Resume
Experience
Program Assistant
2022
Community Foundation for Monterey County
Monterey, California
In this position, I was able to serve the communities of Monterey County through the amazing work being done at the Community Foundation. I specifically supported the LEAD Institute program, which is a year-long leadership development program for nonprofit and government staff and management.
Research Assistant
2021
Mixed-Methods Evaluation, Training, and Analysis Lab
Monterey, California
Consulted with students of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies on data analysis and presentation for a wide variety of projects. Maintained proficiency in Excel, Tableau, Matlab, R, and the Adobe Suite to assist with said consultations.
AmeriCorps Ambassador
Summer 2020
Giants Community Foundation
Salinas, California
Facilitated the Junior Giants summer program for the Salinas area, conducting semi-weekly practices with 5-15 participants each. Also participated in weekly all-hands meetings with Ambassadors, and regularly produced web-based content for a local resource page.
Youth Development Volunteer
2018 - 2020
United States Peace Corps
Ukraine
Served the community of Novovolynsk, Ukraine as a Peace Corps Volunteer, assigned specifically a vocational school for teens finishing secondary school. At my school I was responsible for implementing programs (clubs, trainings, etc.) that were of most interest to the faculty and students of the school, guided by the goals of the Peace Corps Youth Development program.
Onboarding Specialist
2017 - 2028
MINDBODY, Inc.
San Luis Obispo, California
In this role I provided software training and onboarding support to new MINDBODY clients. I coached clients throughout the initial implementation of their MINDBODY software and answered any questions they had. I also recommended and/or help implement other value added services available through MINDBODY.
Leadership Training Facilitotor
2015 - 2017
New Student and Transition Programs, Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo, California
Orientation Team is a group of over 60 individuals that collaborate to train over 900 future university orientation leaders and create presentations, and activities for incoming students. As a Facilitator I guided the training of a group of 20+ potential Week of Welcome leaders.
Education
2020 - 2022
Middlebury Institute of International Studies
Master of Public Administration
Master of Arts, International Education Management
Monterey, CA
I undertook my studies at MIIS to hone my organizational leadership and education program management skills. While studying at the Institute I was able to make connections with the esteemed faculty and motivated young professional student body.
2013 - 2017
California Polytechnic State University
Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry
San Luis Obispo, CA
I initially undertook my biochemistry studies in preparation to attend medical school directly after, but while studying I found greater passion in the various extracurricular activities I was able to take part in. While still completing my undergraduate studies in STEM, I prepared myself in other ways for a career in public service.
Professional skillset
Communication
Resiliency and Optimistic Mindset
Teamwork & Leadership
Content curation
Languages
English (native)
Ukrainian (proficient)
Spanish (intermediate)