Alexandra Marie Amezcua

ama09381@gmail.com

Summary  Skilled at learning new concepts quickly, working well under pressure, and communicating ideas
clearly and effectively.
 Experience coordinating a diverse multicultural community
 Utilizing strategies such as small group work to achieve tasks at hand.
 Bilingual (Spanish/English)

Education 2018
M.A. School Counseling & PPS credential
B.S. Degree in Health Science and Education 2014
San Jose State University, CA
2012
AA, Humanities, Hartnell Community College, Salinas, CA

Career History & Accomplishments

Coordinator Second Harvest Food bank, Salud Familiar, San Jose, CA 2013
 Worked directly with Dr. Roe the Founder of Salud Familiar to conduct the most
effective food bank.
 Researched and wrote guidelines and requirements of which volunteers (Mothers
and Students) would follow as a contract to keep this organization alive at
McKinley Elementary.
 Played key role in preparing a successful year with the Mothers for the Comida
Casera at McKinley Elementary
 Review application certification for the Second Harvest Food bank

 Served with Second Harvest Food bank as an application and documentation

verifier
 Held key responsibility at this small location for helping move new applications
quickly through the process, resulting in shorter wait time.
 Recruit Volunteers monthly to support monthly Food Harvest
 ensure proper food and safety and handling for food distribution

Clerk, Greenfield Pharmacy 2007-2015

 Consult patients on meditation information and provide instruction of use

 Receive medication order and requests of renewal

 Conduct inventory of products

 Experienced in cash/credit transactions and banking procedures

 Strong customer service
 translations for Non-English customers
 Community Coordinator , Farmworker Institute of Education and 2015-
Leadership Development Present
 Plans and arranges classrooms, and/or facilities; identifies, recruits and
orients participants;
 Provides on-site support for participants, community, instructors, serves as
a resource to the community on information about program related
activities and issues
 Arranges and facilitates all day to day program activities
 Facilitates the recruitment and orientation activities of participants for
programs;
 Represents and markets the various programs & products to the target
community/region;
 Monitors progress of training participants and refers participants to
appropriate programs and services
 Analyzes participant recruitment, retention, average daily attendance
(ADA), graduation, placement and employment trends;
 Communicate bilingually in both English and Spanish.
 Provides on-site campus coordination between instructors, administrative
assistants, volunteers and participants.
Accomplishments
 Recipient of the Allison Council Scholarship Award 2014
 Recipient of the San Jose State University Department of Health Science
and Recreation, Outstanding community engagement award 2014

Memberships & Affiliations

 Member, Salud Familiar, San Jose State University, San Jose, Ca
 Member, Health Science 104 Community Service Project, SJSU, San Jose, Ca
 Member, Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Stakeholder Committee, Greenfield Unified
School District, Greenfield, CA