Pooja Tilvawala

Experience

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  Kmart Corporation

  Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  Sales Associate
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  Ywca Of Bucks County

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Summer Camp Counselor

  • Worked with 3 other employees to lead a camp of 60 elementary school children• Trained a counselor in training• Wrote weekly newsletters in Spanish and English for parents to take home• Taught dance choreography to campers (we competed against 5 other camps and won)Total Volunteer Hours for YWCA: 910 Total Work Hours: 240

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  URBAN ADVENTURE SQUAD LLC

  Jan 2015 - May 2019

  Urban Adventure Squad Leader

  • Made lesson plans to supplement science education at DC Bilingual every Friday for grades 1-5• Designed and implemented workshops relating to environmental science, hip hop culture and dance, and world cultures for 15-40 pre-K & elementary-aged children / day• Provided an enriching daycare experience consisting of hikes, education, and community outreach to children• Used to do photography for each squad day (editing 100+ photos per day)• Advocated for increased outdoor time for school children*Did not work here from Oct 2016 until May 2017 while I was abroad. Show less

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  GeoVisions

  May 2015 - Jul 2015

  Au Pair and English Tutor

  • Lived with a Spanish family to care for 3 children, including one child with slow speech development, and help them learn English• Volunteered at an after school supplemental English class to help 10 elementary school children learn English

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  American University

  Jun 2015 - Mar 2016

  Teaching Assistant ǀ Makengue Reserve ǀ Washington, DC and Nicaragua ǀ December 2015 – April 2016• Collaborated with course faculty to develop weekly labs related to course content to support and enhance student learning• Prepared students for independent and group research in biology, communication, and education in Nicaragua & the U.S.• Provided cultural education to students in preparation of research in Nicaragua, especially that involving human subjects• Helped teach research methods to the 13 students and ready them for a research symposium in March• Translated documents from Spanish to English and English to Spanish with students*I was part of this project as a student researcher from Dec 2014 - Mar 2015 Show less • Served as a leader (in collaboration with Resident Assistant staff) in developing and facilitating an environment on the floor in which students can grow and learn socially as well as academically• Advised and/or referred students concerning academic, personal, and social matters• Collaborated with course/seminar faculty to develop weekly labs related to course content, academic support programs held in the residence hall, and fifteen course-related labs in Washington, DC to support and enhance student learning Show less

  • Teaching Assistant

    Dec 2015 - Mar 2016

  • School of International Studies Mentor

    Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

  • Program Associate - Politics in the U.S.

    Jun 2015 - Dec 2015
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  Farmer's Market

  Aug 2017 - Oct 2017

  Cashier

  Sold farm fresh fruits, veggies, and packaged goods weekly at the American University farmer's market and Eastern Market.

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  American University

  Jul 2018 - Dec 2018

  American Buddy for International Accelerator Program

  Designed weekly meetups with 4 study abroad students from China for cultural exchange and English practice

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  THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT

  Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  State Operations Fellow

  • Identified indicators and collected data to create a database of climate change indicators, by state and county for use by the 4 regional directors to inform constituent engagement. Assisted with report writing on the top EPA-related issues faced by 8 partner states.

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  Meridian Institute

  May 2019 - Nov 2020

  Ruckelshaus Fellow, Project Associate

  Provides research, writing, and general support for policy dialogues, negotiations, and strategy development on projects involving facilitators and outside parties. Assists in the preparation of reports, meeting summaries, meeting materials, and other communications. Specific project highlights include: • Supporting a group of collaborators - including the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Environmental Defense Fund Mexico (EDF Mexico), and other in-country partners in Mexico, to establish a long-term vision for integrated ocean policy in Mexico. Provides research, writing, coordinating and logistical support (in Spanish).• Providing critical research, writing, coordinating, and logistical support to the Meridian Team supporting the Emergent and the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART), two newly formed entities dedicated to creating a new structure for scaling finance for tropical forest protection. Meridian provides coordination and facilitation support to the Emergent Secretariat and Board and the ART Secretariat. • Supporting the design and planning of an interactive dialogue on the challenges and solutions to end plastic waste convened by a collaboration of industry and NGO thought leaders. The two-day meeting engaged influencers to take a deep dive on critical issues to generate action and momentum to address plastic waste. • Providing note taking, research, and writing support for a program evaluation of the Walton Family Foundation's Proof Point Rivers strategy, which is a component of the Foundation's Colorado River Basin Program focused on demonstrating the links between healthy rivers, and community and economic vitality. Show less

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  The Climate Initiative

  Nov 2020 - Nov 2021

  Climate Career Competition Winner

  With the support of the TCI Team and other partners, I began to implement my action plan to educate, empower, and activate youth in the climate space. This plan turned into my organization, Youth Climate Collaborative (youthcc.org).

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  Youth Climate Collaborative

  Nov 2020 - now

  Founder and Executive Director

  We are a global youth led community creating a more just, inclusive, and intergenerational climate movement that sustains youth and their initiatives. Our programs:1. A WhatsApp community of over 2000 members worldwide used to share opportunities, jobs, events, as well as mobilize during NY Climate Week and UN and UNFCCC conferences and events. 2. Research Consortium - Intergenerational Boards Initiative3. Climate Courage Program (Climate Mental Health)4. Reclaim Your Narrative Fellowship5. Coordinating youth engagement during NY Climate Week and COP29 Show less

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  The Climate Initiative

  Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

  Youth Engagement Manager
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  RIVET

  Aug 2022 - now

  Advisor

  About 8 youth leaders, including me, are supporting the Youth Engagement Team at Rivet to develop their youth engagement strategy for pre-launch, launch, and post-launch of Rivet. This brand channels the collective power of gen z & allies to fund their ideas for change by redirecting their purchasing power. We are bringing together leading brands to channel proceeds from the products & services you love to fund youth-led social change.

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  Jaali.io

  Apr 2023 - now

  Chief Executive Officer

  Yelp! for the EnvironmentA knowledge sharing, opportunity management, connection, and community building tool for those creating social impact. Relaunching September 2024, prototype 1 available at youthcc.org

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  Entertainment + Culture Pavilion

  Jun 2023 - Mar 2024

  Co-founder, Director of Programming & Youth Engagement