Aaron Estevez

Experience

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  The Inglenook Restaurant

  Apr 2007 - Aug 2012

  Waiter

  I began as a dishwasher and worked at this wonderful restaurant for five years. Over time, I was promoted to a host and eventually a server. I learned many key skills such as time management, customer relations, independence, and resilience to stressful situations.

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  Macy's

  Jun 2013 - Nov 2013

  Administrative Support Team Associate

  I started as a Sales Associate in the Mens' department in Loveland, CO. After transferring stores to Boulder, CO, I earned a promotion to the Administrative Support Team. In this role, I developed HR and management experience.

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  R3 Returns

  Sept 2013 - Aug 2014

  Lead Impact Rater

  At R3 Returns, we analysed different municipal bonds and rated them in terms of their social and environmental impacts. Ultimately, we created revolutionary quantitative and qualitative metrics to evaluate these holdings to a triple bottom line standard, with a focus on depth and scalability. Our team produced and distributed the first portfolio impact report to clients.

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  BSW Wealth Partners

  Mar 2014 - Aug 2014

  Summer Associate

  As a Summer Associate, I worked on a variety of special projects as submitted by other team members. Collaborating with other staff members, I have tackled projects ranging from auditing portfolios, developing “Your BSW Team”, and formulating a social media strategy for BSW.

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  US Senator Mark Udall, Colorado

  Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  Legislative Intern

  As an intern, I experienced a wide variety of responsibilities in the office, while maintaining high performance on my full undergraduate course load. Some of these duties included managing the reception area, performing routine office duties, leading Capitol tours, and reviewing calls. Regarding legislation and policy work, I edited statements for the record, constituent correspondence, and resolutions extensively. Some specific projects I was included in include: a background policy research paper on the unaccompanied minor border surge crisis, a resolution commemorating the one hundred year anniversary of a national park, a research memo on education legislation with an emphasis on student loans, and a statement for the record regarding the anniversary of a Colorado institution. Show less

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  Zen Fly Fishing Gear

  Dec 2014 - Apr 2015

  Social Media Consultant

  At Zen Fly Fishing Gear, I planned and executed our online marketing efforts. Primarily, I designed outreach and engagement strategies for social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. In addition, I coordinated with suppliers, vendors, and customers to ensure the company maintains a coherent message and strategy.

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  BSW Wealth Partners

  Dec 2014 - Sept 2016

  At BSW Wealth Partners, I managed a team with oversight of fixed income assets valued at over $100 million. In my capacity as leader of this team (whose membership peaked at ten people), I oversaw two rounds of our hiring process. I handled every aspect of the hiring process, from designing advertising materials, to outlining requirements for the position, to reviewing cover letters and documents, to conducting the interviews, to making final hiring decisions. In my time at BSW Wealth Partners, I oversaw two hiring rounds over two years. I also designed the new staff training sessions and carried them out. More broadly, my role at BSW Wealth Partners has centered around their sister company and shepherd of their impact investing strategy: R3 Returns. For its clients, R3 creates laddered portfolios of municipal bonds, which are factored into their broader investment strategies. As a participant in the Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) space, R3 researches and reports on the social, environmental, and economic impacts of the projects that these municipal bonds fund. I helped outline the original rating metrics that would be used to evaluate these qualitative impacts of the fixed income funds. In later years as I assumed leadership of the rating team, I focused on implementing a well-defined, quantitative framework for bond rating, which has allowed the team to scale its work. In total, our team rated over a thousand municipal bonds using the framework I designed. Show less

  • R3 Team Leader and Senior Impact Rater

    Jan 2015 - Sept 2016

  • Temporary Associate

    Dec 2014 - Jan 2015
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  City of Boulder

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Energy Strategy and Electric Utility Development Intern

  Through my participation in the CU Public Interest Internship Experience (PIIE), I spent nine weeks interning with the City of Boulder's Energy Future Project. I supported staff members on a variety of functions relating to Boulder's efforts to form its own municipal electric utility. Some of the highlights of my work include: researching ten energy policies to prioritize the top three based on impact and feasibility for City Council, creating a tool to estimate Boulder’s annual expenditures on energy (used in presentations to City Council), composing and editing drafts of legal testimony for filing with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, and synthesizing information from various instructional webinars into single page memos for supervisors. Show less

