Jasmin Orellana
Washington,DC
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager of Post Secondary Support
KIPP Forward
08.2023 - Current
- Track matriculation and persistence of alumni on caseload at post-secondary institutions.
- Maintained professional, encouraging and safe relationships with KIPP alumni that will help them meet their educational, career, and personal goals.
- Collaborate with KIPP Forward Post Secondary Team to execute team-level programming for alumni.
- Support KIPP seniors and alumni with interpreting and comparing financial aid packages offered by colleges and universities.
- Provide career guidance and support for alumni seeking employment and/or trade/vocational pathways.
- Assisted alumni in identifying and accessing community and school resources.
- Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
- Onboarded new KIPP Forward Fellow with training and weekly check-in.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
Post-Secondary Support Fellow
KIPP Forward
08.2021 - 08.2023
- Advise KIPP alums with their post-secondary education and career.
- Monitor KIPP Alums trajectory in ensuring matriculation and persistence throughout their post-secondary institutions.
- Maintain up-to-date and real-time data on alums in Salesforce.
- Maintain regular contact with alums via different platforms (Text, call, emails, LinkedIn) and social events.
- Collaborate with KIPP Forward Post-Secondary Team to execute the LinkedIn page for KIPP DC alums and coordinate content.
- Provide career guidance, internship, and scholarship opportunities for our alums.
- Assist college students when applying or transferring to college or certification programs.
- Assist KIPP alums and families with interpreting their FAFSA, financial aid, registering for classes, exams, and academic advisor.
- Facilitate college and career readiness seminars for KIPP students.
- Visit alums on their college campus as needed.
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with certifications programs and university staff members.
Mentor Volunteer
TRIO Student Support Services
08.2018 - 05.2020
- Maintained strict confidentiality in all situations.
- Provided guidance and recommended coping mechanisms for youth dealing with complex issues.
- Assisted youth with homework assignments, sports, fitness, art, and literacy.
- Counseled students regarding educational issues such as truancy, study habits, and career planning.
- Created workshops for youth to improve communication skills, teamwork, and cooperation.
- Built lasting relationships with youth and parents or guardians.
- Coordinated and managed volunteer activities for community service projects.
- Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others
- Assisted with special events and programs
- Maintained clean, neat, and operational facilities to serve program needs
Field Manager
Fund For The Public Interest
05.2019 - 08.2020
- Educated staff on organizational mission and goals to help employees achieve success.
- Worked with the canvass director to identify areas of improvement and devised solutions based on findings.
- Built relationships with customers to support ongoing support for environmental issues.
- Met and exceeded daily and weekly sales targets in contributing to the overall campaign.
- Established open and professional relationships with team members to resolve various issues quickly.
- Held daily team meetings to inform team members of company news and updates.
- Oversaw a team of canvassers and was responsible for recruiting, training, and motivating the team to hit its goal.
- Gathered, organized, and input information into a digital database.
- Mapped out canvassing territories and kept good financial records.
Education
Master of Arts - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Trinity University
Washington, DC06.2026
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science
Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, WV12.2020
High School Diploma -
Capital City Public Charter School
Washington06.2017
Skills
- College Preparation
- Scholarships and Grants Exploration
- Course Counseling
- Advise Students
- Mental Health Referrals
- Financial Aid Applications
Timeline
Manager of Post Secondary Support
KIPP Forward
08.2023 - Current
Post-Secondary Support Fellow
KIPP Forward
08.2021 - 08.2023
Field Manager
Fund For The Public Interest
05.2019 - 08.2020
Mentor Volunteer
TRIO Student Support Services
08.2018 - 05.2020
Master of Arts - Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Trinity University
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science
Shepherd University
High School Diploma -
Capital City Public Charter School