DESIRAE DENISE RODRIGUEZ

desiraedenise92@gmail.com
(773) 435-9460
1433 North Harding
Chicago, Illinois 60651
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Sociology/Anthropology Major
Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois
EXPERIENCE
City Year Chicago, Chicago Illinois
August 2015 Present
Corps Member, Behavior Coordinator, Corps Council Representative
Serving full-time as a tutor, mentor, and role model to 6th and 7thth grade public school students at
Fulton Elementary School in order to improve student attendance, behavior, and coursework as part of
an initiative to strengthen the graduation pipeline.
Conduct small tutoring groups with students four times a week for academic intervention in English
and Language Arts
Provide daily in-class assistance for 24 students and afterschool homework help open to the entire
student body.
Create and develop lesson plans with specific skills for small groups of students.
Log the progress of students daily
Meet weekly with partner teacher to discuss small group lesson plans, student progress, and more.
Hold behavior lunches with students once a week, set measurable goals for students to reach, track
behavior progress for students, communicate goals and progress with partner teacher
Collaborate with other corps members in Corps Council to incorporate effective strategies for school
teams to be successful
Help plan events for the entire corps in effort to build community
UIC College Prep High School, Chicago Illinois
May 2013-August 2013
Intern for College Counseling Team
Inserted scholarship amounts for gradated students into excel sheets
Worked with the college counselors to contact colleges and universities for college t-shirts and
pennants
Updated contact profiles for graduated students
Organized college folders for the incoming seniors
Rauner College Prep High School, Chicago Illinois
October 2012-Jan. 2013
Intern for High School College Team
Assisted students with the college application process.
Updated ACT, GPA, and RANKING information into the Naviance school system.
Mailed additional application process documents (i.e. test scores) to admission offices.
INVOLVEMENT
Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women, Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois Sept. 2011- May 2014
Member of The Illinois Alpha Chapter
Shared the Fraternitys values through sisterhood
Performed philanthropic services to schools in our college community
Collaborated with other Greek Life chapters for campus events and fundraisers for our
philanthropies
LEADERSHIP
Illinois Alpha Chapter of Pi Beta, Monmouth, Illinois
Vice President of Philanthropy

Jan.2012-May 2012

Organized the Spring Speed Read fundraising event for the fraternitys philanthropic partnership
with First Book - invited the Knox College Pi Phi chapter to have a team.
Planned service opportunities in the community for the chapter to participate in.
Organized the Champions Are Readers literacy enrichment program at Harding Elementary for
one month.

Residence Life, Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois

August 2011-May 2012

Resident Assistant
Worked with other Resident Assistants in the building to create a safe and engaging living
experience for residents.
Assisted residents with issues they were having academically, socially, etc.
Promoted the importance of developmental growth through enforcing rules and using educational
programming
Invited staff of the college to host a resume workshop and an interview workshop