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Deborah Jacob

Houston,TX

Summary

A passionate college student preparing for a future spent transforming the way medical clinics care for immigrant populations.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Houston — Workshop Facilitator

PAIR
10.2023 - Current
  • Creating curriculum to create an environment in which refugee middle school students will be able to explore writing as more than a mechanism for homework/a chore.
  • Liaising with Site Coordinators to tweak the program to fit the environment.
  • Traveling to middle schools to host the event and guiding the kids in their creation of stories.

Mentor

Harvest South Asian InterVarsity
10.2023 - Current
  • Mentoring freshmen girls to provide support, friendship, and a role model to guide them as they adjust to college.
  • Intentionally prepare activities, bonding events, and Bible study curricula.

Peer Facilitator

University of Houston LAUNCH
08.2023 - Current
  • Working with students across a variety of different college-level courses to help them understand class material and develop tools to succeed in class.
  • Creating a weekly lesson plan to conduct statistics workshop sessions and hosting the sessions across multiple platforms.

Tutor

University of Houston Knack
07.2023 - Current
  • Working with multiple students across multiple platforms to assist them with class work.
  • The position entailed lesson-planning and working with students to create a plan of action for academic success.

Medical Assistant

Mount Carmel Medical Clinic
05.2023 - 08.2023
  • Work with scheduling, patient vitals, and working on administrative tasks around the clinic, as well as taking patient history whenever possible.
  • Constructing office frameworks for addressing employee and patient care guidelines.

Volunteer

Memorial Hermann
02.2023 - 08.2023
  • Assisting hospital patients and staff to ensure effective care is being provided.
  • Helping patients navigate to their appointment location in the hospital.

Volunteer

Harbor Hospice
12.2022 - Current
  • Giving company to and assisting hospice patients, both inpatient and outpatient, as well as ensuring that their needs are met and helping bridge communication between them and care providers
  • Part of this role includes meeting with an assigned patient three times a week to give her company, heat up food for her, and help her do a few tasks around the house.

Resident Assistant

Cullen Oaks
08.2022 - 05.2023
  • Working the desk and interacting with residents, including handling room checks and mediations.
  • Also hosting events and assisting with miscellaneous related tasks, meeting a minimum of 23 hours a week.
  • Handling reception of guests at the desk, scheduling, and tours.

Worship Team Member

Cru
08.2022 - Current
  • Attending large group meetings and conferences to play the guitar and lead worship alongside the team.
  • Playing the guitar at biweekly meetings, which entails attending practices and working with the other instrumentalists to create a cohesive experience.

Site Intern

PAIR Houston
02.2022 - Current
  • Traveling to various Houston ISD high schools to mentor refugee high school students weekly.
  • Liaising between volunteers, pro-staff, and the school in order to ensure that the program runs smoothly.
  • Facilitating a sense of community for the volunteer cohort, and constantly assessing student and volunteer needs to improve the program overall.

Sunday School Arts and Crafts Coordinator

Maranatha Gospel Church
11.2021 - 09.2023
  • Create lessons and crafts to teach children’s Sunday School and help plan events and excursions.
  • Work with the children's church team to organize and host children's events.

Moderator, Chair

HAMUN
09.2020 - Current
  • Working on background guides and then moderating conference debates with multiple delegates in order to facilitate a conducive environment for learning.

Worship Leader

Maranatha Gospel Church
03.2013 - Current
  • Meet 2-3 times a week to pick songs, practice, and lead worship for church events.
  • Play a variety of instruments as the situation requires, ranging from piano to guitar.

Seasonal Team Member

Bath and Body Works
10.2022 - 12.2022
  • Work the cash register and floor, also help market new products and keep the store running during holiday times.

Curriculum Head

Bonner ImpACT
05.2021 - 09.2022
  • Mentoring low income high school students and preparing them for ACTs and college applications
  • This includes the preparation of curriculum materials and workbooks for the students and tracking progression data in order to characterize the improvement in student application materials using psychology research principles and techniques.

