Volunteer & Outreach

Assisted with youth flameworking classes and also with special events such as the Fire Ballet, the Maker Faire booth, and the Fire Arts Festival.

Gateway High School, San Francisco, CA 2001 - 2008
I am one of the co-founders of this award winning tutoring program. In addition to tutoring students both individually and in small groups, I also worked behind the scenes to develop and strengthen its design in order to increase efficacy. Each year, the Tutor Program assists over 300 with a wide variety of learning styles, including learning disabilities and differences, helping them to succeed and move on to college.

Tutoring science, math, English, humanities, and basic study/organizational skills to inner-city public school students of all learning styles, including many with learning disabilities and differences.

Expanding Your Horizons Science and Math Conference for middle school girls
Skyline College, San Bruno, CA, 2001 - 2005

Recruited and coordinated workshop presenters and volunteers; prepared supplies and materials for workshop presenters; solicited and prepared informational materials to distribute to participants; prepared mass mailings; facilitated educational workshops.

Tutor / Mentor / Classroom & Administrative Volunteer
San Francisco School Volunteers, ongoing since 1996
Tutored, mentored, and advised disadvantaged students; raised funds to compensate for budgetary deficits; recruited volunteers; solicited donations; taught elementary art and ecology; proctored high school exams; edited and published newsletters; assisted administration with reception and other duties associated with running the main office.

Coordinated outreach events to college bound high school students; designed, organized and lead an engineering workshop for junior girl scouts.

Skyline College, San Bruno, CA, 2000 - 2004
Beta Theta Omicron Chapter President
Also vice presidential offices involving community relations, outreach, and service.

Assisted chapter in acquiring several dozen regional and international recognitions for the implementation of academic activities and programs, promotion of educational opportunities, and service to the surrounding community.

This included:

- bringing microbiology workshops into disadvantaged middle school classrooms (training / leading teams presenting workshops; preparing materials for lab exercises)

- fundraising to benefit nonprofit organizations (food banks, Red Cross, American Cancer Society, Books for Africa, etc.)

- training over a dozen new officers

- arranging for guest speakers to present scholarly lectures on campus