GLAFIRA LOPEZ

Experience

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  UCLA Labor Center

  Aug 2015 - Jun 2017

  Student Programming Assistant

  · Organized community Learn@Lunches, lunch-time educational workshops focused on labor issues. · Applied social media and outreach skills to outreach for events and programs, which included management of a student events calendar, a resource bank for undocumented students, Labor Minor Facebook/Twitter accounts, outreach and communications plan development for student-related events, tabling, database management, and phone banking. · Assisted in administrative and logistical planning for the Summer Institute on Union Women 2016. · Helped outreach and coordinate students’ attendance in May Day March 2017 and #YoungWorker events.· Developed content for UCLA Labor Center website and provided technical/logistical support to professors. Show less

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  Jesus for Revolutionaries

  Oct 2017 - Jan 2020

  College Minister and Organizer

  · Led administrative work for Jesus for Revolutionaries, which includes outreaching to members, promoting/planning/running events and church meetings, and maintaining social media/email accounts and website.· Built relationships with activism-oriented student organizations in community college campuses; coordinated members’ attendance to meetings/protests/church services/speaking events. · Organized fundraising events and materials; maintained contact with donors in person and through newsletter.· Mentored cohort that lead talk on Biblical case for defending immigrants.· Created, designed, and developed content for Jesus for Revolutionaries website. Show less

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  South Hills Academy

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Computing and Coding Instructor

  · Created computer skills and coding curriculum for diverse students in grades 1-12 which included using HTML, JavaScript, Code.org, Scratch, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, Animaker.com, and Piktochart.· Taught curriculum to students in lower grades and international students with basic English comprehension in summer program.· Assisted students with technologies in the classroom, including computers and educational apps.

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  BELLFLOWER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

  Sept 2018 - Sept 2021

  Substitute Teacher

  · Teach students lesson plans arranged by teachers, and use Dojo Points system. · Monitor and redirect students to make sure they are doing their work.· Assist students with technologies in the classroom, including computers, tablets, and educational apps. · Creatively work with students having a hard time and create impromptu lessons for students.· Share college advice on financial aid, majors, and admissions.

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  Ecumenical Collaboration fo

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  Assistant Site Coordinator

  · Accompanied an asylum-seeking family to navigate education, transportation, and healthcare systems.· Ministered to group of college students engaging in faith and justice through discipleship and mentorship, and by leading group in article discussions and Bible studies. · Coordinated agendas and projects between group, urban program, host site, and internship site. · Did court watching to make sure that judges were giving migrants and asylum seekers fair trials.· Created and presented videos with asylum seekers’ interviews to create funding and support for the organization. Show less

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  College Track

  Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

  Student Life Coordinator

  · Executed outreach strategy for summer programs through presentations and communicated with partners to bring additional opportunities for students.· Facilitated advisory workshops focused on purpose development and college readiness for 60 ninth grade students and ensured their participation through communication via Salesforce texting. · Supported high school students in researching and applying to summer programs through one-on-one check-ins. · Maintained database and collaborated across departments to ensure concise communication. Show less

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  SAJE - Strategic Actions for a Just Economy

  Mar 2022 - now

  Community Organizer