KEERTI PERSAUD

Driven International Student pursuing a professional career in Healthcare and seeking practical experiences towards personal and technical skill building.

American Lung Association (Volunteer Leadership Committee), Orlando, Jan-May 2023

- Organized community events/advocacy opportunities raising awareness for Respiratory diseases (COVID-19, Asthma, COPD) and treatment availability

- Sourced local institutions for event sponsorship and participation

-Oversaw volunteer teams (of 10 ) assignments and operations during events.

Guyana Youth Initiative (Co-Founder), Guyana, Dec 2017- Aug 2023

- Sourced local institutions for fundraising programs to aid isolated, rural orphanages of Autistic Children.

- Organized free medical outreaches to rural communities lacking local medical facilities/ resources

- Taught Computer Science fundamentals to local community youths ( group of 50 ) to acquire Microsoft proficiency skills and certification

- Organized employment workshops for school dropouts to find positions within the local industry (collaboration with local religious institutions)

Smithsonian Museum, Digital Transcription Center, Orlando, Jan-May 2023

- completed over 25 hours transcribing text related to the 1780s art revolution while following strict letter/ missive document format

- transcribed and captioned audio files (3-10 minutes long) related to art transactions and specimen preservation while following a strict document format

- conducted quality checks and review on documents submitted by other transcribers

- Worked remotely and self-paced to meet organization deadlines while upholding company standards.

UCF Global English Language Institute (ELI) and IDC Panelist, UCF, Mar-Apr 2022

- participated in the ELI conversation hour program to help international students use English academically as a second language

-Panelist at IDC Connect2UCF to guide upcoming students into the Direct Connect UCF Program

HOPE Helps Inc. non-profit organization (Team Leader), Oviedo, May -Jul 2022

- 40 hours (Food panty and Hope Chester Thrift Store)

- Supervised quality control and packaging of 100 emergency ration lunch bags

- Team lead volunteer groups of 10 in coordinated activities: restocking, back-to-school lunch bag distribution, Inventory

- Assigned individual schedules and delegated tasks to accommodate needs

- managed paperwork at front desk and entered eligible applicants into system

UNICEF (Team Leader), Guyana, Sept 2017- Apr 2018

- Led a 15 -person team to research/compose reports on the Illegal Human Trafficking and Prostitution of Underaged Girls through Guyana's Hinterland region.

-Presented findings at a televised advocacy showcase before Ministers of the Guyanese Parliament.

-Coordinated advocacy and scholastic events to promote awareness of regional youth and women's issues.

• UCF President's List Fall 2021 , Fall 2021, Fall 2022
• UCF Dean's List, Spring 2022
• Latin America and Caribbean Scholarship, Spring 2022
• UCF MASS Excellence in Action Award, Spring 2022