passion: Choosing Education and Mental Health. Panel, Career Institute, University at Albany. June 3, 2020.

● Paredes, H. Graduate School and Career Paths. Invited Talk, Freshman Living Learning Community for Human Development Majors, University at Albany. November 12, 2019. MEDIA COVERAGE

● News Center, The World Within Reach, 1 October 2019: “Touhey Family Fellows Program Seeks to Bring More Diversity to Teaching and Counseling” RELEVANT SKILLS

● Fluent in English and Spanish

● Entry level knowledge of SPSS and R statistical programs

● Proficiency with Microsoft Office Program

● Efficient under high stress and high-volume work environments

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