Jenna Bernard

Experience

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  Sonoma State University

  Aug 2007 - Aug 2011

  Lead a research project with two other colleagues on the isolation and characterized of chromium binding proteins relevant to glucose metabolism. During this time I managed project deadlines that required data production and sample production necessary for grant funding. Research completed on this project was presented at regional conferences to communicate scientific findings. Instructed and mentored several topics of undergraduate education which included: General Chemistry, Calculus I, II, III, IV, VI, and Biochemistry. During this time, I maintained ongoing communications with fellow support staff to coordinate lesson plans. Also, I helped students assess their learning by grading and giving detailed feedback on graded materials.

  • Research Assistant in Diabetes Research

    Jan 2008 - Aug 2011

  • Instructor and Mentor for Undergraduate Classrooms

    Aug 2007 - May 2011
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  Upward Bound

  Aug 2010 - May 2011

  Academic Mentor for Disadvantaged Students

  Upward Bound is a Pre-College Program for disadvantaged and underrepresentedstudents. As an academic mentor my role was to assist students and instructors in preparingUpward Bound students academically and assist them in preparing for the four-yearcollege of their choice. Responsibilities included: tutoring, assisting workshops, andadvising students on their academic career choices.

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  University of California, Berkeley

  Aug 2011 - Feb 2016

  Within this role I carried out a 4-year long research project to identify leads on cancer targeting by virus particles. By the end of the project term I produced one of five cancer targeting agents that was sent to pre-clinical trials at the University of California San Francisco. During the time of pre-clinical trials, I worked with a team of scientists to develop study procedures, drug preparation, data collection and data analysis for all trials. To execute the pre-clinical trials the project collaborated with multiple research groups involving three universities and 15+ research scientists across different time zones to implement a multi-dimensional study involving viral particles and cancer agents. To support this, I coordinated sample deliveries, specimen possessing, project meetings, and conference calls for efficient study flow and execution. Moreover, I worked with colleagues to multitask multiple projects, timelines, deadlines and data dissemination for 5 further pre-clinical trials. Show less

  • Research Mentor for Underrepresented Populations

    Aug 2013 - Feb 2016

  • Graduate Researcher - Chemical Biology, Cancer Therapeutics

    Mar 2011 - Jan 2016

  • Graduate Instructor of Undergraduate Chemical Biology

    Aug 2011 - May 2014

  • Graduate Researcher - Antibiotic Resistance, Drug Design

    Aug 2011 - Mar 2013
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  Recreational Sports Facility RSF, Fitness SF, Lavation Studios, Women’s Community Fitness Hipline

  Oct 2014 - Feb 2019

  Community Health and Wellness Instructor

  In this experience I worked with unique and diverse populations in the improvement of health and wellness through community change. During this time, I worked with multiple community gyms and partners (7+) across the bay area to improve individual health through group fitness and personal training. Fitness partners included: Women’s Community Fitness Hipline, University of California Recreational Sports Facility, Fitness San Francisco (Multiple locations), Bridges Rock Gym, and Lavation Studios.Within these roles I focused on community health change through group wellness classes and individual health movement training. This gave me the opportunity to interact with communities in a non-formal setting to improve health by movement. Courses were taught at small scale (6 participants) and large scale (50 participants) settings through classes, workshops, and trainings. Show less

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  Urban Play

  Jan 2015 - Feb 2018

  Urban Play Community Health & Wellness Coach

  Urban Play is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization leading the movement to empower youth to be active players in creating a healthier future. We partner with schools, after-school programs and youth organizations to provide our youth wellness program that teaches and promotes healthy choices and active lifestyles using combination of PLAY, (think games, fitness activities, and fun movement) with Education.As a coach, I worked with schools, after-school programs and youth organizations to provide a wellness program that teaches and promotes healthy choices and active lifestyles. Show less

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  University of California, San Francisco

  Feb 2015 - Feb 2019

  Academic Program Coordinator - Public Health Campaigns, Learning Development & Engagement

