Grace Ramstad

Experience

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  Multnomah County Library - Troutdale

  Jun 2012 - May 2016

  Volunteer
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  Food for Families, Inc.

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2016

  Co-Founder

  Led the incorporation of Food for Families, a non-profit organization aimed at reducing hunger in the Centennial community through a mobile food pantry. This included making presentations to community leaders, completing and filing legal documents, applying for grants, and creating promotional materials.Developed and executed equitable procedures for running the distributions, while recruiting and training volunteers.

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  Write Around Portland

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Intern
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  Multnomah Youth Commission

  Sept 2014 - Jun 2016

  Voting Member

  • Served as Co-Chair of the Education/Youth Voice Committee, guiding the meetings as we worked to make policy change effectively reducing chronic absenteeism in the county through focus groups and community engagement.• A member of the official youth policy body for Multnomah County and the City of Portland, elevating the voices of youth in the community regarding education, transit justice, and youth violence.

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  Centennial School District

  Jan 2015 - May 2016

  Student Representative
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  Oregon Future Business Leaders of America

  Apr 2015 - Apr 2016

  Executive Vice President
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  Portland State University

  Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

  Computer Science Intern
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  Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL)

  Jul 2015 - Jul 2016

  FBLA Western Region Vice President
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  Centennial School District Equity Team

  Sept 2015 - May 2016

  Student Representative
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  Gresham Youth Advisory Council

  Oct 2015 - May 2016

  Centennial High School Representative
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  City of Portland

  Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

  Intern to Commissioner Novick

  Conducted research on inclusionary housing policies in different cities and created a youth-led campaign for later high school start times in the City of Portland while performing constituent services.

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  Jumpstart

  Sept 2016 - May 2018

  Team Leader

  • Provided educational activities to preschoolers and their families designed to reduce the achieve gap by developing language and literacy skills before kindergarten.• Lead the planning and implementation of Jumpstart curriculum by facilitation team meetings and coaching other Georgetown students to use developmentally appropriate practices with young children.

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  Congressman Earl Blumenauer

  Jan 2017 - May 2017

  Intern

  Managed constituent correspondence via phone, mail, and email, and provided tours of the Capitol to constituents. Assisted with legislative research and attended briefings on behalf of staff.

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  Georgetown University

  Jun 2017 - Jul 2017

  Mentor | Summer Programs for High School Students

  Developed and implemented curriculum for the Community Impact & Leadership Immersion Program covering a variety of social issues for over 40 domestic and international high school students in the forms of site visits, panels, lectures, and discussions.

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  Georgetown University

  Nov 2017 - Aug 2020

  • Contributed to the evaluation of Red House’s comprehensive program evaluation process, interviewing all staff members on the conception, implementation, and evolution of Red House programs and projects.• Assisted in the conceptual design and logistical coordination of red house sponsored events, such as a national higher education conference focused on equity in the academic experience and focus groups with university stakeholders in disability studies and access.• Colloberated with other students and the Vice Provost of Education to build the frame for a public-facing dialogue on the future of higher education and public trust. • Researched, analyzed, and synthesized literature and national data on a range of higher education topics including equity, applied learning initiatives, admissions practices, and institutional strategy into multiple forms of analysis including SWOT analysis, blog-styled articles, and annotated bibliographies.• Conducted targeted grant research on behalf of campus partners.• Strategized and designed informational graphics and flyers relaying data from the national conference and the details of federal work study position procedures. Show less • Designed and implemented a week-long training for undergraduate students leaders to gain an understanding of co-facilitating inter-group dialogue, curriculum development, utilizing conflict, and identity development theory.• Designed the 2018 YLEAD program for 20 first year students to include dialogues centered around different social identities, multiculturalism, and privilege/oppression, building relationships with campus resources, and visits with leaders and institutions in the city of DC. • Evaluated the impact of the program through quantitative and qualitative analysis of pre and post assessments of both student leaders and participants, which were built from and incorporated into all programming.• Designed and co-facilitated a three-hour seminar on Social Justice for 75 incoming first year students participating in the Community Scholars Program, for first generation and low income students coming to Georgetown.Peer Leader in 2017 and 2019Program Participant in 2016 Show less

  • Assistant Academic Director | Georgetown Summer Programs for High School Students

    May 2020 - Aug 2020

  • Project Associate | The Red House

    Sept 2018 - May 2020

  • Student Clerical Assistant | Office of the President

    Aug 2017 - May 2020

  • College Prep Lead Mentor | Georgetown Summer Programs for High School Students

    May 2019 - Aug 2019

  • Student Representative | Provost Committee for Diversity

    Sept 2018 - May 2019

  • Facilitator | Leaders in Education About Diversity (LEAD)

    Sept 2016 - Dec 2018

  • Program Coordinator | Young Leaders in Education About Diversity (YLEAD) Pre-Orientation Program

    Nov 2017 - Nov 2018
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  Children's Defense Fund

  Jan 2018 - Aug 2018

  • Developed and maintained record keeping systems for personal and financial files using physical and digital systems.• Coordinated logistics with program staff, school site partners, and potential field trip hosting organizations. • Worked simultaneously on projects for the CDF Beat the Odds Scholarship, CDF Freedom Schools, and the Policy teams for Juvenile Justice, Education Policy, and Child Welfare and Mental Health.• Analyzed qualitative and quantitative data on Freedom Schools in traditional and juvenile justice settings.• Developed marketing materials and tools to standardize information collection processes.

  • Special Assistant to the Director of the CDF Freedom Schools program

    May 2018 - Aug 2018

  • Policy Intern

    Jan 2018 - May 2018
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  DIS - Study Abroad

  Jan 2019 - Jun 2019

  Research Assistant

  Through the DIS Stockholm study abroad program, I worked as a Research Assistant for Dr. Anna Cavallin, contributing to a multi-year research project of hers on the connections between clothing and Swedish norms around gender for children. My contribution included an independent pilot research project that investigated the implicit rules of gender assignment using the medium of Swedish children’s picture book illustrations.

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  College Consortium for International Studies (CCIS)

  Jan 2020 - Jan 2020

  Program Assistant

  • Advised prospective students through the application process, coordinating with US-based sponsor institutions and international host-institutions. • Developed a comprehensive marketing plan targeting prospective, current, and past students, utilizing Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Via TRM, and direct outreach (emails, texting).

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  Self-employed

  Aug 2020 - now

  Developed and executed personalized instruction and enrichment activities to a pod of students ages 4-6, incorporating required online curriculum and instruction for students enrolled in different kindergartens both operating remotely due to COVID-restrictions.

  • Au Pair

    Oct 2020 - now

  • Pod Teacher

    Aug 2020 - Oct 2020