Melia Furst

Experience

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  Whippoorwill Arts

  Aug 2019 - Feb 2020

  Marketing Intern

  Worked with multiple organizations to create art-focused grant programs for youth.Managed marketing and administrative responsibilities.Effectively designed, organized, and managed social media platforms such as Instagram and Youtube.

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  Santa Clara University

  Sept 2020 - now

  Environmental Studies/Entreprenuership Student
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  Inclusive Excellence Student Advisory Council

  Jan 2021 - Jan 2023

  Inclusive Excellence Student Advisory Council Member

  Facilitated Quarterly Diversity Forums and represented student's needs in collaboration with the administration.Participated in Inclusive Excellence Fellowship and worked with administrators to create, support, and uplift student-led DEI initiatives within the university.Create events concentrated on the amplification of student voices and campus-wide unification.

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  Igwebuike, Pan-African Student Association

  Sept 2021 - Dec 2023

  Event Coordinator
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  The Root Solutions

  Jun 2022 - Sept 2022

  Research and Projects Assistant

  Assisting with client projects including, but not limited to: specialized training development; message testing; assisting in developing, conducting, and evaluating surveys; intervention design; and drafting materials and presentations for submission.Developing content, such as training materials and foundational projects for research.Researching how collectivist cultures differ from individualist cultures in key behavioral ways.

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  Autobound

  Jan 2023 - Mar 2023

  Project Intern
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  Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship

  Apr 2023 - Dec 2023

  Miller Center Lewis Family Fellow