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 "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear
is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness,
that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,
talented and fabulous?
Actually who are we not to be?"
                                            - Marianne Williamson

EDUCATION
  • Loyola Marymount University- August 2007-May 2009
    Los Angeles, California
    Masters in Education-Secondary Schools
    CAST Program Scholar
    Graduated Summa Cum Laude
  • Mount St. Mary's College
    Building Inclusive Communities
    Summer Graduate Credit Course
  • Franciscan University of Steubenville - 2000-2004
    Steubenville, Ohio
    Bachelors of Arts: Psychology and Theology
AREAS OF INTEREST
  • Educational technology
  • Educational psychology
  • International and multicultural education
  • Critical media literacy
  • Race and gender issues
  • Educational social justice
RELATED WORK
  • Cantwell Sacred Heart of Mary College Prep 2005 - 2009
    Teacher: Survey of Literature, Understanding Faith,
    Old Testament, and Yearbook Journalism 
  • Dr. Yvette Lapayese, Loyola Marymount University, 2007
    Teacher's Assistant and Research Assistant
  • Catholic Education Foundation  2004-2005
    Development team, Layout and Design Marketing
  • Franciscan University of Steubenville  2003-2004
    Teacher's Assistant, Experimental Lab facilitator
ORGANIZATIONS & INVOLVEMENT
  • Summer Multimedia Internship for GABNET; Filipino Women's Rights Group
  • Confirmation Instructor at St. Martha's Catholic Community
    in the West Covina area.
  • Member, Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society for Education
  • Holy Land Democracy Project: Archdiocese of
    Los Angeles     and the Jewish Federation
    Participated in the Israel immersion trip from March 25-April 6, 2008. Current instructor for the Holy Land Democracy project.
  • Theta Phi Alpha Sorority (Founded 1912)
    Active Alumna, Benefactor, Former Collegiate President (2003),
    Vice President, Recruitment officer, Website Developer,
    and Sister of the Year.
  • The Troubadour (Franciscan University Newspaper)
    Staff writer, columnist for "Nicdao's Notes"
SKILLS and INTERESTS
  • Proficient in all Microsoft Office Applications
  • Adobe Photoshop CS2 and Indesign CS2
  • Photography (DSLR and Point-and-Shoot)
  • Digital media
  • Layout and design
  • Web page development
  • Movie making and editing
  • Technology in teaching
  • Languages: Fluent English, Conversational Tagalog, and intermediate comprehension of Spanish
  • Travel
    -Eastern coast and midwestern travel throughout USA
    -Study Abroad in Austria (2004) and traveled throughout Europe
    -Return to birthplace in the Philippines (2005)
    -Backpacking trip to Europe (2006)
    -Israel Mission (2008)
  • Guitar, concerts and music
  • History and art
PORTFOLIO CONTACT
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