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Master's Thesis Research
University of California, Los Angeles
Graduate Student Researcher, Undocumented Student Program
UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Los Angeles, CA
Summer Researcher, Tourism Worker Research Project
UCLA Labor Center, Los Cabos, Mexico
Independent Study Project
School for International Training, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Oral History Project
Nueva Trinidad, Chalatenango, El Salvador
Research Grantee to Bolivia and Peru
U.S. Fulbright Student Program, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, and Puerto Maldonado, Peru
Intern, Immigration and English as a Second Language (ESL) Program
International Rescue Committee, Glendale, CA
Teaching Assistant, Spanish II
Holy Names Academy, Seattle, WA
Spanish Tutor
Los Angeles, CA and Remote
Teaching Assistant, Digital Humanities 101
UCLA Program in Digital Humanities, Los Angeles, CA
Tutor, English Language Learners (ELL), Eagle Rock High School
Neighborhood Partnership Program, Los Angeles, CA
Translation Services Coordinator
Inline Translation Services, Glendale, CA
Paralegal (contract)
Leanna M. Sac, Attorney at Law, Sacramento, CA (Remote)
Paralegal
Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project, Los Angeles, CA
Intern, Community Education Program
Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project, Los Angeles, CA
Intern, Third Committee (Social, Cultural & Human Rights)
Permanent Mission of Guatemala to the United Nations, New York, NY
Legal Assistant
Washington Immigration Defense Group; EC Immigration Law
Seattle, WA
Intern, Pro Bono Program
Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project, Los Angeles, CA
President, Social Sciences Council
UCLA Graduate Student Association
VP of External Affairs, Social Sciences Council
UCLA Graduate Student Association
Community Service Chair
Delta Omicron Tau Sorority
Resident Advisor
Residential Education and Housing Services, Occidental College
Campus and Community Organizer
Office of Community Engagement, Occidental College
Campus Ministry and Community (CMC) Officer
Holy Names Academy
Youth Board Member
Global Visionaries
Chapter President, Junior State of America
Holy Names Academy
Foreign Language and Area Studies Summer Fellowship in Brazilian Portuguese - Summer ($8,500), U.S. Department of Education
Foreign Language and Area Studies Academic Year Fellowship in Brazilian Portuguese - Academic Year ($38,000), U.S. Department of Education
Graduate Division Fellowship ($23,000), University of California, Los Angeles
Research Grant to Bolivia and Peru ($16,400), U.S. Fulbright Student Program
Values and Vocations Fellowship - Semester ($1,300), Occidental College
Values and Vocations Fellowship - Summer ($3,100), Occidental College
Delta Sorority Scholarship ($1,700), Occidental College
Thompson Family Foundation Travel Grant ($1,500), Holy Names Academy
Dean’s Scholarship ($40,000), Occidental College
Presidential Service Award, UCLA Graduate Student Association
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Occidental College
Dean’s List, Occidental College
Young Alumnae Community Service Award, Holy Names Academy
Mortar Board Honor Society, Occidental College
Academic Achievement Award, Delta Omicron Tau Sorority
Valedictorian, Holy Names Academy
Junior Academic Award, Holy Names Academy
Seymour Kaplan Humanitarian Award, Seattle Public Schools
Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) Youth Helping Animals Award
Conference Presentation, “Tourism and Borders in Los Cabos, Mexico,” co-presented with Christian Duran, Inaugural Urban Humanities Global (Un)conference, Tucson, AZ. March 5, 2023.
Conference Presentation, “Immigration Law and Policy Updates Affecting Undocumented Students in California,” 14th Annual AB 540 Educators Conference, Los Angeles, CA. January 29, 2022.
Guest Lecture, “Socioenvironmental Conflicts in the Bolivian and Peruvian Amazon,” presented to Anthropology M134 class, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. October 30, 2021.
Guest Lecture, “Se los tragó la selva: reflexiones críticas sobre la investigación en la Amazonia y el viaje del héroe,” presented to Spanish 370 class, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA. October 30, 2020.
Training, “Introduction to Country Conditions Research for Asylum Cases,” presented to staff at Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project, Los Angeles, CA. July 14, 2020.
Conference Presentation, “Consent and Participation for Extractive Industries and Infrastructure Projects in Bolivia and Peru,” presented at U.S. Fulbright Student Researchers Conference, Lima, Peru. April 3, 2019.
Advanced Level, Certificate of Proficiency in Portuguese for Foreigners (Celpe-Bras)
B.A. in Spanish Studies (Literature and Culture), Occidental College
Score of 5 (Extremely Qualified), AP Language Test, Spanish Language and Culture
Certificate, "Climate Change: Learning for Action,” Terra.do
Graduate Certificate in Digital Humanities, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)