Tutor profile: Angie N.
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Angie N.
Scholar of Latin American rock music, environmental educator, debate and public speaking coach
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About Angie
About Angie
Angie is a global citizen currently based out of the Dominican Republic, where she runs environmental activism and youth government initiatives for students in an under-resourced sector of the capital. Outside of work, she facilitates a transnational conversation club for adults looking to improve their English and plays guitar in a punk fusion band as an avid student of Latin American rock.
Teaching Experience
Teaching Experience
I am entering my seventh year of teaching experience, beginning as a volunteer public speaking coach with my high school team after I graduated (proud to say I've coached the past four Colorado state champions in Original Oratory!) and continuing as a debate coach in underserved New York City public schools through Columbia Youth for Debate for six semesters from 2012-2015. From 2015-2016 I was a teaching assistant in Columbia's Freedom and Citizenship Program, in which high school seniors take a philosophy course with Columbia professors. I...
Education
Columbia University
Spanish and Portuguese - Iberian or Latin American
Bachelor's Degree
2012 - 2016
Columbia University
American Studies
Bachelor's Degree
2012 - 2016
Subjects
Subjects
Work Experience
Work Experience
Fundación América, Language Club Moderator
2016 - Present
I facilitate a weekly two-hour conversation night in English in the Dominican Republic to give language learners an opportunity to improve their speaking skills. A typical session has 15-20 people (and sometimes up to 30!) of varying English abilities exploring topics such as transgender rights, Haitian politics, and international differences in customer relations.
Fundación Abriendo Camino, Facilitadora
2016 - Present
• Coordinate Proyecto Verde/Green Project for 300+ students in under-resourced neighborhood, using organic urban garden to educate on environmental issues, sustainability, and healthy eating
• Created and direct the Brigada Verde (Green Brigade), an environmental activism group for 80 children from 8-13 years old who garden, organize neighborhood clean-ups, and provide organic produce to their community
• Developed student-run recycling program for neighborhood of Villas Agrícolas, collecting up to 150 pounds of paper and plastic every two...
Freedom and Citizenship Program, Columbia University, Uihlein Undergraduate Teaching Fellow
2015 - 2016
• Mentored four high school seniors in year-long political activism project centered on immigration and refugee policy
• Conducted daily skills workshops for five students in a summer philosophy seminar for high school seniors
• Designed and taught curriculum for students to improve writing, critical reading, and public speaking skills
Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University, Global Ambassador
2015 - 2016
• Represented IFSA-Butler study abroad programs as Columbia University campus liaison
• Staged on-campus information sessions about studying abroad in Latin America
• Advised individual students considering going abroad in collaboration with Columbia’s Office of Global Programs
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