WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Designee to Leadership Conference
• Social Work Honor Society
• Spanish Honor Society
• Member Phi Theta Kappa
• Who’s Who in American Universities and College 1994 - 1995
• Transfer Achievement Scholar, Hamline University, MN

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:

TUTORING/LANGUAGES

1991-1992         ESL--owned private business for fee paying clients

1990-1992         ESL--one-on-one and group at CLUES

1990-1991         ESL--group through Minnesota International Center (MIC)

1986-1988         SPANISH/GERMAN--Lakewood Community College Laboratory, T.A.

1994-1995         SPANISH --Paul Caudel Language Laboratory, College of St. Catherine, T.A.

1992-1993                 Voluntary support staff  at Listening House to Hispanic males

INTERNATIONAL CONCERNS:

1989-1991         Founding Member of the Board of Directors of the Sister City        

                        Association of Shoreview—Zawiercie, Poland 

1990-1992         Tutor for Social Work curriculum for Hmong student

1991                 Friendship Supporter through *MIC for U of M foreign student

1992-1993         Host for foreign businessmen/politicians through

                         *Minnesota International Center

1991-1994         Host Mother for foreign student from College of St. Catherine

                        •  Widely traveled and able to relate well to different cultures

                        •  Studied  German, French, Beginning Polish

COMMUNITY CONCERNS:

1970                 Tutor for First Communion Program for developmentally disabled

1975-1977         Patient caregiver in Recovery Room of Operating Room Suite

1977-1984         Foster mother (long-term) to a natural brother and sister

1978                 Regional Coordinator (townwide) for Marriage Encounter

1978                 Organized a Youth Group for a local parish

1980                 Animal procurer/handler for a live Nativity Play

1986-1989         Chairperson for Small Groups (900 members) for RENEW

1986-1989         Trainer for Small Group Facilitators (100) for RENEW

1986-1991         Small Group Facilitator for RENEW

1988-1989         Befriender of a Hmong family through small group process

1991-1993         Solicitor for Boards of Directors from middle/upper management of

member companies for non-profit agencies through MAP—

Management Assistance Project

1991-1992         Substitute for Religious Education Program for developmentally disabled

1992                 Attendent at a parish professional/leadership seminar

1993                 Singer, Actress, Dancer in a Lenten morality play

1994                 Support Group Facilitator/CHRYSALIS, A Women’s Center

1994                 CLUES Bilingual Sex Abuse/Rape crisis hotline, on-call advocate

1994                 CHRYSALIS, Center for Women, Support Group Facilitator

1995                 American Red Cross, HIV/AIDS Bilingual Instructor

1996                 Interpreter, Amigos de Nicaragua

1997-2000         Worship Council, (Chair, 1999)

1998-2001                   Member of ISAIAH Immigration Committee/Headquarters

                        Co-chair, (Immigration Caucus) Isaiah Project Core Team

                        Interviewer for inreach process at local parish

1999-2001         Parish Pastoral Council (Board)

2000                 Fiesta Event Chair. Coordinated 17 chairs, 300 volunteers.

                        Raised $85,000 gross for Minnesota Friends of the Orphans

                        (Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos, Cuernavaca/Miacatlan, Mexico)

2001-2003         Raised $400,000 for Nuestros Pequenos Hermano as Board Member

2001                 Participant in Gamaliel Foundation of  Week-long Training for

organizing of faith-based communities for social justice participation

2001-2004         ISAIAH Core Team, Local Parish

2001-2004         Spanish Language Choir