Janice Lau

5935 Gaviota Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90805

janicehlau95@hotmail.com |646.642.3819

Achievements
- Appointed Graduate Advisor of University at Albany’s Spanish Club by faculty advisor, Dr. Lotfi
Sayahi to assist and provide experience and knowledge to the undergraduate executive board
members (Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 semesters)
- Inducted to Sigma Delta Pi, The National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society (May 2016)
- Participated in University at Albany’s East Asian Studies Department’s annual speech contest for
first-year level Japanese (April 2016)
- Attended an Intercultural Sensitivity Workshop hosted by University at Albany’s International
Student and Scholar Services to promote in-depth cultural awareness and understanding of
cultural differences (October 2015)
- Completed a Spanish immersion program in Peru (February 2013)

Education
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish (Concentration: Secondary Education/Teaching) | University at Albany
(Albany, NY) | May 2017

Professional Experience
Gaming Associate | Knighted Ventures (Los Angeles, CA) | March 2018 – Present

Hostess | Ala Shanghai Chinese Cuisine (Latham, NY) | January 2017 – January 2018

Brand Associate | Old Navy (Albany, NY) | October 2016 – December 2017

Team Member | Golden Krust Bagels (Latham, NY) | May 2016 – January 2017

Customer Service Associate | Spare Time Latham (Latham, NY) | July 2015 – January 2016

Barista | Coffee Beanery (Albany, NY) | July 2014 – April 2015

Teaching Experience
Japanese Tutor | Albany Japan Cafe (Albany, NY) | January 2018 – Present

Teaching Assistant | Delaware Community School (Albany, NY) | September 2016 – December 2016
Assisted in a dual language (English and Spanish) second grade classroom by planning lessons, creating
activities, teaching mathematics and science, correcting assignments and providing feedback

Volunteer Educator | Junior Achievement of Northeastern New York (Latham, NY) | April 2016 – June 2016
Taught the Junior Achievement program, Our Community which introduces the concept of community to
a second grade class

Spanish Tutor | University at Albany (Albany, NY) | August 2014 – December 2017
Spanish Tutor | Shaker High School (Latham, NY) | September 2012 – June 2013

English as a Second Language (ESL) Tutor | Blue Creek Elementary School (Latham, NY) | October 2011 –
May 2013

Skills
- Academic Tutoring/Teaching
- Languages: Native proficiency: English; Full working proficiency: Cantonese and Spanish;
Intermediate proficiency: Japanese
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Typing: 80 words per minute (WPM)