Contact Information: novilias@yahoo.com

EDUCATION

American University, Washington, D.C.                                                                         August 2016 – August 2018

BA, International Studies

Relevant Courses:

Qualitative Analysis, and Peace, Global Security and Conflict Resolution

Green River College, Auburn, WA                                                                                       August 2014 – March 2016

AA, Liberal Arts

Relevant Projects/Honors:

General Scholarship

EXPERIENCE

Tavaana Intern, Tavaana: E- Learning Institute for Iranian Civil Society, Bethesda, MA              January 2018 – Present

• Research Indian, Pakistan and Jordan women’s rights movements and honor killings to write 3 case studies to post on Tavaana.org
• Compiled data reports and graphed most used social media platforms in regard to the Iran protests

Orientation Leader (OL), American University, Washington, D.C.                                                               January 2018

• Collaborate with 2 OLs to guide an international student group of 5 around campus for a tour
• Worked with 2 OLs to identify visa status and to direct 550 international students to their designated tables

Preschool Teacher Assistant, Roshan Learning Center, Jakarta, Indonesia                                         July – August 2017

• Supervised 9 preschoolers in a refugee based learning center in teaching Indonesian through games, reading, and arts and crafts
• Conversed mainly in Indonesian along with English and some Farsi, if needed, in preschool class as well as to the staff and to the parents
• Designed student identification cards by using Google doc and Microsoft Word and collaborated with the administrative team on the development of the cards

Peace Club President, Green River College, Office of Diversity, Auburn, WA                         August 2015 – March 2016

• Managed group meetings of 7 members by brainstorming ideas for events and awareness of the gap between American and International students
• Co-managed social media platforms such as Facebook and YouTube to spread the awareness of similarities between different groups
• Advertised and distributed flyers, brochures, signs along with the use of a mascot costume around campus
• Collaborated with various parties such as the Health Center, Student Life Center and European Club to raise awareness and promote inclusivity to bridge the gap

Office Assistant, Green River College, Office of Diversity, Auburn, WA                                  August 2015 – March 2016

• Recorded contact information and sought data in the book loan program, by logging into data sheets and retrieving books sought after by students
• Decorated boards neatly with titles, flyers and brochures to convey and advertise upcoming events on and off campus
• Directed customers to locations on campus, to people, and to resources such as Student Life Services
• Provided language skills such as Chinese and Indonesian according to the customer’s preference

SKILLS

-Languages: English (advanced written and spoken)                        -Computer:  Microsoft Word

Mandarin (intermediate written and advanced spoken)                   PowerPoint

Indonesian (intermediate written and spoken)                                   Prezi

-Social Media:  Twitter                                                                                                  Microsoft Excel

Facebook                                                                                              Outlook

YouTube