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Michael Yang

Boston,MA

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Managing Editor of The Exonian

Phillips Exeter Academy
12.2022 - Current
  • Conducted weekly editorial meetings with upper board editors and staff writers to pitch topics for an upcoming issue.
  • Managed, trained, developed writers and editors to optimize production and quality of work.
  • Delegated and tracked each staff writer and editor's assignments and deadlines.
  • Proofread, edited, evaluated final copy to verify content aligned with established guidelines.
  • Oversaw digital and print publication products, aligning multi-media content strategies to expand our digital presence.
  • Facilitated the making of The Exonian's 2023 Graduation issue.
  • Worked as a Staff Writer and Sports Column Editor prior to become Managing Editor.

Editor-in-Chief of Journal

Institute For Youth In Policy
12.2022 - Current
  • Handpicked and edited 4-5 academic papers from a pool of over 50 journal submissions per journal publication issue.
  • Built a partnership with Stanford's Data Journalism Club to develop a synergistic peer review program that fostered bipartisanship and youth civic engagement.
  • Published 2 journal issues working closely with a team of editors and digital designers.
  • Established editorial direction and publication policies and procedures and monitored and maintained functional consistency.
  • With over 7 million website visits, 5800 members, and 47 different programs, we have established ourselves as the leading nonpartisan social enterprise.

Intern

Respeecher
06.2023 - Current
  • Extended Respeecher's healthcare direction in the laryngology division.
  • Helped build a connection between Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Respeecher.
  • Introduced Respeecher's voice cloning technology that improves laryngeal cancer patients' quality of life by providing an electrolarynx with a natural voice to top MEEI laryngologist's.
  • Conducted patient interviews to gauge ways to grow Respeecher's technology into a product.
  • In the process of gathering patient data to help senior staff enhance the intelligibility of the AI technology.
  • Non-paid internship.

Founder & Head Tutor

Application Adventure
06.2021 - Current
  • Created a private high school admissions consulting program that is individually tailored to each prospective applicant, includes strategy development, interview preparation, and essay workshopping.
  • Centered Application Adventure around connecting prospective students with first-hand information and strategies that will help foster confidence, self-authorship, and connection.
  • Created and managed Application Adventure's website - https://www.applicationadventure.com/.
  • Delivered several webinars through educational institutions regarding my personal experiences with the private high school application process to 250+ audience members as a means to market my program.
  • Collaborated with Test Innovators to build an online admissions prep course.

Education

High School Diploma -

Phillips Exeter Academy
Exeter, NH
06.2024

Accomplishments

  • AIME (American Invitational Mathematics Examination) Qualifier - Scored in the top 5% of AMC test takers worldwide, thereby qualifying for the AIME exam, Nov 2022.
  • FBLA SLC 1st Place Entrepreneurship Winner - Winner of the Entrepreneurship objective test and case study with distinction, Mar 2023.
  • Gold Medal and Summa Cum Laude Certificate in the National Latin Exam, Feb 2022.
  • Silver Medal and Maxima Cum Laude Certificate in the National Latin Exam, Feb 2023.
  • Multiple event Futures Qualifier (swimming).

Timeline

Intern

Respeecher
06.2023 - Current

Managing Editor of The Exonian

Phillips Exeter Academy
12.2022 - Current

Editor-in-Chief of Journal

Institute For Youth In Policy
12.2022 - Current

Founder & Head Tutor

Application Adventure
06.2021 - Current

High School Diploma -

Phillips Exeter Academy

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