Maya Garcia Fisher

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location of Maya Garcia FisherMinneapolis, Minnesota, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Teaching Assistant

  • Education

    • The graduate center, city university of new york

      2021 -
      Advanced certificate labor studies
    • City university of new york-brooklyn college

      2016 - 2020
      Bachelor of arts - ba english, puerto rican and latino studies
    • Rutgers university - newark

      2024 - 2026
      Master of fine arts - mfa creative writing
  • Experience

    • Cuny explorers program

      Jan 2018 - Jun 2019
      Campus visit guide

      • Lead up to forty middle school students on interactive campus tours of Brooklyn College. • Answered questions about college awareness and preparedness during a student panel.

    • Westville restaurant group

      Jun 2018 - Nov 2018
      Phone operator

      • Operated phone lines for takeout and delivery orders per eight-hour shifts.• Handled up to $1000 in credit card transactions and settled delivery drivers’ tips at the end of shifts.

    • Red sugarcane press inc.

      Jan 2020 - May 2020
      Intern

      • Operated social media accounts on a daily basis with content related to Latinx arts, media, history, and current events. • Maintained company website using Jimdo software to engage viewers.• Researched upcoming book projects and community events.

    • American geographical society

      Feb 2020 - May 2020
      Intern

      • Helped operate social media pages on a daily basis using Hootsuite database.• Wrote blog entries related to topics of geography, sustainability, and environmentalism for company website on daily and weekly basis.

    • Ikea

      Jul 2020 - Nov 2020
      Customer service representative

      • Handled up to $5000 in credit card and cash transactions on registers per eight-hour shifts.• Assisted customers with any additional questions or concerns.

    • The audre lorde project

      Oct 2020 - Dec 2020
      Digital canvasser

      • Phone banked and collected member testimony for the annual Brick-by-Brick Housing Equity and TransJustice campaigns.

    • The rumpus

      Nov 2020 - Apr 2024
      Volunteer feature essay reader

      • Proofread essay packets with seven to ten submissions for errors.• Voted to determine which essay submissions to publish weekly.

    • The writer's guild of america east

      Feb 2021 - May 2021
      Intern

      • Assisted with research and organizing efforts for upcoming campaigns.

    • Literacy minnesota

      Feb 2021 - May 2021
      Copyediting intern

      • Copyedited and proofread entries extensively for the Journeys Adult Literacy anthology. • Created images using Canva to increase visibility, engage viewers, and promote the anthology.

    • Kweli journal

      Mar 2022 - Aug 2022
      Communications and public relations associate

      • Helped manage Kweli social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram), including community management (DMs, replies). • Brainstormed and proposed creative social media campaigns to promote journal issues, conferences, and other programming.• Helped draft press releases, talking points, and other materials for media use.

    • Minnesota orchestra

      Mar 2022 - Oct 2022
      Mail services specialist

      • Helped deliver incoming mail and send outgoing mail to employees working remotely. • Helped track postal spending using excel, google, and tessitura programs. • Assisted in additional mailroom tasks.

    • Green card voices

      Oct 2022 - Apr 2023
      Communications associate

      • Maintained social media channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin), including community engagement, on a daily basis.• Aided in writing and promoting newsletters up to three times a month. • Worked directly with the co-leadership team to support overall organization needs.• Packed and processed mail orders using Wordpress and Shipstation programs on a weekly basis.• Assisted with additional tasks, such as selling products at conferences.

    • Project for pride in living (ppl)

      Nov 2023 - Jul 2024
      Administrative assistant
    • Rutgers university - newark

      Aug 2024 - now
      Teaching assistant
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Maya Garcia Fisher
      CUNY Pipeline Fellow - Juni 2019
    • Awarded to Maya Garcia Fisher
      Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow - Aug. 2018