Danilda M.

Soto
Danildam.soto@weebly.com danildam.soto@gmail.com
EDUCATION

Montclair State University Montclair, NJ

Masters in Educational Leadership in Higher Education 09/2016 – Present

Montclair State University Montclair, NJ

Bachelors in Family and Child Studies with a Concentration in Family Services 09/2011 – 05/ 2015
Certifications:
• Child Advocacy

Certifications Montclair, NJ
Hyacinth Aids Foundation Rutgers:
Certifications:
• HIV Basic Facts, Client Centered Counseling, Risk Reduction Counseling, STIGMA, Respect, HIV
Counseling and Testing, and Alere Testing (Rapid HIV Testing).
Internship
Paterson Coalition against Substance Abuse (P-CASA) Montclair, NJ 01/2015-05/2015
Associate Project Coordinator
Responsibility
• Coordinate and assist in the successful implementation of the projects assigned.
• Attended coalition meetings.
• Assist in data entry and analysis.
• Assist in the creation and distribution of communications, such as e-new letters.
• Assist in the development and production of marketing and outreach materials.
• Assets in the development of social marketing/social norms campaigns aimed to reduce youth access to
alcohol and tobacco products.
• Providing comprehensible support to the coalition activities as directed.
• Work closely with the Community Outreach/Recruitment, Subcommittee, which include media, advocacy
and grassroots experience, research skills, networking, and production capabilities.
• Attend Community-based meetings (e.g. municipal, civic, and faith-based) to share information about P-
CASA and to learn of other community organization that parallel the work of the Coalition.
• Works closely with various community sectors (e.g., youth parents, civic groups, faith based organization,
schools, social service agencies, law enforcement, and media outlets) in its effort to change social norms
that promote alcohol and drug use.
• Assist on policies development that will improve the regulation and oversight of alcohol-and tobacco-
selling establishments through advocating for local ordinance change).

Abilities
• Efficient, motivated and highly dependable.
• Outstanding ability to organize, plan, and prioritize work.
• Disciplined and focused to complete major tasks.
• Ability to listen carefully and actively.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with pleasant personality and very outgoing.
• Interpersonal and communication skills that enable customers to feel comfortable.
• Previous retail and customer service-oriented experience.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Fluent in English and Spanish.
 Work Experience
Montclair State University Montclair, NJ 09/2017-Present
Facilities Logistics and Support Services
Work Ethic

Hyacinth Paterson, NJ 01/2017-09/2017

HIV Testing and Counseling
Work Ethic
• Certified HIV test counselor through the state of New Jersey. HIV Testing Counselor through Rutgers
Health Services.
• Conduct HIV rapid testing and pre/post-test counseling to Rutgers Students.
• Assess HIV and STI risk behaviors of individuals and provide risk reduction information as well as
treatment and counseling information.
• Dedicated to promoting policies that helps young people make informed and responsible decisions about
their sexual health.
• Provide tools and information to assist students in making informed, responsible decisions about sex,
sexual health, contraception, and relationships. Provide on-going support to Rutgers students throughout
the academic school year

Hyacinth Paterson, NJ 03/2016-01/2017

Latina Health Educator
Work Ethic
• Establish working relationships with community providers to promote prevention services and facilitate
referrals
• Responsible for Marketing of Interventions, Re-branding according to trending topics and lingo
• Responsible for keeping track of presentation scheduling for a team of 2
• Answering phone calls and delivering messages to appropriate staff member
• Provide effective behavioral intervention called S.I.S.T.A: specialized multi-session health education/risk
reduction sessions to Hispanic women, ages 18-29, at high risk to reduce their risk for transmitting or
acquiring HIV
• Provide a prevention called VOICES/VOCES: one-session groups to educate them on condom negotiation,
skills and use HIV Counselor and Tester and Sexual Health Advocate

Wayne Head Start Center for Family Resources Wayne, NJ 09/2015-03/2016

Teacher Assistant
Work Ethic
• Assist the teacher with instructional and non-instructional activities necessary for the implantation of a
functional class environment to enhance the student learning and there achievement.
• Work under the direction of the teacher.
• Work in small groups or individually to reinforces instruction and lessons taught by the teacher.
• Enforce classroom rules, tracks attendance, prepare materials and equipment for lessons and supervise the
children.
• Help with recording and assessments of the students.

Optical Academy Clifton, NJ 08/2014-12/2014

Sales Associates & Technician
Managing Numerous Amount of Calls
• Have experience with customers at all levels via telephone, to ensure successful communication via
actively listening and answering questions on patients eye wear and scheduling appointments.
Team Player
• Enjoyed sharing knowledge and encouraging development of others to achieve team goals. Such as, quick
customer service. Solving task that required attentive managerial attention. Complete sales goals.
System Knowledge
• Experience in scheduling appointments through Office Mate and Vision Express. Faxing letters to other
doctors. Completed filling personal information of our patients.
Technician
• Experiences varies duties including: patient pretesting such as visual acuity, color vision, visual field
testing, using the machine of Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph (HRT), using Retinal Camera, taking
 pressures inside of the eye; consulting patients for frame and lens selection, contact lens patient education;
and front office management and checking patients insurances and coverage’s.

Montclair State University - Facilities and Transportation Department Montclair, NJ 10/2011-01/2014

Secretary
Managing Numerous Amount of Calls
• Dealt with external customers at all levels via telephone and email, to ensure successful communication via
actively listening and answering questions.
Team Player
• Enjoyed sharing knowledge and encouraging development of others to achieve team goals. Such as, quick
customer service. Solving task that required attentive managerial attention. In regards, to accidents or
change of weather that might put our students and staff drivers at risk.
Planning and Organizing
• Refined and organized skills that balance work. Such, as arriving early to work. Team work support, to
have work done in a timely and professional manner.
System Knowledge
• Experience in scheduling appointments through Windows Excel and Word. Brief, experience in Quick
Books to maintain the office budget. Faxing letters to other contractors in offices, school departments and
Human Resource offices. Use a TMA system, to close and open work order on specific buildings around the
schools. Contributed to filling personal information of our department and workers on the personal files.

Volunteer Experience
North East Elementary School Montclair, NJ 10/2012 - 12/2013
Student Aid
• Completed 200 hours working with children within 4 college semesters. Volunteered my time working with
children with Special Needs and Disabilities in a Self-Contained Classroom. Participated as a student aid when
needed, helped in grading and testing students’ knowledge on coursework, participated in indoor-outdoor school
activities etc. (Field Day & Field Trips).

Discovery 101 Montclair, NJ 10/2011 - 05/2012

Student Aid
• Volunteered in Discovery 101, as a Student Aid to help transition special needs students from High-school
Students to College Students. In this program as a Student Aid, we helped the students build strong communication
skills and helped them with our own personal experiences. I volunteered on Wednesdays from 3:15pm to 5:00 pm.
I volunteered a total of 50 hours.

References Upon Request