Yizzel Villa

Experience

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  American Campus Communities

  Jun 2019 - Dec 2020

  Community Assistant

  -Produced user-focused social media content and led in-person outreach to enhance engagement in community-wide activities for 1,000+ residents, achieving an estimated 15% increase in event attendance. -Applied UX research and community insights to optimize event promotion, leading to better alignment of activities with resident interests and increased program participation.-Led initiatives on diversity, inclusion, and mental health, driving community engagement through conducting resident surveys, project planning, budgeting, and marketing. Show less

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  UC Irvine

  Sept 2020 - Jun 2021

  In this lab I analyze the literacy skills of children in 2nd-3rd grade in both English and Spanish by administering different assessments. In this lab, I have learned and researched the struggles of the AAPI community due to COVID-19 through photographs. My work will be displayed in Spring of 2021

  • Research Assistant

    Dec 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Student Researcher

    Sept 2020 - Jan 2021
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  Vanguard educational services

  Dec 2020 - Sept 2021

  Tutor

  -Designed customized tutoring curriculum and discovery survey to assess and tailor content to students’ knowledge level, enhancing lesson relevance and improving understanding across subjects. Achieved a 25% increase in engagement or performance metrics (e.g. retention rates) by meeting students at their knowledge level.-Developed interactive teaching strategies during the pandemic, incorporating educational games and group activities to maintain student engagement in remote settings for individual and group sessions for 15+ students. Show less

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  Toastaio

  Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

  Marketing Intern
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  FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc.

  Sept 2021 - now

  Senior Marketing Associate