Community Work
Student Representative to Bergen County Technical Schools Board of Education (2025-2026)
- selected to present monthly to Board of Education on behalf of 6 schools in district
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coordinated with Assistant Superintendent, school counselors, and student officials to gather comprehensive updates on academic, extracurricular, and community activities
- synthesized input into concise written reports and oral presentations
Valley Hospital Volunteer, Paramus, NJ
Summer 2025
- amassed 35 volunteer hours over the course of 2 months at Valley Hospital
- assisted medical staff in the Emergency Department and Clinical Engineering Units
- Served as a wayfinder for new patients entering the hospital, providing quality care
- Observed lab procedures
- Assisted in processing large-scale donations, ensuring healthcare workers received essential supplies through Community Upcycles
Mount Sinai Morningside Junior Medical Program (Summer 2023)
- amassed 100+ volunteer hours over the course of 2 months at Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital
- assisted nurses on in-patient units, helping them to retrieve materials, providing updates on patient status, and making deliveries to other floors
- carried out employee wellness initiatives, making tea and providing a relaxing environment for healthcare employees to de-stress
- gained hands on experience with patient care by building rapport with patients on units and becoming familiar with hospital functions
- utilized conversational fluency in Mandarin to help patients feel more comfortable in the hospital
- shadowed radiology department with administrative work and direct patient care
- invited by program leader to share experiences and advice to new JuMP volunteers the following summer