Lauren Seymour

1190 MISSION ST. #1617 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103 lseymour14@gmail.com // +1(559)260-0583 EDUCATION University of California, Berkeley August 2008 May 2012 B.A. with departmental and university wide honors in Social Welfare, Education, and French GPA 3.73 WORK EXPERIENCE Math Teacher at MetWest High School August 2012 to present Teaching five different math classes, approximately 100 students total, at a public alternative high school in Oakland. MetWest operates on an oppression to liberation framework known as a Big Picture school. It serves a high-risk population of students who have transferred to MetWest due to difficulties at larger, more traditional schools. Program Assistant at Mission Graduates, Marshall Elementary School August 2012 to August 2013 Supported director of an after school program designed to promote a collegegoing culture among first generation students and their families in a dualimmersion bilingual elementary school in San Francisco. Acted as liaison between school and district/federal level for attendance and activity reporting, school meal program, and data. Coordinated and trained all volunteers, acted as a substitute for any missing teachers, and handled discipline each day. HSPT Prep Teacher at Girls Inc. October 2012 to March 2013 Taught a test prep course for girls of color who were applying to private high school in the Bay Area. This course was designed to improve test-taking skills through both knowledge and confidence in order to combat standardized testing as a barrier to success of low socioeconomic status young women. CAHSEE Prep Math Teacher at Moving Forward Education July 2012 Taught two classes a day at Dewey Continuation High School in Oakland to prepare students to pass the California High School Exit Exam. Altered and updated curriculum and lesson plans as needed, communicated with administration on student needs and behavior, and maintained files for each student to track their progress. Creator/Director of Saturday School Program at Roots International Academy Middle School September 2011 to January 2012 Developed and implemented an innovative Saturday School Program at a highrisk low-income middle school in Oakland. Used self-defense martial arts training, community service, and one-on-one tutoring to revolutionize detention to become a time of productivity and growth with an emphasis on non-violence education in a violence-prone community.

ESL Tutor/Mentor at St. Anthonys K-8 School January 2011 to June 2011 Tutored and mentored 15 to 30 students per week on a variety of subjects. All students spoke English as a second language and 85% received free/reduced lunch. Program focused on non-American cultural barriers to learning ESL and literacy. Personal Assistant to Aarti Kohli, director of Immigration Policy at Boalt School of Law August 2010 to present Managing the schedules of Aarti Kohli and her children for the past three years, developing individual organizational and study skill lesson plans for each child, acting as liaison between school and family, and adapting to and handling any unexpected needs for Aarti and her children. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Program Assistant at Mission Graduates August 2012-2013 Saw a need for more comprehensive data surrounding the population served by our program and implemented research as a part of my position. Collected data on families we were serving including income, household size, receipt of welfare programs, etc., and formed the data into reports. Surveyed the entire student population twice on their experience with our program, and formed data into reports used to improve Mission Graduates. Honors Thesis: America as the Reluctant Welfare State: Deconstructing Americas Negative Perception of Welfare University of California, Berkeley, May 2012 Faculty Sponsor: Paul Terrell This paper first demonstrates Americas reluctance to welfare by making an international comparison on programs, spending, and public opinions. It then deconstructs four major sources of our welfare reluctance: culture, race, politics, and the media. Finally, it suggests ways to improve the accuracy and generosity of our publics opinion on welfare through each of the four before-mentioned sources. Research Assistant on LifeMAPS Research Team January 2010 to June 2010 Research project on student spirituality at UC Berkeley, modeled after UCLA study. Performed participant-observation, student interviews, and extensive ethnographic research. Research culminated in focus groups and a completion of a final report on my findings, where I concluded that highly specialized social clubs on campus negatively effect the school culture by being extremely inclusive, and proposed that a database of school clubs be made available to students in order to seek the right place for them to find a supportive cohort. This research was used to improve student life at UC Berkeley.