Caroline Desert

Bilingual Teacher with excellent references and more than 3 years of experience in collegiate environments. Highly effective in working with students and peers to promote positive learning cultures and environments. Seek new professional challenge in similar position with long-term potential.

College of Saint Benedict | Saint John’s University, Intercultural & International Student Services          01/2018-05/2019

• Created a safe environment to support approximately 100 international students with anything from immigration status to social or personal adjustment to life in the United States.
• Offered many programs and activities (such as Festival of Cultures, Asian New Year, Gender summit) throughout the academic year to help promote diverse cultures on campus.
• Served as a voice and an advocate for students of color and other under-represented populations, be a resource to the University community members who are seeking assistance promoting cultural awareness/understanding and to actively collaborate with faculty and staff in an effort to recruit and retain students of color.

Vice President — Black Student Association Club                                 09/2017-05/2019

• Foster a fun and safe environment to adequately engage approximately 4,000 students in discussion on issues affecting us and our surrounding communities.
• Hosted events, like African Night, to expose all students, faculty, and staff at the College of Saint Benedict and St. John’s University to new ideas and experiences in order to create positive change.
• Strived to meet the needs of the Black community by holding weekly and/or bi-weekly meetings that are pertinent to the lives of Black students on campus and that create a supportive community for all Black students.

Social Outreach Coordinator — Saint John’s Campus Ministry                09/2015- 05/2017

• Delivered a presentation on “Hunger and Homelessness” to expose the students and faculties of CSB/SJU to issues of poverty and injustice.
• Planned various programs and social events and religious services to support people of all faith backgrounds all those searching for deeper meaning in their lives.
• Created and supported a welcoming environment during Sunday mass so people can express their faith passionately, share their questions and discern their vocation in community.

AmeriCorps VISTA: Summer Associates - Picnic in the Park        Meridian, ID, 05/2017-08/2017

• Provided 46,247 free summer meals to food-insecure children one to 18 years of age living in the Boise-metro area.
• Oversaw the safe handling, transport, and service of meals to eligible children at assigned locations.
• Responsible for accurate inventory control, meal service provision, and food temperatures to ensure that children at assigned locations were receiving safe and healthy meals.

• Prison Ministry, St. Cloud, MN
• St. Alphonsus Hospital, Boise, ID
• Eucharistic Minister, St. John’s University, Collegeville MN
• Theology on Tap, St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN
• Praise at the Pub, St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN
• Anna Marie's Alliance, St. Cloud, MN