Joshua Conwell

• Assisted students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to provide comprehensive support for students with special needs.
• Responsible for assisting in the execution of a students' IEP.
• Focused on ASL as a means of communicating with non verbal and deaf or hard of hearing students.
• Assisted in the delivery of effective and differentiated classroom instruction to range of neurodiverse students.
• Assisted in the instruction of students with physical and cognitive disabilities.

• Collaborated with on-campus departments, student organizations and off-campus clients to plan and execute large scale and high profile events such as the Various Commencement Ceremonies, Annual Community Turkey Trot, Hosting of Sporting Events, Sorority & Fraternity Socials, Multi-Cultural Club Galas, and UCSB Alumni Weekend.
• Collaborated with Operations and other departments to provide needed equipment, linen, audio-visual and other items as required for the scheduled events.
• Proactively engaged with clients upon their arrival to anticipate and identify any last minute issues to ensure the event runs smoothly.
• Met weekly with UCSB events staff to review event schedules and coordinate resources.
• Met with the Meetings & Events Manager weekly to review upcoming event changes confidentially due to student protest, etc.
• Assumed duties, responsibilities, and special projects as assigned by the Meetings and Events Manager.
• Provided direction to staff members and participants to ensure event success.

As an active participant in the Civic Engagement Cohort, I engaged with local leaders and officials to address housing and student safety concerns in Isla Vista. My role involved exploring public administration principles through policy development, governance, and community planning. I contributed to public safety initiatives by raising awareness of bluff and oceanfront deck safety during large gatherings. I collaborated with property managers to post warnings and developed policy recommendations to enhance student safety and improve administrative practices.

Key Contributions:

• Collaborated with local officials and property managers to implement bluff safety warnings and improve housing safety.
• Proposed actionable policy improvements to property managers and local officials to enhancing safety standards for students.
• Led public awareness campaigns to educate the Isla Vista community on safe practices for large gatherings near the ocean.
• Gained hands-on experience in public administration through workshops, policy reviews, and fieldwork.