Promote events and programs leading to higher levels of community involvement
Host grocery drives for over 200 individuals
Host walk-through meetings to prepare for organization events
Organize and transport donated items
Utilize Event Brite for events to check-in attendees
Work directly with community members and other charitable organizations
Contact various companies for turkey donations.
Lab Manager
The Cities Project
09.2022 - 11.2023
Attend weekly lab meetings with other members
Organize items for group outings and meetings
Work with financial manager on food and school supplies inventory
Pursue monthly shopping trips for after-school outings with various Chicago Public Schools
Work directly with the organizer and founder of the Cities Project.
Research Assistant
Cities Stress and Coping/Learning Team
03.2020 - 11.2023
Project Overview: Projects used mixed-methods, longitudinal designs to examine the manifestation of stress, coping, and depression in relation to urban poverty among underserved youth
Attend weekly lab meetings with teammates
Transcribe Social Competence Interviews of adolescent participants
Clean and analyze longitudinal, quantitative datasets including stress and psychological symptom outcomes of urban, low-income youth
Participate in weekly journal club
Prepare conference presentations
Travel for conference presentations.
Applied Behavioral Analysis Therapist
BGF Children’s Therapy
08.2023 - 10.2023
Provide intensive 1:1 therapy to young children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other developmental disabilities
Develop evidence-based treatment packages specifically designed to improve life skills, academic skills, communication and social skills
Analyze available data to help determine where, when, and why problem behaviors were occurring
Create and implement individualized behavior plans to increase socially acceptable behavior and decrease inappropriate behaviors.
Front Desk Agent
Hyatt Regency O’Hare Chicago
04.2022 - 08.2023
Manage reservations at a hotel of over 1,000 rooms
Address and resolved all customer inquiries
Provide customer service and unique accommodation to hotel guests
Hone skills utilizing Excel, Opera, Colleague Advantage, and Reserve
Perform bookkeeping activities such as balancing accounts
Answer over 200 calls a day for incoming and outgoing guests
Arrange tour, taxis, and restaurant reservations for guests
Upsell rooms to maximize hotel revenue.
Research Assistant
Clutter/Declutter Research Lab
03.2020 - 06.2022
Attended weekly lab meetings with teammates
Created new ideas for research opportunities
Analyzed longitudinal, quantitative datasets for the psychology of clutter
Prepared conference presentations
Traveled for conference presentations.
Education
Bachelor of Arts Psychology - Human Development
DePaul University
11.2023
High School Diploma -
The King’s Academy
06.2019
Skills
Customer Service
Training and Mentoring
Fluent in English, Samoan, and basic American Sign Language
Front Office Support
Credit and Cash Payments
Guest Amenities
Guest Services
Trilingual: English, Samoan, basic American Sign Language
Hospitality Services
Event Execution
Planning and Organization
Event Setup and Breakdown
Time Management
Accomplishments
Dean’s List, DePaul University
St. Vincent DePaul Scholarship ($16,000 per academic year).
Chicago Quarter Mentor Nomination, DePaul University