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.

"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.

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

August newsletter design and layout

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.

Research Paper

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:

Highlighted work for LL&L

Instagram/Facebook posts

Mother's Day

International Women's Day

Ways to Watch

Sip, Savor & Share

ParentMap


Highlighted Newsletters

April 2021

November 2020

October 2020


Thank you, Elissa  - Thank you video that LL&L's team put together when I left

Self-Started Editing Job

September 2018 - May 2021

 · topics: architecture, physics, communication, English literature, technical writing

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.

Highlighted blog posts:

Meet the Founder of Mayo, Allen Chan

Solutions Specialist - Verizon Wireless