Laura Nicole Weitz 2105 27 Ave S #2 Minneapolis, MN 55407 612-554-6343 lauraweitz@gmail.

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EDUCATION Bachelor of Arts degree, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Major: Global Studies. Associate of Applied Science, Saint Paul College. Sign Language Interpreter/Transliterator Program. School-to-Work Program, Sorenson VRS Interpreting Institute. EXPERIENCE LANGUAGE AND INTERPRETING SKILLS Participated in summer intensive at Sorenson VRS Interpreting Institute. Took advanced level ASL, ethics, and interpreting classes, received mentorship and gained interpreting experience in a wide variety of community settings. Interned at the University of Minnesota. Worked closely with mentoring interpreters to develop the necessary skills for postsecondary settings including lectures, small group discussions and ethical decision making. Tutored students and led study groups in Spanish, English and American Sign Language at Saint Paul College. Interpret staff meetings and daily instructions between Spanish and English speakers at Gorkha Palace restaurant. Planned curriculum and taught weekly English classes to adult immigrant and refugee students in Minneapolis. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND LEADERSHIP Active member of Minneapolis/Saint Paul Black Deaf Advocates. Attend monthly meetings and educational workshops. Serve as Student Member on the Saint Paul College ITP Advisory Council. Provide feedback regarding curriculum development and student perspective. Recipient of the 2013 Saint Paul College World Citizen Scholarship. Volunteer and participant at Common Ground Meditation Center. INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE` Spent senior year of high school participating in cross-cultural exchange. Studied in Chilean and Venezuelan high schools and lived with local host families. Fluent in written and spoken Spanish. Focused on International Development while studying abroad in Jaipur, India, through the University of Minnesota. Learned organic agriculture through apprenticeships on farms in rural Spain, India and New Zealand. EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE Led public tours and facilitated hand-on workshops at Tryon Life Farm, an environmental education site in Portland, OR. Oversaw sales, special orders and inventory at Drury Lane Books, an independent book store in Grand Marais, MN. Coordinated childcare for YWCA members and offered creative activities for children at the Minneapolis YWCA. CHRONOLOGY INTERN, Sorenson VRS Interpreting Institute INTERN, University of Minnesota MEMBER, Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf SERVER, Gorkha Palace TUTOR, Saint Paul College STUDENT, Saint Paul College ESL TEACHER, CLUES Literacy Program and Riverside Community Center Summer 2013 Winter/Spring 2013 2011-present 2011-present 2012-2013 2011-2013 2009-2011

 STUDENT, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN & Jaipur, India FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT, AFS Intercultural Programs, Venezuela and Chile

2003-2006, 2009-2010 2002-2003