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Samantha Rivera [email protected] Work Experience Catholic Charities Communications Intern May 2015 – present Communications Department, Chicago, Illinois ● Create press releases, articles, radio scripts, and social media content to promote Catholic Charities’ events and services Catholic Charities Interim Housing Program Intern Aug 2014 – Apr 2015 Madonna House, Chicago, Illinois ● Generate affordable housing and resource databases for clients ● Support clients’ education, employment, and childIcare needs Peer Leadership Team Aug 2013 – present Department of Student Leadership Development, Chicago, Illinois ● Craft and facilitate training workshops on vocational discernment and the Social Change Model of Leadership ● Organize, plan and market the annual Student Leadership Institute for 150 students, 11 of staff, 10 of presenters while managing a $4,000 budget Leadership for Social Change Learning Community Assistant Aug 2013 I May 2014 Department of Residence Life, Chicago, Illinois ● Collaborate with residence directors, campus partners, and residence assistants to foster a close knit community of 125 residents to enhance their leadership skills and academic, social experience Youth Mentor Oct 2012 I Apr 2013 Youth Organizations Umbrella, Evanston, Illinois • Tutor 12 high school students oneIonIone in English and Spanish and facilitate creative enrichment programs on a weekly basis Campus and Community Involvement Intercollegiate Debate Team Jan 2015 I present Loyola University Chicago, Illinois ● Craft and deliver policy arguments at Midwest collegiate debate competitions Ignatian Solidarity Network’s Family TeachEIn for Justice Nov 2013 Washington, D.C. ● Explore relationship between faith and justice and meet with a Legislative Assistant to advocate for comprehensive immigration reform National Jesuit Student Leadership Conference June 2013 Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California ● Form alliances with other campus leaders to explore student issues, solutions and ways to better serve our local and campus communities Volunteer Work Loyola4Chicago Volunteer Sept 2013 I Apr 2014 Centro Romero, Chicago, Illinois ● Support the academic development of Latino first through fifth grade students in afterI school reading and math skills Education Loyola University, School of Communications, Chicago, Illinois Bachelor of Arts in Communication Graduating May 2016 Advocacy and Social Change, Educational Policy and Spanish Minors GPA: 3.70

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Samantha'[email protected]!'Work'Experience!Catholic)Charities)Communications)Intern! ! ! ! ! !!!!!!May!2015!!present!Communications!Department,!Chicago,!Illinois!

Create!press!releases,!articles,!radio!scripts,!and!social!media!content!to!promote!Catholic!Charities!events!and!services!Catholic)Charities)Interim)Housing)Program)Intern) ) ) )))))) )))Aug!2014!!Apr!2015!Madonna!House,!Chicago,!Illinois!

Generate!affordable!housing!and!resource!databases!for!clients! Support!clients!education,!employment,!and!childIcare!needs!

Peer)Leadership)Team) ) ) ) ) ) ) )))) ))))))Aug!2013!!present!Department!of!Student!Leadership!Development,!Chicago,!Illinois! Craft!and!facilitate!training!workshops!on!vocational!discernment!and!the!Social!Change!Model!of!Leadership! Organize,!plan!and!market!the!annual!Student!Leadership!Institute!for!150!students,!11!of!staff,!10!of!presenters!while!managing!a!$4,000!budget!

Leadership)for)Social)Change)Learning)Community)Assistant) )))))))))))) ) ))Aug!2013!!I!May!2014!Department!of!Residence!Life,!Chicago,!Illinois! Collaborate!with!residence!directors,!campus!partners,!and!residence!assistants!to!foster!a!close!knit!community!of!125!residents!to!enhance!their!leadership!skills!and!academic,!social!experience!

Youth)Mentor)) ) )))))))))))))))))) ) ) ) ) )))) )))Oct!2012!I!Apr!2013!Youth!Organizations!Umbrella,!Evanston,!Illinois! Tutor!12!high!school!students!oneIonIone!in!English!and!Spanish!and!facilitate!creative!enrichment!programs!on!a!weekly!basis!

Campus'and'Community'Involvement!Intercollegiate)Debate)Team) ) ) ) ) ) ))))))))) )))))))))Jan!2015!I!present!Loyola!University!Chicago,!Illinois!

Craft!and!deliver!policy!arguments!at!Midwest!collegiate!debate!competitions!Ignatian)Solidarity)Networks)Family)TeachEIn)for)Justice) ) ) )))))))))) ))))))))Nov!2013!Washington,!D.C.!

Explore!relationship!between!faith!and!justice!and!meet!with!a!Legislative!Assistant!to!advocate!for!comprehensive!immigration!reform!National)Jesuit)Student)Leadership)Conference) ) ) ) )))))))))) )))))) ))))))))))June!2013!Santa!Clara!University,!Santa!Clara,!California!

Form!alliances!with!other!campus!leaders!to!explore!student!issues,!solutions!and!ways!to!better!serve!our!local!and!campus!communities)Volunteer'Work!Loyola4Chicago)Volunteer! ! ! ! !!!! ! !!! !!!Sept!2013!I!Apr!2014!Centro!Romero,!Chicago,!Illinois!

Support!the!academic!development!of!Latino!first!through!fifth!grade!students!in!afterIschool!reading!and!math!skills!Education!Loyola!University,!School!of!Communications,'Chicago,!Illinois! !!!!!!!!Bachelor!of!Arts!in!Communication! ! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! !!Graduating!May!2016!Advocacy!and!Social!Change,!Educational!Policy!and!Spanish!Minors! !!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!GPA:!3.70!