Anna Becker
Recent Graduate
Redwood City,CA
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Intern
International Center For Migration, Health And Dev
Geneva
09.2020 - 02.2021
- Composed literature reviews on health and migration topics
- Developed media campaigns
- Edited refugee camp COVID-19 safety recommendation publications for contracted agencies such as the World Health Organization
- Gained valuable qualitative and quantitative research skills in an NGO setting under the supervision and mentorship of epidemiologist Dr. Manuel Carballo.
Intern
Global Hope Network Int
Geneva
08.2020 - 11.2020
- Re-envisioned the organization’s social media presence and content
- Created a donor and partnering organization database to expand organizational reach
- Took advantage of special access to the United Nations through organization’s UN Consultative Status
Administrative Intern
East Bay Sanctuary Covenant
Berkeley, CA
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Read and digitized client asylum cases files
- Conducted research on client country-of-origin conditions and push factors to appropriately categorize asylum claims
- Event planning support
- Website redesign support
- I grew in my understanding of US Immigration law, asylum proceedings, TPS
Intern
LifeMoves Opportunities Service Center
Palo Alto, CA
09.2016 - 05.2017
- Operated the front desk at the organization’s drop-in resource center for unhoused community members
- Offered job and housing application support to center visitors
- Organized weekly food donations
- Assisted in creating an emergency evacuation site plan
- PROJECTS
- Berkeley Anti-Human Tra cking Coalition — Conference
- Organizer
Volunteer Literacy Tutor
Reading Partners
Redwood City, CA
01.2015 - 05.2017
- Met twice per week with elementary school students in a local under-resourced school, developed curriculum to support English literary skills, tracked progress, submitted reports, and developed mentorship, and planning skills
Volunteer
Humanitarian Bridges Initiative
Athens, Greece
04.2016 - 07.2016
- Assisted in the daily tasks associated with running a drop-in refugee resource center, including cleaning, talking with visitors, organizing, and child care.
Volunteer
Tharsis Betel
Jerez
07.2018
- Assisted in the daily tasks associated with running a drop-in resource center for refugees with children seeking legal support services, including facilitating activities for children and directing visitors.
Education
Highschool Diploma -
Summit Preparatory High School
Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Migration And Refugee Studies
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA05.2022
Skills
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Quantitative and Qualitative Research
- Material Handling
- Clerical Support
- Operations Support
- Fundraising Events
- Telephone Etiquette
- Data Entry
- Community Service
- Google Suite
- Community Outreach
- Proofreading and Editing
- Deadline Adherence
- Donor Relations
- Documentation
- Filing
Publications
- Multilingual Lives, Monolingual Institutions, Multicultural Germany Project, UC Berkeley (https://mgp.berkeley.edu/2021/12/24/multilingual-lives-monolingual-institutions/)
- Responding to COVID-19: Immigrants Face Major Barriers to Accessing Essential Services in the SF Bay Area, A BIMI Policy Report (https://americancultures.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/covid-19_immigrants_face_barriers_5.pdf)
Timeline
Research Intern
International Center For Migration, Health And Dev
09.2020 - 02.2021
Intern
Global Hope Network Int
08.2020 - 11.2020
Administrative Intern
East Bay Sanctuary Covenant
01.2019 - 01.2020
Volunteer
Tharsis Betel
07.2018
Intern
LifeMoves Opportunities Service Center
09.2016 - 05.2017
Volunteer
Humanitarian Bridges Initiative
04.2016 - 07.2016
Volunteer Literacy Tutor
Reading Partners
01.2015 - 05.2017
Highschool Diploma -
Summit Preparatory High School
Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Migration And Refugee Studies
University of California, Berkeley