Chiara Benetollo

Experience

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  Scuola Normale Superiore

  Mar 2012 - Sept 2014

  Contributed to evaluating research projects presented by students in order to obtain fellowships and grants Wrote press releases, web content and advertising material (a booklet on the history, culture, and mission of the Scuola Normale Superiore). Organized of outgoing placement and recruitment events

  • Student representative, funding committee

    Sept 2011 - Sept 2014

  • Communications and Public Relations Assistant

    Sept 2013 - Jan 2014

  • Event Management Assistant

    Mar 2012 - Dec 2012
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  Società Dante Alighieri

  Feb 2014 - Apr 2014

  Language Teacher

  Taught beginner's Italian

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  Institute for Cultural Diplomacy

  Jan 2015 - Jul 2015

  Program Coordinator

  - Lead a ten-person team and was responsible for the development of new partnerships with Eastern European and Russian organizations- Coordinated online campaigns- Executed weeklong seminars and events, including acquiring speakers and partners- Created and maintained databases

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  Prison Teaching Initiative

  Jan 2016 - Sept 2019

  - Developed the organization’s first set of courses for incarcerated students enrolled in a bachelor’s program, expanding its offerings beyond associate-level courses - Recruited and trained instructors - Collaborated with the organization’s administrative assistant and the Department of Correction on course scheduling - Coordinated with other organizations supporting prison education to plan recruitment events and secure funding Taught five courses at Princeton University, Garden State Youth Correctional Facility and East Jersey State Prison

  • Academic and Personnel Coordinator

    Sept 2017 - Sept 2019

  • Course Instructor

    Jan 2016 - May 2018
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  Studi Slavistici, Journal of the Italian Association of Slavists

  Mar 2016 - Nov 2022

  Copyeditor

  Proofread and edited articles in English, Italian and Russian ensuring consistency, readability and conformity to the style guidelines of the journal.

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  Princeton University

  May 2016 - Dec 2020

  Planning and executing scholarly talk series (3 talks per semester).

  • Ph.D. candidate

    Sept 2015 - Dec 2020

  • Conference Coordinator

    May 2016 - Jun 2017
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  UNICEF

  Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

  Communication for Development Intern

  - Managed bimonthly newsletter for a community of communication specialists - Wrote six case studies for UNICEF website - Assisted with structuring the agenda and organizing an international weeklong assembly of communication-for-development specialists. Produced final report of the meeting for circulation among participants and the organization at large - Mapped and assessed UNICEF global initiatives in child-marriage prevention and peacebuilding, prepared visual representations of the results and identified initiatives that warranted further investigation- Drafted Communication for Development in Peacebuilding toolkit Show less

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  Penguin Random House / Princeton University

  Feb 2017 - Apr 2019

  Research Assistant for The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories

  - Assisted the author Jhumpa Lahiri in writing the introduction and commentary for the anthology - Wrote bibliographical notes- Proofread and edited three rounds of drafts

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  Bryn Mawr College

  Aug 2020 - Dec 2022

  Visiting Assistant Professor, Transnational Italian Studies
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  The Petey Greene Program

  Oct 2020 - now

  - Oversee the organization’s foundation and corporation fundraising strategy - Generate funded expansion opportunities and mange fee-for-service contracts- Lead the national scaling strategy for the organization's College Bridge Program

  • Executive Director of the Puttkammer Center for Educational Justice and Equity

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Director of Program Development

    Mar 2022 - Dec 2023

  • Academic and Grants Manager

    Oct 2020 - Mar 2022