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Sasha Rivers

Sasha Rivers

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  • About me

    Peace Corps Volunteer - Lesotho

  • Education

    • Emory University

      2019 - 2023
      Arabic Jewish/Judaic Studies GPA 3.96

      Activities and Societies: Alpha Epsilon Upsilon Academic Society, Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, Phi Sigma Iota Honor Society, Conversation Partners Program (with Emory-Tibet Science Initiative), Hillel Graduated with highest honors from the College of Arts and Sciences with a BA in Jewish Studies and a minor in Arabic

  • Experience

    • Red Nun Bar & Grill Dennis Port

      Apr 2017 - Dec 2019
      Hostess Server

    • Dogfish Taco Co.

      Jun 2020 - Aug 2021
      Server

    • Emory University

      Jan 2022 - May 2023

      Edited and compiled citations and footnotes for a professor's 400-page manuscript. I wrote articles and contributed to the newsletter for the Tam Institute for Jewish Studies at Emory University. My main contributions were profiles on professors, but I also covered other presentations and course offerings within the department.

      • Research Assistant

        Apr 2023 - May 2023

      • Student Writer

        Jan 2022 - May 2023

    • The Sayyid Al-Harumi Initiative

      Jun 2022 - Dec 2022
      Research Intern

      - Full-time summer 2022, part time fall/winter- Built Initiative's online presence, designed entire website and wrote all components in English and Arabic, ran Instagram and Facebook pages- Visited Bedouin communities in Negev Desert, surveyed local schools for project viability- Conducted research on Bedouin history - Attended President Herzog's Climate Forum

    • Peace Corps

      Aug 2024 - now

      Trained on Peace Corps's Emergency Action Plan, responsible for the volunteers of Lesotho's central districts if enacted. Send out weekly safety and security updates to the volunteers of Lesotho's central districts. I teach in a government primary school in the Thaba-Tseka district of Lesotho. I teach English, life skills, and digital literacy classes across grades 1-7, with grade 7 as my current home base. Assist with logistics of arrival and settling-in for incoming cohort of volunteers during their pre-service training (PST)Stay at training center to assess education trainees during their teaching practicaLead Sesotho language sessions and provide informal help with language acquisition Provide advice and support to trainees for the duration of their PST

      • Designated Security Representative (DSR)

        Jan 2024 - now

      • Primary Education Volunteer

        Sept 2023 - now

      • Resource Volunteer

        Aug 2024 - Dec 2024

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • SolarSPELL Implementation

      ASU SolarSPELL Initiative

    • Grassroot Soccer Coach

      Grassroot Soccer

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Conversation Partner

      Issued by Emory-Tibet Science Initiative on Sept 2021
      Emory-Tibet Science InitiativeAssociated with Sasha Rivers

    • Volunteer Notetaker

      Issued by Emory University on Jan 2020
      Emory UniversityAssociated with Sasha Rivers