Nacho Obando
Ambler,PA
Summary
Curious and passionate student with a strong background in educational equity and community engagement. Recognized for motivational leadership and a commitment to ethical engagement, driving impactful interactions. A quick and flexible learner open to diverse types of work. Robust STEM foundation, skilled in data analysis and problem solving.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Fellow For Educational Equity
Carleton Center for Community and Civic Engagement
Northfield, Minnesota
09.2025 - Current
- Collaborate with local organizations to enhance outreach and service opportunities.
- Develop teaching materials, methods, and approaches.
- Coordinate civic engagement activities, connecting students with their local community.
- Attend workshops to promote equitable civic engagement practices.
- Critically reflect on my positionality and biases to inform engagement.
- Coordinate volunteers, monitoring hours and providing clear and frequent information about upcoming events.
Travel Soccer Coach
RC Celta Academy PA
Bensalem, PA
04.2024 - Current
- Design and lead training sessions for travel teams of various ages, adjusting activities during sessions to ensure enjoyment and appropriate levels of challenge.
- Carefully and enthusiastically explain activities.
- Review and analyze matches to develop unique tactical approaches, with the goal of maximizing each player's effectiveness.
- Teach tactical concepts during training sessions and games.
- Foster positive, encouraging rhetoric within the team.
- Motivate players to heightened performance through positive reinforcement methods.
- Communicate with children individually to foster specific, targeted psychological, and technical development.
- Manage equipment inventory, including pinnies, balls, and cones.
Senior Summer Camp Counselor
Greater Philadelphia YMCA
Ambler, PA
06.2024 - 08.2025
- Led and played with a group of twelve 5- and 6-year-old children for 8 hours each weekday, encouraging safe, compassionate, and respectful behaviors.
- Enforced rules consistently yet kindly throughout the duration of the program.
- Encouraged camper participation in recreational activities by demonstrating enthusiasm and providing individual instruction when needed.
- Worked to calm children down during instances of emotional distress.
- Provided individualized support to two children, ages 7 and 10, facing emotional challenges stemming from adverse home environments and developmental conditions.
- Utilized conflict resolution techniques to mediate disputes between campers.
- Performed first aid procedures in emergency situations according to established protocol.
- Organized a paper airplane club in which I taught the basic principles of flight that children then applied to design, test, and modify their own paper airplane models.
Admissions Office Worker
Carleton College
Northfield, Minnesota
09.2024 - 06.2025
- Assisted with daily office operations and maintained organized workspaces.
- Processed incoming mail and distributed documents to appropriate departments.
- Communicated effectively with students, faculty, and staff to address inquiries.
- Managed front desk operations
- Organized filing systems, maintained records, and updated databases.
- Maintained confidentiality of sensitive information and documents.
- Conducted tours to educate visitors about Carleton College and foster a welcoming atmosphere
Lanscaper
Upper Dublin Parks & Recreation
Ambler, PA
06.2020 - 08.2020
- Cleared park trails of debris to enhance accessibility for visitors.
- Trimmed overgrowth along pathways to improve safety and aesthetics.
- Renewed woodchips on trails to maintain a clean and inviting environment.
- Removed weeds from park areas to promote healthy ecosystem.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Physics And Philosophy
Carleton College
Northfield, MN, US06.2028
High School Diploma -
Upper Dublin High School
Fort Washington, PA06.2024
Skills
- Patience
- Grit and determination
- Empathy
- Motivational leadership
- Enthusiasm
- Ethical engagement and integrity
- Collaborative problem solving
- Experimental design
- Quantitative reasoning
- Data analysis
Volunteer Experience
- Soccer Coach, General Volunteer, RC Celta Academy, Bensalem, PA, 06/21 to 04/2024
- Elementary School Teacher's Assistant, Quality Schools International Belize, Belmopan, Cayo, Belize, 12/24. Assisted and motivated early-elementary children, facilitating their learning as they worked through math, reading, and writing activities. Played with children during recess time, encouraging them to incorporate critical thinking and experiment into their play.
- High School Math and Physics Teacher, Belmopan Methodist High School, Belmopan, Cayo, Belize, 04/24 to 06/24. Learned about the Belizean education system. Designed and taught lessons to convey material requested by the primary instructor. Created additional problems to provide individual students with adequate challenges and encourage an enthusiastic approach to learning.
- After School Programs Volunteer, Fort Washington Elementary School, Fort Washington, PA, 02/24 to 05/24, Assisted in chess and science programs.
Languages
Spanish
Professional
Timeline
Fellow For Educational Equity
Carleton Center for Community and Civic Engagement
09.2025 - Current
Admissions Office Worker
Carleton College
09.2024 - 06.2025
Senior Summer Camp Counselor
Greater Philadelphia YMCA
06.2024 - 08.2025
Travel Soccer Coach
RC Celta Academy PA
04.2024 - Current
Lanscaper
Upper Dublin Parks & Recreation
06.2020 - 08.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Physics And Philosophy
Carleton College
High School Diploma -
Upper Dublin High School