Desk Assistant

University of Houston
03.2021 - 08.2022
  • Make calls, handle lockouts and resident related issues, interact with parents and assist with administrative duties in the residence hall
  • Handling reception and guest reception at the desk.
  • Work with the team to facilitate a welcoming environment for the residents.

Clinical Shadowing

Southmore Medical Clinic
05.2022 - 07.2022
  • Working with two primary care providers as they see patients, taking patient history, assisting with wound care and other small procedures.
  • Gaining valuable medical practice experience.

Emerging Leader

Cru
05.2021 - 05.2022
  • Attending trainings, assisting with outreach events, and engaging with the community groups.
  • Working with the team to facilitate a friendly and welcoming atmosphere for the members.
  • Liaising with ministries at other universities to create a cohesive environment.

Orientation Advisor

University Of Houston Honors College
05.2021 - 08.2021
  • Help incoming honors freshman to be able to go through orientation, pick classes, and understand scheduling and four year plans.
  • Providing a support and advising system from the perspective of a student.

Honors Retreat Counselor

University Of Houston Honors College
03.2021 - 08.2021
  • Meet, train, and prepare to host honors freshmen during honors retreat, thus helping them feel welcome and inaugurated into the honors class.
  • Working with my teammate to create and host socials for the freshmen assigned to our group.

Research Assistant

UH Cognitive Development Lab
09.2020 - 05.2021
  • Help with data collection and data tagging using eye tracker software
  • Also participated in weekly discussion meetings about research
  • Conducted psychology studies with parents and their young children in order to practice class curriculum.

ESL Teacher

MAM Literacy Advance
08.2020 - 12.2020
  • Create lessons based on class level of English knowledge and online resources for when class is missed.
  • Cater to the needs of adult students and attend bimonthly trainings.
  • Follow up with students to reiterate lessons and encourage the students further.

Education

B.S./B.A. - Psychology, Creative Writing

University of Houston
Houston, TX
05.2024

Skills

  • Administrative Assistance
  • Organizational Skills
  • Able to play piano, guitar, kalimba
  • Flexible

Timeline

Houston — Workshop Facilitator

PAIR
10.2023 - Current

Mentor

Harvest South Asian InterVarsity
10.2023 - Current

Peer Facilitator

University of Houston LAUNCH
08.2023 - Current

Tutor

University of Houston Knack
07.2023 - Current

Medical Assistant

Mount Carmel Medical Clinic
05.2023 - 08.2023

Volunteer

Memorial Hermann
02.2023 - 08.2023

Volunteer

Harbor Hospice
12.2022 - Current

Seasonal Team Member

Bath and Body Works
10.2022 - 12.2022

Resident Assistant

Cullen Oaks
08.2022 - 05.2023

Worship Team Member

Cru
08.2022 - Current

Clinical Shadowing

Southmore Medical Clinic
05.2022 - 07.2022

Site Intern

PAIR Houston
02.2022 - Current

Sunday School Arts and Crafts Coordinator

Maranatha Gospel Church
11.2021 - 09.2023

Curriculum Head

Bonner ImpACT
05.2021 - 09.2022

Emerging Leader

Cru
05.2021 - 05.2022

Orientation Advisor

University Of Houston Honors College
05.2021 - 08.2021

Desk Assistant

University of Houston
03.2021 - 08.2022

Honors Retreat Counselor

University Of Houston Honors College
03.2021 - 08.2021

Moderator, Chair

HAMUN
09.2020 - Current

Research Assistant

UH Cognitive Development Lab
09.2020 - 05.2021

ESL Teacher

MAM Literacy Advance
08.2020 - 12.2020

Worship Leader

Maranatha Gospel Church
03.2013 - Current

B.S./B.A. - Psychology, Creative Writing

University of Houston

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