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  Student Voices Count

  Sept 2015 - Jul 2016

  President and Co-Founder

  I co-founded and directed the #StudentVoicesCount Movement out of CU Boulder. We were born from a desire to increase the number of tickets allocated to the CU community during the Republican presidential primary debate on October 28, 2015. As we realized the power of our positive, non-partisan message, we sought to provide our student peers and the wider community an opportunity for genuine engagement with political thought leaders. By partnering with #BeHeardTV (a non-profit, unaffiliated, millennial-run news network), we conducted a live three hour broadcast to YouTube. Following the pre-show student panel, we brought in a diverse assortment of guest speakers and provided our live and online audience the chance to ask them questions. Guest personalities included: - Chairwoman Alex Smith of the College Republican National Committee- Chairwoman and Founder Christina Tobin of the Free and Equal Elections Foundation- Governor Martin O'Malley of the State of Maryland- Vice Chairman Morgan Young of the Boulder County Democrats- Former Vice Chairman Scott Schaefer of the Boulder County Republicans- Co-Founder and President Alexander McCobin of Students for Liberty- Dr. Jill Stein of the Green Party- U.S. Congressman Jared Polis of Colorado District TwoLeading up to the broadcast, I oversaw all logistic coordination and event planning, directed other #StudentVoicesCount members, taught others how to lobby campaigns and government officials, worked with the CU administration to secure approval for the broadcast, performed extensive outreach and social media campaigning, managed interactions between the #BeHeardTV production crew and #StudentVoicesCount, and handled all media requests and interviews. During the broadcast, I moderated the pre-show student panel and hosted the main show, interviewing all of our guests. I also ran our press conference and worked with reporters to maximize coverage.Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIenEI-SvTA Show less

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  One Earth Future Foundation

  Sept 2016 - May 2017

  Global Events Intern

  At OEF, I primarily supported the Global Events Director, which afforded me the opportunity to work on a wide range of topics and types of projects. Our main focus was OEF's new event series: Innovations in Partnerships, which launched in February 2017. I consider myself fortunate to be a part of the Events Department at this transitionary time, as I had the opportunity to have lasting input on event series design. Specifically, the first Innovations in Partnerships event, in coordination with the International Peace Institute, the World Ocean Council, the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations, and Secure Fisheries (a program of One Earth Future) took place in New York at the International Peace Institute on February 13. I attended as a notetaker for one of the discussion tables. The event was phenomenal and was attended by 42 guests, including numerous ambassadors and staff from multiple UN missions including: France, Portugal, Morocco, Peru, Mauritius, Sweden, Kenya, India, Cabo Verde, Seychelles, Maldives, Senegal, and Korea. Numerous C-level executives from were also in attendance. Perhaps most incredibly, the 71st President of the UN General Assembly also joined the event and delivered closing remarks and answered questions. I was nothing short of inspired by the global diversity and high-level policy discussions that happened during the event. Getting to both help plan the event and attend it was a pleasure and an honor. In addition, I conducted policy and event research, utilizing critical thinking and writing skills to produce succinct internal briefs and polished external documents. My background in finance was also been utilized by our budgetary work, and I took a central role in budgeting for the events department. Beyond these areas, my responsibilities also included carrying out routine administrative support for events design, planning, and implementation as needed. Show less

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  Teach For America

  Feb 2017 - Jul 2019

  8th Grade Literacy Teacher

  As a 2017 Teach For America Indianapolis corps member, I was hired by KIPP Indy College Prep Middle School to teach 8th grade literacy. My two-year commitment to TFA spans the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years. It started with a five-week training in Texas at the Houston Institute and also included regional Induction and Orientation. Now as a corps member, I receive regular coaching via my Manager of Teacher Leadership and Development (MTLD) and attend recurring professional development sessions led by TFA.In addition to my work as a teacher, I was invited to join the Teach For America CU Alumni Board. As the only current corp member on the Board, I serve as one of 10 Board Members who mentor and support current CU students who are interested in Teach For America. I provide advice and perspective as they advance through the admissions process.Furthermore, I volunteer as a TFA Indy Ambassador in which I share regular classroom updates with community members and supporters to build relationships to effect meaningful education outcomes. Show less

