Luis Acosta-Linares
East Palo Alto,CA
Summary
Dedicated youth practitioner passionate about facilitating exceptional student experiences. Profound understanding of effectively working with people from diverse backgrounds. A strong advocate for underrepresented and misrepresented communities and devoted to providing the best learning experience for high school students.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Based Learning Program Specialist
Community Youth Center
12.2022 - Current
- Recruited students, developed curriculum, and facilitated career workshops for two cohorts of twelve 11th grade students at San Francisco International High School (SFI)
- Taught College and Career and Conversational English class at SFI over the summer
- Held communication with organizations in San Francisco and matched students with internships across the city
- Conducted site visits to observe work environment and scope of work of participants
- Supported students in the afterschool program with tutoring, mentoring, and job search
School Based Program Coordinator
Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center, LYRIC
01.2021 - 09.2022
- Used a social justice lens to develop and implement LGBTQ-focused curriculum for several Middle School and High School’s within SFUSD
- Maintain documentation of communication and activities with youth
- Record attendance and create a new participant orientation (NPO) for new youth
- Consistent communication with manager to discuss issues harming youth and strategize for solutions
- Collaborate with team on projects and discuss best youth engagement practices
Education Intern
Our Family Coalition, OFC
10.2020 - 01.2021
- Reviewed California's History-Social Science standards to create lesson plans geared towards 11th grade US History with an LGBTQ focus and anti-racist framework
- Weekly Education team meetings to discuss projects and provide feedback
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Ethnic Studies
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA05.2020
Skills
- Bilingual in English and Spanish
- Qualitative Research UC Berkeley
- Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word and PowerPoint
- Proficient in Google Drive
Certification
- Healing Centered Engagement Practitioner Certification
- American Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED Certification
Timeline
Based Learning Program Specialist
Community Youth Center
12.2022 - Current
School Based Program Coordinator
Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center, LYRIC
01.2021 - 09.2022
Education Intern
Our Family Coalition, OFC
10.2020 - 01.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Ethnic Studies
University of California, Berkeley
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