Education

 

School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

2016 - 2018: MFA, Design for Social Innovation

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University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NL

2017: Certificate, Integration & Immigration

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Sorbonne University, Paris, FR

2016: Certificate, French Language

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School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

2009 - 2013: BFA, Photo/Fine Arts

 

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Experience

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Mayors Office of Immigrant Affairs, 2018-2019 

Immigrant Services Coordinator 

New York, NY
 

• Connected immigrant constituents to appropriate city agencies, services and programs

• Impacted over 3000 individuals in three boroughs: Queens, Manhattan and Bronx

• Managed all Spanish correspondence and served as an interpreter at events

• Coordinated language accessibility for events in 8 languages

• Facilitated informative “Know Your Rights” forums, raising awareness on rights within target communities

• Collaborated with a variety of public institutions ranging from consulates, schools, hospitals, community centers, etc.

• Conducted proactive outreach into hard to reach immigrant communities to build new partnerships 

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MoMA PS1, 2013 - 2016

Associate Manager of Visitor Engagement 

Queens, NY

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• Liaison between curatorial department and general public

• Co-Managed a visitor engagement team of 20 employees ensuring staff was well versed in current exhibits

• Facilitated 60+ events ranging in audiences of 100 to over 2000

• Lead private tours to high profile guests 

• Instillation, monitoring and maintenance of artworks in line with loan agreements

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Design Research/Client Work

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Jersey City Office of Welcoming Communities, 2018-2019

Jersey City, NJ

Partnering with Jersey City's department of welcoming communities to create & strategize the implementation of a language access portal to create equitable access to vital information for immigrants and non English speakers.

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2017 - Neblina Forest Birding Tours,

Quito, Ecuador

Aided in the revamp of tour design and customer outreach strategy to increase revenue while maintaining sustainable and environmental goals intact. 

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2016 - NYC Smoke Free, Public Health Solutions,

New York, NY

Ethnographic research to gain insights as to why target demographic (young male Chinese smokers) was growing. Conducted interviews, synthesized data and produced useful insights/recommendations of how to combat the issue. 

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Internships/Volunteer

2018-2019 - Americorps 

CityService NYC

2018 - New York Public Library

English Language teacher/tutor.

2015 - Andrea Rosen Gallery

Art Basel Miami and Hong Kong gallery Preparation.

2015 - Monika Bravo Artist

Venice Biennale Preparation.