Raja Sutherland

Experience

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  ACLU of Northern California

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  Conference Organizer and Facilitator

  Helped planned and organize two conferences at UC Berkeley centered around youth rights & social justice issues in addition to facilitating workshops.

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  City College of San Francisco

  Jan 2010 - Aug 2011

  Lab Assistant

  Meet and Greet. Tended the front Checkout Desk, helping students with borrowing or returning items, and taught students the use of tech and library equipment.

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  Undergraduate Investment Group

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  President

  Organized meetings and arranged for speaker events from the financial industry as well as from the CCSF community. Designed a website to promote the club

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  City College of San Francisco

  Jun 2012 - Jun 2013

  Student Senator

  Developed the slate, ran and was elected as student senator, interacting with the students at all points in my campaign. Appointed to various hiring committees that selected student for assorted programs and committees. Sat on a working group with the interim chancellor and faculty to rework our governance system. Wrote numerous pieces of legislation designed to enhance quality of life for students.

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  Leblanc and Associates

  Jun 2013 - Sept 2013

  Social Media Intern

  Worked independently in an office environment managing a Facebook paged called College Boot Camp aimed at getting high school aged youth interested in college. Answered phone calls and took messages.

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  Project S.H.I.N.E

  Jan 2014 - May 2014

  Teaching Assistant

  Helped ESL speakers improve their proficiency with English in a classroom environment centered on a computer assisted learning.

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  City of Berkeley Kriss Worthington District 7

  Jul 2014 - Jul 2017

  Intern

   Researched and assisted in writing policy items on a variety of issues including affordable housing, and sustainability. Introduced innovative website translation services and e-commenting to make Berkeley more accessible to the public. Worked in a close-knit team during re-election season where I kept supporters informed through email messaging campaigns, absorbing feedback and reporting back to the team. Designed the campaign website for public outreach.  Answered phone and emails from constituents, took messages. Sat in on meetings, as well as engaged constituents in their concerns about city policy. Consulted with and maintained relationships with external sources when conducting research. Designed the campaign website for public outreach. Show less

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  San Francisco State University

  Jan 2015 - May 2015

  Co Managing Editor

  Responsible for overseeing the back forth of papers between writers and editors, communicating between them ensuring that edits were made according to schedule and balancing individual time constraints along with recommending entrees for publication.

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  City of Berkeley

  Aug 2015 - Feb 2016

  Commissioner

  Review and implement policies that help Berkeley reach its 2020 Zero Waste Goal.

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  Artos Consulting

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Campaign Coordinator
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  Center for International Relations

  Aug 2016 - now

  Senior Editor
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  Dada

  Oct 2018 - Feb 2019

  Online English Teacher
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  Hua Qiao School

  Jan 2022 - now

  English Teacher