Children's rights advocate with a passion for centering youth voices in movements for change. Experience working on legislative campaigns and in direct service with diverse children and families.
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NEILAH ROVINSKY
Winooski,VT
Summary
Overview
4
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Greater Burlington YMCA
LEAD TEACHER
01.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Work full-time to plan and execute an emergent curriculum that is child-centered, developmentally and culturally appropriate, and individualized
- Conduct ASQ assessments, maintain child portfolios, create monthly newsletters, plan family events, and lead family conferences.
FreeHer VT
LOBBYIST
06.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Volunteer with FreeHer VT to lobby for the passage of H.445 for a 5-year moratorium on prison and jail construction statewide and H.438 to create a working group to implement alternatives to incarceration
- Door-to-door campaigning, phone banking, and rally planning.
Unsilenced (Previously Breaking Code Silence)
PROJECT MANAGER
06.2021 - 06.2022
Job overview
- Volunteer manager of legislative, advocacy, and social media awareness projects in support of the mission of ending institutional child abuse
- Planned and attended a trip to Washington, DC to lobby for the passage of SICAA (Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act).
Children's National Hospital
CHILD LIFE PRACTICUM
08.2021 - 12.2021
Job overview
- Advocated for children's autonomy in medical decisions
- Provided medical education, bereavement support, procedural support, and therapeutic play to children in the CICU, Oncology unit, and Surgical Center.
AsylumWorks
COMMUNITY SUPPORT INTERN
06.2020 - 08.2020
Job overview
- Ran the Humans of Asylum social media campaign by interviewing asylum seekers and helping them share their stories
- Participated and helped plan asylum advocacy days and events.
Education
University of Vermont
Bachelor of Science from Child Life And Family Systems
05.2021
University Overview
- 3.91 GPA
- cum laude graduate
- Minor in Health and Society
- Thesis: America's Troubled Teen Industry: A Complex History, Abusive Practices, and the Turbulent Path Towards Reform
Skills
- Effective communication
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Ability to work in high-pressure and time-sensitive environments
- Strong work ethic
- Social media campaigns
- Organized and reliable
- Curriculum development
- Microsoft Office Proficiency
Certification
- CPR, first aid, and medication administration
- Crisis Counselor
- Vermont Crisis Worker Privilege
- Child Swim Instructor
Timeline
LOBBYIST
FreeHer VT
06.2022 - Current
LEAD TEACHER
Greater Burlington YMCA
01.2022 - Current
CHILD LIFE PRACTICUM
Children's National Hospital
08.2021 - 12.2021
PROJECT MANAGER
Unsilenced (Previously Breaking Code Silence)
06.2021 - 06.2022
COMMUNITY SUPPORT INTERN
AsylumWorks
06.2020 - 08.2020
University of Vermont
Bachelor of Science from Child Life And Family Systems