  Within this position I served several simultaneous roles that worked to support the promotion of health, wellness, education, and learning development initiatives in the Bay Area. These initiatives were coordinated with community partners that included: UCSF School of Medicine, UC Berkeley Evaluation and Assessment Research Center, UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations, National Center of Excellence in Women Health, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, Cancer Cell Map Initiative, QB3 Incubators, San Francisco Unified School District and Creative Design and Marketing companies such as An Otherwise Co. Experience in this role includes management, marketing, research, and education within the fields of Health & Wellness and Learning Development.MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE : Workforce Development, Health Research, Education, Human ResearchMARKETING, ENGAGEMENT, EVALUATION, AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: Social Media, Community Health Campaigns, Public Health, Evaluation and Assessment of Learning Programs, Public Resources and Databases, Health & WellnessEDUCATION EXPERIENCE: Professional Development (Workforce, Doctorate, Undergraduate, K-12), Curriculum Design, Development & Implementation, Community Based Learning, Education in Diverse Settings, Education with Underrepresented Populations, Health & Wellness. Show less

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  Level Playing Field Institute

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Chemistry Instructor and Advocate for Equity Curriculum Redesign

  During this time I designed and implemented a 6-week curriculum for upper-division underrepresented students. In this role I provided support to the STEM instructional team by reviewing and editing lesson plans. We worked in a team based setting where we redesigned coursework to focus on teaching from an equality and equity based standpoint.

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  The Lotus Method

  Feb 2019 - Sept 2020

  In this role I am helping to support the Lotus Method Studio in becoming the global leader in pre-postnatal exercise by working on content development, engagement strategies, and brand voice for our global online audience as well as for our in-house staff. This role spans multiple sectors of our company and includes social media, content research, and learning development.SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING: In this branch I work to curate brand voice to fit our online community viewpoints and share educational health & wellness content. To do this, I research consumer engagement, post performance by group, and competitor brand strategies to identify areas of engagement growth and scaling. Moreover, I work to track analytics on engagement to improve cross collaboration between brands and community interaction.EDUCATION WITH OUR ONLINE COMMUNITY: I create tutorials and infographics to support mothers through social media and blog posts. Content presented is researched by staying up to date on recent publications in women's health and collaborating with community partners that include medical care providers, physical therapists, and doulas. Content is curated to leverage mainstream and cultural understandings that are identified within the motherhood community.LEARNING DEVELOPMENT OF STAFF: I design, create and implement educational tools for a team of 13+ pre/postnatal exercise specialists across 4+ locations. Content is learned through virtual/in-person training sessions which is used to carry out methodologies for a client base of 300+ people. Within this role, I am responsible for the material that staff engages with upon hire, recruitment, and daily operations. Virtual & App Operations: I manage and oversee the development of in house fitness applications as well as virtual offerings. This includes design, content strategy and customer support for these offerings. Show less In this role I work to empower and support women in navigating obstacles that present themselves during the journey of motherhood. To do this, I deliver current understandings of pre- and post-natal considerations for motherhood wellness by working with clients one on one and in a small group setting (6+). By holding weekly classes on evidence based practices that help mothers build awareness of the physical/physiological changes that can occur during one’s motherhood journey I seek to optimize a mothers personal experience in the studio and in her own personal life. Day to day tasks in this role include multitasking schedule management, billing, one-on-one instruction, and group instruction for over 30+ clients a week across multiple studios in the Bay Area. Show less

  • Head of Digital Operations

    Nov 2019 - Sept 2020

  • Pre- & Post-natal Exercise Specialist

    Feb 2019 - Nov 2019
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  University of California, San Francisco

  Sept 2020 - now

  Creation and management of biotechnology data bases for clinical translation, technology development product management and global dissemination of technology resources.

  • Data Scientist & Communications Manager

    Aug 2021 - now

  • Program Manager

    Sept 2020 - Aug 2021