Abigail Figueroa

Education

Activities

Rhodes College Diplomat

- Give tours to prospective students, counselors, and on-campus visitors - Participate in admissions events to welcome admitted and prospective students

Spring 2024 - Fall 2024 - Rhodes College

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Rhodes College Bonner Scholar

- Dedicate 3-4 hours of work a week towards helping out fellow Bonner scholars with academic, personal, and emotional aspects of their lives. - Knowledgable of all Bonner functions, on-campus functions and any other administrative function so that they can help students organize themselves and provide any necessary resources to those in need - Help run administrative functions for events including but not limited to first year orientation planning, annual cohort trip planning, and prospective student interviews. - Help build a schedule, find internships, talk through Bonner experiences, etc. - Create social media(instagram) content for the Bonner Center and programs that fall under it

Spring 2024 - Spring 2025 - Rhodes College

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Latinx Student Association

Dedicated to representing Latinx students on Rhodes campus through events that are put on once a month - Ensure that all events are representative of the Latin American community on campus through food, decorations, social media, and anywhere in between - Help plan and promote events that represent the Latinx community from intimate small group talks to big celebratory events - Advocate for the Latinx community on campus - Plan the graduation celebration (Latinxcellence) for graduating seniors so that it is representative of the Latinx senior cohort and their families

Spring 2023 - Spring 2024 - Rhodes College

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Work Experience

Apprentice at Los Angeles Public Library

- Work 15 hours per week under the guidance of a librarian mentor in the Volunteer Engagement Office
- Work five hours per week at Central Library/field trip location
- Develop and implement a capstone community project. Introduce new ideas to enhance Library service and programs
- Explore universities offering Master of Library and Information Science programs and professional library associations.

July 2024 - Present

Cabin Leader at Salvation Army Lawerence M. Daley Camp

- Followed a faith-based curriculum and schedule every week to ensure that all children learned about God and the Christian faith while having a traditional summer camp experience
- Translated important information to Spanish-speaking immigrant children
- As a mandated reporter: filled out various forms of paperwork that involved the well-being of each child(i.e. Incident reports, notices of concern, and weekly journals)
- Led and supervised at least one daily class/activity for childrens enrichment (ex: Crafts, Piano, Swimming)
- Specialized in working with 10/11 year old girls

June 2023 - August 2023

Intern at Room In The Inn

- Put together calendar of churches providing shelter throughout the winter months
- Handle in-take of new guests by registering and putting them into database system used at RITI
- Interact with guests by phone and in-person to provide information
- Translated program information and registration documents for Spanish-speaking individuals
- Ensure the placement of guests in shelters for the night during Congregational Shelter months (November-March)

August 2022 - Present

Curriculum Vitae

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