Shane Levites

Experience

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  University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education

  Mar 2013 - Aug 2017

  -Marketed events and activities for visiting International Students- Recorded and analyzed program needs, including event scheduling, logistics, staffing, budgets, and transportation-Communicated with and built relationships with other professional staff - Made agendas and prepared discussion topics for cultural learning sessions- Organized and coordinated quarterly Resource Fair events- Supported in hiring, training, supervising and developing student workers • My position was a multidisciplinary role. I worked both in an office setting position as well as an "Activity Lead." In the office, I have been responsible for marketing trips and activities for the students, addressing student needs, managing Communication Club, and more. My duties as an Activity Lead include chaperoning and staffing at events and activities, providing tours of the UC Irvine Campus, and being an overall friendly face to visiting International students. As a Conversation Partner, I was assigned to six students from Japan to befriend them and help them familiarize themselves with American culture. Also, by speaking with them, I helped them practice their conversational English.

  • Student Life and Activities Assistant

    Sept 2015 - Aug 2017

  • Activities Clerk

    Jul 2015 - Oct 2015

  • Activies General Assistant

    Mar 2013 - Jul 2015

  • Conversation Partner

    Mar 2013 - Apr 2013
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  EPIK (English Program in Korea)

  Aug 2017 - Aug 2019

  Native English Teacher

  - Prepared and taught EFL lessons plans for twenty-two sections of Middle School students per week

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  Pepperdine University

  Feb 2020 - May 2022

  - Advises international students on how to maintain and obtain F-1 visa status- Liasons with the Dean's Office to advocate for international students on enrollment and academic policies - Used PeopleSoft, Sunapsis, Etrieve, Salesforce, and Google Suite to ensure that ~1000 international students properly obtained and maintained their F-1 visa status- Served as office manager who also onboarded, trained, and supervised up to 10 student workers- Creatively implemented procedures and policies to adapt to new regulations and requirements related to COVID-19

  • International Student Services Manager, DSO

    Apr 2022 - May 2022

  • International Student Services Specialist, DSO

    Feb 2020 - Apr 2022
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  University of California, Los Angeles

  May 2022 - now

  Exchange Visitor Counselor

  - Provides J-1 visa-related advising and services for over 3,000 International students and scholars- Uses Excel, CRMs, and request forms to track exchange visitor data and improve workflows