Carina M. Buzo 431 West Complex � Corvallis, Oregon 97331 209.623.8404 � carinabuzo@gmail.com � www.linkedin.com/pub/carina-m-buzo/ Education Oregon State University (OSU) June 2015 (Expected graduation) • Master’s of Education: College Student Services Administration • Area of Specialization: Influences of intersecting identities at predominately white institutions Sonoma State University (SSU) May 2013 • Bachelor of Arts: Women’s & Gender Studies with a concentration in Sociology • Minor: Queer Studies

Presentations & research Healthy Masculinities Conference, presenter � Feb 2015 Buzo, C. (2015). The vag discourse: Gay male misogyny and pop culture. Healthy Masculinities Conference. Oregon State University.

Residential education student leader training, presenter � Jan 2015 Buzo, C. (2015). It’s On Us: How student leaders can support the initiative. Residential education student leader training. Oregon State University. McNair Scholars, member & researcher � Sonoma State University � 2011-2013 Conducted and published research on the role of social justice and diversity based living learning communities in the academic and social support for first year students Published findings in McNair Scholars Annual Journal, Spring 2012 and Spring 2013

Graduate Assistantships Residential Education, Assistant Resident Director � Oregon State University � Aug 2014- Present • Oversee the administrative tasks of a building that houses 366 predominantly first year students and the

supervision of 11 student staff members • Advise hall government: executive council and general council (16 members) and a budget over $9,000 • Manage a professional development budget ($600) and an administrative building budget ($1,200) • Respond to students in crisis (survivors of violence, acts of bias, medical and mental evaluations) Center for Civic Engagement, Graduate Assistant � Oregon State University � Aug 2013- June 2014 • Daily supervision of 7 student staff members which included weekly one on ones, task delegation, and

evaluations • Coordinated and supervised the recruitment, planning, facilitation, and assessment of 3 alternative break trips

across 3 states (California, Oregon, and Washington) • Communicated and organized service projects and events with internal and external community partners Student Affairs Experience College of Liberal Arts Social Justice Minor, Intern � Oregon State University � Jan 2015- Present • Providing support in the launch of the College of Liberal Arts new Social Justice Minor in Fall 2015 through

creative support for large scale marketing at events, lectures, and online presence Community Relations Facilitator, Supervisor � Oregon State University � Aug 2014- Present • Community Relations Facilitators (CRFs) are student leaders who are responsible for planning, creating, and

implementing active and passive social justice education programming in the residence halls • Supervise weekly meetings, daily mentorship and guidance, and social justice programming advising Diversity Initiatives & Programs, Bias Response Marketing project � Oregon State University � Aug 2014- Present • Collaborated with Marketing and Communications unit to create a 5 part bias response marketing campaign

to educate, intervene, and respond to bias incidents in the residence halls

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Diversity Initiatives & Programs, Speaking Justice intern � Oregon State University � Aug 2014- Present • Directly supervised by the Associate Director in Diversity Initiatives and Programs within University Housing &

Dining Services for 12 hours a week • Implemented Speaking Justice, an annual campus-wide event that includes a workshop, open mic, and

poetry performance to attract marginalized voices to speak up of the injustices they experience and analyze college campus’ normalization of gender based violence

• Collaborated with student leaders and student affairs professionals across departments, professional artists, legal assistants and financial managers to arrange contracts and payments in a timely, productive, and respectable manner

Living Learning Communities, Intern � Oregon State University � Jan 2014- Mar 2014 • Directly supervised by the Assistant Director of Community, Living, Learning, & Academic Initiatives in

Residential Education for 60 hours of work and research • Researched current practices for live-in programs in support of first generation, low income, students of color • Created an executive summary for Living-Learning Communities for student and academic affairs professionals Aliquam dapibus.Aliquam dapibus. Related Undergraduate Experience Residential Education, NASPA Intern � University of Connecticut � May 2012- July 2012 • Interned through NASPA’s Undergraduate Fellowship Program (NUFP) at the University of Connecticut to create

a Multicultural Leadership program that motivates leaders to implement social justice programming • Budgeted for the new position, created an application process, formatted a position description,

benchmarked similar positions, and wrote an executive summary • Collaborated with the Rainbow Center to coordinate UConn’s involvement in the New York City Pride Parade MOSAIC (Making Our Space An Inclusive Community) Living Learning Community, Peer Mentor & Resident Advisor � Sonoma State University � Aug 2011-May 2013 • Created a syllabus and facilitated classroom discussions of diversity, inclusion, social identities, power, privilege,

oppression surrounding first year student transition topics (conflict management, budgeting, time management, self care, sexual/spiritual/mental health, drug and alcohol safety)

• Coordinated social justice, inclusion, diversity based programming twice a month that involved social and academic/educational objectives

The Vagina Monologues, Assistant Director & Director � Sonoma State University � May 2011-May 2013 • (Director) Directed the world-renowned play, organized contracts and partnerships with internal and external

community partners, casted the actresses, and mentored the 55 women involved in the show • (Assist. Director) Assisted the director in the successful organization and completion of The Vagina Monologues,

a play that raises awareness and money to end violence against women worldwide • Led a group of men, V-Men, in discussions regarding healthy masculinities and allyship • Analyzed the play’s ethnocentric language and added local and national facts and statistics to

counterbalance the language that is used regarding international issues and trends Youth Speaks, Inc., Future Corps member � San Francisco, California � April 2012- Present (Current member) • Hosted and organized events and late night activities at the annual international youth poetry festival and

competition, Brave New Voices Skills Office tools and Programs

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Publisher included) � Drupal (website manager) � Advocate (student conduct software) � Qualtrics (online survey software) � Blackboard (learning management system) � marketing with social media (Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram)

Certifications and trainings

Search Advocate (enhances integrity in universities’ hiring practices) � Gatekeeper Training (suicide prevention training) � Haven (online prevention program) � AlcoholEdu (online prevention program)� institutional review board training (ethical research training)