Second-Year Teaching Assistant, May 2020 – Present
My final year at AU was spent serving as a second-year teaching assistant for the program. Within this role, I mentor six students through research, planning, and execution of their social action projects as well as instruct students on writing policy memos, grant proposals, and other assignments. In addition to supporting students, I collaborate with a team of five other TAs to plan and execute various year-appropriate workshops, retreats, and in-class activities. Through this role, I have strengthened my abilities to serve as a mentor as well as work in a collaborative environment with faculty.
Student Co-Director, March 2019 – May 2020
My junior year at AU included serving as the Student Co-Director of the SPA Leadership Program. Within this position, alongside my Co-Director Noah Haines, I implemented a myriad of weekly meetings both with the teams under my supervision as well as facilitating meetings across the entire mass leadership team. I directly worked with and oversaw Interclass and Community Co-Coordinators (ICC), Communications, and the Second-Year TAs. Additionally, I worked with program directors and faculty to shape the curriculum, oversee the functionality of the program, and acted as a liaison between the students in the program and its faculty. Such a prestigious position has taught me the importance of collaboration and team dynamics as well as how to work with faculty and support the teams in which I supervise.
Interclass and Community Coordinator (ICC), August 2018 – May 2019
During my sophomore year at AU, I served as one of three ICCs within the SPA Leadership Program. ICC is responsible for developing inter-and intraclass relations within the SPA Leadership community. This goal was achieved through planning, implementing, and executing events throughout the course of the year ranging from Thanksgiving dinners to an event in which upper and underclassmen in the program were paired together as buddies and were revealed at an event. Serving as an ICC co-coordinator taught me how to plan and implement events as well as the importance of proactive organization and planning.