Stewart Sinclair

Experience

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  John Brant Welath Advisors

  Jun 2009 - Jun 2010

  Clerical Assistant

  My duties included data entry as well as assisting the office with its conversion from a paper filing system to an all-digital database. I also helped to organize client events and engaged with our clients on a regular basis.

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  AVID

  Aug 2009 - May 2010

  English Tutor

  AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a Ventura County public school program for first-generation students who intend to go to college. I served as a tutor, helping with English, mathematics and college applications.

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  City Year

  Jul 2010 - Jul 2011

  Corps Member
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  Loyola University English Department

  Aug 2011 - Jul 2014

  Clerical Assistant
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  Freelance

  Jan 2012 - now

  I have written and published newspaper columns, essays, short stories, etc. I also have experience writing professional e-mails in office environments, communicating information to clients as well as students at my university.

  • Writer and Editor

    Jan 2014 - now

  • Writer

    Jan 2012 - now
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  Self-employed

  May 2012 - Nov 2014

  Entertainer

  I juggled on Royal Street to pay for college, and continue to take gigs when they are available.

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  Tech Wall Fabrications

  Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Apprentice
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  New Orleans Review

  Aug 2012 - Dec 2012

  Intern

  I aided in the selection, editing and distribution of The New Orleans Review.

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  New Orleans Review

  Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  Editorial Assistant

  I transcribed pieces for the New Orleans Review website, assisted with the release, and published a book review of David Foster Wallace's collection, "Both Flesh and Not."

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  Vital Strategies

  Dec 2014 - Apr 2019

  I act as the primary support for the Senior VP of Communications on a wide variety of substantive and administrative tasks; drafting documents, copy editing, organization and logistics, assistant to the WLF communication team.

  • Staff Writer

    Apr 2017 - Apr 2019

  • Policy, Advocacy and Communication Associate

    Dec 2014 - Dec 2017
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  433 Magazine

  May 2020 - now

  Editor In Chief

  Founder and editor-in-chief of 433, a daily journal of literature, art and politics.

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  American Red Cross

  Dec 2020 - Aug 2021

  Training and Exercise AmeriCorps Associate: Disaster Resiliency Corps

  Providing disaster preparedness education and training for natural, man-made, and technological disasters that could occur. Supporting the expansion of the life-saving disaster preparedness education and training to New York state's communities, and assisting the Red Cross region and chapter in increasing regional readiness to effectively respond to disasters.

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  The City College of New York

  Aug 2022 - Mar 2023

  Graduate Program Specialist

  I support the MFA in Creative Writing, MA in Literature and MA in Language & Literacy in developing academic and community programming; planning and hosting readings, guest speakers and other events; drafting and sharing internal and external communications to promote the department and its activities; recruitment and retention, and day-to-day administrative functions.

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  Madison Square Boys & Girls Club

  Mar 2023 - Sept 2023

  SYEP Educational Coordinator

  Supporting Harlem youth in the Summer Youth Employment Program through coordinating curriculum design and implementation of work readiness workshops, managing daily program curriculum, and assigned administrative duties.

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  Anthropocene Alliance

  Sept 2023 - now

  Journalist/Writer

  Investigating the impacts of climate change and policy on vulnerable front-line communities, and advocate for environmentally and socially just policies. I also support our members in grant writing and other needs.