Experience
Volunteer | American Red Cross
September 2024 - present
More details to come...
Restoring Family Links
Blood Donor Ambassador
Communications Assistant - Evidence for Action | University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
November 2022 - present
Evidence for Action (E4A) is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and funds rigorous research that expands the evidence needed to build an equitable and healthy community, with an explicit emphasis on advancing racial equity.
Summarize review committee discussions reviewing proposals submitted to our funding opportunities
Write up summaries and create a webpage in the Funded Projects about grantees' research projects
Use Adobe Suite/Canva to create dissemination materials for grantees to share their findings to various audiences
Serve as the first point of contact and answer questions for prospective applicants; oversee the E4A email account
Promote E4A funding program through newsletters, social media, blog, website, emails and manage X and LinkedIn
Manage the grant application (+400 applications at a time) and review process
Coordinate busy calendars and schedule meetings
Schedule, plan, and coordinate signing of contracts for in-person events
Book travel for in-person events and handle reimbursements following policy guidelines from RWJF and UCSF
Manage several Smartsheets/other documents that keep track of hundreds of applications
Assist E4A team with other administrative duties as needed
"I am eager to learn, grow, and support research that strives assiduously to create change from inequities caused by structural racism." - Elissa
Communications and Program Assistant - SIREN | University of California San Francisco
May 2022 - September 2022 (contract role)
Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network (SIREN) is an organization in the University of California San Francisco Medical Center with a mission to improve health and health equity. My work was to disseminate news on SIREN team members' research on social determinants of health, and any relevant news to our audience.
Successfully handle multiple high-priority projects at one time
Research content and design newsletters and social media posts to disseminate social determinants of healthcare in the news
Create images and designs for research reports, webinars, and other events
Provide logistical support for the SIREN National Research Meeting which will discuss social care research with a racial equity lens
Assist and manage the schedule for the founder/director
Design and update website
Handle any other administrative tasks
Highlighted work
Twitter posts
National Research Meeting - design and create layout/images
Twitter post encouraging engagement
Infographic on a SIREN-funded report
Infographic researched/written by SIREN team
Website layout
Website page layout and graphics
Highlighted newsletter
Communication Honors Thesis
July 2020 - June 2021
In the summer prior to my senior year of undergrad, I began proposing ideas for a communication thesis. My interest in communities and current events inspired my thesis to focus on how communities adapted during COVID-19. My Communication-425 Cities and Sustainability professor Nancy K. Rivenburgh recommended me to the UW Department of Communication Honors Program, where she would become my mentor for the rest of the academic year.
“Communities Adapt During COVID-19: The Role of Public Space as a Communicative Space” received Faculty Award for Outstanding Research: Best Honors Thesis
Conduct original research using qualitative research methods: interview, text and visual analysis, and field observation
Apply knowledge of urban planning, city sustainability, and communication to analyze and interpret research results and suggest policy implications
Present results in multiple formats, including public presentation and academic article.
University of Washington Undergraduate Symposium - *note: thesis title shows up differently in video, as the paper was not required to be complete when I gave my presentation at the University of Washington Undergraduate Symposium.
Digital Marketing intern - Look, Listen & Learn TV
April 2020 - May 2021
Look, Listen & Learn is a kid's educational television show supporting families of color, and features underrepresented ethnicities in the media in order to cover multi-culturally relevant stories and support racial justice.
Collaborate with the Marketing Manager to:
Draft monthly newsletters and emails
Meet tight deadlines while handling multiple tasks
Plan, schedule and design social media posts for Facebook and Instagram
Gain 300+ followers on Instagram
Brainstorm, support, and draft marketing ideas (ex: giveaways)
Focus on consistent tone of voice, be sensitive to current news, maintain age appropriate content
Highlighted work for LL&L
Instagram/Facebook posts
Highlighted Newsletters
Thank you, Elissa - Thank you video that LL&L's team put together when I left
Self-Started Editing Job
September 2018 - May 2021
Meet on Zoom to help students with English, grammar, diction, and tone of papers
· topics: architecture, physics, communication, English literature, technical writing
Share and edit student papers through Google Drive
Marketing and Events intern - Hey Mayo
February - August 2020
Hey Mayo, a start-up company in Seattle, is a communication app that allows people geographically nearby to instantaneously ask for or offer help.
Write blog posts on Squarespace and Medium to inspire people to use the Mayo app
Collaborate with other team members for planning events and posting to Instagram
Outreach to apartments for placing flyers
Highlighted blog posts:
Solutions Specialist - Verizon Wireless
Ranked in the top hundred out of 16,008 employees nationally for driving sales and customer service
Connect and discover customer’s technical problems and come up with a solution
Communicate and work on B2B sales
Maintain a friendly and calm disposition during escalated situations