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  KIPP Indy Public Schools

  Jul 2017 - Jul 2019

  8th Grade Literacy Teacher

  At KIPP Indy College Prep Middle School, I taught 8th grade literacy and was hired via the 2017 Teach For America Indianapolis corps. At KIPP, there are two literacy teachers for the 8th grade. We split the ~120 8th grade students into four cohorts (i.e. homerooms), and each literacy teacher instructs two cohorts for 100 minutes each per day across two time blocks. In other words, I taught 60 students. I also taught six-student small literacy groups daily.In addition, I worked with an instructional coach who sharesld feedback and had dialogue with me about my classroom management, physical environment, and lesson plans. Furthermore, KIPP conducted all-staff professional development sessions for two hours weekly. In addition to my responsibilities as a classroom teacher, I also founded and coached the cross country team. Furthermore, I coached the track team to win our conference. See below for additional highlights from resume:• Analyzed formative and summative student data nine times per semester using rubrics and standards to modify instruction, to improve student outcomes and educator effectiveness, and to plan re-teaching. • Leveraged KIPP Wheatley curriculum, collaborative co-planning, and coaching to help to increase the percentage of eighth grade students on grade level for reading up 8% fall and 14% winter from SY16-17.• Created Samford Ambassadors to build community among self-contained classroom and eighth graders. • Contributed to my students averaging 1.03 years of reading growth by EOY on NWEA (winter-fall). Show less

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  Indy Chamber

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Summer Policy Fellow

  As a member of the 2018 Indianapolis cohort for the Policy and Advocacy Summer Fellowship with Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE), I invested my summer researching education policy at the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce. Working with their Chief Policy Officer, I investigated the different charter authorizers in the state, in particular examining the contrasts between the State Charter Board and Indianapolis Mayor’s Office. My project visualized the relative strengths and benefits of the authorizers, including details such as process, fee, and governance structure. Show less

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  Leadership for Educational Equity

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Summer Policy Fellow

  As a member of the 2018 Indianapolis cohort for the Policy and Advocacy Summer Fellowship with Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE), I invested my summer researching education policy at the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce. Working with their Chief Policy Officer, I investigated the different charter authorizers in the state, in particular examining the contrasts between the State Charter Board and Indianapolis Mayor’s Office. My project visualized the relative strengths and benefits of the authorizers, including details such as process, fee, and governance structure. Show less

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  Colonial Life

  Jul 2019 - Nov 2019

  Agency Development Manager

  As an Agency Development Manager with Colonial Life, I led and developed a sales team in the Fort Collins area. I helped small businesses provide their employees with competitive benefits by opening new accounts and servicing existing ones. My responsibilities included recruiting, mentoring and empowering others to succeed.

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  Toro Strategic Resource Consultants

  Aug 2019 - Nov 2019

  Business Advisor

  Concurrent with my role at Colonial Life, I partnered with Toro Strategic Resource Consultants as a business advisor to better serve my local business-owning partners. At Toro, we built long-term relationships with business-owners and serve as partners to address the three key pillars of any company: people, processes, and profits.

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  Thompson School District

  Oct 2019 - now

  I teach 7th and 8th grade English Language Arts at High Plains School in Thompson School District R2-J. As part of our adjustments for COVID-19, English Language Arts and Social Studies have been combined, so I am co-teaching Humanities with the 7th and 8th grade Social Studies Teacher. As the Curriculum Coordinator for ELA at High Plains School, I attend monthly meetings with other Curriculum Coordinators across the district. We have discussed and normed a district-wide ELA scope and sequences and reviewd and provided recommendations for new curriculum resource adoption. Our work has led to the implementation of myPerspectives in the district. I am the Head Coach for the High Plains School Track and Field team. The season runs from April to late May. I work with a team of four other coaches to provide a coed athletics experience for grades six through eight. This is my fifth year of coaching and third year running the program. I am the head Cross Country coach at High Plains School. The season runs from August to early October. I work with a team of two other coaches to provide a coed athletics experience for grades six through eight. This is my fifth year of coaching experience and third year running the program. I am authorized as a K-12 licensed substitute teacher in Colorado. I worked with Thompson School District. I taught various elementary school grades and worked in a long-term Early Childhood position at Lincoln Elementary.

  • Middle School Language Arts Teacher

    May 2020 - now

  • ELA Curriculum Coordinator for HPS

    Aug 2020 - now

  • Head Track and Field Coach

    Apr 2021 - now

  • Head Cross Country Coach

    May 2020 - now

  • Substitute Teacher

    Oct 2019 - May 2020
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  Powerlink

  Feb 2020 - Mar 2020

  Supply Chain Consultant

  I was a Supply Chain Consultant at Powerlink supporting a European company.

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  The Stimson Center

  Mar 2020 - Aug 2020

  Event Management Consultant

  I was an Event Management Consultant at The Stimson Center to the UN75 New York Global Forum Director. My primary responsibilities were to manage partnership invite letters, to develop, forecast, and track budgets, and to set up and maintain data management systems for hotel tracking.

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  The Home Depot

  May 2020 - Nov 2020

  Lumber Associate

  I worked at the Home Depot as a Lumber Associate. During my time here, I received multiple certifications to operate lift machinery and was awarded a bronze level Homer award for customer service.