Aurora Lopez

Experience

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  Rosemary Elementary School

  Aug 2016 - Feb 2017

  After school Recreational Leader

  Supervised, tutored and taught class of first gradersCreated, implemented and facilitated lesson plans that were culturally sensitive Communicated with parents and translated documents

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  Lowe's Companies, Inc.

  Jul 2017 - Feb 2019

  Paint Associate

  Managed all paint products including cleaning, stains, and toolsAssisted customers in the selection, demonstration, preparation and loading of merchandise Responsible for responding to customer inquiries and maintaining a clean department.

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  Services, Immigrants Rights, and Education Network (SIREN)

  Nov 2017 - Feb 2018

  Grassroots Organizer

  Registered people to vote. (With a special focus on recent documented citizens)Raised awareness about the issues surrounding the DACA and legal workshops Contacted local congress members and schools to sponsor DACA and support protests

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  Alum Rock Counseling Center (ARCC)

  Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

  Intern

  Counseled at-risk youth weekly to discuss personal and academic issues Recruited students and contained a caseload of 8 kidsFacilitated discussions to help with personal goals and strategies toward achieving them.

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  Community Legal Services of East Palo Alto

  Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  Intern

  Organized case file for immigration attorneys while maintaining a professional attitude with clients Interacted with clients by informing them of our services, checking in for appointments and helping assess needsTranslated documents/videos that were utilized during intakes

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  College Track

  Jan 2019 - Jul 2019

  Academic Coach

  Facilitated a classroom of approximately 30-40 ninth and tenth graders who aspire to be the first to attend college within a low-income community. Checked grades, helped with homework, and advised on personal issues Communicated with parents through workshops, phone calls, and visits to simultaneously help with college eligibility questions and child behavioral interventions

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  British Consulate General

  Jan 2020 - Apr 2020

  Public Affairs Intern

  Researched local, regional and national print and online media and identifying articles relevant to areas of interest.Undertook background research in order to compose briefs and bios on organizations and their personnelHelped organize visit programs for official UK delegations.

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  Harmony Plus Inc.

  May 2020 - Aug 2020

  Program and Growth Coordinator

  Drafted grant and partnership proposals with local schoolsPublished social media content that led to 4x increase in engagement Researched avenues for local outreach and school district connectionsWhile working with Harmony Plus, I spearheaded a scholarship opportunity for the entrepreneurship class. Additionally, I managed the marketing and recruitment of this scholarship opportunity via Instagram and by cold-calling local nonprofits. Below are attachments of the biographies of the students of who I interviewed and helped recruit for the program. Show less

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  University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

  Jul 2020 - Aug 2021

  Teacher Assistant

  Mentored incoming freshman for a Haas Business School summer course of 500 students in a class called "Becoming a Changemaker" Offered advice and guidance for students creating their own changemaker projects which included business ideas, policy advocacy, and social media strategies to address problems in the world(Position held intermittently June to August 2020, March 2021 to May 2021, and June to August 2021.)More information on the course: “The Berkeley Changemaker: A Discovery Experience” is a class offered to first-year undergraduates to help them identify their passions and leverage their leadership traits to transform Berkeley and the world, for the better. Changemakers make their impact everywhere on the campus intellectual landscape – through scientific breakthroughs, artistic imagination, social action projects, and entrepreneurial ventures. It is a course for entering students, who will learn to employ creative and critical thinking to imagine better futures, and then develop leadership skills to mobilize others to help create them. Show less

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  U.S. Department of State

  Jan 2021 - Aug 2021

  The CLS Program is part of a U.S. government effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages. Each summer, CLS provides rigorous academic instruction in fifteen languages that are critical to America's national security and economic prosperity. CLS participants are citizen ambassadors, sharing American values and promoting American influence abroad. Conducted research supplemental material for the Leadership and Management curriculum. (Additionally, this research included evaluating course feedback and input from clients).Collaborated with potential Foreign and Civil Service Officers to update courses and resources of the Institute

  • Critical Language Scholarship Recipient, Arabic

    Mar 2021 - Aug 2021

  • Foreign Service Institute Intern

    Jan 2021 - May 2021
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  California Department of Education

  May 2021 - Jul 2021

  Cal in Sacramento Fellow

  Selected as one of thirty students to participate in UC Berkeley sponsored research and a public service internship at California's capital, SacramentoProvided overall support for the California Superintendent office Wrote several briefs related to community engagement in Sacramento and Covid-19 policies in CaliforniaPartnered with office members to develop and help manage CDE social media My research focused on barriers to higher education within Arab households.

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  Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

  Aug 2021 - Jan 2022

  Research Associate

  Contributed to literature reviews, annotated bibliographies, and workshops focusing on great-power competition between the United States, Russia, and ChinaConducted an independent research project focusing on Mohammad bin Salman and how Saudi domestic politics and individual characteristics could increase Saudi’s nuclear latencyPresented a one-hour presentation of my findings to the Center for Global Security Research team

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  U.S. Department of State

  Jan 2022 - Aug 2022

  John Gardner Fellow

  I worked in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Office of Near Eastern AffairsMy primary focus was supporting the Yemen Foreign Affairs OfficerMet and interviewed prominent activists from the region advocating to the DOSAssisted the Deputy Assistant Secretary with meetings involving civil society groups Researched case studies and current events in the Middle East to contribute to DOS goals

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  Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

  Aug 2022 - Jul 2023

  Junior Fellow
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  The Brookings Institution

  Aug 2023 - Dec 2023

  Research Intern

  Supporting the Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology

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  United States House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats

  Jan 2024 - now

  Legislative Fellow

  Ranking Member Sara Jacobs (CA-51)