Tesfalem Mehari
Dayton
Summary
A Community service-driven individual focused on providing area communities support in Educational, Social, and Environmental Services. Proven success through hard work and determination. Compassionate, empathetic, and ready to pay it forward in a similarly focused organization.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Volunteer
Eridayton Community Outreach
10.2022 - Current
- Approached issues for Eritrean community actively to best meet current and future needs.
- Helped create comprehensive program to meet social and educational needs.
- Coordinated with different service providers to meet community needs.
- Led group discussions and activities to meet different community needs.
Volunteer Tax Preparer
City of Dayton
02.2025 - 05.2025
- Completed and filed returns with tax departments at local, state, and federal levels.
- Assessed client tax situations to determine best filing options.
- Calculated estimated tax payments for clients.
- Maintained compliance by adhering to current tax laws and regulations.
- Communicated with clients regarding tax situations, providing guidance on financial decisions.
Employment Specialist
Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley
12.2023 - 03.2025
- Enrolled and assisted around 100 cases with completing job applications and submitting resumes to improve job opportunities.
- Established strong relationships with local employers to much clients with suitable job opportunities.
- Provide ongoing support and guidance for clients during their job search, leading to increased confidence and motivation.
- Enhanced client employability by conducting thorough assessments and identifying individual strengths and weaknesses.
- Provided regular updates on clients progress to internal team members, ensuring a cohesive approach to service delivery and timely intervention when necessary.
Volunteer
County Wide Exploratory Committee
05.2023 - 06.2024
- Participated in several discussions of committee to help in settling by welcoming new Americans to Montgomery County
- Helped create comprehensive program to meet new American challenges and needs.
Interpreter
Miami Valley Interpreters/ Affordable Language Ser
09.2021 - 12.2023
- Interpreted Tigrinya and Amharic Languages into English
- Completed over 101 jobs in person, Over Phone Interpretation and Video Remote Interpreting.
- Worked on Medical, Educational, and Social services.
- Utilized active listening skills and cultural sensitivity to convey accurate interpretations.
- Provide cultural input to speakers to help parties who did not speak similar languages communicate with and understand one another.
Education
MBA - Project Management
Wright State University
Dayton, OH08-2025
Certificate - Community Leadership
Neighborood Leadership Institute
Dayton, OH06-2023
Graduate Certificate - Geographic Information Systems
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH05-2021
Bachelor of Science - Geology
Addis Ababa University
Addis Ababa Ethiopia05-2015
Skills
- Documentation filing
- Client communication
- Interpersonal strengths
- Document preparation
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Problem Solving
- Trilingual
- Positive and Professional
Certification
Certified in Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) tax preparation
Timeline
Volunteer Tax Preparer
City of Dayton
02.2025 - 05.2025
Employment Specialist
Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley
12.2023 - 03.2025
Volunteer
County Wide Exploratory Committee
05.2023 - 06.2024
Volunteer
Eridayton Community Outreach
10.2022 - Current
Interpreter
Miami Valley Interpreters/ Affordable Language Ser
09.2021 - 12.2023
MBA - Project Management
Wright State University
Certificate - Community Leadership
Neighborood Leadership Institute
Graduate Certificate - Geographic Information Systems
University of Dayton
Bachelor of Science - Geology
Addis Ababa University
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