Maria Tsen Lee
Seattle,WA
Summary
With 7+ years' experience in the education sector, I began my career as an educator in Seattle's after-school and PK-12 community. I now work at the intersections of higher education and nonprofit organizations, where I ask myself daily: How can I shape systems and create resources that best serve our students, community partners, and educators? My aim is to center the needs and experiences of the constituents who are most impacted by our education programming.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Manager of Community Partnerships
UW CELE Center
10.2023 - Current
- Researches prospective partnerships, supports new partners, and stewards existing partnerships
- Implements organized, reliable systems for tracking thousands of students' and 100+ partners' participation
- Prepares, drafts, and distributes high volume of internal and external quarterly communications
- Evaluates equity in programming and designs/implements changes towards more equitable outcomes
- Manages a team of student assistants including delegating tasks and tracking project assignments and progress.
Experiential Learning Coordinator
UW Food Systems Capstone Program
09.2022 - 06.2023
- Maintained and developed reciprocal partnerships with external community partners
- Conducted initial stages of literature review for critical community-engaged and antiracist pedagogies in higher ed
- Systematized capstone coordination, communications, and process documentation.
Admissions Reader (seasonal)
UW Honors Program
12.2021 - 03.2022
- Managed a high-volume caseload of applications within a short turnaround
- Evaluated and made recommendations for undergraduate applications to the UW honors program
- Proactively prepared for weekly reading sessions to collaboratively discuss decisions, bias, and equity in admissions process.
Teaching Faculty
The Evergreen School
09.2018 - 06.2021
- Full-time teaching faculty in multiple student and family-facing roles
- Promoted into 2nd Grade lead teaching role in 2020-2021, including curriculum design and implementation
- Managed, supervised, and facilitated Summer Day Camp, including designing and facilitating original programming
- Participated in 2020-2021 Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity professional development cohort.
Bilingual Program Teaching Assistant
Madrid Public Schools
10.2017 - 06.2018
- Daily assistant instructor for elementary and middle school English language, speaking and writing
- Designed and facilitated presentations, activities, assessments, and games for conversation practice.
Research Intern
UC Hastings Center for Gender and Refugee Studies
2016
- Compiled reports on impunity, police corruption, and VAW to be submitted in CA courts in support of asylum seekers
- Redacted briefs and records thoroughly to maintain privacy and safety of our clients.
Education
Masters of Education - Education Psychology
University of Washington
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University of Washington
Skills
- Deep experience in communications: written and verbal
- Collaboration across sectors, developing community partnerships
- Curriculum and education resource design and curation
- Creating and facilitating workshops for educators and students
- Program management: equitable programming, implementing feedback
- Event planning support
Volunteer Experience
- 2022 Admitted Student Outreach Committee for UW CoE graduate programs
- Highline School District, Supported students in college/job applications, FAFSA processes, 2017
- Seattle Public Schools, James Baldwin Elementary after-school program, Seattle, WA, 2016
Timeline
Program Manager of Community Partnerships
UW CELE Center
10.2023 - Current
Experiential Learning Coordinator
UW Food Systems Capstone Program
09.2022 - 06.2023
Admissions Reader (seasonal)
UW Honors Program
12.2021 - 03.2022
Teaching Faculty
The Evergreen School
09.2018 - 06.2021
Bilingual Program Teaching Assistant
Madrid Public Schools
10.2017 - 06.2018
Research Intern
UC Hastings Center for Gender and Refugee Studies
2016
Masters of Education - Education Psychology
University of Washington
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University of Washington
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